British Tariff Bill Defeated in House Whigs Celebrate
The Peru Observer reports the defeat of Gen McKay's tariff bill in the House with Whig praise. It details floor actions, votes, and caucus maneuvers, noting Whig strength, Van Buren opposition, and the bill's demise as a major political victory for Whigs and a rebuke to Loco Focoism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeas
Holmes
McKay
A. Stewart
Leco
House
van Buren
Lariff
Jwe
Senate
Congress
LocoFoco —Clinch
Ga. Morse
Pollock
Adjournment Clash Over Tariff and Tyler Manuvering
The Locofoco majority in the House resists an early adjournment until June seventeenth while the Senate’s plan to adjourn on May twenty fifth is altered. The Albany Evening Journal urges a fall session to curb John Tyler, while critics argue against keeping Congress in session and suggest impeachment as an alternative. The piece hints at political rivalries and future shifts in appointments under Tyler.
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Locofoco
House
Senate
Albany Evening Journal
Congress
John Tyler
Tyler
She Devil in the Butter Milk
A lurid Irish tale describes a dairy maid’s nunlike gleaning of a churn caper with a Protestant parson. The story unfolds as lovers hide in a churn to avoid discovery at a Sunday visit, with banter about Sabbath breaking and cream lore.
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Ireland
Mwam
Sunday Churn Story Sparks Superstition in Maine
A rural anecdote recounts a Sabbath butter making mishap where a churn mishap, a dairy maid, and the devil in the butter lead to comic pursuit and a parson’s warning. Also noted is a Maine Senate speech closing remark about unity before a separate earthly meeting. A New York watch once owned by Mrs. George Washington is described as 103 years old with a plain bull’s eye case.
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New York
George Washington
Webster
Daugher-Inlaw
Noah Webster
Extraordinary Longevity in West Feliciana Parish
A Bayou Sara Ledger report claims a Negro woman in West Feliciana has lived about 150 years. Evidence cites her parents reaching ninety, the woman remembered as middle aged in her guardians’ infancy, and she was owned by a family long before her current owner’s father was born. The article notes two children left behind and underscores the extraordinary age.
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West Feliciana
Bayou Sara Ledger
Jowner
The Whig System and American Labor Policy
The text promotes the Whig platform led by Henry Clay, urging home labor, domestic industry, and protectionist tariffs. It emphasizes placing Americans and American workers first, defending American industry, and opposing foreign goods, with a vow to sustain labor through tariffs and domestic preference.
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Harry Clay
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Cullom
Loco
Tenn
Cave Johnson
Exner
Tariff Loco
N. J
Cave Twineon
Hardin
Whig
I.J
Gen. Invin
McClernand
Gocein
Bowlin
Payne
Ala
Mr. Goggin
Dromgoole
Calhoun
S. C
Stump
Arkansas
Wolf's Mouth
Bill Sculpin
Jack Jondes
Zelzem
Cow Pons
House of Representatives
Charley Capliver
Jerusalem
Jim Grimes
Santa Parissima
Island Point
Judih Sextaglionis
Historia Sacre
Tom Cressy
Tom Cressey
John W. Dana
Senate of
Maine
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