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You Stooped to Conquer in Defiant Verse
Poem in strong anti corruption rhetoric. Speaker rebukes Democrats with fiery oath to defend liberty. References to tyranny, democracy, and the banner of freedom. Ends with attribution H.
The Jonathan and John Bull Family Saga of Free Trade
A sprawling colonial tale traces John Bull the hard trading father and his son Jonathan as they clash over trade freedom and land. Their seventeen sons diversify farms boats and crafts on a river frontier while Uncle Sam stands as a looming family agent. The quarrel ends in a long costly split with lasting tensions and shifts toward home production and external trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bull
North America
West Ladies
South America
East Indies
China
North Pole
John
Jonathan
Jonathon
Sam
Priod
Prohibition Debate Over Domestic Manufacture Benefits
In a lengthy debate, supporters argued duties protected frontier families who relied on local manufactures, while opponents warned continued prohibitions harmed farmers and boat men. They cited evolving markets, cheaper imports, and wealthier producers like John versus poorer Jonathan, urging adherence to original union principles and skepticism of government-led reorganization of trade. The conflict centers on whether prohibitions and tariffs serve the public good or depress other sectors of the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Jonathan
Bere
Liege
John Bull
Juin
Prohibition Debates Drive Family Split in 1528
A long colonial allegory traces factional strife within Jonathan's family over tariff and prohibition measures. The majority pushes further duties to protect domestic mills, while a minority resists, devising schemes to fracture unity. The plot centers on wool, molasses, rum, and sugar interests as lines harden into 1528.
Abduction Case Involving Torrey Denounced
Six enslaved men were decoyed away from a tyer master in Winchester Virginia by Charles A Torey. They were last seen in Philadelphia. Torey posed as a minister. The Utica Convention of Abolitionists denounces J Q Adams as errant to human liberty.
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Bushrod ‘Taylor
Winchester
Charles A. ‘Torrey
Philadelphia
Torey
Utica
J. Q. Adams
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