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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1839
Page
2
The American Union is published every Tuesday afternoon on Market Street near the F and M Bank. Subscription is two dollars per year payable half yearly in advance or three dollars at year end. Ad rates apply. letters to editors must be addressed properly. paper not discontinued until arrears are paid.
The New York Herald reprints a Whig counter revolution analysis attacking the Democratic administration and Governor Seward. It blames Wall Street cliques, press suppression, and political arson, detailing series of accusations from 1837 38 through the Maine crisis to explain Whig losses and wartime rhetoric. It cites figures like Hoxie Webb Graves Wise Webster and calls out the Wall Street influence on state appointments and policy.
A fiery editorial denounces Whig leadership errors and calls for rapid reform and reorganization. It blasts King Webb Noah Hoxie and De Forrest, praises Scott as candidate against Van Buren, and suggests nominating Scott for President with any Vice Presidential choice. It frames the struggle as a Providence chastisement and urges bold action.
The Cincinnati Republican laments the Whig loss in New York, calling it a crushing, unequivocal defeat. It cites Baltimore Chronicle reflections on van Buren and predicts Whig disunion will escalate tensions, bolstering administration factions amid political turmoil. It frames the outcome as a lesson for future strategy.
The result of the New York election teaches a stern and humiliating lesson. It proves to the whigs that their supposed strength is a sickly dream and that their majorities may vanish like morning mist. The call goes out for patriotic citizens to abandon prejudice and unite the opposition to back a candidate free of bitter enmity and to secure votes against the corrupt party in power.
Bennett of the New York Herald notes threats to support within the party and quotes Locofoco leaders planning a Great Festival with an ox roast. The Whig Committee at Broadway House under Chandler Starr prepared a 250 plate feast, likely to be canceled if not consumed. A Whig observer comments they will sell out cheaply.
The Hon. Daniel Webster arrived last Friday to celebrate a Whig win. Gov. Seward and Albany delegates joined the city amid Locofoco scorn. Webster may tour Europe to escape the current unrest while Gen. Scott also reportedly plans a visit. The Whigs plan a grand dinner at the Astor House with speeches songs toasting and revelry before the week ends.
A historical quotation frames pleasure as shadows wealth and power as a pageant, while knowledge is exalted and enduring. It extols knowledge as limitless in space and duration, praising its sacred office and fearless pursuit across mountains, oceans, and distant lands. Delivered in a formal declamatory style.
Fragmented text indicates a New York pursuit of political aims by a committee, with references to recent elections and potential continuation or reorganization, but the readable portion is incomplete and lacks clear names or outcomes.
The Onondaga Standard reviews Tallmadge's New York speech as a switch to endorsing the State Bank Deposit system over a National Bank. It contrasts his stance with party principles, condemns his defense of the Sub-Treasury, and cites Richmond Whig and Globe to argue he shifts with the wind while remaining an apostate to Democratic precedents.
The excerpt from the Evening Star argues that naturalized citizens should be denied voting rights until long residency. It accuses Federal and Whig factions of aiming to impose radical reforms and twenty one year disfranchisement, despite immigrants paying taxes and serving the state.
A 1839 frontier notice in federal papers announces Whig Headquarters for the forthcoming Charter Election in New York City. It calls Whig General Headquarters to Broadway and Grand Streets for information during the “Three Days,” and invites Whig friends to Masonic Hall for a decisive victory gathering.
In a Lexington Reporter paragraph the paper, aligned with Mr. Clay, laments Mr. Biddle as a political drawback to the Whig party. It claims a Bank of the United States would gain favor with the people now, contrasting past ties with Biddle, and hints at rifts between federal leaders over Bank finances and appointments.
The New York Sun reports Belleville Bank bills mislead buyers with a charter clause. Directors allegedly avoided responsibility by avoiding official appointment. Gov. Pennington and receivers are urged to pursue the strongest legal action. The piece also lists presidents' ages at office and notes Daniel Webster as a youthful figure among candidates.
The Lynchburg Virginian notes Mr Rives has accepted an Amherst citizens invitation to a public dinner but the event is moved from April to Amherst May Court. The item mentions a sympathetic letter from John H Halley, chair of a Fairfix Whig and Conservative meeting, and suggests the sympathizers’ support is not spontaneous but orchestrated by party press in the Commonwealth.
A partial sentence notes that neither letters nor dinner speeches can diffuse the mongrel hybrid Whig and Conservative spirit across the Commonwealth, reflecting a contentious political mood in Richmond End.
A city and county meeting in Philadelphia on the 3d instant appointed delegates for a May convention to nominate an electoral ticket. Delegates will be pledged in writing to vote for Harrison for President and Webster for Vice President, a move opposed by Clay whigs. Rochester Republican.
The Albany Argus lists all removals and attempted removals by the federal party from January to April, totaling two hundred fifty six. The piece argues this proves proscriptive tyranny, noting how they once lamented removals for opinion yet now approve sweeping eliminations across offices.
The Georgia Argus, long a Whig paper from Columbus, Ga., declares it will support Van Buren and Democratic measures. The change is framed as sobriety and national improvement, with Downing of Florida cited as satisfied with the President’s policy. The Baltimore Transcript is noted as having moved to the democracy, signaling growing strength against federalism.
The New York American criticized the Whigs for being overrun by converts from Loco Focoism, saying apostates in their ranks carry vile arts from their original party. The piece notes traitors will get their full reward, as stated by Statesman.
St. Clairsville Gazette attacks the federal party for betraying revolutionary ideals. It contends the party shelters old Monarchical families who fled during the revolution and accuses it of adopting Hamiltonian and Websterian doctrines that claim property as merit and favor the rich over the poor.
Three officers of the Corps of Engineers Capt Canfield and Lieutenants Lillard and Seaman are surveying Fort Ontario. A $20,000 appropriation by the last Congress funds repairs and armament. The fort sits at Oswego River and Lake Ontario confluence, a key northern frontier post with a history of British occupation and later evacuation.
The piece notes Virginia figures like Rives Garland and Clay allies withholding candidate leanings while Union newspapers interpret a Whig win as shifting Southern votes toward Henry Clay. Major Noah of the Evening Star warns that a Virginia upset could swing national outcomes, urging focus on Virginia as pivotal in the nation’s political future.
An advertisement extols Moffat Life Medicines as a herbal alternative to mercurial cures. It claims to cleanse the body, restore nerves, and aid conditions from nervous debility to consumption and rheumatism. Letters from users across New York praise relief from salt rheum piles and inflammatory ailments, urging others to try the pills and Phoenix Bitters.
Choreh McVay Gordon Wim Holmes and Co Dalzell and Fleming partner with Birmingham and Co in a series of professional references, indicating collaborations and engagements across firms. The listing highlights multiple law and consulting entities connected to Birmingham.
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