Harrison era club urges reelect Porter over Banks
Henry Lawyer and a slate of club officers urge voters to back David R. Porter for governor, praising his veto record and anti bank policies. They attack John Banks as aligned with Thadeus Stevens and Ritner, urging formation of new Iron Grey Clubs to rally Democrats behind Porter.
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Huntingdon
Stevens and Ritner
Biddle Bank
John Banks
Zififecanoe Club
Tippecanoe
Henry Lawyer
The McLeod Affair and Webster Fox Correspondence
A Pennsylvanian commentary attacks Secretary of State Webster over the McLeod case and British pressure. It accuses Webster of yielding to Mr. Fox and Mr. Clay, warns of legal peril for him, and laments national diplomacy under Tyler. The piece denounces perceived British influence and criticizes executive subservience to Congress and foreign interests.
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Senate of the
United States
McLeod
Webster
Fox
Buchanan
Preston
Europe
Supreme Court of New York
Attorney General
Supreme Court of the United States
Mr. Webster
Credit of the State loan confusion clarified
The Pennsylvania Ledger notes a misstatement about a one million dollar debt due to Bank of Pennsylvania. The real loan was 930000 dollars due June last, authorized May 6 1841, with proposals failing but arrangements under way to renew portions as needed.
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Pennsylvania Reporter
Philadelphia Ledger
Pennsylvania
Bank of Pennsylvania
National Bank Scheme in Uncertain Times
A discussion on the proposed national bank notes doubts about paying August interest, and concerns over foreign bill dealings. The piece cites merchants’ fears of manipulation, and notes past criticisms of how a powerful bank could control discounts and bill markets for profit. It also recounts a Cincinnati portrait about Baer the buckeye’s interim agency job and a defaulter who failed to remit subscriptions. A strange death on a Vicksburg roof ends the item with a reflective note on the unknown dead man.
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Mr. Clay
Cincinnati Times
Baer
Buck Eye
Sandusky
Worthy
Vicksburg
The Tyler Quarrel Over Clay and Federal Measures
The piece argues editors misread Tyler as lacking firmness and capable of backing Clay’s aggressive federal acts. It contends Tyler would abandon allies in the House to avoid clashes with Clay, potentially aiding Wise’s removal and shaping a future presidency amid Harrison’s death aftermath.
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Tyler
Congress
Clay
House of Representatives
Mr. Clay
Wise
Harrison
United States
Lewis
Gallacre
Sound Doctrine and Office Seckera in Whig Chronicle
A Cincinnati Whig paper argues the US economy is vast enough to extinguish bank debts and note circulation if crops surplus exists. It laments Tyler’s office removals, predicting purge of Democrats and Whig opposition. It denounces secrecy in post office appointments and praises Democratic unity in Congress.
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Cincinnati
Chavicle
Washington
Wall Street
Chesnut Street
United States
Ofice Seckera
Tyler
Gen. Harrison
Union
Post Office Department
Federal defaulters list names Call and Harris in Florida and Harrisburg
The federal papers publish a defaulters list listing Richard K. Call named Governor of Florida replacing Reed. Rumor says George W. Harris is named Post Master at Harrisburg replacing James Pracock. The Stevensites are ferocious about this.
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Federal
van Buren
Richard K. Call
Florida
Gov. Reed
Grorce W. Harris
Harrisburg
James Pracock
Stevensites
Salt as a preventive against wheat weevils advised
We present a farmer’s tip claiming salt can prevent wheat weevils. Mix a pint of salt with a barrel of wheat or four to five quarts per hundred sheaves when stacking. The method is said to deter the pests and improve straw for cattle feed, though the note invites caution.
Copperhead taunt and counterfeit mint tale in Connecticut
A New York Sun correspondent reports a Connecticut cent factory producing coins that imitate official U S currency. The operation offers 105 for a dollar, with delivery across the Union at no cost. The article notes copper costs about 35 to 40 cents per hundred and claims the faked coins are indistinguishable from real coins.
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Copperhead
N. Y. Sun
Connecticut
United States
U. Ss
Judge Banks Urges Quiet Life Over Fraudulent Medicines
Fortland Tribune prints Judge Banks critique of sham cures and loud advertising by many who never existed. He counsels regular hours spare diet mild exercise and cheerful disposition as the best medicines. The Lancaster Intelligencer notes his remarks on Democrats misusing the party name and criticizes Biddle and cashiers for bank plundering schemes.
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Fortland Tribune
Judge Banks
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Iron Grey Club
Narrishurg
William Henry Harrison
Democratic
Liing
Morrison
David Rittenhouse Porter
Davin R. Porter
David R. Porter
Gettysburg
Biddle’s and Ritner
United States Bank
Jhh
Banks
Rawle
Thadeus Stevens
Ritner
Stevens
Burrowes
Samartz Fleck
Augustus Gallacuer
Joan Forpney
William Wiixger
George Earnest
I William Michael
Mr. Fox
Pitt
Great Britain
Kentucky
Capitol
England
Keystone
Democratic Party
Law
Intelligencer
Biddle
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