The American Union Observes National Topics
The Steubenville paper notes the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road reaching Cumberland, discusses Ohio river navigation improvements, mocks whig convent ions, and reports on London publishing plans by Manett to enlighten Europeans about the United States. It comments on Cost Johnson’s plan for 200 million in paper money and Henry Clay’s faltering presidential prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satz
New York
Eer
Meanett
Welling
London
United States
National Intelligencer
Washington City
Johnson
Henry Clay
How Did They Know Tie Man
A local newspaper commentary accuses the F and M Bank directors of targeting Joseph Mason after a Union report alleged the bank altered the County Treasurer’s check. The piece questions how bankers could identify Mason without recalling the incident and defends the bank’s integrity, remarking that no one loses a dollar to it.
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F. and M. Bank
Joseph Mason
Mason
Mr. Mason
Libel Suit Recanting Charges Against Medary Attacked
Messre. Lar per and Corbett once with the New Lisbon Palladium face a verdict of 838750 in a libel action. They claim recanting all they published about Col. Medary, saying the Ohio State Journal at Columbus led them to the charges. The publisher swore he gave the line of attack to all their writings, casting doubt on Whig papers and the country press as sources of political information.
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Messre
Larper and Corbett
New Lisbon Palladium
Col. Medary
Ohio State Journal
Columbus
Eic
Frankfort Parbucue Parade Describes Clay Rally
A Louisville Songrees correspondent notes a Frankfort gathering of thousands with many leaving for a circus. Henry Clay spoke against concentrated power and urged defeating his party in most states, while Crittenden aligned with Me Trier. Whig delegates and speakers attended, urging unity under Clay’s banner.
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Frankfort
Louisville
Trier
Clay
Sims
Banking debate on currency and banks in Ohio era
The piece argues for a responsible banking system to provide sound currency without privileging bankers. It critiques the idea of excluding banks, denounces brokers and c Website frauds, and warns against consolidating currency control in financiers. The author condemns political machines and insists on broad accountability in banking policy.
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Steubenville Union
Latham
Coorce
Ohio
Dike
Wilkiem
St. Clairsville
Phoe
Siemens
Letty
Currency Finkers Debate Bank Legislation in Democratic Press
The piece criticizes Democratic editors push for new bank legislation and paper money schemes after the election. It argues people oppose further currency distortions and warns against prescriptive state control, urging restraint and maintenance of existing lawful banks amid political posturing.
Whigs Promote Tariff Benefits for Country and Poor
The speaker mocks the Whig tariff promise, arguing that a 30 percent import tax already benefits the country and poor, and contends that increasing to 60 or 90 percent would further benefit farmers and mechanics who must pay higher prices for clothing and goods.
Irishman and tariff talk in a brief on stove and trade
A curious remark recalls an Irishman offered a half wool stove claiming to save wood. The piece notes Whigs advocate a 40 percent tariff on imports and jokes that, by Irish and Trishman principles, they should double it to live for nothing.
Whig tariff principle disputed in 19th century rhetoric
A fragment argues against tariff doctrine claiming people prefer higher prices through protection. It contends consumers would pay more for clothing without tariffs, asserting a populist critique of tariff usefulness and cost. The terse voice mocks the idea that tariffs benefit the public.
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United States
Quote on tariff and clothing costs in United States trade debate
A sharp political remark argues no sane person would claim cheaper living if a 30 percent tariff on all clothes is removed. The speaker condemns the Whig tariff stance as ignorant and folly driven.
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United States
Night Work and Education for Apprentices in Steubenville
A letter advocates reducing night work hours for apprentices to allow self culture and reading. It argues education benefits workers and society, noting most apprentices toil long hours with little time for study, and suggests eight o'clock as a reasonable curfew to balance labor and learning.
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Messrs. Editors
Steubenville
Americans tax themselves to feed foreign imports
A late Herald column argues higher duties raise prices, keeping Americans buying more foreign goods than Prussians Russians Danes or Frenchmen. The author asserts tariffs make foreign goods cheaper at home and criticizes British policy as driving imports while home manufacturers suffer. One of the people.
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England
The
Herald
The Tariff Debate Rests on Ohio Farm Prices
A letter from a farmer denounces Whig tariffs as harmful to farmers and favorable to industry. He cites rising costs for goods and falling agricultural prices, noting wheat at forty five cents and broader farm product devaluation. The writer accuses tariff policy of benefiting "privileged orders" and aligning with British governance.
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Ohio
Tron
London Times advertisers duties spark public protest
In April May and Jane the London Times editors paid duties on advertisements totaling 3985 pounds, about 19000 dollars. The note accuses this tax of gagging the people and silencing truth, calling it another suppressive measure by a Whig era, and asserts VERITAS aims to reveal facts.
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London Times
May
Jane
The
Democratic party split over hard money currency debate
The Newark Advocate and Zanesville Aurora discuss how a few reckless men and Democratic votes shape the hard money currency issue. They argue the party’s overall stance is hostile to paper money, citing Jackson’s veto of the Bank recharter, Van Buren's treasury plan, and public reaction across Ohio to the bank question.
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Newark
Democratic Party
Muskingum
Zanesville Aurora
Jackson
Bank of the United States
Aanesville Aurora
Treasury Law
Sub Treasury
Ohio
Lowe
Debate on currency and political integrity in Ohio
A speech railing at bank control and political hypocrisy urges true democracy and equal rights. It praises historic reforms such as Catholic Emancipation and the American Revolution while condemning bank charters and party duplicity. The speaker cites eight Democratic papers advocating a constitutional currency and warns against superficial labels.
Union of Bank and State in Ohio Higher Court of Power
The Chillicothe Advertiser attacks a banking political coalition, condemning bank domination. It cites losses from bank failures in 1841, lists specific banks and amounts, and argues the people must resist corporate control to preserve citizen rights and state governance.
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Prom the Chillicothe Advertiser
Union OF Bank and State
Whig
Banke
Ohio Statesman
Circleville Bank
Pickaway County
Wooster Bank
Wayne County
United States
Ohio
Canton Bank
New Circleville Bank
I Gallipolis Bank
Steubenville
West Union Bank
Af Wooster
Washington Bank
White Water Canal Company
Fulton Savings Bank
iGeauga Insurance Bank
Cincinnati Bank
Uxelange Bank
Miami Exporting Company
Lovieville Law
Cin
Public Mine of Bankers Plundering Systems Exposed
The piece condemns irresponsible banking corporations and their leaders as threats to the people, denouncing attempts to insulate charters as contracts for twenty years. It cites Whig opposition to individual liability in banks and warns Democrats in Ohio to strengthen their organization to safeguard democracy and defeat federalist plots.
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Locofoco
Legislative
Kenotucky
Clay
Louisville Journal
Kentucky
Ohio
Beauties of the Banking System in New Orleans
From the New Orleans Jeffersonian a critical look at the Bank of the United States era, highlighting robbed widows and orphans, plundered families, and the moral outrage at corrupt financiers. It cites a Philadelphia Ledger case of a family once worth thirty thousand dollars who lost nearly all after bank failures and shift from prosperity to poverty.
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New Orleans
Phil. Ledger
United States Bank
Bank of
United States
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Democratic Eagle
Kalida Venture
Hampden
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