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Newspaper

American Union

Location

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1839

Page

2

Ohio Banking Board Commissioners Powers and Duties

The act details the Board of Bank Commissioners authority to inspect banks, require monthly statements, publish reports, and pursue remedies for insolvent banks. It outlines duties, penalties for noncompliance, liability for commissioners, and processes to close banks, assign assets, and liquidate debts while protecting public interests. It also prohibits conflicts of interest and sets effective date on passage.

Board of Bank Commissioners General Assembly Board of Commissioners Ohio Court of Justice Court of Common Eupreme Court Bute Obie Bank Com Eleewe Anid State of Court of Common Pleas Bank Commissioners

Democracy and the universal extension of freedom

The excerpt argues that American democracy should lift every person to the free and happy condition enjoyed by the enlightened, condemning enemies who accuse expansion through aristocracy and urging lawful and honorable means to spread its influence. The fragment reflects debates on national influence and virtue.

Bank Bill Sparks Senate Debate In 1839 Albany Session

In Monday session January 26 1839 the House debated a bill to appoint Bank Commissioners and regulate banks. Amendments to allow banks to close with governor notice were discussed as threats to suspend operations. votes saw amendments fail and the bill ordered engrossed. The issue echoed broader power fights between banks and public will with banter on vested rights.

Brougl Hoare Goddard Flood Muskingum R. Brough Brough Kilbourne Yeas Messars Blair Brown Buchanan Burns Campbell Cemings Elliott Fowler Gamble Hanna Hoagland Jenkins Johnson Stark Leedom Martin McNary Millikin Patterson Highland Peppard Rea Roller Skinner Smith Columbiana Montgomery Smucker Trevitt Taylor Welch Sandusky Winship West Witten Messrs Andrews Franklin Lorain Axtell Branch Bronson Briggs Camp Casad Chambers Chester Codding Corwin Curtis Donally Everhard Fitch Ford Hamilton Hegler Hendricks Howe Hunt Kyle Lloyd Ripley Waddle

Bank Commissioners Bill Read Third Time in 1839 Session

Tuesday January 29 1839 a bill to appoint a Board of Bank Commissioners and regulate Banks in the state passed after yeas and nays were demanded. The tally showed 35 in favor and 31 against with many representatives named from various counties.

Yeas Blair Brough Brown Buchanan Burns Campbell Comings Elliot Flood Fowler Gamble Hanna Hoagland Jenkins Johnson Stark Leedom Martin McNary Millikin Patterson Highland Peppard Rea Roller Skinner Smith Columbiana Montgomery Smucker Taylor Trevitt Welch Sandusky West Winship Witten Nays Messrs Andrews Franklin Lorain Axtell Briggs Bronson Branch Camp Casad Chambers Chester Codding Corwin Curtis Fund Commissioners Office Steubenville, O Texhe Board of Fund Commissioners County of Jefferson Ohio

Governor Accusations Spark New Jersey Resolution

Mr Cassapy a democratic legislator in New Jersey asks the Governor to prove charges that federal power and patronage influenced state elections. The Assembly’s federal majority passes a resolution deeming the Governor’s allegations lamentably true, prompting calls for proof and criticizing groundless clamor. The Spirit of the Times notes the pattern in such disputes.

Cassapy New Jersey Spirit of the Times

Munster circuit closes without capital conviction

A foreign report says Cork Clare Limerick and Kerry counties with about two million inhabitants closed their Munster circuit without a capital conviction. The note praises Irish character and contrasts with oppressors who forge felters.

Ireland Cork Clare Limerick Kerry Munster Trish

Gold currency report shows gold reserves exceed bank circulation

A Treasury Secretary report, ordered printed by the Senate, states that gold in the United States is more than twice the average bank circulation and larger than at any previous peak. Five thousand extra copies were ordered.

Secretary of the Treasury Senate United States Love Bank

Education debate and political defense in Jefferson county

A letter to the American Union defends common school education amid criticism. It cites Franklin and Henry on constitutional imperfection and urges reforms via legislative action. The piece criticizes a writer for slander against examiners, questions a solitary pupil rejected, and asks for public clarification. The article also notes House proceedings and a Supreme Court corporate case ongoing in Mobile with Ogden and Ingersoll involvement.

Scienter The American Union Messrs M'Causlen United States Franklin Patrick Henry Oratory Ohio Mississippi Niagara Minos Seoul Examiners Jefferson County Hector Fenelon Telemachus Pollok Ewing U. States Brother Chip Supreme Court McKinley Mobile Ogden New York Ingersoll Kinsey Talbot Deborah Jetn Hammond Mary Joel Norris Rachel George Renshaw Sarah Amos Pigeon Nancy Henry Teeptes Joseph Plummer Caleb Plummer John Plummer Thomas Plummer Court of Common Pleas Alexander Skelly Mahala James Collier

MR WOODBURY EXTRACT DEFENDS TREASURY SECRETARY

A Washington letter to the Trenton Emporium dismisses charges of collusion with Swartwout and Price as partisan. It asserts the Secretary of the Treasury’s strict integrity and notes Swartwout opposed the Administration, spoke at Conservative meetings, and was not reappointed. The letter argues Swartwout might have sought Whig Congress support.

MR. Woodbury Washington Trenton Emporium Swartwout Price Congress

Maternal Love in Fire Tragedy at Patriot Indiana

The Rising Sun reports Mrs Bradford of Patriot Switzerland County in a house fire scene on December 26. In a selfless act she rescued her infant from a bed engulfed in flames but perished from burns sustained during the attempt.

Rising Sun Indiana Journal of the Sun Bradford Patriot Switzerland County Sarah Brenuiser Amos Brenhiser Second Street Germantown Road Philadelphia WM. Evans Brenhiser Brentiser Sarah Brentiser John Steif. Baker North Eighth Street W. Evans North 8Th Street James Turnbull Market St Steubenville

Small Notes in Michigan End Shinplaster Currency

The Statesman notes Michigan democrats move to end the shinplaster currency of one two and three dollar bills. It claims this will deprive Ohio Whig gerry of a main argument and urges Michigan to lead in producing sound currency.

Michigan Ohio Statesman

Contemptible slang sparks sharp reply in Knoxville 1839

A Knoxville Observer letter from February 5 1839 defends a respected citizen and attacks a rival writer over will writing. The anonymous correspondent denounces scribbler activity and the opposing author as a hack demagogue and liquor fueled provocateur, urging restraint and better reading instruction. The piece ends noting no further publication in the paper.

Sitlemen H. M Leathernose Paddy N. B Knoxville Observer

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