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Editorial
September 9, 1841
Lincoln Telegraph
Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine
What is this article about?
Editorial from Kennebec Journal criticizes Shepherd Carey, a loco foco leader and Aroostook War quarter-master, for paying $2,376.59 to his own firm for transporting goods at inflated prices, accusing Van Buren partisans of pursuing spoils.
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From the Kennebec Journal.
Keep it before the People.
That Shepherd Carey, Esq, one of the loco foco leaders in the House of Representatives, who was an assistant quarter-master in the Aroostook war, allowed and paid to Charles H. Shepherd and Wm. H. Carey, Jr., believed to be of the firm of Shepard Carey & Co., $2376 59. two thousand three hundred and seventy-six dollars and fifty-nine cents, for the transportation of ninety-five tons and twelve hundred pounds the distance of forty-five miles, in good sleighing.
And look at this.
Among the very articles for the transportation of which this money was paid were molasses at 75 cents a gallon: red flannel at 75 cents a yard: and axes at 27 dollars a dozen, paid by Shepard Carey quarter-master, to Shepherd Carey & Co. These are specimens of a vast number of charges made by agents, commissioners, contractors, all busy partisans of the Van Buren dynasty, and all apparently intent on the one great object,
The Spoils.
Keep it before the People.
That Shepherd Carey, Esq, one of the loco foco leaders in the House of Representatives, who was an assistant quarter-master in the Aroostook war, allowed and paid to Charles H. Shepherd and Wm. H. Carey, Jr., believed to be of the firm of Shepard Carey & Co., $2376 59. two thousand three hundred and seventy-six dollars and fifty-nine cents, for the transportation of ninety-five tons and twelve hundred pounds the distance of forty-five miles, in good sleighing.
And look at this.
Among the very articles for the transportation of which this money was paid were molasses at 75 cents a gallon: red flannel at 75 cents a yard: and axes at 27 dollars a dozen, paid by Shepard Carey quarter-master, to Shepherd Carey & Co. These are specimens of a vast number of charges made by agents, commissioners, contractors, all busy partisans of the Van Buren dynasty, and all apparently intent on the one great object,
The Spoils.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
Loco Foco
Aroostook War
Quarter Master
Spoils System
Military Contracts
Political Corruption
What entities or persons were involved?
Shepherd Carey
Charles H. Shepherd
Wm. H. Carey Jr.
Shepard Carey & Co.
Van Buren Dynasty
Loco Foco Leaders
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Exposure Of Corruption In Aroostook War Military Contracts
Stance / Tone
Strongly Critical Of Loco Foco Corruption And Spoils System
Key Figures
Shepherd Carey
Charles H. Shepherd
Wm. H. Carey Jr.
Shepard Carey & Co.
Van Buren Dynasty
Loco Foco Leaders
Key Arguments
Shepherd Carey Paid $2376.59 To His Own Firm For Transporting 95 Tons Over 45 Miles
Inflated Prices For Goods Like Molasses At 75 Cents/Gallon, Red Flannel At 75 Cents/Yard, Axes At $27/Dozen
Partisans Of Van Buren Dynasty Focused On Spoils Through Excessive Charges