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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1842
Page
3
Governor Shannon's inaugural address is featured for readers to see this week, with the publication timing adjusted to Friday to free Saturday for readers. Congress action is reported as minimal. A Ladies' Sale funds a charitable supper priced at fifty cents, attracting few attendees.
Journal notes from Columbus describing the December 14 1842 events. The General Assembly reelects William Allen to the U S Senate and Samuel Mepary prints. Gov Shannon delivers an inaugural address outlining state finances and tariff debates. He advocates a tariff balancing federal expenses and currency, critiques direct taxes and bank paper money, and criticizes political demagogues.
Discussion on quorum and majorities frames political debate while social events unfold at Franklin and City Hotels and a Whig supper for Gov. Corwin. Descriptions praise Ohio institutions for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, the Asylum, the Penitentiary, and the forthcoming State House, urging justice and prudent use of funds. The writer admires humane aims and urges continued sobriety and industry.
The Governor of Maryland has appointed Monday January 2 as the date to elect a successor to James W Williams deceased for the congressional seat. Named candidates and exact polling places were not listed in the notice.
Wheeling Gazette reports the council ordered 85 scrip be issued to those willing to accept it in payment of drafts on bonds now due. The piece notes the writer hopes no one will receive the scrip.
The Legislature of Illinois passes a resolution declaring it their duty to recognize only gold and silver as constitutional currency and states that no favors will be granted to suspended banks.
The Memorial of the Cincinnati Democratic Association was brought before the Senate and indefinitely postponed.
The National Intelligencer asserts the bankrupt act will be repeated and notes a Senate resolution in our state urging Senators and Representatives to vote for its repeal in Congress.
A damaged OCR fragment notes government personnel moved from Howson to Washington. The text is garbled, leaving the exact entities and location uncertain.
The piece protests high and unfair postal charges on newspapers and letters, urging free carriage within counties and reduced rates beyond 150 miles. It cites proposed resolutions, argues against free postage for papers from seats of government, and supports equal treatment for all newspapers within the Union. It also notes political commentary on Jackson, a divorce conspiracy case, and Gov. Shannon’s inaugural omission.
A neighboring town sent a letter with two marriage notices that the publisher will not print because the wording is inappropriate. The paper states it prefers to publish public notices but declines these due to quality concerns.
A fragmentary Washington note from the Globe discusses A. Bewrow and Colonel Benson in relation to the presidency. The Whigs hold heated talk about organization, leadership, and policy, reflecting early party maneuvering amid uncertain prospects.
The excerpt records Mr. DB expressing his clear preference for Mr. Van Buren over other candidates for the Presidency, signaling early alignment with a particular political figure. The text emphasizes individual support without broader campaign details.
In a Washington City letter dated December 9, 1642, Thomas H. Benvoy states he will not define his political position or respond to letters from Missouri and across the Union. He declares steadfast support for Martin Van Buren for the presidency and refuses any office beyond his current post.
The report recalls the Cin cinnat and Louisville broker empties and Lougee's murder in Philadelphia. Milton J. Alexander of Kentucky faced a guilty verdict of manslaughter after a tense court scene where a sobbing father and mournful crowd watched the foreman announce such a verdict. Mercy pleas may follow as sentencing for the two to six year term.
The market exhibits a decided improvement with Friday and Saturday sales of small hogs at 1 75 and several lots averaging 170 lbs at 1 75. Outside quotations for grades reach 1 75 to 2 00. Fewer hogs offered Saturday but weather favors slaughter and packing with about 70 000 hogs already packed since the season began. A larger share converted to bacon and lard than usual.
A Boston Courier writer argues Davis lost in Massachusetts because his name was linked with Mr. Clay on the presidential ticket, a charge the piece says also explains the Whig congressional losses in districts with no direct connection to the national ticket.
The article discusses the uncertain legislative path on banking and acknowledges the state’s past failures with broken banks and depreciated bonds. It notes the money market’s turmoil and hints at ongoing concerns about reforms and public confidence.
A brief Eaton Democrat note urges sound banking reform focusing on individual liability and stronger protections against bank fraud. It calls for good and safe banks or none, insisting banks be as responsible to bill-holders as to themselves.
A resolution calling on the Treasurer of State to inform the Legislature about depreciated funds in the office passed. The Treasurer’s report lists balances and deposits from H Brown, esq. late Treasurer, including 14,755 50 in Urbana Banking Company deposits and 8,999 00 in notes, plus various bank balances and notes totaling 27,928 50.
A London paper notes that in 1801 the first experiment on the Thames aimed to move a barge by steam. The report states this mighty power now sweeps almost all navigable parts of the globe, transforming transport and industry.
The U S brig Somers under Commander Alexander Slidell Mackenzie arrived off this port. A plot led by Midshipman Spencer aimed to murder officers and turn the ship pirate. Spencer and two conspirators were hanged. others jailed as the ship sailed from Monrovia and St Thomas en route to the North Carolina.
Reports describe a mutiny attempt tied to the Somers at Navy Yard with officers maintaining secrecy. The ship sailed Liberia to St Thomas in thirty one days, visiting Madeira Teneriffe Port Baya Cape Meserado and St Thomas before returning, while conspirators blamed commander Mackensie for alleged failures. The writer expresses sympathy for the Secretary of War over his son’s fate.
The Somers mutiny and execution of Midshipman Spencer have stirred city discourse with varied tales. Reported plans included killing officers, seizing the brig, raiding packet ships off Sandy Hook, and robbing specie. Court martial hung Spencer and two confederates. details remain disputed as official accounts flow from Washington.
The 10 year old Spencer led a faction called the vreon, gathering majority of men and many boys to a conspiracy. They swore their oath and signed articles. The mutiny surfaced following the Somers leaving St Thomas.
Some London papers mention receiving an extensive quantity of American flour through Canada. The note suggests it would benefit the working classes if this supply reaches them.
A dinner given to General Cass before his departure from the French capital elicited remarks on national ties and a critique of Britain’s Canada subsidy. The Huntress letter from New York notes the Chinese, under current circumstances, could be cooperative to American commerce.
A concise tribute noting that Herschel rose from poverty to become a renowned astronomer and fifer in the army. The piece urges American youth to emulate those who achieved fame through their own effort.
A wry aphorism notes that humor rarely harms and may drift into old age, while a BPA style falsehood propagates through generations, leaving a tangled moral trail and warning about lingering deceit across time.
Mr Parker reported a bill for the protection of real estate in the Senate this morning. The paper promises to publish a synopsis of the measure.
A Washington letter to the Charleston Mercury states that Mr. Spencer quarreled with Gen Scou and issued a circular ordering all reports from commanding officers to go directly to the Department, bypassing the Major General. The New York Union hints the Secretary may recommend abolishing the office.
Thursday evening wedding conducted by Reverend H. G. Domingo joined David Rogers of Island Creek and Martha Auld of this place in a ceremony announced for local readers.
Flour and wheat prices are shown with bushel and barrel figures. Corn meal oats potatoes apples salt per barrel and other commodities are listed with range prices. The data include quantities like 40 for wheat and 20 to 25 for corn meal, indicating price intervals and units.
A list of banks currently in business and treated as tax receipts by the treasurer. Includes Franklin Bank Cincinnati Bank of Adase Van Bank of Dayton Sanduskey Life & Trust Co. Bank of Geauga Clinton Bank of Columbus Western Reserve Bank Norwalk Bank of Mt. Pleasant Commercial Bank Scioto Bank of Muskingum Columbus Bank N. Lisbon Lafayette Bank Cincinnati Bank of St. Clairsville Bank of Zanesville Bank of Marietta Van VlaenreLae Bank of Circleville Also Pennsylvania banks such as Bank of North America Philadelphia Bank of the Northern Liberties Bank of Penn Township Farmers and Mechanics Bank Kensington Mechanics Bank Philadelphia Bank Schuylkill Bank Western Bank Bank of Pittsburgh Bank of Chester County Bank of Delaware County Germantown Montgomery County Norristown Columbia Bank and Bridge Company Doylestown Easton Bank Exchange Bank Pittsburgh Franklin Bank Washington Farmers Bank of Bucks County Bristol Lancaster Bank Lancaster County Bank Honesdale Merchants and Manufacturers Bank Pittsburgh Monongahela Bank Brownsville and notes of solvent banks of Kentucky Indiana and Virginia Relief notes and shinplasters from Pennsylvania not accepted.
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