New-Hampshire Patriot, Concord, (New-Hampshire), Tuesday, April 9, 1816; Printed by Isaac Hill, Publisher of the Laws of the United States by Hill, Isaac - 1816

Concord, NH: Isaac Hill, 1816. 35 x 53 cm. Speech of the Hon. Mr. (Henry) Clay in the House of Representatives on the Subject of the Direct Tax. Clay notes debt accumulated by the recent war (War of 1812) as well as the Revolutionary War and the wars with Tripoli and Algiers. He mentions that he was ""in the vicinity"" of the Battle of Waterloo. [He was in London, and saw the illuminations and celebration after Wellington defeated Napoleon.] Clay ranges wide, discussing the Treaty of Ghent, fishing rights off Newfoundland. One of the great causes of the war, he says, was impressment of American sailors, and now that is stopped. ""What have we gained by the war?"" he asked, then answered, ""..before the war... we were the scorn of the universe... contempt of ourselves......"" We have gained ""respectabilty and character abroad---security and confidence at home....our character and constitution are placed on a solid basis never to be shaken."" Article fills whole front page and one column of page 2, and is continued. Dartmouth Colege: ""The insidious hand of one of the intolerant Trustees is discovered.."" Discussion of scandal and abuse towards Dartmouth President Wheelock....Accusations of hypocrisy and malignity..... Thompson and others have been effectively ""put down"" by their own ""wicked attempt 'to put down' a certain man!"" Remarkable letter to the Printer by Mary Pitcher, dated April 1, 1816 takes up about one column to reel out literary allusions and flowing discourse, alluding to witchery--- appears to be April Fool's tomfoolery. Notice of those people in New Hampshire who have not paid their Direct Tax in conformity with the Act of Congress, 1813. Newspaper, edges worn and frayed, rag content of paper has preserved it well. Fair. . Catalogs: Newspapers/History.