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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1838
Page
1
The item notes that printing and publication are handled by W. McAuslen and L. Harper. It documents the entities responsible for distribution and production, reflecting a historical newspaper's imprint and masthead style. The record emphasizes the publisher names and the act of printing and publishing.
The poem asks what time, life, hope, love and death mean using river and sea imagery. Time is an endless river, life a gliding stream, hope a gleam from unborn tomorrows, love a fleeting dream, and death the ocean’s engulfing grave.
A first-person reverie recalls Henry St. Clair, once brilliant and generous, ruined by pride and drink. The tale follows their reunion in a grim alley, St. Clair’s degeneracy, his confession letter, a betrothed’s death, and a warning to the young.
A fragment from the Ohio Statesman extols a deeply connected western family group on the Mississippi. It portrays homeless adventurers who prosper in private life and state affairs, praising the youngest member as a Democratic gubernatorial candidate. The piece hints at frontier society shaping national leadership.
The Belmont County born Wilson Shannon family rose from frontier hardship to public service. George Shannon joined Lewis and Clark, then held major legal and political roles in Kentucky Missouri and Virginia. Tuomas served in Congress and state senate. Joan and James pursued law and diplomacy. David aided territorial government and studied law. Wilson Shannon, born 1802, educated at Ohio University and Transylvania, became a lawyer in St Clairsville and an 1830s Democratic candidate for Governor after serving as Belmont County Prosecuting Attorney. The piece extols the family’s hardy lineage and political stature in early Ohio history.
A writer advocates Wilson Shannon as destined to become Ohio’s governor. He supports a reform of the state bank system that pleases capitalists with profitable investment and provides greater security to bank-note holders, aligning with an enlightened liberal state policy befitting the Confederacy era.
An illustrated meditation contrasts Belshazzar's splendor with divine judgment as Daniel interprets the writing Mene mene tekel, leading to Babylon's doom at the hands of the Medes and Persians. The piece shifts to a Waterloo reflection, weighing Napoleon's legacy, England's role, and the continental balance of power.
The piece blends comments on Waterloo with reflections on national identity and a critique of the currency crisis. It includes views from American, French, English perspectives at the site, plus population and economic data predicting growth and productive value, ending with Langdon Cheeves on currency reform and renewed prosperity.
A sweeping retrospective describes 1812 as a year of global upheaval with riots in English industrial districts, battles in the Napoleonic theater, Spain's constitutional upheaval, and widespread carnage across Europe and the Americas. It notes Napoleon’s campaigns, Spain's revolution, and the later subversion of its constitutional gains.
A survey begins for a ship canal across the Isthmus of Darien from San Juan de Nicaragua via Lake Nicaragua to Nicaagua and Boletta into the Gulf of Papagayo, totaling 248 miles. Cholera in the region has paused work but expects rapid progress once the illness subsides and a pact between the King of Holland and Central American government is concluded.
A political meditation notes few can bear the burden of politics without pause. It praises those with strength to endure the weight, calling them pillars of a state and saviors in danger times.
A compact essay-like survey of opinions and ideas on perception religion and society. It links how opinion gains power with time and how perception shapes virtue and intellect. The text juxtaposes images of nature science and morality with brief reflections on truth religion and human character.
From New Orleans comes word of green peas on dinner tables and outdoors flowers, while New Bedford lilac buds swell. Reports note French gaming licenses withdrawn, a six million franc annual income from gaming, and a school meeting by Noah about skating in winter. Treasury documents discuss a telegraph system. Natchez Shipping’s cotton presses yield about 470 bales per day. Pennsylvania rail miles total 710 and canals 644. Total project cost near 43 million dollars. Lakes Erie and Ontario navigation is as free as in summer.
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