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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1844
Page
1
In Steubenville on February 19 1844 critics challenge federal Whig arguments for a national bank as sole path to prosperity. They argue prosperity is returning without Biddles swindling machine praising real money circulation and improved trade, while cautioning against bank dependence and political manipulation.
A 1840s era discussion criticizes the idea that high tariffs create a home market for farmers. It cites Indiana State Sentinel and Cincinnati Price Current data to show prices for hoes and flour under Whig and Democratic periods. The piece attacks Whig tariffs as harming agricultural profits and notes U S political figures and envoy changes.
The piece argues that precious metals are the true currency of the world beyond legislative fiat, detailing gold and silver properties and imagined future uses. It notes a Mechanics meeting in Columbus on Feb 12 1844 urging a State Convention on ending prison labor and forming a State Central Committee to coordinate delegates and support for reform.
The New York Herald notes a movement by 1837 financier—A D Patchin of Albany State Bank—toward establishing a Free Bank in Buffalo, once bankless. It cites Buffalo trade thriving without local banks and argues broader emulation of bankless commerce.
The passage argues that the soul must either remain unmixed or join with new powers, ensuring its continued existence. It accepts possible independent soul existence but favors the view that current human souls are in a mixed state and that our ultimate destination lies in a pure spiritual essence. Errors in attribution noted to Warren HMeatings.
A Wheeling Argus essay argues against a national bank asserting uniform currency emerges from real trade, not bank charters. It compares wage, flour, and corn prices across 1834 1836 with currency changes, cites England France and Russia, and denounces banks as manipulators of money supply harming workers. It cites Treasury data 1814 1838 on note values and concludes experience disproves bank based currency uniformity.
A defender argues that protective tariffs harm grain growing states and southern planters by restricting foreign markets for surplus crops and driving prices. He warns that domestic manufacturers would dominate prices, forcing farmers to limit production and potentially shift to manufacturing, foreshadowing the collapse of the American System and banking interests as interlinked threats.
A humble widow casts a small mite into the temple treasury while the crowd looks on. The act is blessed by a merciful eye that sees motive over wealth and notes hidden deeds. Mercy and faith mark the unseen actions written in life’s book.
A fragment from Steubenville dated February 17, 1841 venerates a fallen soldier. The piece describes wrapping the hero in the flag, hope for the afterlife, and a patriotic burial with a three volley salute, ending with homage from a mourning crowd.
The Patriot and Eagle decries ancestral wealth and bloodline pride. It argues true aristocracy rests on talent and industry, not fortune won or inherited, noting historic Saybrook and New Haven families faded and a merit-driven elite endures only via individual achievement and effort.
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