The Congress Globe prospectus for the periodical publication
A prospectus from Washington City in April 1839 for the Congressional Globe and its companion weekly issue. Details include pricing for single and multiple copies, distribution through banks, and terms requiring a May 7 deadline to insure numbers. Mentions elections, party shifts, and foreign agitation shaping six months ahead. Authors Blair and Rives announce the venture.
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Lavra Globe
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Congressional Globe
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Daily Globe
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Blair & Rives
Washington City
Rev John Leland Letter on Banks A Democratic Bank Critique
An elderly Baptist leader’s letter argues banks threaten democracy, detailing a vast banking network with 900 banks and leaders, 50 000 credit dealers, and political influence. It recalls Jefferson and Jackson’s land policies and debts paid, urging readers to read and circulate the analysis.
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Leland
Jefferson
Portsmouth
Congress
United States
Jackson
New Orleans
Vailey
Bank Speculation and Liberty in Early American Debate
A historical voice laments speculative banking and its damage to the nation. The text contrasts aristocrats and democrats from 1774 to 1815, denounces bank suspensions, praises liberty, and warns that unchecked money may warp government and labor across states. It ends with a plea for union and sovereignty under good government and religion.
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Congress
Northtown
Liberty
Casir
Jackson
New School
United States
Sisera
Barak
Virtuous Habits Warn Against Legislative Usurpation
John Leland urges vigilance against government overreach into individual rights, arguing for customs and virtuous habits as defense and counsel to preserve liberty. The quotation emphasizes restraint on legislative power and the protection of personal freedoms.
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John Leland
English party names argued over by Tories and Whigs
The text argues that English Tories call themselves Conservatives while Whigs are blamed for the East India Company and Bank monopolies. It notes opponents adopt the names of large parties, and suggests they are free to use them.
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Tories
England
East India Company
Bank of
Counterfeit Mexican Dollars Reported In Lynchburg
The Lynchburg Virginian warns the public about counterfeit Mexican dollars circulating locally. The forgeries are skillfully made with convincing color and impression, using copper or brass as the base metal. Counterfeit Spanish mint quarters have also appeared.
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Lynchburg
Virginian
Large Body of Indians and War-Eligible Figures
An 1838 estimate places emigrant Indians west of the Mississippi at 81,082. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs lists 231,806 tribes within reach of the western frontier. Total removed and native tribes west of Missouri and Arkansas are 12,888, with about one fifth of them, or 62,577, identified as warriors. East of the Mississippi, 26,482 remained in November under move treaties, while Florida Indians are shown at 35.
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Mississippi
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Missouri
Arkansas
Singular Gambling Machine Discovered In Camp Street House
A hidden cheating device was found in a Camp Street house during renovations. A fixed round table stood on iron shoes with two hollow legs containing wires running to grooves in the wall and floor. Signals were relayed from above to players below via a ceiling painting with concealed holes, while the upper room stayed dark to mask heat and movements. The scheme enabled partners to glean hand strength and cheat at cards, with the previous proprietor long gone and clerks barred from the room.
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Camp Street
V. O. Bulletin
Strange Occurrence in Mississippi Sheriff Case
A Mississippi sheriff sent fifteen to twenty thousand dollars home with his wife for safekeeping. He left for a day or two, and the money was entrusted to her care, with sworn assurances to guard it. The tale unfolds as a letter from a resident near the scene describes a tragic event surrounding the funds.
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Mississippi
Jackson
Rep
Poisoning from eel breakfast shocks Allis county
Extraordinary case reported by the Abingdor Statesman says two families on the north fork of Loiston river in Allis county were poisoned after eating an eel from the stream. They developed milk sickness symptoms within hours, medical aid arrived promptly, and they are now recovering.
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Abingdor
Loiston River
Allis County
British India Society Forms to Grow Cotton Supply
The English seek India to supply cotton for manufacture. A London meeting featured Brougham and O'Connell. India is claimed to be able to raise enough cotton for the world at one sixth U S labor cost, with unmatched quality.
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India
British India Society
London
Broughan
O'Connell
United States
Lightning kills two Warren children near West of town
Two children of John Warren, aged about four or five, were struck by lightning on the 29th of last month while under an apple tree in the yard. A little girl held a knife, the tree was injured, and both children were found lifeless together. Their parents were away from home at the time. Greensborough Pat.
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John Warren
Lightnning
Greensborough
Lightning recovery remedy advised in old note
A historic notice warns that persons struck by lightning should be doused with one or two buckets of cold water immediately if they are unconscious, as this drastic measure has reportedly revived people once deemed dead.
Grand Gulf Man Killed in Horse Accident
Lemuel Sawyer of Grand Gulf Mississippi, brother of Hon. Samuel T. Sawyer of the Denton District, was thrown from his horse near Port Gibson and killed instantly while returning from Port Gibson.
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Lemuel Sawyer
Grand Gulf
Miss
Samuel T. Sawyer
Edenton District
Port Gibson
Massacre of the Chippewas Confirmed by Sioux At Falls
The Chippewas, invited to smoke the peace pipe at St Peters, were treacherously attacked on return by the Sioux at Falls and St Croix, with 220 Chippewas killed and 50 Sioux dead, confirmation coming from Gov. Lucas of Iowa.
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St. Peters
Gov. Lucas
Iowa
Falls
St. Croix
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