United States Weekly Telegraph, Washington, February 22, 1832, Vol. V, No.13

This copy of The United States Weekly Telegraph, Washington, February 22, 1832, Vol. V, No.13 by Duff Green was one issue of a newsweekly that tried to give its readership a good taste of what was newsworthy and important. This issue contains 32 two-column pages, without covers, that measure approximately 5 3/8 x 8 ¾ inches. The pages are numbered from 385 to 416. It starts with seven pages (385-391) of editorials and small articles taken from other sources. It then deals with its major story on the debates in Congress over a Reduction in the Tariff for the next 25 pages (392-416). The booklet ends with half a page on the "Latest from England".

The booklet's pages are tanned with light foxing. There is a small tear in the upper right corner of the first page. The text is clear and easily read. The overall condition of the item is good.

The illustrations accompanying this description show the first and last pages of the newsweekly.

Duff Green (August 15, 1791 – June 10, 1875) was an American teacher, military leader, politician, journalist, author, diplomat, industrialist and businessman. In 1826, in Washington, D.C., he bought and later edited, The United States Telegraph, which became the principal organ of Andrew Jackson's backers, helping him defeat John Quincy Adams in the presidential election of 1828. Upon Jackson's election to the presidency, the Telegraph became the principal mouthpiece of the administration. Green became one of the côterie of unofficial advisers of Jackson known as the Kitchen Cabinet on which Jackson depended heavily following the Petticoat affair. In the quarrel between Jackson and his vice president John C. Calhoun, who had also been Adams' vice president, Green supported Calhoun, and through the Telegraph, violently attacked the Jackson administration. In consequence, the Jackson administration revoked its patronage for the Telegraph in the spring of 1831. Green, however, continued to edit The United States Telegraph in the Calhoun interest until 1835, and gave vigorous support to Calhoun's nullification views. [Wikipedia]