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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1844
Page
2
A controversial Mr. Clay letter favors annexation of Texas while avoiding dissolution of the Union. The piece critiques disunion threats and notes Southern confusion over tariff and annexation. A second report condemns mob violence by Democrats against Germans and threats to ballot access in Louisville, urging arrests of those responsible.
A list of candidates for sectoral, senatorial, and congressional positions from various counties is presented. The Democratic party rhetoric follows, urging rallying support for the cause and proclaiming, in God is our trust, democracy's banner shall triumph across the land.
A Louisville Democrat dispatch accuses Whigs of violent fraud in Jefferson County during a local election. It claims hundreds of illegal votes, cross-state voting, repeated ballots, and paid intimidation by hired men targeting Germans and foreign-born citizens. Violence occurred in multiple wards, with police present but ineffective. The piece contrasts with recent notices of Democratic gains in Louisiana elections.
In Wells township an election for Justice of the Peace produced a 28 vote majority for Daniel Tarr over John Barrett. The article notes federal candidates and regional political tensions, with strong Democratic support in the local county section and high voter turnout reported on the 7th inst.
Two sheriff sale notices list writs from the Jefferson county court of common pleas. Charles MecConnell faces sale of Bloomfield lots 20 and 30 in Steubenville on August 26, 1844, after the writs of fa and fi fe. Abram Myers’ property lot 17 in Newburgh is set for auction the same day by sheriff Samuel D Hunter.
A short note notes an August issue of One Magazine available at Meller's Literary Depot in the city. The item is described as a beatiful display piece offered for sale.
A Saturday night meeting at the Democratic Headquarters drew about 600 Democrats enthusiastic for Polk nationwide victory. Speakers Stanton Sutherland and McCook denounced Whig rowdyism and coins claims while urging continued attendance and unity for Democracy and victory.
In the Prandin district Lakoagod Rowe and A. P. Stone have been nominated as Democratic candidates to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mowe. McNulty is named as the peers candidate for the senate in the Os Ndarch district.
The Pittsburgh Age reports Louisiana returns showing a Whig majority on joint ballot and details on State Senate and Convention party breakdowns. The piece denounces neutral press and claims of Democratic gains, noting eight Whigs and fourteen Democrats across the state and a Whig-leaning convention composition.
The Cincinnati Gazette reports Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York denies active or passive membership in the Native American Society and says he never spoke to or attended its meetings. The piece argues he remains Native American in principle and cites a Dayton Empire excerpt to claim he cannot escape the label. It notes Democratic meetings in New York City with large crowds and strong pro-Texas platform rhetoric.
The 6th and 7th in Louisville saw a mob, driven by federal presence, threaten to attack Democrat Mr Guthrie. City Mayor and City Marshal intervened, halting violence as Guthrie defiantly faced the crowd with a bowie knife. The Daily Democrat lauds Guthrie's resolve and condemns the mob and decency party actions.
The Wheeling paper denounces Hull and calls for naming party defectors who left the Democratic Party over a landing affair. Editors lash out at critics, defend democracy, and attack Whig labels while accusing Hull of libel and hypocrisy amid a tangled political confrontation in Wheeling.
A large Wells and neighboring township gathering at Lagrange drew 700 to 900 attendees. Speakers J. K. Sutherland and C. Gray urged Democratic vigor for the fall. A pole was raised and the event proceeded smoothly as Jefferson County’s Democratic resolve was proclaimed.
Prentice of the Louisville Journal fled the city after the third night of the election result. He likely headed to Blue Lick Springs. The piece lauds bold democracy, cheers the state’s equal rights cause, and praises Louisville’s political shift as a fortress of federalism broken by voter zeal.
A pistol duel occurred in Pointe Coupee Louisiana on the 27th with rifles at 100 yards between Pierre Porche and Jean Baptiste Berguon. Berguon was dangerously wounded at the first fire as the ball passed through his thighs. The quarrel arose from a matter connected to the recent election.
Total votes reported across multiple counties show Whig gains in early Kentucky results and dramatic Democratic gains in Illinois. Louisville Democratic Chronicle notes Whig decline in the banner city, while Illinois results from 12 towns indicate Wentworth’s Cook County majority approaching one thousand. The Advocate reports federal hopes crushed as Polk Dallas Democracy surge continues.
The Central Democratic Association met August 10 1844 at Head Quarters with James M Kinney presiding and Dr T Wood secretary. A five member committee was appointed to review Whig Club resolutions and criticized Wheeling press falsehoods about a Great Democratic Whig Mass Meeting. Resolutions condemn the Steubenville Clay Club and praise editorials exposing federal falsehoods. A further measure requested a committee to identify Democrats who insulted women at the Bistalt and report next meeting. E M Stanton and John K assailed spoke.
The report notes strong Democrat turnout in Illinois and Indiana with larger margins than in 1842. It cites Henry Clay rebuked by settlers on public lands and mentions a high Democratic majority in the city election and statewide gains, including Whitcomb carrying Indiana by 2013.
A Manchester era editorial complains about 300 proposed Democracy changes being unnecessary to publish yet asserts strong public support for the cause. It warns federal publication pressure and party misrepresentation in election returns, promising forthcoming proofs and admonishing Whig outlets for false returns reported in the Lou. Democrat.
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