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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1844
Page
1
Edwin M Stanton Gro W M McCook partners in Stanton and McCook announce continuation of legal practice in Jefferson and adjoining counties with offices on Third Street, north of Tha LOUMA. Walker.
A concise platform statement arguing for a frugal government within constitutional bounds. It rejects federal assumption of state debts, public land distribution schemes, broad internal improvements, a national bank, corporate favoritism, church state fusion, and monopolies, while urging union and progress.
A brief notice lists key electoral dates: state election on Tuesday in October, presidential election on Friday in November. The item situates Ohio’s 1844 political calendar with October and November voting milestones for the public.
The Ohio Statesman excerpt attacks Britain and Rhode Island for prison sentences against O Connell and Gov Dorr, arguing both faced treason charges amid partisan bias. It contrasts English despotism with Rhode Island oppression, pushing for liberty and a Polk election. It comments on a Western Nursery paper and predicts a Benton Dorr ticket.
The piece denounces a candidate named Stokely as a shin plaster advocate and criticizes the Bankrupt Law. It claims support would fail in the district, frames the issue as a currency debate, and pledges ongoing commentary on shin plasters and federal finance.
The Albany Daily Advertiser denounces agitation of naturalization laws while promising Native causes after the election. It cites J o U r n a l s urging postponement and mocks federalists tied to Native positions. Rhode Island Dorr imprisonment draws Democratic critique of tory forces.
A local meeting at John M Grew's on Dorsey's flats in Wayne township drew 19 ladies and 12 gentlemen, voting 18 for Polk among the ladies and 12 for Clay among the gentlemen. The piece cites Horace Greeley’s praise of Polk in 1839 and questions his current portrayal as a fifth-rate man.
The piece details a Louisiana political upheaval with a Democratic surge in the Senate, House, and Convention, while accusing federal editors of fabricating returns from New Orleans and Kentucky. It cites district results, party majorities, and a push to remove property qualifications for voting.
From the Globe of Tuesday Night July 16 the Louisiana election results are confirmed as Democratic in all but St Martin with remaining parishes heard. We deem Louisiana safe for Polk and Dallas and expect similar majorities to New Hampshire. The Intelligencer’s corrections are dismissed as inadequate and biased.
A semi official note from New Orleans cites the Sth instant as the date for claims of Democratic majorities in Louisiana. The tally lists numerous parishes with gains for Democrats and asserts a 25 to 18 advantage in the House, with a Democratic Senate and a convention likely to revise the Constitution.
The July 5 meeting in New Orleans appointed H D Pierre president and formed a resolutions committee. Speakers critiqued Whig election practices, urged protection of voting rights, denounced intimidation, and affirmed equality of citizens including naturalized ones, pledging peace with Whigs.
A July 1844 meeting adopts a plan to address alleged Whig frauds in city elections. The attached inspectors’ return details Stephen Conlon’s naturalization vote challenge, debate over Elliott-issued papers, tax receipts, and objections leading to a vote exclusion.
Reports say Plainfield and New Hope and Delaware Bridge Bank notes will no longer be accepted. Plainfield Bank agents pushed ten thousand dollars in Plainfield bills into circulation in Malone, seeking profitable deals. Financiers of both banks reportedly visit Malone monthly, raising concerns about further losses to bill holders. Public warned by the N Y Herald to guard against these notes and prepared to act if circulation widens. Fame and Hardness. This earth is no home for the more spiritual part of our nature. They gather sorrow and hope, yet are not what they paint, and fame is bought by happiness.
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