Original Sketches on Politics and North Carolina Election Faiths
The piece laments corruption and partisanship in Congress, questions the potential admission of a new Territory as a state, and critiques the Senate and House for despotism and influence peddling. It covers Calhoun and Clay opposing a bill, and notes the Arkansas and Michigan admissions amid partisan clash. The Richmond correspondence details a North Carolina election contest and depositions shaping Graham vs Newland.
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Wea
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Globe
Buncombe
Graham
Newland
Committee of Elections
Commons
Congress
Rencher
Gr.ham
New York
Adams
Graves
Kentucky
Lawler
Alabama
Arkansas Statehood Debate and Senate Turbulence
The excerpt depicts a heated Senate session over a bill making Arkansas a state. It contrasts calls to delay with fierce opposition from figures like Calhoun and Buchanan. The scene critiques party infighting, constitutional fear, and warnings of impulses to power amid a looming presidential contest.
Power and Passion in Legislative Duel at Warmer Debate
A dramatic parliamentary scene unfolds with Peyton of Tennessee delivering a forceful, eloquent surge that moves the chamber to tears and exposes Beardsley. The conflict shifts as Bynum threatens force, Wise claps back, and the House reels before resuming with mixed sentiment. Telegraph and Baltimore Chronicle report.
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Wise
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New York Commercial Advertiser
National Gazette
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Baltimore Chronicle
van Buren
Execution of Fieschi and His Accomplices
A faithful report describes the Court of Peers condemning Fieschi Morey and Pepin to death while Boireau receives twenty years hard labor and Bescher is acquitted. Pepin and Fieschi meet their fates on Friday morning with calm and firm demeanor. Morey, frail, is strapped and decapitated. Fieschi remains composed, even as the execution proceeds.
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Morey
Pepin
Boireau
Bescher
Final Words Before Execution Attributed to Declared Accomplice
A condemned man addresses God and confesses truthfully that he shared in exposing accomplices. He seeks forgiveness and expresses regret for victims. He submits to execution, with the ceremony lasting five minutes after eight o'clock as the axe fell.
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Longevity linked to marriage and a Treasury fire tale
The piece cites statistics showing marriage extending life for both sexes, with 60 especially low bachelor survival ages, and recounts the Washington Treasury Office arson case with multiple alleged conspirators and a self-inflicted death by Judge Temple. It includes a Scottish tale of a buried wife returning from the grave and a note on Greek real estate speculation by Americans and the young king of Greece.
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Dispute in House Triggers Expulsion Threats and Chaos
A letter recounts a Sunday night fight in the House of Representatives between Mr. Wise and Mr. Bynum, driven by a Jackson and Van Buren majority bent on expelling Mr. Graham. The author warns of a near-bloodshed scenario if adjournment had been delayed, calling the episode a grave abuse of power and a national disgrace.
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Debates on House Conduct and Press Attacks
A lengthy speech lauds Richard M. Johnson for steady opposition and condemns party rhetoric and personal invective. It cites clashes over authority, a letter fueling tensions between Bynum and Wise, and calls for defending personal integrity while warning against suppression of dissent. It notes abolitionist treason claims, expunging resolutions, and local bank news from Darien Georgia.
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