Slavery and Executive Power Spark Texas Annexation Debate
The speech argues that slavery should be left to state authority and opposes annexing a large new slaveholding territory. It warns against executive overreach, removal for political reasons, and the president claiming universal representation of the people, urging constitutional limits and Senate checks. It cites past battles over patronage and executive power, and warns of loosening restraints.
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Congress
Free States
U. States
Union
Texas
Massachusetts
United States
Boston
Senate
Adams
Jackson
General Jackson
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Aladison
Hey
Seine
Jacksons
House of Representatives
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Insolvent act benefit granted with no opposition
Reuben 3. Whitney obtained the benefit of the insolvent act last week. There was no opposition.
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Reuben
Whitney
Buffalo Banks In Statewide Injunction Case
The Bank Commissioners secured an injunction from the Chancellor preventing Buffalo banks from receiving deposits issuing notes contracting or paying debts or transferring assets and allowing only specie or current bank notes or their own notes for payments. The article notes anxiety over causes and whether other banks face similar actions and suggests discounts beyond legal limits as a chief charge.
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Buro Commercial Advertiser
Buffalo
Banks of
N. York City
Buffalo Traces of Bank Injunctions and City Resolve
The piece argues against an injunction on Buffalo banks and warns such moves could bankrupt the city. It notes winter financial strain, locked funds, and the resilience of Buffalo’s citizens, citing Joseph Ellicott’s testament to buffalo’s founding spirit and urging self-reliance despite eastern bank actions.
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New York
Buffalo
Joseph Ellicott
Mississippi Plunges into Cotton Bust and Slavery Costs
Letters from Mississippi describe plummeting cotton values and widespread ruin. Planters who bought crops on credit face mortgage-like burdens, with some forced to sell slaves for basic provisions as the March disaster devastates life and labor.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Bank loan alchemy and credit rot plague late 19th trade
The excerpt describes Citizens' Bank loan manipulation and a supposed Amsterdam forgery. It notes Hope & Co funds and a reshaped credit system, with mentions of Post notes and bank failures. It closes with warnings about weather and harsh seafaring commerce.
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Amsterdam
Citizens’ Bank
Hope & Co. Ag
Cxpa
Matagorda
Totma
Vargas
West
Hivannas
Merchants Meet With President Reject Treasury Repeal
A New York merchants committee returned from Washington with a firm refusal from the President to repeal the Treasury Order or to call Congress. The third request for bond indulgence was tabled for a week. The outcome sparked mortification and calls for a civic meeting to discuss the committee’s report as Buffalo banks reportedly stopped payments and Western notes fell.
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Washington
Congress
Forsyth
Woodbury
Howe
Treasury
Buffalo
Western Safety Fund
Convention at Harrisburg elects Joab Sergeant president
The Pex nasylvanic Convention met in Harrisburg at noon on Tuesday to organize for the election of Joab Sergeant as President. The vote was 63 porters against Porter with a calm, orderly process noted as a strong sign of the convention’s conservative character and unity.
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Joan Sergha Ant
Alse
Porter
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