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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1844
Page
1
The text advocates a simple frugal government limited by the Constitution. It rejects assuming state debts, general internal improvements by the federal or state governments, a national bank, exclusive bank privileges, church and state union, and powerful monopolies. It emphasizes union and progress within these bounds.
The piece reports August 26 1844 Democratic gains in Kentucky North Carolina Alabama Illinois Indiana and Missouri. It casts the results as rebukes to the Ashland-led Federal faction and predicts further September October successes. It also notes Rhode Island Algerine fears over Gov Derr prison and a planned September mass meeting in Providence demanding Derr’s release.
The Louisiana Convention met at Jackson on August 5 with an officers election on the 6th. Gen Joseph Walker, Rapides Parish, was chosen President after a close vote 38 to 34 against J R Grymes. The liberal wing of the Democrats praised the outcome, hoping reforms free suffrage from property restrictions. The report warns readers to distrust election news from the Federal press.
The piece attacks persistent claims that James K. Polk’s grandfather was a Tory in the Revolution, calling the accusations false and urging readers to weigh the evidence from North Carolina and Tennessee. It predicts a public verdict in two months and asserts confidence in Polk’s favor.
The text proclaims the old War wick of Democracy will return to the U S Senate as Missouri lawmakers show a 28 to 30 on joint ballot. It lauds Thomas H Benton and Gov. Dorr, predicts rising support for Col. B, and notes fears of Algerine Pirates and bloodshed over Dorr imprisonment. It defends natural rights and mocks Tory opponents.
Vermont votes on September electing Governors and lawmakers while Maine declares political choice on the 9th. Both states choose Governors, Congressmen, and legislators. Fire news reports destruction in Boston last Sunday week, Gardiner Maine losses near $100,000, and six large Toronto buildings burned.
The excerpt quotes a letter from H. Clay to Westmoreland county gentlemen dated August 1 1844 arguing dueling is pernicious yet urging focus on national policy. He recounts past votes against dueling in DC and refuses to declare if he would fight a duel, citing age and propriety. He recounts efforts to amicably resolve the lamen ted Cilley Graves affair and notes an accidental revelation of their fight plan.
The writer notes constables searched for the group but misread routes due to ignorance of meeting time and place. He urges reading his full correspondence with Mr. Wise, asserting it confirms the prior claim. The closing lists numerous individuals by name with courtesy closings.
New York reports a Boston to New York express delivering news from Europe. The Acadia reached Boston and the Norwich and Long Island Railways carried a rapid message across 238 miles at 41 mph. European dispatches discuss the Philadelphia riots and Mormon events, Constantinople floods, Moroccan artillery, and French Moors battles, with emphasis on unrest in Philadelphia and Carthage, and financial moves in Russia and England.
The piece argues that governments create privileged classes via protective tariffs that favor Northern manufacturers at the expense of labor. It contrasts English Corn Laws with American policy, claiming tariffs force labor to fund a home industry and build an aristocracy of wealth, harming general equality and labor rewards. The author labels the approach as American legislation that mirrors British exploitation.
The Lorain Republican ridicules the home market idea by citing 1840 census figures showing Ohio's wheat surplus. It argues woollen and cotton manufacture would require vast grain exports, and asserts Ohio can twice supply the U.S. home market, making export markets essential amid tariff pressure. The note closes with a brief aside on Rhode Island mobilization plans for September 4.
A clipped Republic column contrasts a fancy dress ball hosted by the Marchioness of Londonderry with harsh indictments of land monopoly in England. It taunts a coal king figure, argues workers suffer while aristocrats flaunt wealth, and condemns importation of Irish labor. The piece, signed Y. Peoples Rights, lampoons luxury amid class strife.
The Muskingum Democrat commends Democratic editors for honest election returns and condemns Whig tactics of color and false presumptions. It argues readers are moral and financially protected by truthful reporting, asserting truth yields political capital and prevents public mislead.
A Hickory Pole was erected at Fort Lee with a strong muster of the democratic forces. A proud Eagle has perched on its lap and now returns at intervals from its eyrie to sniff democratic air, seen by the Young Hickories as a favorable omen. The account cites the N. Y. Herald.
A dramatic warning essay contrasts affectionate memories with the deadly threat of consumption. It urges readers to notice early symptoms like cold and cough as signs of pulmonary disease and endorses Doctor Duncan's Expectorant Remedy, advertised as safe and effective, sold at FRAZER'S Book Store.
A large assortment of Readers Spellers and Readers Arithmetics of the Electric Series just received and will be sold wholesale or retail at the publishers prices by Aug. 15. AL Prazer
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