24 Oct 1840
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Newspaper
Peru Gazette
Location
Peru, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1840
Page
1
An extended compilation of speeches and letters from 1840 and earlier discusses Union support, Van Buren opposition, and Democratic fight lines. It references Gen. Harrison, Gen. Handison, Gen. Hannison, Jefferson, Van Ness, Eaton, and local papers, and reflects party rhetoric and mobilization.
Benjamin Eaton, one of the two surviving Life Guards, writes from Newburgh New York August 28 1840 urging freemen to enlist for national defense. He recalls battles Yorktown Valley Forge and surrender of Cornwallis while warning against a standing army and political shifts toward European models. He endorses General Harrison as honest and warns of economic decline if citizens fail to defend liberty.
A congressional summary from January 1838 and January 1839 details total land receiver defalcations at 966,596 23. It breaks losses by administrations of Adams, Jackson, and Van Buren, noting continued defaulters and rising yearly amounts under each leader. It highlights Adams era losses of 13,184 annually, Jackson era at 62,750, and Van Buren era at 117,5488 per year, with a focus on official corruption in land offices.
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