Clay's bank plot drives rift between Tyler and Whigs
A Washington correspondence argues that Henry Clay aimed to force a bank bill despite President Tyler's constitutional objections, manipulating House leadership, cabinet loyalty, and Senate votes to provoke a veto and sever Tyler from the Whig party. The piece details deliberate stratagems, cabinet pressure, and the wider political maneuvering surrounding the bank question.
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Clay
Washington
Tyler
Joe
Congress
Kentucky
House
New York
Senate
Mr. Tyler
Treasury Department
Department
Treasury
Finance
Rives
Mr. Clay
Gen. Porter
Botts
Messrs
Preston
Merrick
Congressional Caucus
District of Columbia
Henry Clay
The Veto Power Debate and Extra Session Critique
The piece defends the veto as a constitutional safeguard and rebuts James G. Blaines claims it is an obsolete royal prerogative. It argues the veto has historically checked excesses, cites Hamilton, and notes the extra session produced limited relief measures while the economy shows uneven improvement.
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Mr. Clay
Baltimore
Rome
Clay
United States
Hamilton
Election Returns Reveal Democratic Wins Across Counties
The Jasper and Muscogee regions report strong Democratic gains with McDonald ahead for governor. Monroe, Talbot, and Lumpkin show Whig losses or mixed results as voters set county tickets. In Muscogee, Democrats tout a decisive county tally while Whigs concede. The article notes tied races and broader party dynamics amid county by county tallies.
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Jasper County
McDonald
Monroe County
Upson County
Mr. Dawson
Talbot County
Harris County
Enquirer
Dawson
Redding
Kennon
Bryan
Pratt
Bui Ecuols
Vardaman
Whatley
Osborn
Scott
Stewart County
Lumpkin
Sin
Robison
Pitts
Boynton
Rodgers
DeLamny
Mitchell
West
Baldwin County
Fort
Kenan
Hammond
Grieve
Jourdan
U Thomas
Bibb County
Dawson Bri Reynolds
Bulloch
Furlow
Strong
Powers
Gresham
Bailey
Moore Bol
Pike County
Jones County
Clay
Congress
Mark A. Cooper
Major J .Cooper
Debates on Northern Opposition and Southern Reassurance
The column argues that rejection of federal interference with Southern institutions would provoke strong Southern and Democratic support for rejection, noting votes and possible shifts. It also cites Cotton prices and supply, Roebuck’s remarks on U S relations, Habeas Corpus, and defense of the Constitution against Clay’s influence, with references to the Bank and democracy.
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North
Everett
Senate
Berrien
Messrs. Barrow
Lienderson
Louisiana
Mississippi
Penrose
Wright
New York
North Carolina
Rives
Messrs
Archer and
Preston
The
Columbus Enquirer
Cortsn
Mr. Bosques
Hevss
Commons
Mec. Roebuck
United States
House of Commons
Morning Chronicle
Roebuck
America
McLeod
Lord
Forsyth
Cowen
The Constitution and No Bank The Republican Stand
The piece argues for preserving the Constitution and opposing large changes or a long presidential term. It condemns permanent authority in one leader, favors annual accountability, and endorses the motto The Constitution Democracy and no Bank amid wartime tensions and a nautical incident involving Captain Knapp near Cleveland where a British steamer departed after a cannon shot and steam power were observed.
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Pennsylvania
United States
Clay
Congress
Europe
Mr. Clay
Washington
Madison
Republican Party
Westfield
Inapp
Cleavelanu
Cleaveland
Knapp
Mark Hiates
Lake Mine
Rumors from Havana and Whig banking debate
A Havana correspondent reports a new intendant in Cuba with orders to demolish walls, extend streets, sell lots, and dispose of church properties, plus trade shifts and anticipated duties on American flour. The piece also surveys U S political mutterings on Bank abolition of the veto and Whig aims, alongside market musings and agricultural notes from Charleston.
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Charleston
National Gazette
Havasa
Derar
Elizabeth
Cadiz
Spain
South Side
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