Policy Echoes on Colonies and Revenue in War and Peace
A speaker denounces a bill aligning with colonial exploitation, urging preservation of national unity and defense. He warns that expanding revenue schemes could alienate citizens, weaken naval readiness, and provoke foreign antagonism while citing historical examples from England Portugal and Spain and urging adherence to constitutional principles and posterity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Portugal
Spain
Napoleon
Tapal
Bankrupt Bill Sparks Debate On Preferences And Liens
The Charleston Mercury outlines questions raised by Congress new Bankrupt Law. It argues the measure aims to abolish preferences and distribute assets among creditors, notes uncertainty over judgments and general liens, and discusses three exceptions favoring US law, accommodation endorsers, and debtor-creditor pairs, while praising Yale College conferment of LL D on Augustus B. Longstreet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston Mercury
Congress
United States
Custom House
Central Bank Debate And Georgia Revenue Legislation
Report sketches death tallies in Columbus for the week ending September 7 and surveys the Revenue Bill dispute. It questions tea and coffee exemptions, discusses sugar, molasses, and salt duties, and cites Calhoun’s Treasury remarks on public debt. Also notes Georgia’s Central Bank repeal and bond plan to redeem bank bills.
Debate Over Tax Bills and Salt Exemption
In the House debate on the Revenue Bill, critics argued that the loan and revenue measures exceeded indebtedness. Whig Congressman Barnard contended the debt was overstated and that five million would suffice, yet the bill raises eight to ten million. A motion to exempt salt was rejected after a separate vote, showing the majority could tax or exclude articles individually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnard
Congress
U. States
House of Representatives
Cushing
Means and the Wants of the Government Calhoun Extract
The article presents a column extract from Mr. Calhoun of South Carolina. It discusses the estimates of the Treasury and the government’s available means and expenditures. It urges readers to examine the extract to judge the new Revenue Bill’s merits and asserts Calhoun’s named ability to assess financial affairs accurately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun
South Carolina
U. S. Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Retrenchment and Reform Argue No Government Spending Cut
The National Intelligencer, Washington Administration paper, states we have no idea of reducing total government expenditures and that any revenue increase is inevitable. The argument recalls last year's push for a change in administration amid calls to cut spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Intelligencer
Administration
Washington City
House Journal Vote on Central Bank Bill
The House on Saturday December 12 debated and on December 14 recorded yeas 73 nays 110 on reconsidering the Central Bank bill. Speeches listed many names with divisions. the House refused to reconsider. In the Senate the December 22 vote recorded yeas and nays on the repeal bill with numerous names. the bill passed under its title.
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Central Bank
Milledgeville
Central Bank of Georgia &c
Savannah
Augusta
General Assembly
United States
House of Representatives
House Journal
Webb
White
Pike
Williams
Bulloch
Wilson
Yeas
Messrs
Anderson
Franklin
Atkinson
Barclay
Beavers
Town of
Fayette
Bryan
Wayne
Carlton
Cannon
Carroll
Chandler
Collier
Crutchfield
Dark
Dixon
Walker
Ellis
Erwin
Espy
Farnall
Green
Forsyth
Hall
Hammond
Hardage
Harrison
Randolph
Harris
Hatcher
Hendry
Hibbert
Howard
Hudgins
Hunter
Johnson
Appling
Jones
Keaton
Lawson
Lee
Liddle
Mays
Cobb
McDuffie
McMillen
Jackson
Mitchell
Moon
Morris
Murray
Murphey
DeKalb
Wilkinson
Neal
Nixon
Palmer
Petree
Pitman
Pitts
Price
Roberts
Robertson
Columbia
Robinson
Jasper
Rodgers
Sanders
Sanford
Shropshire
Smith
Stroud
Walton
Summmer
Tanner
Tarver
Thompson
Turner
Welborne
Mes
Srs
Chatham
Warren
Ashley
Bell
Bentley
Black
Boothe
Boynton
Brown
Houston
Burt
Coapman
Chappell
Chester
Chipley
Covenah
Cooke
Craft
Crawford
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Richmond
Credille
Cutright
Daniel
Greene
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Darden
Troup
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Delauney
Dodson
Emanuel
Evans
Flournoy
Muscogee
Washington
Ford
Foster
Franks
Gathright
Hagerman
Hampton
Hardman
Hardy
Putnam
Hines
Hotchkiss
Hubbard
Hudson
Heard
Monroe
King
Lefils
Long
Lowe
Loyall
Lynch
Mann
Morgan
Tatnall
Martin
Gwinnett
Maxwell
May
McCall
McCrimmon
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McMath
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Meadows
Millen
Moore
Mulkey
Nash
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Parks
Preston
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Read
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Rhodes
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Sapp
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Sheffield
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Stewart
McIntosh
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Stiles
Stone
Clark
Taylor
Toombs
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Traylor
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Whitfield
Whitworth
Talbot
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Wooten
Beasley
Blackshear
Calhoun
Carter
Chastain
Christain
Creach
Dawson
Floyd
Fryer
Glover
Goode
Gordon
Griggs
Knight
McDonald
Bank question as election issue in Madisonian essay
The Madisonian discusses how the bank became the election issue, cites the Georgia delegation's stance on the Distribution and Revenue Bills, and questions the consequences of different voting outcomes. It questions why certain reforms were not enacted to avoid higher tariffs and debt, urging the Enquirer for a clear explanation and attributing policy shifts to Mr. Clay's fiscal program.
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Madisonian
Talbot
Columbus Enquirer
Columbus Inquirer
Savannah
Flarrisom
Enquirer
Georgia
Senate
House
Yeas
Mr. Alford
Col. Foster
Col. Alford
National Treasury
Congress
Clay
Foster
Alford
the Enquirer
Whig Party
Means to extinguish liabilities and fund government
The article argues funding the government through imports despite calls for reform. It cites a government paper predicting expenses will remain high, challenging promises of reduced spending. The piece warns Whigs and Republicans about alarming trends, fearing expansion of federal power and threats to southern rights.
Bank of Columbus and Planters and Mechanics Bank Safe, Says Paper
A Columbus newspaper reassures readers after rumors of the Western Bank of Georgia’s collapse. It states both Bank of Columbus and Planters and Mechanics Bank redeem notes in current funds or New York checks at usual rates, with no imminent danger. The piece argues the banks hold assets adequate to meet liabilities and urges calm to avoid reckless selling.
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Western Bank of Georgia
Columbus
Planters and Mechanics Bank
Bank of Columbus
the Planters and Mechanics Bank
New York
Tennessee Congressman Arnold in Washington scandal
The Columbia Chronicle reports Tennessee congressman Thomas D. Arnold, aka Benedict Arnold, as a grog shop bully and liar. The Jonesboro Whig calls him a coward under a respected Tennessee lawyer Nelson. The piece also notes Calhoun speech excerpts on public debt and praises Mr Fogle’s daguerreotype apparatus showing Broad Street and Episcopal Church views.
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Arnold
Tennessee
Tyler
Congress
Columbia
S. C
Washington City
Tyner
Jonesborough
Tenn
Thomas A. R. Nelson
Fogle
Political clash over Whig and Democratic aims in Muscogee County
The Enquirer and local editors spar over party loyalties and legislative aims for Muscogee county in the coming Georgia legislature. They dissect the handling of revenue bills, bank questions, and war fortifications, arguing about party fidelity and fiscal policy while questioning individual votes and motives.
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Muscogee County
Enquirer
Tyler
Clay
The
Georgia
Democratic Party
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Yale College
Augustus B. Longstreet
Emory College
the Times
Charles J. McDonald
Col
A. McCdougald
Representatives
John H. Howard
W. T. Colquitt
Mark A. Cooper
John H. Watson
Ranpoten County
Allen Moye
A. M. Hughes
8. A. Smith
W.S. Chipley
Board of Health
Committee of Ways and Means
the Central Bank
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Ashiey
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Bibb
Chapman
Oglethorpe
L'Roup
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Macon
Mardman
Hinez
Hitchcock
Rotchkiss
Jordan
Tattnall
Laurens
Stuart
Clarke
Bethea
Dufour
Cherokee
Beall
Bishop
Bos
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Camp
Cone
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Diamond
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Echols
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Graham
Guess
Hffin
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Holmes
Baker
Jameson
Kimsey
Lindsay
Loveless
Marsh
McAffee
Rainey
Twiggs
Speight
Stapleton
Swain
Watters
Banks OF Columbus
Odernor
Lovis
William B. Puriares
Bedell
House of Congress
Lord
Giovanni
Senate of
Treasury
Hlus
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