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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1838
Page
1
A vivid quiet meditation on the grave of Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia. The poem laments the lack of a chiselled urn or grand monument and notes pilgrims visiting a modest, sunlit grave marked only by a simple stone. Weeds and grass grow around the tomb, its inscription hidden by snow, as reverent footsteps trace the path to the patriot and sage.
In an Ohio Whig reminiscence, a midnight vigil along the Maumee sets the scene for a planned raid. Hans Bromelbaucher leads twelve men from a camp to attack Jeremiah Rodgers’s tavern on a hilltop, where a rugged hotel and a weathered pole bearing markings stand amid creeping mists.
A heroic group, famed for bravery, carried a barrel into the camp after a hazardous journey with Gov. Lucas. At dawn, the army marching with Lucas reached Miami to continue the campaign against the Wolvereens, a jolly parade of loyal followers.
The Edinburgh Review recounts a fleeting meeting between Nelson and the Duke of Wellington in a State Secretary’s waiting room. They spoke as Caledon actions sparked talk, with Nelson proposing Sardinia occupation and Wellington declining, then Nelson sailed for Trafalgar, and they never met again.
A poem compares ships meeting briefly on bright seas to fleeting happiness shared by lovers. Each departure carries unspoken sorrows while moments of joy mask deeper heartache and unknown futures.
The long eyewitness account describes the 1831 Grocow battle where 142000 Russian infantry 40000 cavalry and 312 cannons faced about 50000 Polish troops under Skrzyniecki. Fierce assaults, forest fighting, and a dramatic retreat led to heavy casualties and symbolic Polish pride as Warsaw watched.
A reflective note questions how young men fill leisure time and whether reading, sobriety, and virtue steer life toward profit or downfall. It contrasts the temptations of vice with the disciplined path, urging mindful use of leisure to build character and avoid ruin.
A fragment poetically depicts autumn's onset with grim winds and falling red leaves as the forest is stripped to a desert-like scene. The speaker loves the moaning autumn music and feels a larger spiritual rhythm echoing the billow and human spirit.
Curated notes on Dr Herbert of Gottingen experiments showing reduced inhaled air when wearing tight corsets. Two young men show 21 year old inhaling 106 cubic inches dressed and 186 undressed after chest dilation. Paris hospital case links corset tightness to a neck tumor with lung protrusion, audible respiration, and deforming pressure.
The Baltimore Sun argues against excluding foreigners from civil and religious liberty, asserting any honest man, foreign or native born, deserves respect and community confidence. It condemns disbarment of immigrants and praises foreign-born patriots who contributed to the Revolution, urging the widest liberty for all residents.
The Salem Gazette cites a General Court ruling from October 27 1647 that a young man addressing a young woman without parental or county consent faces escalating fines and imprisonment. It recalls Matthew Stanley fined for pursuing John Tarfoxs daughter and mentions fines levied on three married women for scolding, then asks what penalty would apply to an unmarried woman for the same offence.
John Jacob Astor of New York is said to be worth twenty five million dollars, more than twice Stephen Girard’s estate. At six percent this yields one million five hundred thousand dollars annually, twelve thousand five hundred a month, four thousand one hundred thirty three a day, about two dollars eighty seven and a half cents a minute, and nearly five cents a second. He will be rich by and by.
A fragmented obituary notes the death of a renowned chief. It describes the burial in a Pine area and lists mournful details, though the text is garbled. The piece hints at the chief’s status and the community’s response as they lay him to rest.
A survey of notable figures and events spans Mr. J Fennimore Cooper preparing a Naval History, poet Campbell visiting Wyoming, and Charles Dickens coming to America. Reports cover ship movements, population counts for Mobile, and assorted cultural notes from Blue Run balls to Brazilian slave imports, with economic data from New Orleans banks and Lowell textile output.
The piece traces a six to seven year struggle in Ohio between the Ewing and Allen factions. It details Ewing's opposition to Gen Jackson era policies, his role in the U.S. Bank controversy, and how Allen rose as a Whig challenger. The account frames the 1836–1838 contest as a battle over currency reform and state banking, culminating in Allen’s success and a pledge to uphold public will and independence.
A brief satirical remark by Eastman of the Lamoille River Express mocks the Whigs for blaming untoward events on the Administration. The quip highlights partisan blame games in the press.
A humorous 19th century ledger style entry listing various debits such as rain washing wood road lightning strikes to a tree and a barn, cold and warm nights affecting cucumbers and sleep, a neighbor’s dog waking a sick child, overindulgence in green peas tied to the specie circular, a failed cheating attempt, political group Loco Foco pressure, a horse with ring-bone, and sundries, attributed to Dr July Std and dated from the 6th to the 17th with various small sums.
In April last eight New York 8th ward Whigs each had a fine son presented by his wife. At the next meeting five of these boys were named Henry Clay, a coincidence noted by the Hudson River Chronicle. Within a week five pigs also appeared, their tails buried, a satirical parallel drawn by the Poughkeepsie Telegraph.
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