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Editorial
February 13, 1841
Salt River Journal
Bowling Green, Pike County, Missouri
What is this article about?
Criticism of Henry Clay's response in the U.S. Senate regarding the placement of public money if the Independent Treasury Law is repealed, portraying the Federal party as reckless and extravagant, akin to speculators.
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"Sufficient Unto the Day is the Evil thereof."--was the reply of Henry Clay, in the United States Senate, when asked where the public money would be placed, if the Independent Treasury Law were repealed by Federal votes. Such an answer well becomes the extravagant and reckless party to which he is attached, and such has been the answer of many a speculator and stock-jobber, while in the transaction of his business he has been induced to enter upon measures the end or ruin of which he could no more foresee than can the Federal party, by their destruction of a law, considered by three-fourths of the community as a perfect safeguard of the funds of the nation.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
Henry Clay
Independent Treasury Law
Federal Party
Public Funds
Speculators
What entities or persons were involved?
Henry Clay
United States Senate
Federal Party
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Criticism Of Henry Clay And Federal Party On Independent Treasury Law Repeal
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Federal Party As Reckless
Key Figures
Henry Clay
United States Senate
Federal Party
Key Arguments
Clay's Reply Evades Responsibility For Public Funds Placement
Federal Party Is Extravagant And Reckless Like Speculators
Repealing Independent Treasury Law Destroys A Safeguard Supported By Three Fourths Of The Community