THE ROUGH-HEWER, DEVOTED TO THE SUPPORT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES OF JEFFERSON.
Albany, N.Y. Thomas M. Burt. 1840. Caption title, 8 pages [pages 249-256]. The 24 September 1840 issue. No. 32 of this short-lived periodical. Caption title, printed in three columns per page, [8] pages. Old folds, chips at upper margin, with a pinhole affecting two letters in the running title at page 250. Else Very Good.
This Democratic periodical supports the Democratic Presidential ticket of Martin Van Buren and Richard Johnson. For State offices, the Rough-Hewer favors William Bouck for Governor, and Deniel Dickinson for Lieut. Governor. Presidential electors are listed by district.
The Whig candidate, William Henry Harrison, is excoriated, as are Whig banking and other public policies.
AI 40-5891 [5]. Item #41247
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