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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1837
Page
3
A historical record lists BENJAMIN TAPPAN as Representative SAMUEL M NARY as Commissioner GEO MITCHELL as Mr Preasant Jr Prosecuting Attorney and JOHN K SUTHERLAND in a formal Senate roll call or official list of officials.
A writer accuses Judge Tappan of directorship at the Farmers Bank of Canton and shows conflicting proofs from the Ohio Repository and Ohio Statesman. The piece argues that both papers misstate his status and accuses them of misleading the public while urging readers to seek the full truth about oath requirements and duties of bank directors.
A St Louis Republic report describes the Charlton steamboat explosion after leaving the city. Lifesaving efforts saved most cabin passengers, with engineers and crew injured or missing. A sixteen year old boy and a black fireman were scalded but recovered. the cook is missing. News of Gov Dodge aboard Irene to treat Chippewa lands follows, plus a balloon sighting in Philadelphia.
A country trip reveals the eastern section of the macadamised road from this place toward Cambridge under progress. The old State road is widened and graded over several miles where the new route follows it, promising direct Ohio River link and a Steubenville port for steamboats to land and forward freight. Citizens of Jefferson and Harrison counties are urged to subscribe to speed the project and reap benefits soon.
Among recent improvements in Steubenville the new large building attached to the court-house is finished and occupied for public offices. The old office building on Market street has been torn down and a splendid new jail is now being erected on the site.
A Wintersville area inventor introduces a butter churn machine that eliminates steady manual labor. A small dog operates the rotating drum to perform the churn, and locals are invited to visit Mr Roberts’s farm to view the mechanism.
Tur Grove Academy in Steubenville expands with a male branch led by Rev. J. W. Scorr. Local boosters tout health morals and prospects, urging distant patrons to enroll sons for a valued education in a thriving town. News notes influx of specie with large sums arriving from New Orleans port and Havana via New York ships.
The Ohio State Journal editor discusses the southern nullifiers and the Whig strength for next presidency. He contrasts the Hartford Convention federalism with abolitionism antimasonry and anti obedience to the law. The Boston Whigs urge resistance to the law, peaceful if possible, forcible if necessary.
As of July 15, reports from Havanna indicate yellow fever prevailing to some extent among strangers and shipping in the harbor and has assumed a malignant character.
The legal note asks what Van Buren presses mean by constitutional currency. The reply states legalized gold and silver. The discussion probes differing Whig views on the matter and mentions Pearce and Tren as contrasting opinions.
Reports from multiple counties show Gholson and Claiborne leading for Congress with a Van Buren majority of 404 in four counties. Later tallies from other counties list Gholson 1928 Claiborne 1847 Acee 702 Prentiss 603. A North Carolina report notes Van Buren gains. Texas letters recount an assassination by Dr. Humphreys, Powell killed, Humphreys arrested and held.
The Wabash Courier reports Canal Fund Commissioners in the East have arranged loans totaling 2,064,000 to finance internal improvements. All sold stocks were five percent, except 400,000 sold at par. The Courier notes more could have been obtained, but the Board of Internal Improvements limited the requisition to this amount.
A Florida war rumor cites a Marianna report of a recent battle where white settlers suffered five dead and several wounded. The assailants are said to be fugitive Creeks, numbering around 500, gathering near Esambia and Black Water Bays after displacement from Georgia and Alabama. They reportedly seek crops completion before renewed clashes in the fall.
Advices from Mexico to the 12th ult report tranquil affairs as a great venture with two million dollars was expected on the 14th. Reports show $187,000 in specie moved through New Orleans, with $125,000 to Wizards. Crops are described as unusually fine, and Whigs oppose John Quincy Adams over his Fos ter letter. A Piqua toast warns printers to dodge pressure and rely on quoins in the bank to redeem their paper.
A U.S. Engineer corps officer is surveying the Allegheny River to plan improvements aimed at making it navigable in all seasons. The work seeks to enhance river utilization and safety for vessels throughout the year.
A column reprints exchanges from the Atlas and Detroit Free Press arguing that federal Whigs align with federalists of 98 and 1800, opposing Jeffersonian democracy. It recalls Jefferson as a democrat with broad civil and religious liberty, contrasted with his opponents’ more centralized government. Reports also cover false fever rumors in New Orleans, a Norfolk schooner sinking near Lynnhaven Inlet, and a warm Philadelphia summer with poetic weather reflections.
A dubious fragment from the Herald notes a quarrel involving a figure tied to Son of the Mulberry Hall and a naval style rebuke over Judge Tappan. The writer mocks vulgarity, adds that the offender calms and becomes more conciliatory, and suggests pity for the quarrelsome party.
A Herald writer scrutinizes Messrs. Tappan and McNary's banking views and argues a case for free banking versus the current system. The piece contends the author’s hypercritical attack obscures the core issue and predicts the writer will return next week.
A Herald writer reviews the letter of Tappan and McNary, arguing iron holds greater intrinsic value than precious metals. The piece questions bank directors who would deem a bar of iron worth more than a bar of gold of equal size, prompting debate on value and finance.
In the Herald a writer expresses strong repugnance toward a collar used on long-eared animals. The piece notes the author is greatly annoyed by the ongoing use of such attire and feels it distances him from his true friends.
A hostile screed from a Herald writer attacks the paper with derisive terms like mud machine. The piece accuses the author of childish behavior and vows that only crude mud is seen in the critic, while praising the Western Herald as virtuous and steady.
The Niles Register establishment faces relocation from Baltimore to Washington City, signaling a shift in publication site and potential changes in regional access for readers and advertisers.
A letter to the American Union harshly criticizes the Herald’s August 9 issue for defending alleged misdeeds of Mr. Elec tor, accusing him of concealed scandal and mock decency. The writer attacks a signer named Decency, mocks his conscience and reputation, and taunts about unnamed charges related to the U S Bank.
A Monmouth Democrat writer argues the banking system is deeply woven into national life and cannot be discarded. He urges tighter control to minimize harm, proposing gold and silver payments for crops and wages, while allowing bankers to use bills drafts and checks.
A damaged excerpt discusses the saying as true in England and America and predicts a shift toward calling a notorious liar a bank note that promises payment but never delivers, illustrating declining trust in the metaphor.
Steubenville price list reports flour at 737 a7 50 per unit and wheat at 125, flaxseed 1 QO, butter 10 I, beef 6 a &, bacon Ua 10. The record enumerates commodity values for flour wheat flaxseed butter beef and bacon dated August 15 1837 in Steubenville.
Prices listed for flour wheat salt flaxseed bacon whiskey and potatoes in Pittsburgh on August 9 1837. Flour per barrel 6 62 to 6 75 with wheat 1 vu to 1 unknown bushel. Salt 2 00 to 2 25 per barrel. Flaxseed 1 00 to 1 25 per bushel. Bacon 8 60 to 8 50. Whiskey 31 to 32 per gallon. Potatoes 75 cents per bushel.
Louisv ille market prices list shows Bacon Iams hog round Cloverseed flaxseed at 62 per bushel Cotton from Tennessee and Alabama at 9a 10c per lb Flour superfine priced 7 to 8 dollars per barrel with 6 1 2a7 era stamps.
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