Federal Union and corporate power in the new republic
The article argues that corporate growth creates unequal competition with individuals, raising issues of corporate authority and state versus federal power. It reviews historical crises from 1798 to the Mexican cession and Civil War, noting how the union endured, and questions how the nation will extend constitutional protections to new territories and their inhabitants while preserving liberty and national unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mi.bors
Tny
Toms
Alt
Adama
Kentucky
Virginia
Union of the States
South Carolina
Jackson
Congress
Mexico
Republic
Expansion of Commerce Will Insure Peace In the Orient
The article argues that China’s centuries of isolation gave way to open trade after treaties. It urges two reforms: establish Chinese exhibi tions in Shanghai and treaty ports to show American goods, and allow Chinese merchants to visit U.S. centers to learn production methods. It calls for an American transPacific line via Suez to boost trade and reduce freight costs, tying commerce to world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Himalayas
Pamir
Gobi
Shantung
Chili
Korea
Annam
Siam
Philippines
East Indies
Lowell
West
Shansi
Sz-Chuen
Kewi Chow
Yunnan
Shanghai
United States
Hong Kong
San Francisco
Atlantic
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Central American Isthmus
New York
Suez Canal
Mr. Goodnow
New
York
Japan
Suez
London
Liverpool
Call for American Bank to Free U S from England Control
The speaker urges independence from English finance through a proposed American Bank charter. Negotiates replacing London capital with a government supervised international bank to fund cotton and exports, protect producers, and limit power of national banks while ensuring state and federal oversight and cash reserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iverpool
London
Bank of England
Senate
International American Congress
House
Atlantic
Liverpool
England
Dewey
Spain
Philippines
Cuba
Porto Rico
Inter National Bank
United States
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William Lindsay
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John T. Morgan
Alabama
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