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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1843
Page
2
The American Union in Steubenville Ohio announces Washington's Birthday events on Saturday February 15 1843 with sunrise salutes at 4 o clock parade and a valedictory reading followed by an oration at the Methodist Protestant Church.
Massachusetts repeals a ban on interracial marriage after a white ladies petition. Reports claim 27,000 letters and 25 bushels of newspapers carried by Caledonia, with $4,100 postage. Ohio canal tolls: $337,442 for year. National road tolls $32,278. Slavery and political shifts feature Horace Hill, Tyler faction, and New Hampshire parties. Reports on banks, riots, mesmeric surgery, and rail ideas color a broad 1843 snapshot.
Gop in his providence visits Steubenville with revived churches. Protracted meetings are held at St. Presbyterian, the Methodists, and Protestant churches. Upwards of two hundred souls are hoped to have been converted. May God prosper his work in our midst.
A state Legislature resolution extends the tax payment deadline to March 20 for all residents and nonresidents across counties. The report notes Johnson's $200,000,000 project as the invention of J Horsley Palmer of the Bank of England, who recently spent considerable time in the country.
The first installment shows outstanding Treasury notes at 11,731,327 67 dollars. The Missouri legislature has passed a law abolishing imprisonment for debt.
A compact wry note contrasts old fashioned craft with modern chatter. It frames how primitive spinning on wheels gave way to spoken storytelling in everyday life, highlighting a humorous take on cultural progress.
The N Y Commercial notes 150 men are employed within 100 miles of the city for winter meals and shoes. The state legislature has not acted on war against the paper banks but remains free from restraint to aid the people as before.
A Maryland House of Delegates committee reports the Farmers and Millers Bank of Hagerstown is a fraudulent device to plunder the unwary and confiding public and urge that the bank's charter be forfeited. The findings condemn the bank and its managers.
Whigs claim the Bankover Law achieved its aim by removing a political burden before the next election. The object, they say, was to allow Webb and others who owed for pipe laying to carry debts into 1640 and repudiate them, a move praised by proponents.
The retrenchment Whig Congress and administration struggle to manage government operations and secure much needed funds, stressing budget constraints and fiscal priorities amid ongoing economic pressures.
Cham paign county fund commissioners report a loan of 7,292.82 to Urbana Bank and an investment of 17,000.00 in the bank's stock. The figures reflect county financing actions and holdings in the local financial institution.
The text decries a chartered bank in Champaign County Ohio claiming no dividends or interest on funds invested. It casts doubt on solvent status and suggests residents will bear a $24,292 tax to benefit bankers. It condemns taxation to support such swindling financial concerns.
The text outlines tea imports and exports from 1660 to 1838. It cites the East India Company's first tea invoice of 145 pounds, then swings to vast sales totals between 1710 and 1810 of 750 million pounds valued at about 580 million dollars, and further totals to 1830 about 900 million pounds with 473 million dollars revenue to Britain. It then notes US imports in 1838 valued at 3.5 million dollars, US exports to China amounting to 1.5 million in produce and 1.27 million in other commodities.
The Bicknell's Reporter article argues for specie circulation and a gold standard, saying paper money causes fluctuations and harms the nation. It claims the piece will silence Whigs and paper-money advocates while backing Democrats that prosperity would rise under specie standards. It invites Whigs to read and reflect on the facts.
From Columbus the Senate considered adjourning on March 6 but placed the resolution on the table as the districting bill and other major measures await action. Districting for Jefferson Columbiana and Carroll counties was ordered engrossed for final passage Saturday. A bank bill, long a seed of agitation, is reportedly resolved. details to follow. A Byington censure motion against the Speaker failed, with opposing resolutions arising.
J B Steedman and allies announce a prospectus for a Defiance based democratic paper named the North Western. They praise Steedman as a true democrat who defends constitutional rights and party principles, urging bold leadership for the Democratic cause amid a defiant political season.
Fragmentary OCR note with tangled numbers and terms appears to reference a population or measurement puzzle. Names, places, and clear events are missing or garbled, yielding no distinct person or organization to anchor a readable news item. The text remains unreadable for coherent summary.
The text traces Chinese commerce from ancient times through Canton and Formosa, noting export trades, port politics, and foreign contact. It comments on Chinese industriousness, government structure, social mobility, and openness to civilization and Christian influence, while acknowledging port restrictions and historical traders.
Letter recounts discovery of a white topped Blue Stem wheat in Union County Pennsylvania by neighbor Christian Kloss. Describes seed spread over years, yielding about 1000 bushels sown last fall, with one farmer receiving 400 bushels. Claims rust and smut were avoided and notes 65 pounds per bushel. Compares favorably to Mediterranean wheat and urges agricultural adoption.
A Steubenville Union critique of bank influence follows a St Clairsville Gazette exchange about the F. and M. Bank and its candidates. The piece argues chartered banks sway elections, pressuring opposition while supporting Gov Shannon and local Democrats. It defends exposing the bank’s role and warns of political manipulation.
The whigs of New Orleans have presented Henry Clay with a saddle and urged a stronger platform than his recent presidential campaigns. The note suggests boosting support to improve his chances.
Farmers alerted to sample distribution of White Blue Stem and Valparaiso wheat. The letter from Mr. Snyder describes the varieties as elegant, fine, and full in character, inviting calls for copies to improve grain quality.
A fragment from January 1843 mentions a patent office entry about a project titled KC Whee Bice Gem. The readable text hints at a proposal or examination note, though details are incomplete and the record ends abruptly.
At Jefferson College Canonsburgh Pa a Philo Society meeting adopted resolutions on the death of James Galbraith of Steubenville Ohio. The body mourns his loss praising him as a bright ornament and promising son, offers sympathy, and orders mourning badges for thirty days with copies sent to friends and Steubenville papers.
Report notes that Hebrew worship tunes, though traditionally unwritten, may derive from ancient themes. At a Crosby Street synagogue two canticles in major mode featured harmonies, suggesting modern additions to antiquity. An old aria resembled a chorus from Strike the Symbols, adapted by Rev Dr Stoughton and Mr Benjamin Carr. The piece hints at secular arrivals into sacred music.
A Morning Post letter questions whether popular tunes and melodies such as Di Tanti Palpiti and Strike the Cymbals originate in the church or temple. The author notes a Hebrew sacred concert and asserts gratitude to Hebrews for both religion and possibly music, urging interest in musical antiquities.
The Pittsburgh Intelligencer chronicles a Supreme Court receivership case at Mineral Point Wisconsin. Receivers Bequette and Dunn report bank assets vanished, misappropriations by cashier Knapp and kin, forged drafts, and a corrupt chain of transfers. One third of assets remain missing after multiple acts of treachery from insiders.
A Massachusetts legislature resolution proposes banks publish monthly in two or more public papers all debts credits loans and issues. It would name individuals and corporations indebted to banks and allow stockholders to inspect books accounts and transactions of banks in which they hold shares.
The Boston Post notes eight years have passed without government involvement in exchange regulation. It reports that over the past year exchange on all specie paying points has become lower, more regular, and easier to obtain than in the best days of the late National Bank.
A humorous exchange begins with a wife declaring she fears she will have a suffneck and ends with her husband quipping that he has noticed similar symptoms since knowing her, highlighting playful miscommunication.
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