The Banking System Exposed by Kendall's Union Democrat
The essay laments the banking system's abuses and suspensions from 1837 onward. It argues banks manipulated funds, pressed indulgencies from legislatures, and caused vast losses to the public and stockholders. It highlights ruined banks, depreciated currency, and depressed property values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendall
Union Democrat
Mississippi
Oites
Bank Dominion
Bank of the United States
Seherviial Bank
Girard Bank
Bank of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Our
Republic
Baok
Cot
Beckae
Questioning the Banking System’s Political Right Line
A reflective inquiry invites readers to join a critical analysis of the Banking System. The piece appeals to those aligned with a shared stance to examine economic structures, challenging mainstream narratives and probing governance and financial practices.
The Banking System Declared Doomed by Fievator Voice
In the Cincinnati Fievator editorial voice, the piece declares the Banking System near collapse. It argues confidence cannot be restored, warns of an inevitable crash, and urges the industrious to act independently against the paper-money system as a national curse and potent engine of fraud.
Repeal of the Union Debate Sparks Fenian Fury in Cin. Gazette
The Cin. Gazette condemns a National Anti Slavery Standard plea for repealing the Union as dangerous fanaticism. It argues slavery remains a state issue beyond Congress and denounces abolitionists in New England and New York as false patriots seeking to break society. The piece defends petition and free speech while warning against any repeal plan.
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Boston
Commonwealth
Massachuesetts
Free States
American Anti Slavery Society
New York
East
New England
Congress
Cin. Gazette
Resumption in Pennsylvania Senate passes speciePayments bill
The Pennsylvania bill to resume specie payments has passed the Senate by a large majority after passing the House. It awaits the governor’s signature to become law, marking a clear victory for the Democratic side and signaling a historic financial shift.
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Pennsylvania
Senate
House
Gov
Porter
Brighter day hoped for laborer reward over bankers
The writer argues that indirect taxation via bank charters provokes revolt, not direct levy. He expresses trust in a brighter day when workers receive full reward for honest industry and bankers and shopkeepers share equal regard with the hardworking citizens.
Virginia House Approves Independent Bank of Virginia Bill
The Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill to establish the Independent Bank of Virginia at Scouseille with a $200,000 capital. It will not operate until $75,000 in specie is raised. Stockholders bear liability, the state holds no stock, and directors must own at least $7 in stock and receive $200 annually.
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Lassartry Bank
Virginia
House of Delegates of Virginia
Bank of Virginia
Scouseille
Sey
Pourrical Mutations in the U S Senate Years Apart
Messrs King and Benton are the oldest members of the United States Senate representing Alabama and Missouri since statehood. Only four members of the present Senate were in office in 1832 when the vote to recharter the Bank of the United States occurred.
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Messrs
King and
Benton
U. States Senate
Alabama
Missouri
Senate
Bank
U.S
Prentiss
King
Mangum
Cholera Ravages Ja va Sparking New Animal Form
Later accounts from Java report cholera ravaging the region with a new form striking both humans and animals. Birds drop dead and other creatures die suddenly as the disease spreads through parts of the country.
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Java
Gloom in Jamaica Reported on Departure from Kingston
From Jamaica Captain Lord of the schooner Oriana, Charleston bound, describes a devastated island on departure. Business nearly at a stand, widespread distrust and anxiety, frequent fires and disturbances, and a sense that everyone must be ready to defend themselves against potential revolutions.
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Jamaica
Lord
Oriana
Charleston
Kingston
Mexican government schooners sail from New York captured near Vera Cruz
Two Armeo Schooners sailed from New York owned by the Mexican government six weeks ago. One was wrecked on the passage and the other was captured on the 7th near Vera Cruz harbour by Commodore Moore.
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Armeo
New York
Vera Cruz
Moore
Battle in Jamaica Forces British Troops Routed
The New Orleans Courier of the 14th reports a pitched battle where the black forces within the British troops in Jamaica were routed and the Governor and Commander in Chief were compelled to flee.
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New Orleans
Jamaica
Debased paper currency warned amid call for bold talks
A perspective urges men to confront economic peril from excessive debt and dispelling belief in easy money. It cites France’s Revolution and an Baltimore to Washington letter, criticizing Virginia currency and its impact on workers, urging swift steps to curb banking privileges and restore financial sobriety.
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France
Royal Paper Mill
Baltimore
Washington City
Ths City
Virginia
Reform and the extra allowance debate over General Jackson and General Scott
The text argues that there was no US law blocking General Jackson’s extra, but an express statute blocked General Scott’s. It critiques Congress and the current party for reforming past sins yet resisting reform when confronted with obvious evils. It laments party hypocrisy and urges accountability for not improving past abuses.
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Jackson
Congo
Scott
United States
Saint Paul
Congress
Ohio Senate Passes Canal Lands Valuation Bill and Banking Measures
The Ohio Senate approved the Wabash and Erie canal lands valuation bill, and passed the banking reform package including provisions to regulate banks, enforce specie payments, and amend related acts. The session also debated a state bank with detailed financial safeguards and cost analyses, noting stock discounts and debt implications for the state.
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Senate
Wabash and Erie
Miami
Walton
Ohio
Holmes
Ltd
HOUSE
McNulty
Committee On Public Lands
State of
Kitheart
Select Committee
Congress
Ohio River
Taylor
Petitioners Push for State Bank With State as Nonowner
Debates note that a state bank could exist without state stockholding, contradicting the report's objections. Mr Nash and Mr Taylor argue petitioners seek a true State Bank, not a nominal entity, asserting the term means a bank in which the state holds stock and influence.
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Nash
Taylor
State Bank
Radical Banking Reform Call in Historical Debate
In a pointed critique the speaker argues against replacing one form of evil with another. He insists the public should demand radical reform: banking by responsible individuals instead of corporations, and hard money and genuine bills of exchange instead of paper promises.
Maryland bill for specie payments and bank note limits
The conference committee reports a Maryland House bill requiring specie payments by banks with resumption May 1 and permission to issue sub five dollar notes until January next. The Baltimore Sun notes New Jersey’s bank bill resumes August 15. Pennsylvania schools educate about 285000 children.
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City of
New York
N. York
Philadelphia
Lord Liverpool
Mabe
Emery
Pepe
Committee of Conference
House of Delegates
Maryland
Baltimore Sun
New Jersey
Teetotalers Grow as Drunkards Abstain in Year
A report claims about 80,000 intoxicated individuals in the United States embraced teetotalism within a year, reflecting a rise in abstinence choices among tavern patrons and social circles.
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U. States
Virginia Debt Stated At Nearly Seven Million Dollars
The report records Virginia's official debt as within a fraction of seven million dollars, detailing the current financial standing and related fiscal parameters for the state government.
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Virginia
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Fevale
James Dougherty
William Dougherty
Steubenville
Third Street
Adams
George Mansor
Public Square
Hans Wilson
Richard Jordan
Sth
Wayne Township
Jefferson County
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John Hogg
William Elliott
Jonas Rex
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Jeferson County
William Rex
Odbert
John Odeert
Mtewh
Etreet
Peedigee Simm Oaks
Wright
College Or Health
N. American College of Health
L. I
Wm. Wright
Rich
Dennis
Greenwich St
North American College of Health
Jam
Chs. M. Tate
Hammerslyst New York
Richard Dennis
Doctor Wright
Pinus
Henry A Pooth
Wawarsing
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A. Maria Thompson
Greenwich
York
Agermel
Len Race Street
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