Judge Harper's Opinion on Sovereignty and Allegiance
Judge William Harper argues that state sovereignty requires strict limits on conventions and oaths of allegiance. He contends that officers may only act within the sovereign will of the state, and warns that overreaching conventions or improper oaths threaten constitutional security and minority rights.
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Legistate
Congress of the United
U. S
Congress
Daventi
Jilainl
Ehall
Lam
Hunt
Cohen
Union
Unites States
United States
McCullough
Maryland
Leigh
Berney
St. Philips and St. Michaels
Charleston
South Carolina
Lisa
Offic
U. States
William Harper
Corruption at the General Post Office Under Jackson Era
A reprint from the New York Courier and Enquirer denounces unprecedented corruption at the General Post Office under Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. It lists inflated contracts, secret payments, editor bribery, and patronage as evidence, citing specifics on routes, contracts, and large gratuities to contractors to warn readers to scrutinize the administration.
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N. Y. Courier and Enquirer
General Post Office
Committee of the Senate
Department of Government
Europe
America
Jasney
Andrew Jackson
Martin van Buren
Joan A. ‘Pemone
Asahel Javery
P. M
Temete
Michigan
Ginnrey
Syar- Fken
Hagerstown
McConnalsburgh
Janus Reesing
Beeside
P. M. General
Reeside
Baltimore
Chambersburgh
Philadelphia
New York
James Clark
Bedford
Cumberland
Iit
Jersipeull
James Reeside
S. R. Slaymaker
Pittsburg
Pittsburgh
Washington
Rsks
Stockton & Hix
C. Stockton
Stech von
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Columbia Telescope
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Wheeling
Virginia
Stockton and Neill