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Historical Sketches of the United States, From the Peace of 1815 to 1830
Historical Sketches of the United States From the Peace of 1815 to 1830 Author:Samuel General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1830 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER II. First meeting of the 14th Congress -- Message -- Proceedings of Congress -- He- peal of the internal duties -- Debates on the Tariff -- Sectional division! on the subject of encouraging manufactures -- Adjustment of claims resulting from the war -- Claims of the Canadian volunteers -- Of the crews of public armed ships for enemy's vessels captured and destroyed -- Of persons connected with the army for losses of private property -- Of the disbanded officers for a gratuitous allowance -- Compensation law passed -- Natioual currency -- Depreciated paper, its effects on the community -- Origin and nature of banking institutions -- Defects in the American system of banks- -- Proposi- tion for a national bank -- Constitutional objections -- x bill for its establish- "ment passed -- Its provisions -- Debates on the bill relating to the convention with Great Britain -- Law passt-d for the admission of Indiana into the Union -- Its provisions -- Presidential election for 1817 -- Preparatory caucus -- Proceedings and result of it -- View of the origin and effects of the caucus system. Meeting of congress. On the fourth of December, the period fixed by the constitution for the first meeting of the Fourteenth congress, a quorum of both branches assembled, and the house of representatives organized themselves by the choice of Mr. Clay, speaker. On the 5th, the president sent his message, congratulating them on the successful termination of the Algerine war; a general pacification with the Indian tribes ; and the general prosperity of the country on the return of peace. Message. The measures recommen...« less