Van Buren Vote Split in Senate Interests North and South
The Senate rejected a bill by 25 to 19 with all slave-holding state senators voting against it. The Globe notes a lively debate with Clay Webster and Buchanan weighing in, while Van Buren faced criticism from the North and a column mockingly portrays political maneuvering around the post office and press suppression efforts. The Richland Whig reflects on Western resistance to perceived Eastern elitism and party control.
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Goldsborough
Leigh
Benton
Clay
Crittenden
Kent
Martin van Buren
Xreavens
Globe
Webster
Buchanan
van Buren
Cuthbert
White Mountains
India
Ora Post Office Espionace
Ora Post Office Judicature
Wright
Tallmadge
Yeas
Black
Brown
Calhoun
Grundy
Ala
King
Mangum
Moore
Nicholas
Porter
Preston
Rives
Robinson
Walker
White
Ohio
New York
Harrigan
Ohioan
Richland Whig
Harrison Defends Military Fame Against Van Buren Attacks
The Palladium rebukes Van Buren supporters for slurs on General William Henry Harrison. It notes Harrison’s rise from aids to major general, his North Western Army command, and a medal for his victories. The piece cites Tecumseh’s animosity, Proctor’s alleged cowardice, and Shelby’s praise of Harrison’s battle plan and cavalry charge led by Col Johnson.
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Palladium
Harrison
Wayne
Entucky
Madison
North Western Army
Republican Congress
van Buren
Tecumseh
Proctor
the Thames
Gen
Col
Johnson
Election Clash in Ohio Between Banks and People
The November election in Ohio is framed as a second Tippecanoe contest between the wealth of thirty six deposit banks plus forty thousand office-holders and the common people. The piece calls for integrity and public service against corruption, predicting a certain victory for the righteous cause.
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Ohio
Tippecanoe
Van Buren Accused of Selling Oswego Property
The York Republican accuses Martin Van Buren of profiting from selling half of his Oswego estate for 250000 dollars. The piece claims the land was recovered from a revolutionary soldier to pay an attorney, financed by political opponents. It contrasts Van Buren’s wealth with Harrison’s alleged poverty.
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van Buren
Oswego
New York
Washington
Harrison
Patent van Buren
York
Quote about Col Johnson family from The Massachusetts Spy
A sentiment from The Massachusetts Spy notes that Johnson’s family has been treated harshly. It remarks that skinning does not ensure whiteness, reflecting a controversial racial provocation of the era.
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Massachusetts
Col. Johnson
Prentice
Texas War Dispatches Expose Five Thousand Mexican Force
Reports from New Orleans and Houston detail Gen Rusk's orders as Texan forces press the Mexican army concentrating at San Antonio. The Mexican force numbers upward of five thousand while Texans claim advantage and urge immediate enlistment to defend liberty and independence.
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New Orleans
Rusk
Texas
San Antonio
Army of Texas
Harrissuren
Santa Anna
la Bahia
United States
Rio Grande
Thomas J. Rusk
Joseph Baker
Telegraph
San Felippo
San Jacinto
Felasola
Colorado
Baker
Congress
Mexico
Col. Fanning
Mexican Republic
S. F. Austin
U. States
Filasola
Copano
Matamoros
JV. O
Almonte
Velasco
Galveston Island
Maramoras
Tornel
Vital Fernandez
Urea
Fueces
San Patricio
Guadaloupe
Progress of the Creek War Near Columbus
The Columbus Sentinel reports stalled Creek movement with preparations to concentrate troops and munitions at the station for an advance into the nation. A sizable force remains along the Chattahoochee to guard frontier settlers below, as scouts monitor actions.
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Chattahoochee
Split in the Van Buren camp over distribution bill
In Washington June 18, a split in the Van Buren camp emerged as Rives and Talmadge defended and extended the distribution principle. The Senate debated measures to regulate deposits, with Wright opposing and Benton railing against fiscal extravagance. The exchange drew large crowds and heightened tensions in both chambers.
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Washineton
van Buren
Benton
Rives
Talmadge
Senate
Col. Benton
Silas Wright
Calhoun
Wright
Walker
Old Dominion
Jefferson
Jackson
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