Speech against certificates and false praise of General Harrison
Duncan of Onlo attacks certificate culture in support of General Harrison, denouncing shinplaster praise and political demagoguery. He contrasts Johnson and Harrison, condemns federalists for electioneering with caricatures, coffin handbills, and libelous prints, and warns against central federal power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Gill
Harrison
Ebarvieor
Tiarison
Gary
Goude
John Binu
Tippecanoe
Tippecenoe
Fiea
General Harrison
Johnson
Bony
Genesiarrisen
Cleonis
Fohnsen
Dhrissa
Eigil
Leavenst
Sama
Pese
Tft
Great Britain
Thamis Tosm
Toa
Ora Chan
Thomas Jefferson
United States
Tom Jefferson Town Paine
Thomas Jef Rson
Gan
Tom Paine
Jefferson
Roison
Clack Salt
Soha Binas
Generil Jackson
John Woods
Mr. van Buren
General Jackson
Political battle over Hamiltonian Bank policy and Harrison
A speaker attacks the Whig campaign for President, accusing it of sending falsehoods from the Capitol to defend General Harrison. They claim Harrison favors the Federal Bank system, a national debt, and protectionist policies, opposing a constitutional currency and independent Treasury, while contrasting with Democratic principles and state debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lot Cabin
Harrison
Tiyast Ben Dumyrrat
Uchset
Oman
Barcison
Congress
Harvison
John Adams
Federal Party
Bank of the United States
Fphese
Spain
Fexander Hamilton
Lh Short
Democracy and party lines in Western opinion essay
The speaker defends the Democrats against the National Bank and a privileged order, praising Jackson and Polk era values. He mocks Harrison Democrats as imaginary, contrasts sound currency and Independent Treasury with shinplaster finance, and urges fidelity to Democratic principles amid prosperity and adversity. The rhetoric praises patriotism, ancestral memory, and democratic virtue against faction and deceit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bank
Martin van Buren
Asi
Geo
Maser
Ple
Harrison
Jackson
Johnson
Praize
Ipsey
Ohio
Tambarine
Advertising for Wives in a 19th Century Notice
A fragmented advertisement essay argues that expediency in marriage is increasingly common and socially tolerated. It cites a man who advertised for a wife to save time and avoid introductions, portraying him as an economical, straightforward suitor likely to secure a good home.
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Tie
Dlis
Hingry
Johnsen
Mies
Orth
Personal Adverts Make Marriage Selections Easy Amid Courtship
The piece extols advertised matchmaking, claiming ads reach a wide rural and urban audience within minutes for a dollar. It argues ads save years of face to face courting, promising vast variety of brides and a swift path to wedlock, urging bachelors to act now.
Shingle Production Upgrade and Political Rhetoric
The excerpt notes a planing machine speeds shingles production and reduces water penetration to prevent decay. It also contains commentary on a Virginia political quarrel, describing Whigs as a consociation of old Federalists and critiquing aristocratic boastfulness amid public distrust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ni Tien
Also Mentioned on This Page
MR. Duncan
Nesirg
Thames
Col. Johnson
Culonel Johnson
Paar Sohn Woods
Col Lehuson
Hescue
Ithoma
Massiacana
Aniformer
Aristomenes
Nad Ag
Mary Rogers
Sally ‘Horpson
General Jeckeon
Cologne
Solomon
Vrginia
Ste
le Sahe
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