Van Buren and Henry Clay Clash Over Bank of Fifty Millions
A campaign excerpt pits Martin Van Buren against Henry Clay over a national bank of fifty million, framing Van Buren as independent from finance oligarchies and Clay as allied with eight hundred banks. The speech urges voters to choose between Van Buren’s government by republican principles and Clay’s monied faction rule.
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Martin van Buren
Times
Henry Ulay
Washington
Jefferson
Jackson
Henry Clay
Candidate Denial by WM Taggert Esq
Statement announced in the Herald denies that WM Taggert says his name is a Senate candidate with consent. He rejects any promise from the Federal party to split the democracy or aid whiggery. He clarifies he is not a Senate candidate and urges democratic friends not to be deceived by the attempt to divide the republican party.
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Pople
Wm, Taggert, Esq
Senate
Ohio Eagle
Old Columbiana
Fairfield
Democratic Party
Independent Treasury Bill Passage Commentary
A newspaper notes the Independent Treasury Bill has passed the Senate and urges subscribers to read and share the document with neighbors. It contrasts its own coverage with the Herald and appeals to voters to trust the Republican party's principles of justice and the test of an enlightened people.
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Independent Treasury
Senate
The
Herald
Republican Party
Whig Laborers Attack on Finance and Labor Forces
A late 19th century commentary accuses the Whig press of betraying laborers by supporting a few financiers who control the currency. It condemns Federalists, the independent treasury, and party disguises while urging representatives to secure a fair system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Bank influence and political manipulation in early US markets
A dense critique traces the impact of the United States Bank of Pennsylvania on currency, credit, and post notes, arguing merchants face coercive policies and advocating for an Independent Treasury. It attacks federalists’ tactics to split Democratic ranks, exposing covert committee activity, threats, and alleged bribery aimed at taming opposition.
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United States Bank of Pennsylvania
Delaware Gazette
Wilmington
Mammoth Bank
Baltimore
United States Bank
Treasury
Evening Post
New York
Journal of Commerce
Staud
Whig Discourse and Vigilance Committee Call
The Kentucky Gazette notes Whig abuses are blamed on opponents and urges Whig friends to form a five person Vigilance committee, forwarding names to the central committee. A copy of letters is published in the Herald and the editorial urges careful perusal by Whig editors.
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American Union
Market Street
South Side
F. & M. Bank
Kentucky Gazette
Traly
Mr. Gazette
Central Committee
Herald
Eternal Vigilance Is The Price Of Liberty
This fragments warn that vigilance is needed to guard democracy and oppose Whig influence. It notes actions by the Whig Central Committee at Columbus and urges Democrats to unite at the polls to defeat Whiggery and preserve principles.
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Whig Central Committee
Columbus
Alfred Kelly
Dows
James Myers Declared Democrat Candidate for Coroner
James Myers is announced as a Democratic candidate for the office of coroner in the upcoming October election. The filing confirms his candidacy and party affiliation for the race.
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James Myers
Robert McCray
Steubenville
Correspondence on Filson nomination pledge in 1839 Steubenville edition
This item reports a controversy over whether Samuel Filson pledged to support Democratic Convention nominations for county sheriff. It reproduces letters from the Vigilance Committee and a reply from Adam Leslie and others, plus a pledge copy stating candidates will not run unless nominated and will back the convention ticket. The documents show the pledge’s terms and the judges' opinion backing a Sheriff election.
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Herow
Committee of Vigilance
Mr. Filson
Filson
Samuel Filson
Supreme Court
D&c. Adam
J. Leslie
John Wallace
WM. McDonald
W. C. M’causlen
E. M. Stanton
Thomas Johnson
Thomas Means
Smithfield
James Jackson
Brush
Sammy
Wilson
Gray
Carrel
Sheriff's Office
Turnbull’s
Esop
Byush
Jet
Cor
Printer Wilson
Uts
Lumbos
Jefferson County
Ron Sheriff
Jackson
Falson
Filsen
McDonald
Steubenville
Sam Filson
Loco Focos
Franklin Coanty
Miskell Baundere
Legislatere
Filson Sheriff Candidacy Sparks Inquiry in Steubenville
In Steubenville on September 20 1839 a letter from a vigilance committee questions backers of Samuel Filson’s sheriff bid. It asks about support in the convention pledge and whether information influenced his nomination, noting Filson’s highest convention vote was ten though eleven voted in early balloting.
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John Cassil
Hamilton Walker
Thomas Smyth
Joan McClelland
John Smith
Robt Montgomery
Joseph Collins
W. C. M’causlen
E. M. Stanton
Thomas Johnson
Thomas Means
Committee of Vigilance
N. B
Mr. Filson
Inverting Abraham Collins as Sheriff candidate urged
A Mountpleasant reader asks The American Union editors to invert the name Abraham Collins in the Herald as a candidate for Sheriff. The letter claims fair play and requests the corrected listing for the sake of Union subscribers and supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Union
Abraham Collins
Mountpleasant
Herald
Union
John Cook
Salem Township
Robert C. Wilson
Steubenville
Dialogue on sheriff race reveals factional loyalties and pledges
In a Jackson era exchange in Steubenville style, a Brush Creek Democrat grills Coroner Sam Filson as he shifts to a Sheriff bid. The talk covers campaign pledges, legal duties, political favors, and party splits, with printers and Whig supporters cited as manipulation tools.
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John S. Cook
William McDonald
Robert Montgomery
John McCleLland
Heamilton Walker
John Cassell
C. Joan England
Adam Ae Leslie
Joan Wallace
Justice of the Peace
Ge Ireman
Col. Wallace
Mesere
Brush Creek Township
Brush Creek
Fileon
Isaac McDonald
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Martin Andrews
John Doyle
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Henry Ruff
Charlotte Pillinger
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John Armstrong
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