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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1839
Page
2
Col Benton writes a November letter to Callaway county Democrats arguing the Bank of the United States caused prior financial ruin through specie suspension and monopoly. He praises post Bank era prosperity, cites higher prices, abundant crops, and New Orleans markets, and blames pro Bank interests for ongoing political strife.
The document warns that a late bank suspension aimed to revive the Bank of the United States was premature and tied to elections. It details schemes to expand Federal power, shift currency, and drain specie via Philadelphia and New York while urging Missouri to act to guard its currency and resist a national bank takeover. Thomas H. Hr Aton signs as Democratic ally.
The Globe argues Democratic administrations keep 1839 federal expenditures near eighteen to twenty million after removing contingent and extraordinary items. It lists major savings from contingents, post office self-funding, Florida war costs, Indian removals, pensions, frontier protections, and new public buildings, urging Democrats to study the published expense list and prepare against typical opposition claims.
The Investigating Committee returned with a bill of costs for six members including Harlan Wise Curtis Hopkins Dawson and clerk Fendall. Charges cover 194 days board at Astor House, rooms lights and fuel, messenger services, and mileage for nine members totaling substantial sums. The document notes additional entries for other small charges and cicra amounts.
The Coos Democrat argues that committee members collected per diem and board without proper basis, claiming travel costs should be limited to 50 dollars per man and total expenses to 4500. They allege Wise's committee overcharged the Government by 1797, about ten dollars extra per day during the session.
The Charleston Courier reports Senator Preston of South Carolina has joined the Whig party backing Henry Clay. The piece laments the move as Southern leaders resist an administration seen as loyal to constitutional and financial aims, predicting Southern support may waver.
The piece denounces a political faction calling it the minority party and traces its influence since John Adams through John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. It cites a Montgomery County Ohio meeting condemning alleged minority manipulation, and reports a resolution claiming Isaac Douglass was unjustly deprived of his county auditor post.
A Burlington Virginia letter reports that on the 17th three American barns burned at Champlain by loyal volunteers for the other side. The next day three more barns and three buildings burned at Rouse's Point, with pursuit to the Canadian line where shots wounded an American. An attempt to burn Norton tannery and his house fire followed weeks earlier. The letter claims intense American excitement and citizen guards with regulars.
The New York Commercial Advertiser predicts anxiety over a transatlantic explosion when news of Governor Fairfield’s actions reaches London. It doubts John Burl’s mood will improve reception, but asserts there will be no war and that mediation is likely with France offering to mediate if needed, echoing prior English mediation in the US versus Monsieur.
Derroit March 16 Military prep arations of the British Am herstburgh fort Malden and Bois Blane Island are to be strengthened while timber cutting and blockhouse construction proceed. Negotiations for purchasing the steamers Illinois and Champlain continue. About 600 regular troops and 100 militia are stationed at Malden with two companies at Sandwich. The Detroit Daily Advertiser notes American prudence may warrant attention to the exposed frontier.
The Star notes with regret the death of Gen Eleazar W Ripley at his Clinton Louisiana residence. A veteran of the last war, his brave conduct in the Fort Erie sortie earned him a neck wound from which he never fully recovered. A Northern man by birth he spent many years in Louisiana and died from health problems tied to his military service.
A Cincinnati sugar haul attracted police attention when a strong odor issued from a hogshead exposed by a retailer. An investigation uncovered a young Black man at the center of the incident. Authorities suspect the sugar was misdirected from a physician’s order, though it fell into other hands. The report reflects a racialized description from the Mad River Democratic source.
Fragmentary OCR text referencing Wheeling, Virginia news and a bill. Difficult to parse with missing phrases and garbled names. Contains unclear sentiment about a bill and a meeting dated Saturday and mentions a person or place likely misread.
The Cooperstown Journal argues statewide public sentiment has shifted since last fall, predicting the decline of the coalition of reformers aligned with the Democratic principle. It warns that independent treasury advocates claim strength, yet voters recognize their tactics as desperate and misled.
The article outlines Russia’s rapid European and Asian expansion over sixty four years, noting advances toward Vienna Berlin Dresden Munich and Paris while approaching Constantinople and reaching near Stockholm. It highlights gains from Poland to Riga, and frontier stretches toward India Persia and Herat. The piece emphasizes distances from Moscow to Lahore Delhi and St Petersburg, with Guard battalions reaching Persia and near Herat, illustrating vast imperial reach.
The Louisville Journal quotes the New Albany Argus suggesting the Loco Focos should have invited Dr. Duncan to drink or, better, featured Federal bullies on their bill of fare to attract his attention. The critic notes Duncan is famed for devouring such figures.
Harrisburg news notes all canals and rail lines are running between Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh after winter overhauls. Freight, packet boats, and stages are ready to serve travelers and shippers, with daily passenger counts exceeding 200 since navigation began. The report signals a busy business season ahead.
Extract of a letter received at the Philadelphia Exchange dated January 20 1839 reports that the government has declared war against Buenos Ayres and is preparing an expedition with the French. It notes rising production scarcity due to rising demand and tighter supplies.
The Mobile Chronicle of the 12th laments the vast sums wagered at Mobile races. It notes Mobile lost all in a race for 810,000 a side and estimates the city's losses from the so called amusements at about $100,000.
The Raleigh Standard condemns Mr Wise for opposing Dr Duncan and describes his speech as defiant and disgraceful. It argues brave men do not bully and boasts a Northern joking note about winter fun while northern sleighing is scarce.
The Nashville Whig records a duel fought a few days earlier near Moscow in Fayette county Tennessee between Andrew Jackson Donelson former private secretary to Ex-President Jackson and Henry Robinson both lightly wounded.
A Boston editor told an officer who fought at Chippewa that his voice remains for war, while the officer replied with a sharp remark about the situation in Maine. The exchange reflects heightened tensions and wartime rhetoric in the current dispute.
For rent a woolen factory on Puolap's Creel Payette county Pennsylvania with extensive machinery including three carding machines two double and one single two power looms and other equipment. The machinery is mostly in good repair though some parts need work. Water power is available and three dwellings accompany the property. Terms are by agreement with water power and a boat likely available.
An advertisement extols Moffat s Life Medicines as superior to mercurial cures, praising vegetable remedies for fevers and chronic ailments. Letters from users across the United States recount relief from salt rheum, piles, rheumatism, and fever, praising pills and bitters and inviting readers to visit 367 Broadway for a copy of the Good Samaritan.
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