Races and political squabbles mark April in Columbus
From The Times of Columbus: cotton receipts for week ending April 17, 1840 show totals. city council rejects abolishing corporation tax amid May Convention talk. Hon. John C Calhoun arrives, addresses a large assembly, and stays until Monday. Western Course races near Columbus begin Monday with seven stables, including Count Zaldivar and Henry Crowell, contesting the four mile day. The paper rails at the Enquirer while quipping about editorial tact and political names.
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Col. Lewis
John C. Calhoun
Oglethorpe
Calhoun
Enquirer
Count Zaldivar
Henry Crowell
The
Times
Eprron
Greece
Asmodeus
Inaugural Address of President John Tyler 1841
Fellow Citizens I announce the death of William Henry Harrison and the transfer of the presidency to John Tyler. He pledges to defend the Constitution, fix patronage abuses, separate sword and purse, enforce economy, curb removals, uphold suffrage, and seek a sound circulating medium while maintaining peace with foreign nations. He reserves Congress to address civil service and finance reforms, guided by the republican Fathers.
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U. Sta
William Henry Harrison
United States
Confederacy
Navy
Army
Congress
Republican School
Principles For Limited Government In The United States
A 1841 presidential address urges adherence to constitutional balance between federal and state powers. It warns against expanding authority without public consent, stresses reverence for union, and commits to preserving free institutions for future generations, signed by JOAN TYLER in Washington on April 9 1841.
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Joan Tyler
Washington
President Tyler Urges Day of Fasting and Prayer
President John Tyler urges all religious denominations in the United States to observe a national day of fasting and prayer on Friday May 14 1841 after the death of William Henry Harrison. He asks the nation to humble themselves before divine Providence seek protection and benedictions for government and country.
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William Henry Harrison
United States
Tyler
Washington
Cuthbert exposed Webster on congress power and slavery
The Globe editorial lauds Mr. Cuthbert for revealing that Webster had claimed for Congress the right to abolish slave trade between states. It accuses Webster of evasions and cites Massachusetts 1838 resolutions backing abolition, while noting forthcoming documents including the 1819 memorial against Missouri. It critiques Abolitionist policy and contrasts with Lowell industrial progress.
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National Intelligencer
Washington
Spain
Exchanges and bank notes under the national bank argument
The piece argues against relying on banks to regulate exchanges, noting history from 1817 to 1837 shows irregular rates. it suggests specie payments reset currency values and that future regulation would require a bank like the United States Bank of 1833 to fail. It lists appointments and a Portland anecdote about a beggar and a late rising Irish servant.
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United States Bank
Southwest
Kentucky
Tennessee
New York
Ne York
Boston
Mobile
Bank of Mobile
Bank, politics and foreign outrages echo in Morris era news
The column surveys a local election tally showing Democrats prevailing in several wards and reports a small total vote. It defends President Jackson’s Bank policy and credits him with stabilizing the U S Treasury, while condemning the Bank’s corruption. It notes a British cruiser search of the Salem brig Richmond and Alabama legislative timing, then notes maternal devotion and parallels Pickens report reception in Britain and America.
The Rising Generation Theft Plague In New York
Reported daily about five hundred young robbers roam New York streets stealing goods from shops and homes. Another group raids auctions, lifting bags and baskets and carrying away vast amounts by small increments, a practice linked to a misguided theory of rapid wealth.
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New York Atlas
New York
End of the World Prophecy Delayed till Van Buren Re‑election
Mr Miller, long predicting doomsday, has postponed the apocalypse. He now asserts the world will last until Van Buren's re‑election to the Presidency, then end. The Twenty‑Seventh Congress notes eleven states have not elected Representatives to the Twenty‑Sixth, with some elections due after the special session date. governors will ensure no state remains unrepresented.
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Richard Henry Wilde
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Elysium
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Georgia
Athens
Clark County
Clark
McDonald
Knoxville Argus
Miller
van Buren
A Rural Tale On Wives Defending Husbands In Scolding Roles
A Greensborough Patriot excerpt notes a wife defending her husband against third party aggression and recounts a tale of a young man witnessing a cruel husband. The defender wife boldly confronts the onlookers, declaring the husband’s worth and calling the challenger a fool.
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Creeter
Greensborough
N. C
McLeod Case Commentary From Canada Times
The Canada Times notes a true bill against McLeod for murder and his confinement pending trial. It contrasts Canadian and American justice, defending New York officials as just and condemning any act of deliberate killing for vengeance, while reflecting on McLeod’s boast about the Caroline incident.
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Canada Times
Montreal
Canada
Lockport
New York
I. B. Head
Toronto
Girard College described as costly and mismanaged project
A Philadelphia Ledger report criticizes Girard College as a lavish undertaking for orphans funded by Stephen Girard's will. It cites $17,000 annual salaries, $448,800 for 34 columns, and total costs reaching $1,372,712.45 by January, with the building about two thirds finished.
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