Protest Against Altering Senate Vote Records and Power Play
A Massachusetts senator denounces efforts to erase recorded yeas and nays, condemning external pressure from Washington and party zeal. He vows to oppose what he calls unconstitutional actions, defending Massachusetts and liberty while protesting the manipulation of journal records. The piece cites reactions across states and a Jackson-era deposit banks debate.
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The
Senate
Washington
Free States
Union
Massachusetts
Jan. 3d
Masonic Hall
Ocean
Tennessee
Capitol
Economical wants of the government in Jackson era
A historical note discusses the economical aims of the government as Gen. Jackson’s term nears its end. It cites Mr Cambreling from the ways and means report, asserting a twenty million figure for expenditures, contrasting it with Adams era spending of twelve to thirteen millions.
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Cambreling
Committee of Ways and Means
Adams
Economic hope brands 20 million as economical
A fragment from U. S. Telegraph laments public gullibility as rulers claim twenty million dollars is economical, warning that such rhetoric risks eroding liberty and deceiving citizens. The terse note underscores distrust in fiscal claims and the value of accountability.
Washington turmoil over Whitney committee disclosures
A New York Commercial Advertiser correspondence reveals Van Buren era tensions as Hamer and allies clash with independent committee members over making committee sittings public. Treasury Secretary Whitney faces questions about bank agent duties, circulars, and bank relations, while Woodbury testifies to Whitney's de facto control of Treasury banking matters.
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N. Y. Com
Washington
van Buren
Whitney Committee
Hamer
Ohio
Quondam Congressional
Namer
Treasury
Peyton
R. M. Whitney
Treasury Department
Whitney
Mr Whitney
Reuben M. Whitney
Department
Bank of the United States
Messrs Hamer and Gillet
van Burenste
D. J. Pearce
Wise
Woodbury
Executive Administration Committee
Blair
Kendall
N. B
Committee On Public Lands
Ewing
Wright
Jackson
Political intrigue and bank power clashes loom
The report details clashes over the currency, accusations of corruption, and vigorous investigations into bank directors and Whitney’s role. It notes committee actions, witness testimony, and political maneuvering surrounding Whitneys and the specie circular amid the Jackson administration.
Michigan Bill Dominates Ohio Senate and House Sessions
Correspondence details debates in the Ohio Legislature on the Michigan admission bill and various state measures. It notes Mr Vannderpoel’s defense of constitutional principles, Mr Storer’s opposing stance, and Mr Toucey and Mr Mann's positions. It covers Senate committee actions on county auditors, judicial court timing, and banking regulation, plus adjournments and resolutions on session timing.
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Ohio State Journal
Washington
Michigan
Vannderpoel
Storer
Toucey
Mann
Briggs
Ohio bill flows through readings and table action
The legislature read the geological survey bill a third time and laid it on the table. Reports introduced a ver mill ion survey and plat bill from a select committee. Other measures included a bill to abolish imprisonment for debt and strengthen collection against fraudulent debtors. Amendments were approved as the Judicial Courts bill moved to be read a third time tomorrow.
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State of
Ohio
Clark
Huron
Vermillion
Kelley
Senate
Alarm in the Creek Nation near Columbus
Intelligence from Columbus reports about 200 Creek warriors, under Lt Sloan, broke camp yesterday and fled into the woods with rifles and ammunition. The force is deemed as hostile as during the Creek war, with fear of renewed conflict.
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Columbus
Geo
Sloan
Herald
Desperate Affray Over Boundary Line Ends in Death in Shelby
In Shelby county on Plumb creek two newly married men, John Turnham and Greenie Allen, quarreled over a plantation boundary. Turnham shot Allen in the breast with a rifle, then Allen’s cousin fired at Turnham, killing him. Both men died at the scene.
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Louisville
Plumb Creek
Shelby County
John Turnham
Greenie Allen
Turnham
Allen
Outrage in Florida over capture of slaves near Newmansville
A party Indians captured eleven enslaved people belonging to M. Dell near Newmansville. Two were killed inhumanly, others carried off and not recovered. The report notes the incident and ongoing concern in Yorker territory.
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Florida
Gars
M. Dell
Newmansville
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