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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1838
Page
3
The paper proclaims Judge Tappan’s election to the U S Senate with evident satisfaction and notes prior abuse aimed at Judge Tarzan by detractors of the Herald, while praising others as worthy. It cites a report from the Statesman dated the 21st.
In a joint session of the General Assembly on yesterday two Ohio senators were chosen to fill the vacancy caused by Thomas Morris's term ending next March. Benjamin Tappan won 57 votes to Thomas Ewing’s 50, Reuben Wood not a candidate. The piece lauds Democratic unity and Van Buren allyship, praises Tappan’s forty-year party service, and criticizes Swartwout and Ewing. The Herald’s editor criticizes Hamiltonian policies and calls for reform in state financial practices.
A harsh defense of Democratic rights accuses Federal editors and Whig leaders of misrepresenting the Philadelphia election for Assembly. The piece condemns a Whig minority seizing the House with force, cites Governor Ritner's use of troops, and warns against a monied aristocracy overturning the republic. It urges calm public understanding and points to a Buchanan letter in a separate column.
A tabular summary shows acres of land, land and town lot values, numbers and values of horses and cattle, merchants capital and money at interest, and pleasure carriages. It lists total taxable property, state canal and various local taxes, and the total tax for 1838. Revenue received by county treasurers and the state, plus the November balance, are included, ending with notes on local news and items from across the region.
Malcom Muffin presents a poem contrasting youthful joy and sorrow with nautical and volcanic images. The speaker recalls earliest years and seaside storms, feeling detached and exalted as both child and burden, wandering between delight and doom.
News from Natchez reports a fatal steamboat explosion aboard the Augusta bound for Vicksburg with the Jeannette in tow. Five dead and fifteen wounded, including crew and passengers, with extensive destruction to the vessel’s machinery and cabins. The pilot and several crew members badly injured or dead. the captain missing.
The News notes over six hundred buildings under construction in Cincinnati, calling it a windfall for the city nicknamed the Queen of pork. Other items mention a private in the 94th English regiment inheriting property worth 1,250,000 dollars, mostly in the United States. Additional snippets report 1900 dollars postage for Liverpool steamship letters, Mrs. Simons of Sardina Connecticut bearing four children, Chicago land sales near 1.25 per acre, defaulter rumors to Pennsylvania, barber shop waits, a Boston turkey tale, Philadelphia deaths totaling 75 with 23 under age two, and a Boston man jailed for sending a love-related challenge.
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