The Democracy exposed by a profligate White House display
The piece denounces the so called democracy of the United States and attacks leaders such as Thomas H. Benton James Buchanan and Martin Van Buren. It accuses the administration of currency attacks and costly displays in the White House East Room including solid gold tableware and lavish spoils of office. It cites Mr Ogle and reports from the Boston Atlas and Washington correspondent to claim royal style furnishings and extravagant banquets funded by the presidency.
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United States
Thomas H. Benton
James Buchanan
Martin van Buren
Missouri
Senate
U. States
Europe
England
Madrid
van Buren
White House
Washington Globe
The
Ohio Statesman
Washington
Boston Atlas
Andrews
Kentucky
Ogle
Pennsylvania
Congress
Fraser of Kentucky Defends Ogle Attack on Spurious Expense Claims
Cincinnati Gazette reports Andrews of Kentucky and two New York delegates examined Mr. Ogle of Pennsylvania over charges on the General Appropriation bill. A trusted committee member asserts the statements are true and condemns alleged extravagance as democratic excess in Washington. The piece notes Ogle’s forceful passage amid attacks on General Harrison and Administration critics.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Ogle
Gen. Harrison
Congress
Cincinnati Gazette
Administration’s Relief Proposals Called Into Question
The Madisonian argues the administration offers no relief measures, opposing a Sub-Treasury with specie clause and five million treasury notes. It cites Crawford’s 1820 warnings on currency reduction causing widespread misery, falling prices, and disrupted debtor–creditor relations.
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United States
Treasury
William H. Crawford
Congress
Senate
Political dispute over measures of the administration
The article argues against current administration proposals and cites Crawford’s warnings about schemes harming productive energies. It accuses supporters of being infatuated with Van Buren and blind to private interests, reflecting a partisan critique of 1820 policy.
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Republican Party
Crawford
van Buren
A Leaf of History A Sub-Treasury Before the Revolution
Extracts from William Smith’s History of New York trace a pre-revolution Sub-Treasury in colonial New York. Governors Sloughter Fletcher Bellomont Cornbury and Clark face issues of treasury control, auditor fees, and assembly vigilance to prevent misappropriation.
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New York
England
Wm. Smith
A. M
Atlantic
Henry Sloughter
General Assembly
Gov
Slaughter
Benjamin Fletcher
Fletcher
Braithwait
Gov. Fletcher
Richard Earl
Bellomont
Lord Bellamont
Lord Cornbury
Gov. Clark
Political Shift Sweeps Southwark in Ward Election
Southwark a Philadelphia suburb shifted from Locofoco strength to Whig control. Harrisonians won four of five wards by an aggregate 579 majority, with the remaining ward voting Locos by a narrow ten vote margin.
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Southwark
Philadelphia
Republic
Reading General McElwain’s Letter to Jackson Democrats
Duff Green’s Pilot urges original Jackson men to read McElwain’s letter and rejoin a Liberty rally with Garrison and Reform. It condemns the New York charter election Locofocos and their public defamation device, noting New York citizens’ disapproval of the act and praising the city’s honor.
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Duff Green
Pilot
Jackson
Gen. Jackson
Washington
General McElwain
F. P. Blair
Suamerre
New York
Harrison
North West
Republic
Proctor
Chillicothe
Politician's Rhetoric on Negro Question Draws Fire
The remark derides Van Buren as torn by the negro question, claiming he favors northern equality for blacks while pledging to uphold slavery in the South. The critic argues his Southern-leaning principles do not fit the northern climate and mocks his stance as hypocritical.
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Cuba
Indians and Whigs Surrender at Erie Log Cabin Scene
A procession of sixty men from a nearby town dressed in Indian costume rode to a log cabin in Erie Pennsylvania and surrendered to the Tippecanoe hero. They buried the hatchet under the cabin socket and pledged alliance with his old followers.
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Erie
Intel
Depopulation of New York Emigration to the Far West
The article notes a surge of movement from New York City to western states. Many young single women and men prepare to depart in groups, choosing towns along Rock River and Wisconsin and Illinois rivers. A man who visited a western township already returned, signaling the growing westward exodus.
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New York
Far West
Broadway
Rock River
Wisconsin River
Illinois River
Great West
J. Herald
Aggressive Critique of Agrarian Equality Doctrines
The speaker denounces the leveling doctrine of agrarianism that would degrade the highest to uplift the lowest. He rejects the idea of equality by lowering standards and condemns promoters who pursue popularity over reason morality or religion.
Rocky Mountain flax urged as a perennial crop hope
The Albany Cultivator highlights Rocky Mountain flax as a potential perennial crop, with Mr Parker and Mr Oakley cited describing its wild growth along the Columbia river region and near the Platte. Proponents say it could be mowed like hay, reduce plowing, and significantly benefit western agriculture.
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Rocky Mountain
Western States
Rocky Mountains
Parker
Mississippi
Pacific
U. States
Lewis
Snake River
Columbia
Oakley
Illinois
Bayou Selard
Platte
United States
Durham Cattle and the Durham Cross for Farmers
The article extols New Improved Short Horns for early fattening and superior beef and milk, noting high price of full blood but strong crossbreeding value with common stock. It highlights the Durham Ox famed in England and praises Durham cattle as finest breed based on fattening, maturity, size, beef and milking quality, urging farmers to adopt crosses with 1817 stock and late imports.
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Durham
England
Wool clip value rises with U.S. sheep growth
It is estimated there are 15,000,000 sheep in the United States, up 3,000,000 in two years. With three pounds per head, the 1839 clip would total 45,000,000 pounds of wool at an average price of 45 cents per pound, worth over twenty million dollars.
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United States
Question Of Wives Obeying Husbands Sparks Debate In St Louis
A debating society in St Louis recently discussed if it is philosophical for a wife to promise to obey her husband in the wedding ceremony. The topic drew attendees and lively commentary on gender roles and tradition.
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St. Louis
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