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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1842
Page
1
Poetic reminiscence laments lost boyhood as the speaker recalls playful plots and shared secrets with Lilly. Vivid scenes of romance touch unsteady boundaries of growing up, from playful kisses and garters to garden walls and petty mischief. The narrator longs to relive the carefree days and youth’s bright dream.
In a satirical scene Frederick Willis, heir to a large fortune, hosts a noble supper. At twenty two and rich beyond his years he ponders youth and wealth while comments on his father’s life and wealth spark reflections on fortune and virtue.
From the New York Farmers and Mechanics Journal story recalls Col Richard Mentor Johnson born Kentucky 1781 and raised amid frontier danger. It traces his rise from law study to Congress by age 22, his Jeffersonian Democratic Republican alignment, and wartime service including aiding Hamilton’s widow. It emphasizes his rugged schooling, early political triumphs, and reputation built on merit rather than wealth.
The piece extols Richard M. Johnson, detailing his wartime service in 1812 alongside his brother James, his five battle wounds and arduous trek from Detroit to Fort Stephenson, and his long public career in Congress and the Senate. It lauds his anti debt imprisonment stance, party fidelity, and plain republican character.
A three point report argues that discriminating tariffs tax labor, raise prices, and unjustly favor capital. It compares domestic production to foreign trade, estimating labor shifts from agriculture and imports to manufacturing, and warns of wage declines as machinery supplants manual labor.
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