Printing and publishing details of The American Union
The American Union is issued each Wednesday from the northeast corner of Washington and Third street. Subscription costs two dollars per year, with half yearly and yearly options at three dollars. Advertisements follow standard rates, letters to editors must be prepaid. Printing services offer a broad range of type and card printing.
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American Union
Washington and
Third Street
John Orr
William Penn and King Charles on land, faith, and justice
In a dramatized interview Penn argues that true security comes from self restraint and moral law, not soldiers. He challenges Charles’s right of discovery, asserts buying Indigenous lands respects owners, and envisions a peaceful Pennsylvania governed by mercy. The exchange contrasts colonial power with Christian ethics. Pennsylvania prospers for seventy years under minimal force.
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Charles SI
William Penn
Willam Penn
England
Pennsylvania
William
Charles
North America
Penn
Great Britain
Courage Described as Selfless in Times of Danger
A quotation discussing how women and men display timidity until danger threatens themselves, then become the first to act to rescue others in peril. The statement contrasts self preservation with communal bravery in crisis.
A Sonnet by Horace Smith
The poem extols an eternal omnipotent unseen creator worshipped in fields as a cathedral of blue roofs and green hung with wings. It envisions Earth Ocean Sky as three blessed leaves stamped by divine power, promoting unity among God Man and Brute in amity.
Temper and the danger of a bad temper
A meditation on temper arguing that smoothness of skin and mind hinges on digestion and reason. Pique ruins judgment, harms interests, and corrupts honesty and religion. Fenelon’s Telemachus quote urged: guard your temper to avoid wasted opportunities and weak, vilish outcomes. The passage ends with a wartime scene of officers paying respect to Napoleon and sharing toasts.
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Fenelon
Telemachus
Gentleman's Magazine
Napoleon's Tomb Recalled by Soldier's Quiet Pilgrimage
A veteran recalls visiting Napoleon Bonaparte's tomb at St Helena with a small party of officers. He describes the desolate scene, the lonely hills, the weeping willows, and the sense of rest for "the Emperor of the French" after a life of restless fortune. The departure leaves the party somber and mute.
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Napoleon
East
Nepal
Bonaparte
St. Helena
Italy
Confederation of the Rhine
Legion of Honor
The First View of the Ocean by J Bird Esq
A poetic meditation on the first sight of the ocean and its mighty vastness. The speaker reflects on human emotion encountering the sea, calling it the eternal world of waters and the source of nature's giant voice, while acknowledging the ocean as potent symbol of divine power and mortality.
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J. Bird
Anniversary of Independence in Knoxville Celebrated
The American Union reports a July Fourth gathering in Knoxville with a liberty pole, flag display, and a large dinner led by James Mitchell and J. S. Graham. An Independence message by 2. W. Morrison urged vigilance against demagogues, bank monopolies, and threats to liberty, ending with toasts to Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Martin Van Buren, and Ohio.
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Knoxville
Martin van Buren
America
John Woodruff
James Mitchell Esq
J. S. Graham Esq
W. Morrison Esq
Washington
Jefferson
Jackson
R. M. Johnson
Hermitage
Thomas Benton
United States Bank
Ohio
Union
Womanly Eloquence Should Be Cultivated Early Education
The piece argues that a woman's eloquence is powerful in private life and society, shaping virtue and religion through conversation. It urges mothers and instructors to actively cultivate conversational skills in girls before they enter broader society, using school knowledge practically in daily talk.
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Senate
Infant beauty and innocence in a mother's arms
A nostalgic meditation extols the infant as pure and kind, noting its spotless brow, rosy lips, blue eye, and gentle touch. The piece contrasts the infant's guileless heart with a world of sorrow and disillusion, wishing the cup of hardship would break before it is raised to its lips.
American Fair Will Stands Against Bank Corruption
A sharp critique denounces U. S. Bank and its influence, framing it as a corrupting force in politics. It invokes a Roman analogy to defend liberty and condemn complicit profiteering while urging vigilance from citizens and defenders of democracy.
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U. S
Cornelia
To the Liberty Day Toasts in Jefferson County
A long column of toasts praises democracy, independence, and banking critique. Prominent figures such as James Mitchell and A W Morrison are cited among speakers lauding the Constitution and education while opposing bank paper money. The Annapolis group raises an anti Bank flag and hosts a dinner with Declara tion of Independence read and toasts offered.
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Washington
Andrew Jackson
Jefferson
Paragon
North Bend
America
Archimedes
James Mitchell
John S. Graham
Thomas Joseph
Bloomfield
Jefferson County
A. W. Morrison
Thomas Benton
John Smith
John Stevenson
James W. Elliott
Poindexter
Missouri
John Shouse
Abram Myers
Thomas Blackledge
J. W. Blackledge
Daniel Webster
Robert R. Brady
Adam Lowther
Robert Elliott
John Rider
Benjamin Tappan
Senate
Ohio
T. S. Mahan
S. Warden
John Shane
Robert Garvin
Elias Wiles
Samuel McFarland
the Globe
Pittsburgh
John Ryan
Samuel Hooper
Ewing
Houston
M. McClung
United States
Comany
Annapolis
Jacob Shultz
Reuben M. Andrews
People’s House
Reuben M
Fferson County
Education makes the man and knowledge is power
The message asserts education elevates individuals and that knowledge yields power and wealth, questioning who in one’s circle is educated yet poor. It argues education creates social value beyond money and suggests learning as true wealth.
Volunteer Toasts From The Independence Day Gathering
A series of toasts by various speakers and attendees praise the union, patriotic heroes, democracy, and national ideals. It honors Washington, Jefferson, and other revolutionaries, condemns Tory opposition, and extols unity, education, and civil rights with notes on currency, military conduct, and the President’s leadership.
Sonnet by Cornelius Webbe July
The verse describes July in quiet nature scenes with a poet's reflection on heat and shade. A bee and grasshopper appear amid green groves as the sun grows intense. The piece ends noting shelter and a calm, shaded setting in Blan. Gentleman's Magazine.
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Theo
Blan
Gentleman's Magazine
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