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Sub Treasury Bill Divides Opinion in Washington Letter
The March 28 1838 letter discusses the Senates rejection of Calhouns specie clause and Webster's reform, predicting the administrations path under the joint resolutions of 1816. It criticizes executive power, argues against a gold and silver only system, and warns of despotism if the sub treasury is adopted.
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Washineton
Richard Rixer
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Senate
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Congress
Webster
Secretary of the Treasury
Public Revenue
Mr. Calhoun
Treasury
Wright
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New York
Lammany Hall
Union
Rum dealing professor prays in closet seeking divine blessing for liquor trade
Morning petitions reveal a shopkeeper’s plea for divine favor to expand his rum business and its profits while asking God to curb vice only to sustain the market. A Canadian man named Thomas Smith near Toronto endures amputation after a thrashing machine accident, singing Home Sweet Home during surgery.
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Mercies
Ruim
Satan
Cirop
White Pigeon Gazette
Toronto
I'No
Smrru
Runaway Heiress Skirts Marriage and Ridicule
A 17 year old heiress elopes with a cowardly fiancé to the Mississippi bank seeking a license to wed. Ice and danger on the river foil the match, the woman spurns the plan, and the couple returns while facing public scorn and unpaid debts.
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Mississippi
Missouri
Candidate Craves Public Calm in Local Election
A Mobile Commercial Herald fragment mocks office seekers and notes the upcoming Monday election. The piece jokes about a candidate’s bland smile and feigned kindness, contrasting affectionate talk with political ambition and local constable hopes.
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Mobile Commercial Herald
Murder on Main Street Stuns Mercer Community
A man named McDonald was found fatally stabbed on Main Street at daylight this week in Mercer. The motive remains unknown, and authorities note a prior similar on the same street, urging calm as investigators pursue leads.
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