Congressional debate on publishing British American correspondence
Washington March 1 Congress debates relation with Great Britain as Mr Buchanan urges discharging Foreign Relations from publishing the Fox Forsyth correspondence. Senators note progress toward a treaty to settle the long disputed Northeastern boundary and urge cautious handling of defenses and potential war.
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Committee On Foreign Relations
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Forsyth
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Clay
Caroline
McLeod
Africa
New York
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Mysterious Move at War Office Involving Kendall and Blair
Correspondence from Washington reports Kendall and Blair, described by Lam as engaged in overhauling records and examining letters in the War Office. Remer offers various reasons but none bolster their reputation. The affair is deemed mysterious with no clear explanation forthcoming.
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Couner and Enquirer
Washington
USA
Kendall
Blair
Lam
War Office
C. Remer
Kerdall
Post Office
Niies
Jesse Hoyts Defalcation and Sub Treasury Law Question
An Albany Journal report discusses a defalcation by the New York Collector of Customs. It questions the Sub-Treasury law’s efficacy and predicts more officials must account for public funds, warning that the day of reckoning is near under the new administration.
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Jesse Hoyt
Albany Journal
New York
Treasury
Inaugural Address Praised by National Intelligencer Tone
The piece extols the new Chief Magistrate's Inaugural Address as clear and original, unmatched by pattern, and minimally necessitating commentary. It lauds ardent patriotism, judgment, philanthropy, and independence, asserting broad Republican support and urging firm principle without detailing specifics.
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National Intelligencer
Noman
Washington
Jefferson
Madison
Harrison
Inaugural View Praises Garrison Paper
The American Sentinel of Philadelphia calls Gen Garrison’s inaugural piece long and well written. It contains an elaborate view of the federation, its evils, and proposed corrections, and clearly outlines the new administration’s leading policy features.
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Garrison
Appointment by the President and Cabinet Names
The President nominates Daniel Webster for Secretary of State and Thomas Ewing for Treasury. John Bell would head War, George Badger Navy, John Crittenden Attorney General, and Francis Granger Postmaster General. Also noted is a fatal fire in Amherst Lorain County killing ten young ladies and others. A Senate vote dismisses Blair & Rives, with a bond transfer order. A Washington letter discusses McLeod custody and British demands.
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Senate
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Daniel Webster
Massachusetts
Thomas Ewing
Ohio
Treasury
John Bell
Tennessee
George E. Badger
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Navy
John J. Crittenden
Kentucky
Francis Granger
New York
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Lorain County
Miss Bivins
Washington
McLeod
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Inauguration bustle fades in new Washington letters
Correspondence from Washington dated March 11, 1841 discusses the new administration under Post Master General Granger, noting his rigid system in the Post Office. It outlines rumored Congress priorities including Sub-Treasury repeal, tariffs, public land proceeds, and public money management, with cautious changes to appointments and no abrupt removals expected.
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