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Domestic News
March 17, 1840
The Caledonian
Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont
What is this article about?
Harrisonians in New York City hold large meetings in wards to organize energetically, passing a resolution mocking Thomas Hart Benton's Senate debate on U.S. assumption of state debts.
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The Harrisonians of the city of New York, are holding large meetings in the several wards and organizing with spirit and energy. The following hit at Benton's State Debt humbug, was made in the second ward:
Resolved, That Thomas Hart Benton, and his political associates, in consuming the time of the Senate, and wasting the public money in discussing his resolution now before that body—That the United States have no right to assume the state debts before they are asked—Be reminded of the story of the girl who cried bitterly from thinking that if she was married and had a child, and it was to fall in the fire and be burned to death, what a dreadful thing it would be.
Resolved, That Thomas Hart Benton, and his political associates, in consuming the time of the Senate, and wasting the public money in discussing his resolution now before that body—That the United States have no right to assume the state debts before they are asked—Be reminded of the story of the girl who cried bitterly from thinking that if she was married and had a child, and it was to fall in the fire and be burned to death, what a dreadful thing it would be.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Harrisonians
New York
Political Meetings
Benton
State Debt
Senate Resolution
What entities or persons were involved?
Thomas Hart Benton
Where did it happen?
City Of New York
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
City Of New York
Key Persons
Thomas Hart Benton
Event Details
Harrisonians holding large meetings in several wards of New York City and organizing with spirit and energy. In the second ward, a resolution mocks Benton's Senate resolution on U.S. not assuming state debts before asked, comparing it to a girl crying over hypothetical future tragedy.