Hear the Old Methodist Minister on Harrison in 1840
An excerpted appeal from the Augusta Reformer praising General Harrison and his Methodist supporters. It includes a veteran minister's letter urging Harrison, recounts a frontier preacher anecdote, and calls Methodist influence to elect him while contrasting with Van Buren.
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Call
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Harrison and Jefferson Quoted on Union and Government
The Gazette presents a collection of quotes about public duty and governance from General Harrison, Thomas Jefferson, and others. The excerpts discuss risk in defense of the country, accountability for wealth, constitutional limits on federal power, and the assessable concert of action in politics during the 1840 era.
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Forsyth
Gallant Sailor’s Bold War Cry Recalled by Officers
The tale recalls a sailor who, after surviving a battle, declared that an army of men like him could not be conquered. He would meet army officers and repeat the brave soldier’s exclamation with zest, asking the general if they saw that they had shot him again.
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Irredeemable Currency Critique Across States
The piece denounces Loco-Foroism and its anti currency stance, accusing Experienters of hypocrisy citing their Treasury Post Notes. It notes South Carolina Georgia Tennessee and Latattoce legislatures adjourned without forcing banks to resume specie payments.
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