Broadside. Mass Meeting in Canastota on May 7, 1851

Date

May 7, 1851

Description

Broadside announcing a mass meeting in Canastota on May 7, 1851 at 12 o'clock for those in favor of enlarging the canal. With an economic depression looming, the "stop and tax" law of 1846 required that every debt for the canals carry a tax. The "Nine Million Bill" was proposed to counter this new law by selling certificates based on future canal revenues. The bill passed in the Assembly, but 12 radical Democratic senators resigned their seats to deny a three-fifths quorum in the Senate vote. This broadside calls residents of the Second Assembly District of Madison County to a meeting to protest the resignation of the 12 senators.

Type

Broadside

Region

Central New York, New York State

Era

Revolution and New Nation, Expansion and Reform, Industrialization

Topic

Community, Erie Canal, Industry, Labor, Transportation

Identifer

bro713

Source

New York State Library. 713.

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