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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1844
Page
1
Transcribed notice shows subscription rates for a newspaper delivered to subscribers in Steubenville Ohio. The Union is furnished to subscribers with annual payments in advance or in installments. The text repeats line offerings and mentions costs and penalties for late or unpaid subscriptions.
The text advocates a simple frugal government limited to constitutional units. It opposes national debt assumption, general internal improvements, a national bank, and special bank privileges. It rejects church state unions and monopolies, urging unity and progress within these bounds.
A New York based paper The People's Rights promotes a new party called the National Reform Association. It seeks to end land traffic and parcel lands into small farms for actual settlers. Led by William Lyon McKenzie Michael Walsh and Commersford, the reformers denounce monopoly of the soil and cite Jefferson and Jackson. They have addressed presidential candidates, attract laborers, and claim momentum across New York. The pledge of the association is attached.
A sworn pledge text lists signers agreeing not to vote for any candidate who won't commit in writing to halt public land traffic. The pledge calls for preserving lands for actual settlers by laying out remaining lands as farms and lots for free use by settlers.
The piece surveys Federalist criticism of Henry Clay over his stance on the 1841 bankrupt bill. It cites Congressional Globe excerpts showing votes in the Senate, with Clay’s support for taking up the bill and for engrossing it. Speakers including Buchanan Walker and Berrien appraise the bill’s policy and practical hurdles.
The editor denounces a false claim that Henry Clay opposed the Bankrupt Law, citing yeas and nays to prove Clay was its champion. The piece glares at a rival editor for alleged falsehoods and threats, urging candid, public truth over intimidation.
The writer denounces a Bank paper editor who defends Democrats by attacking opponents, claiming the editor uses his newspaper to promote himself. The piece ridicules the editor as vain and arrogant, predicts the Whig party’s decline, and urges readers to watch the county election next fall to see the editor’s true influence.
The Warren county Grand Jury returns a true bill for first degree murder against Adams for fatally striking Dr Hagan in a street scuffle. The case is not bailable and a venue change was granted to Raymond in Hinds county for a fair trial. Adams’ counsel, Gen Henry Foote, sought the move. The panel also indicts Col Hickey for manslaughter in the death of Dr Macklin, despite a prior acquittal by a court of enquiry.
The article notes strong excitement in New York for the Democratic presidential nominees, calling the state the most eager in the Union. It cites Butler pledging New York for Polk by 15,000 at the National Convention, with a possible 30,000 turnout.
The Democratic Press hails a bold democratic front across the Union with optimism about the Baltimore nominations. It cites Indiana Indianapolis reports predicting victory, Delphi Oracle praise, and a large county meeting where Abner S Bennett and Amos Graham renounced Whigery. Bennett, aged and capable, Graham young and promising, are noted for strong speeches supporting the democratic cause.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Wheat and flour prices fall while cotton and woollen goods rise sharply, crediting high tariffs. Elyria Republican reports wheat down from 80 to 70-75 cents, predicts further drops, yet cottons up 25-50 percent and woollens up about 30 percent along with sugar surging, reflecting broad price shifts.
The piece argues goods now cost 25 percent more than under the 1842 tariff, with the extra going not to government or merchants but into manufacturers’ pockets, depriving western farmers and mechanics of hard earnings and exposing Whig claims on home industry.
A remembered critique of the Whig Congress that adjourned March 3 1843, noting a national debt near fifty nine millions and accusing the party of duplicity in finances. It claims repeals of public money safeguards, shifts revenues to the executive, and criticizes Henry Clay’s push for a national bank.
The piece defends James K. Polk against charges of dueling as a smear spread by Federal papers. It cites the Courier and Enquirer quoting assurance from a reputable editor that Polk never engaged in a fatal duel, countering falsehoods used to tar his character.
The writer defends the Colonel against a smear linking a past duel. He argues the critic is unreliable, noting the alleged duel was based on a falsehood now proven. Readers are assured the remark misrepresents the Colonel’s character.
Elyria Republican argues the protective tariff harms farmers by reducing Canada wheat exports. It cites 1842 receipts of 961,958.87 and 1843 at 291,997.02, showing a 669,061.85 drop in one year. Authors claim farmers bear grain stock at reduced prices as proof of whig tariff protection failures.
The Spirit of the Times notes the Whig party in this city losing ranks to Democracy due to proscriptions of nativeism. It claims about a hundred men within a week deserted Clay and federalism in favor of Democracy, citing civil and religious liberty, Polk, Dallas, and Muhlenberg as support.
The article recalls the 1832 presidential vote showing Andrew Jackson with 707 007 to Henry Clay 228 661 a majority of 478 446. It questions Clay's nomination and cites a Virginia speaker Benjamin Watkins Leigh who likens northern white laborers to southern slaves and opposes their political influence.
The Whig view claims the black tariff raises revenue over the compromise plan. Albany Argus notes flour fell from 550 to 450 per barrel in New York, illustrating how high tariffs lower farmer’s income by making merchandise cheap while raising costs on what they buy.
The argument claims wool gains under tariff rise are offset by higher cloth costs. It contrasts Van Buren era prices with later rates, showing a farmer with 100 pounds of wool earning more per pound yet paying far more for cloth. It argues the tariff transfers wealth from farmers to manufacturers.
Sterne argues beauty bears many charms and, when a graceful figure hosts a virtuous soul, beauty speaks of modesty and wisdom. He contends true embellishment should be restrained and that beauty, like truth, shines most plainly when simple.
The passage cites two excellencies of knowledge: first it persuades selfish and exalted minds to do good by appealing to self interest and the happiness of mankind. It also notes that even a selfish person begins with motives of gain but, as virtue grows, abandons self for piety.
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