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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1841
Page
1
From the New York American this fragment honors a little girl whose nightly prayer, God bless me, make me a good girl, echoes through verse. The poem blends dream imagery with religious longing, noting a child’s pure faith as grief and care pass beyond, ending with Amen and a mother’s influence on faith.
An excerpt from the Knickerbocker Magazine presents Rev H B Bascom’s letter and a vivid prose sketch of Niagara Falls from Table Rock on the Canadian side. The piece contrasts personal impression with measured criticism and reflects on the awe and sublime power of the falls through Bascom’s dramatic narrative.
A first person account of Niagara Falls from Table Rock, detailing the rainbow hues, thunderous roar, and vast power of the falls. The observer describes the horseshoe basin, the 200 foot drop, the emerald surge below, and the relentless tempo of nearly 2.5 billion tons per day, with vivid impressions of the stormy spray and celestial light. He spends four days exploring from many vantage points, concluding the cataract is a unique natural wonder and pledges a late night reverie from the pavilion.
Want's Merchants' Magazine July reprints a passage on the Mississippi Scheme and French bank debacle. It notes 500,000 losing wealth, government coffers rebuilt by princes, Bourbons recovering Chantilly, and Gage amassing fortune to bid for Poland. contrasts luxury with widespread misery and starving laborers.
The narrative recounts John Law's rise to power and swift fall after the Mississippi Scheme, noting the French court, Venice exile, and public outrage. It traces his degradation from opulent influence to banishment and death in Venice, with reflections on his legacy and memory in St Marks.
A July 18 1841 dispatch from New York reports Judge Cowen's unanswerable opinion in McLeod's case provoking strong public sentiment. The note notes that if McLeod is proven connected to the Caroline expedition he will be hanged, with New York Journal of Commerce commentary.
An Utica Supreme Court ruling denies Alexander McLeod's bid for discharge, holding that his alleged murder act, framed as a public act under British orders, remains subject to trial. Justice Cowen delivered the opinion, which notes it spans nearly eight columns in the New York American, and argues a grand jury can charge a soldier for murder in war or peace.
Extracted from the Statesman and Zanesville Aurora, a certificate from James Taylor Jr. supports the Aurora’s charge that Gales and Seaton promised Bear a farm and payment to travel and speak for the Whig party. The account notes testimony from Orno Hinton and others regarding funds and debt connected to the claim.
Testimony reveals Ink Balls mortgaged for sixty thousand dollars and a push to install Bear as Indian Agent undermined by Hinton. Bear sought influence in Washington for government favors while stage company rides, bills, and stump speakers faced costs and reduced contracts. Ewing and Steinman faced pushback as critics call the appointment a national disgrace.
A poor young girl in winter clothes seeks work at a wealthy Mrs. B and faces scorn for delays. Later, Mary Norris tends her ailing mother at home, reading the psalm together. A kind lady from Mary’s town learns of their hardship and helps, sending aid and wood for warmth.
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