Working people meeting in Steubenville to discuss interests
A public meeting of the working people of Steubenville will be held at the Court House this evening at 7 o'clock to consider advancing their interests, grievances, and fair compensation for toil. The Working Men invite all citizens to attend and participate. Also, Rev Alexander Campbell to preach at the court house on Sunday the 28th inst at 10:30 a.m.
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Steubenville
Weare
Alexander Campbell
Court House
Iichard Fields
North Fourth St
J. Grime
Virginia
New York
Herald
T and Ch. Advertiser
Ohio River
Gallopolis
Raccoon Creek
Illinois
Nehemiah Davis
Conclusion of Mr Van Burens excellent letter
This week we present the conclusion of Mr Van Buren's notable letter. Due to partial displacement of paragraphs in last week's issue the full meaning was lost. Next week the letter will be printed in corrected form. Readers who want extra copies should notify us early in the week.
Pittsburgh Labor Movement Praises Factory Girls Hit For Better Wages
A Philadelphia era article notes factory girls in Pittsburgh setting a bold example by refusing low pay and demanding cash wages. It claims laborers could force currency reform and improved wages through unified action, praising the factory girls for leading the push for fair money.
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Pittsburgh
The
Pittsburgh Post
Factory Girls Strike for Higher Wages in Strike
Strike action at area factories shows workers seeking cash pay and higher wages. One plant granted the raise and resumed work while others remained idle as the general labor movement influences the town.
Reward Offered for Coon Skin and Whig Banners
An 1840 campaign note offers a reward for a coon skin or a handbill bearing Whig slogans such as No reduction of wages but two dollars a day and roast beef. It contrasts old promises with present Whig price ideas. The piece also notes 2107 bankruptcy discharge applications at the new session, blocked by unpaid fees, criticizing the Whig relief law as favoring the rich and denying relief to the poor unable to pay costs.
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Court House
U.S. District Court For
Ohio
Whig Relief
Whig Congress
Specie Echoes Influence on Public Belief Past Events
The passage reflects on a long time when the public was urged to expect specie and believed it would arrive, suggesting the expectation persisted and was eventually challenged. The text notes a shift in belief about monetary specie and its timing, indicating a historical debate or doubt among people.
Tariff and specie flow critique in banking era
The article argues that banks and depreciated currency caused a flood of specie, yet when bank note volumes were high and a strong tariff existed, specie did not pour in. It questions the claim that tariff policy would create major specie inflows and exposes the fallacy of relying on credit from tariff to bring specie.
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United States Bank
South Carolina Democrats Clash Over Delegate Selection Principles
The article reports on South Carolina Democrats advocating a per capita, district based national convention and contesting central authority. Northern Democrats resist such state level dictates, preferring each state manage its own affairs and represent itself as it sees fit.
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South Carolina
Calhoun
North
St Clairsville Gazette Critiques Tyler Democratic Candidacy
The St Clairsville Gazette accuses John Tyler of renegade actions and criticizes his push for a Democratic convention nomination while noting his Whig past. It argues Tyler and supporters should face Democratic principles and rejects aligning with Tyler against Democratic interests.
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John Tyler
St. Clairsville
Whig Relief Seen At Court House In Ohio Bankruptcy Session
The piece describes the return of Whig relief, the Bankrupt Law of 1840, observed at the Ohio district court session. It notes the law’s twofold effect: easing debtors with relief from debts and reducing creditors' assets, framed as relief from a bygone Whig policy.
Whig relief laws praised by speculators and officials
Critics denounce whig relief legislation as a boon for lawyers officers and judges, while placing tax burdens on the public. The piece notes speculators freed from debts, lawyers profits from advance fees, and judges salary increases, then hints at a revived US Bank and a local historian project in Belmont County.
Whig claims on specie and price levels debated
The text argues that specie flowing into the country and low prices are blamed on or credited to the Whigs. It notes pamphlets praising high prices in 1840 contrasts with today’s low prices under the specie standard and questions whether the Whigs deserve credit for both bringing specie and enabling low prices.
Paper money scarcity and labor strikes in 19th century context
The article argues that since banks collapsed paper money disappeared yet specie influx rose, proving paper money banking is needed to bring specie. It notes labor unrest among shoemakers in Baltimore and New York and factory girls in Chicopee seeking higher wages. It questions legislative permanence and mentions J M Botts contesting a Virginia seat on illegal votes grounds.
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Baltimore
New York
Chicopee Cotton Mills
Springfield Mass
Cabinet Changes Dictate U S State Switch
Changes in the Cabinet report Daniel Webster resigning as Secretary of State and Hugh Legare named acting Secretary of State. The Wabash and Erie Canal opens from Manhattan to Lafay ette Bay Maumee 292 miles, described as splendid and traversing a rich country.
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Daniel Webster
U. S
Hugh 8. Legare
Manhattan
Maumee Bay
Lafayette
Whig Lawyers Debate Judge Leaven's Salary
The Whig lawyers and a bank president debate whether the people, not lawyers, should decide a judge’s pay. They argue the people pay salaries and should be consulted, noting tariff-based taxation shifts the burden to the public. They suspect lawyers seek a self serving rise in earnings through indirect taxes.
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Leavn
United States
Queen Victoria Delivers Princess and Admin Changes
The latest England news notes Queen Victoria has given birth to a princess at 4 AM on April 25. Eoward Everett resigns as envoy to China. Caleb Cushing appointed in his place. Ohio reports much of the 1.5 million loan authorized by the last legislature has been taken, with hopes creditors and public workers will be paid as stocks recover after prior Whig delays.
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England
Queen Vic
Eoward Everett
China
Caleb Cushing
Massachusetts
Ohio Statesman
Gov. Corwin
Ohio
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Steubenville
Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank
Cincinnati Gazette
Franklin Bank
Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Co
F. and M. Bank
Stokely
Dodge Dike
Jefferson
Virginia
United
Pitteborg
Whig vs Democrat on Bank Power in Town Opinion
In a letter to the editor a common sense Whig weighs in against granting banks the power to influence prices and govern the country. He contrasts Whig aims to empower banks with Democrat opposition, arguing the latter favor people over centralized financial control.
Democratic unity hoped to secure October election
The writer urges Democrats statewide to unite and concede for principles to win both state and national offices. They criticize Cincinnati’s prosperity talk while noting local banks have failed and specie left Cincinnati, yet local businessmen anticipate better times despite the banking failures.
Cincinnati Mercury's Early Democratic Daily
The item notes a new Cincinnati daily publication in 1804 with the names Martin Van Buren and Richard I. Goes, signaling a political connection to the presidency and the detailed era. The text resembles an early democracy themed exchange and Mercury's commentary.
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Cincinnati
Martin Ven Buren
Richerd i
Ett
Mercury
Bankrupt Court Critique Haunts Ohio Sessions
A Union column laments the District Court bankruptcy proceedings in Ohio. The piece portrays judges, clerks, and lawyers as barriers to relief, condemning high fees and alleged favoritism toward creditors while urging debtors to attend and seek relief. It closes with a stark call to honest men to reconsider the system.
USEFUL HINTS TO YOUNG MEN UNREFINED ADVICE COLUMN
A fragmentary 19th century extract urges young men to adopt self reliance and virtue, value independence, and avoid living on others. It warns against debt and social pretense, praising the French idea vivre de peu and insisting society needs productive workers and genuine gentlemen who work, mend, farm, and trade.
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Mathont
Codbelt
Bank proponents challenged by critics say banks are failing
The piece argues against bank paper benefits and cites Lockport Democrat remarks. It notes exchanges are strong, Buffalo lacks banks, and drafts to New York are cheaper from Buffalo than Rochester. It claims bankers misstate bank value and highlights regional bank failures.
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Fremion
Buffalo
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Lockport Democrat
New York
Rochester
Prices of several commodities in regional markets
A varied list of prices for flour, wheat, corn, corn meal, potatoes, oats, apples, salt, beef, pork, lard, butter, talo, eggs, honey and related measures. Markets show wide ranges with per barrel, per hundredweight and per dozen quotes.
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