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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1837
Page
2
Ambulitsa Gs appears in a brief year proclamation referencing the American Union and a formal dating phrase for the Year of Our Lord. The fragment notes a ceremonial or archival context without further details on actions, people, or places.
New York Evening Post reports a convention of bank delegates debated debt payments. Banks, whose stock trades at a 15 to 25 percent premium, chose not to settle debts now and planned to reconvene in April to reconsider the issue. Our correspondent previews expected further discussion.
The Evening Post reports the Bank Convention has adjourned without proposing steps to end the irredeemable currency and shin plasters. It lambastes the Pennsylvania Bank of the United States, alleges its leadership, and predicts delayed resumption of specie payments amid tied political and financial interests.
A dense critique portrays the Bank of Pennsylvania as a destructive force for the republic, arguing its influence over currency risks, with references to a foreign regulator, shin plasters, and speculation about resumption of specie payments. The piece attacks Treasury bills and Federal policy, citing Webster and the Pennsylvania convention to illustrate political manipulation and economic peril.
A fragmented report notes rising rumors of slander and brisk yet constrained sales. It claims many items are spoken for in advance while supply cannot keep pace. Generosity and morality are described as fluctuating with market conditions and enforcement remains uneven.
The Senate debates a bill to authorize winter coastal cruises for distressed mariners and considers a express mail cost inquiry. Mr Davin seeks leave for a relief bill while Mr Crittenden and Mr Clay discuss government versus private funding, then a joint resolution proposes constitutional amendments for President and Vice President elections amid procedural details.
Senator Bayard urges rescission of the expunging resolution from 1884. He argues against expunction as a principle, recounting last session’s promise to oppose the measure and seeking passage of a new resolution to revoke it without weighing merits. He notes contemporaries’ mixed support and jokes about longevity.
The text recounts debates over the 1837 expunging resolution and the 1833-4 journal entry, noting constitutional concerns and political jests involving Senator Buchanan. It covers references to expungement, the Senate journal, and remarks about the South and North, followed by House motions on Revolutionary pensions and Ohio district judge salaries.
Citizens gathered at Stone School House on December 11 to form a five member committee led by John Hindman senr James Atkinson Arthur Shearer Oliver Brown and A M Heslop. They prepared a preamble urging a Macadamized road from Pittsburgh to the Ohio river near Steubenville to boost regional public works.
A meeting adopts a plan for a M Adamized road via the Steubenville to Pittsburgh route. A committee of fifteen is chosen to press the project, with members including Jesse Edgington Thomas Orr John Hindman sen James Brown Oliver Brown and Greenbury Wilcoxon. The group will hold monthly meetings and request local papers publish proceedings.
A passage critiques the repeated newspaper refrain Slam, Bang & Co. as a hollow substitute for wit and reason used by Whig journalists. It warns that the phrase dominates editorials, serves as both attack and defense, and suggests readers adopt the trope to trivialize public discourse, ending with a jibe that a slight alteration could intensify its sarcastic impact.
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