Political Debate on Manufactures and Tariffs in 1814
Correspondence from Rochester and Congress reports discuss Madison era tariff ideas. Daniel Webster argues against doubling duties to protect manufacturers. Emphasizes protecting all sectors and avoiding exclusive bounties. Letters describe western New York political tension, Silas Wright support, and public misreporting losses. Includes a foot race note and a convent event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Friends of Polk
New York
Silas Wright
Wright
Pennsylvania
Henry Clay
Casaing
Bbery
Questions in Political Economy on Government Intervention
The article argues against government direction of industry and trade arguing it harms private enterprise. It contends officials lack practical knowledge to choose which commodities gain value from localization shifts, preferring market-driven selection by merchants and producers based on relative costs and profits. It warns against laws favoring imports or exports and urges letting private industry steer production for national prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun
Winewittar of
Iladinen
Tlao
Great Britain
Gouda
Greal Britain
Webster
Daniel Webster
Massachusetts
New Humpshire
House
National Intelligencer
Wabster
Castei
Hs Pukey
Sheffields
Birminghams
Klein
Arblend
Farmera
New York
Congress
Liverpool
Unem
Trade of Madison Shows Towns Growth and Trade Delays
Madison expands with three merchants serving growing population while Prairieville suffers from delayed Milwaukee shipments. The piece praises local trade and urges Prairieville to improve facilities. It also highlights mineral collection for state cabinets and notes an 1830s earthquake report and Anson Jones as an Anti Annexation candidate.
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Eara
Madison
Milwauke
Terito~ory
Prairieville
Milwaukee
B. Samngentany
Eost
Compensation and arrearages in 1645 colonial assembly
The document discusses compensation and mileage for members of a colonial assembly as of June 1645, plus arrearages from prior sessions. It notes treasury instructions limiting payments to license costs and printing for the 1642-43 session, resulting in unpaid printing of laws and journals from 1642-44. It highlights distress and the Parliament’s arrangement to fund necessary printings, with volunteers lamenting the inability to pay souls and urging resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Merabere
Tual
Legishmure
Foreign News and Society Notes Echo London Letters
The packet ship Prince Albert arrives in New York with London papers. Morocco treaty favors France more than expected. Dublin water banks loan approved. Queen Victoria observed in the Scottish Highlands. Danish and Bavarian kings join the temperance society. Sweden coronation planned for September twenty first. Members in Rock and Walworth urged to settle incidental printing arrears. Distilled items from Dane, Dodge, and Portage noted. Mrs. Cilley of Maine dies at Thomaston after health decline. Bishop OxntanoxK resignation from Pa. accepted by the Philadelphia convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert
New York
London
Morocco
Dublin
Queen Vic
Scotland
Denmark
Bavaria
Sweden
Rock
Wal Yworth
Wlae
Green
Dane
Dodge
Portage
Oxntanoxk
House of Bishops
Philadelphia
Short Sermon on the Shorter Catechism Debate on tariffs and labor
A vivid satirical piece questions the idea of Congress directly employing wealth and labor. It mocks protectionist logic, argues for states rights to choose employment, and recalls the cruelty of child labor in cotton mills while contrasting independence with British manufacturing. It highlights regional tensions and fears of economic coercion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
Hing
Shea
Wen
Renee
Laudecipe
Viginia
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Krom
MR. Weuster
Mr. Polk
The
Evening Post
Beacon
Stallard
Guilder
U.S
Amy
Mies Samh Lian
Vallation Convent
Georgetown
RHE Argus
No. Fen
Detroit
Keer Anson Jones
Texas
Treneoted
Foreign News
Cilley
Jonathan P. Cinnary
Maine
Thomaston
Grayes
Connecticu
Washington
Dubuque
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