Debates on the Treaty and the Constitution’s Powers
A House debate questions whether a treaty can override republican principles. The speaker argues that government rests on a constitutional contract between people and representatives, with Congress as the sole lawmaking body, and warns against elevating treaty power above civil liberty and the people’s immediate representatives. He contrasts wisdom with metaphysical novelty used by opponents.
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Cuthbert
South Carolina
Mr. Calhoun
Pierce
Lrs
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Enius
Rise of State Maps Promises National Geographic Progress
The Democratic Press lauds Mellish for advancing Western geography and a full United States map with adjacent territories. It cites Darby’s Louisiana map and urges states to fund actual-survey maps at five miles to an inch, predicting Pennsylvania and South Carolina lead in a national, improved geographic base.
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Mellish
United States
Darby
Louisiana
Mellis
Genl. Jackson
Genl
Gaines
Datby
Rome
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
H.ve
Europe
Doctrine of the nation’s faith in treaty limits and law
A speech argues the nation’s faith rests on treaty sanctions by Congress and warns against treating power beyond constitutional balance. It emphasizes that treaties with internal effects require legislative interposition and that forms protect substance in upholding national honor.
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Manuel
Congress
State Maps and Surveys Highlight Poor Engraving and Promising Plans
A survey overview praises many state maps from Massachusetts to Georgia while noting deficiencies in engraving and printing. New surveys are proposed for New Jersey and Maryland improvements, with emphasis on accuracy for Kentucky and the broader Missouri Territory view in Ellish’s map.
Fraudulent Cotton Purchase Warns Purchasers In Savannah
An item reports Solomon Howard of Washington County Georgia sold seven bales of prime cotton to Frederick Sellick at market price. Seed cotton and damaged cotton were found embedded in the bales during repacking for delivery to William Taylor, with the cotton seeds and damaged cotton removed at Leffler’s mill. Howard, a North Carolina native, is implicated. the note asks newspapers to publish the alert.
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Solomon Howard
Washington County
Taylor
Lefiles
Bain
North Carolina
Application for Letters of Administration in Augusta Georgia
Wor iever Lecy Levingston seeks letters of administration on the estate of Muscoe Levington late of Richmond County deceased. The court cites all kindred and creditors to file objections within the legal time. otherwise administration will proceed. Hand and seal dated February 26 in Augusta.
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Georgia
Richmond
Iever Lecy Levingston
Muscoe Levington
Augusta
Creek Nation Boundary Tensions and Military Move Toward Fort Mitchell
Gen Gaines orders all U S forces stationed at Fort Hawkins to march to Fort Mitchell amid rising tensions with the Creek Nation over boundary lines. Chiefs resist, fearing indignity and injury, while a determined opposition halts operations awaiting protection. The move aims to deter threats to the nation’s existence.
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Confederacy
Gaines
U. States
Fort Hawkins
Fort Mitchell
South American insurrection and shifting governance
The text reports ongoing insurrection in South America with Republicans in the Southern Provinces forming a self governing state modeled after the United States, hoping to resist Spanish attempts to regain control. In the North Royal armies have prevailed, and Spain aims to restore its former dominance without foreign aid.
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Spain
Cotton prices hold firm across markets
Cotton remains in demand with brisk trading over recent days. In Savannah it sold at 26 cents and in Charleston at 28 cents, while general market prices ranged from 23 to 24 cents. Curent Money notes steady appetite and resilient values.
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Savannah
Charleston
Dixon Pupils Examined Praise for Teacher Merit
On Tuesday and Wednesday last the pupils of Mr Thomas H Dixon were examined by Rev Doctor Thompson in a setting with prominent citizens. The evaluator praised Dixon as a faithful and competent instructor and named several young ladies who distinguished themselves across English grammar geography maps use of globes and other studies across five classes.
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Thos. H. Dixon
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Ellish
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Jane Kneeland
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Jory
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