Political Selections From the National Intelligencer Leaf
A printed leaf reproduces an 1838 Treasury statement of expenditures from 1824 to 1837, excluding public debt. It includes figures for each year, notes on trust funds, and the note of small variances in settlements by the Treasurer. Levi Woopsury signs as Secretary of the Treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
Levi Woopsury
The
Treasury
J. K. Polk
U. States
T. L. Santi
Register
Valladolid
Sangrado
Anc
Clio
Chillicote
Press and People’s Rights Rally Over Militia Plans
In this 1840 Clermont Courier excerpt, citizens express alarm at federal plans to expand militia and create eight military districts. The piece cites Secretary of War reports and President Van Buren’s views, warning of a standing army and loss of republican liberty, urging voters to reflect before supporting Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
RE. Garland
Louisiana
John Bell
Tennessee
John M. Botts
Virginia
Thos. Corwin
Ohio
M. H. Grinnel
New York
Clark
Leverett Saltonstall
Truman Smith
Connecticut
Secretary of War
van Buren
Congress
United
Union
Renunciations and shifting political loyalties in 1830s
The piece recounts Thomas Anderson renouncing the Jackson Van Buren party, moved to support General Harrison, and lists five reasons including banks and monopolies, slander of Harrison, past offices, the Sub Treasury, and commitment to Republican governance. It also notes a broader reflection on American orators and moral responsibility, plus cautions on credit and trust in Good Rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Anderson
Urbana
Ohio
Com. Perry &c
Jackson van Buren
Jackson
van Buren
Harrison
General Jackson
Gen
United States
Sub-Treasury
Also Mentioned on This Page
National Intelligencer
Clermont Courier
Imp
Gen. Jackson
Adams
Gen. Harrison
Jefferson
Great Britain
Jonah
John Brough
Athens
Brough
Ananias
Senate
Whig
Mason County
Locofaco
Locofoco
Maysville
Jaco
Lou
Swartwout
Ramsey
Pennsylvania
Gentry
Woodbury
Guernsey Times
New York City
Atlantic
Floridas
Rocky Mountains
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