Descriptive Letter From Missouri River Expedition
An 1832 correspondence from Groxarn Carin describes travels from St Louis to the Missouri, Yellow Stone, and beyond. He notes wilderness scenery, river dynamics, and Indian villages, detailing fort trade, steamboat astonishment, and portraits of Sioux, Ricarees, Mandans, Crow, and Blackfeet. He plans further sketches and observations of attire and customs.
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Webster on Nullification and Federal Authority Debate
Speech extract from a National Republican Convention in Worcester Massachusetts argues nullification is dissolution and warns against military force to enforce laws. The speaker urges adherence to the Constitution, civil authority, and Congress to check disunion while highlighting South Carolina opposition and threat to the Union.
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Military Movement From Norfolk To Port Moultrie
Two full companies of artillery ordered from Portsmouth to Port Moultrie Charles Town harbor. They will embark on the schooner Empire next Wednesday. Reports indicate warlike preparations and strengthened armament at Charleston area ports as President pushes forceful show against nullification.
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Deliverance from the Tarif hailed in Columbia letters
Extract from the Charleston Mercury dated Columbia November 22 notes relief at hand from tariff measures. The writer calls the crisis demanding bold actions by the present Convention and asserts success is now certain.
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Cone vention Calls for Honest Men and Electoral Vote
A fragment from a Cone convention expresses concern over few young men and politicians, praising sound sense and stout hearts. It suggests Jackson’s election is near but urges the legislature to issue a blank electoral vote to reveal the men he would face in Congress.
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Why salt duty and price rise puzzle Missouri farmer
A Missouri farmer asks why salt price rises despite reduced duties. The piece argues duties can raise or lower prices by affecting supply and demand, citing molasses coffee and potatoes to illustrate the complex link between tariffs, production, and consumer cost.
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Army Regulations Cut Spirits and Alter Rations
The War Department issues November 1832 regulations prohibiting ardent spirits for troops and detailing new ration changes. It allows eight pounds sugar and four pounds coffee per hundred rations, with ten pounds rice at some posts, and excludes fatigue duty and hospital department pay.
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