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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1839
Page
2
The text argues against a paper driven financial system and a junta in Congress. It warns that stockjobbers would usurp the legislature, increase taxes, create debts, and threaten national unity. The piece urges excluding paper interests to preserve republican representation and curb tyranny.
A historical critique warns that a secretary of the treasury, an incorporated bank, and a funding system form a phalanx of privileged classes able to sway legislation. The piece accuses these groups of suppressing Republicanism in France and urges Americans to examine whether such factions can keep the Commonwealth safe. The author defends the lengthy address as necessary given national danger.
A foreign gentleman named Fanigantus, newly arrived from London, married Miss Devlin who later charged him with desertion and theft. He claimed Cox as his name and denied the marriage until a bodily mark failed to resolve the case. A magistrate ordered a committee to inspect him, but no conclusive mark was found. The man departed with renewed caution toward women.
Rev. E Taylor of Over the Sea men's Chapel in Boston is praised as one of the best and most eccentric preachers. His natural and learned command over his congregation is highlighted, though some phrasing in the pulpit is considered singular. The Boston Post cites his plea for Heaven to pity the speculator, highwayman, and loafer as a sample of his language.
The earliest English book printed was The Reveger of the History of Troy dated September 19 1471 at Calogue. The Chess Game dated 1774 is claimed as the first example of the art in this region.
An 1800s advertisement extols Moffat's Life Medicines as a humane alternative to mercury based cures. It claims herbs renew nerve strength, dispel disease, and restore vigor, with testimonials including a salt rheum case from M. Cloever. The piece invites readers to visit 367 Broadway for a copy of Good Samaritan.
The subscriber has connected the Grocery and Provision business with the above and will be enabled to supply families and others upon the most favorable terms. Peb 2son tf KR. M H. Lomseile, Ky.
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