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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1838
Page
2
The American Union is published every Wednesday morning on Market Street. It lists subscription at two dollars per year payable half yearly or three dollars at year end. The paper will not discontinue for arrears, and letters to editors must be postpaid.
A November 2 1838 report from Smithfield Ohio recounts a Wells and Wayne township gathering in Henry Sweagineen's house. Francis Ball Jr and Robert Dodds led a march with a 110 foot hickory pole and a dinner followed by toasts praising Wilson Shannon Martin Van Buren Andrew Jackson Ohio Pennsylvania and the 19th district.
Statements by James Hanna and Francis Bell Jr and Sr praise reelection of Jefferson county figures to state legislature and Congress. Benjamin Tappan lauded for loyalty. Thomas Fleming and Samuel McNary credited as farmers and Democrats. Editors of American Union and Cadiz Sentinel thanked for adhering to Democratic measures.
Official despatches from the War Department describe the Talla Hasse and Mickasukie chiefs visiting Gen. Taylor at Fort Brooke in Samoa Bay. They promise peace and emigration through October, hoping to persuade many Seminoles to relocate. Despite this, the War Department remains firm in active operations and warns against trusting promises.
The Globe shows a comparative party strength table for 1836 and 1838 by state. It notes Swart as fed with election certificate and Douglass as Dem with district majority, excludes Join Smith and a contested third district from the table.
Canadian papers claim a frontier cordon of lodges from New Hampshire to Detroit is forming to seize Canada from Britain. They report thousands enrolled, secrecy oaths, and ties reaching into Kentucky, with fears Britain’s Parliament actions emboldening disloyalists and pirates on the frontier. Toronto Colonist notes anxieties over treachery and incursions amid refugee and pirate threats.
A historical reflection argues that Whigs are the most sensitive and honest class, quick to denounce fraud in the Democratic ranks. It notes a shift when Whigs themselves face open violations of honesty, suggesting a change in how the issue is treated.
The Louisville Journal, a strong Whig paper, scolds members of its own party for prioritizing personal aggrandizement over the country’s great interests. The remark labels such behavior as contrary to patriotic duty.
The Richmonl Enquirer notes the Syracuse Conservative convention aligning with Whigs, predicting poor co operation with Republicans. It argues New York Whig factions and papers drift from GOP lines, while Pennsylvanian and Virginian Republicans differ on Sub-Treasury. The piece forecasts Seward’s defeat and Democratic vigor with Marcy, citing Joel W. White’s withdrawal from Hartford Conservatives and support for a Democratic gathering in Connecticut.
The author accuses the Federal party of disdain toward democracy, claiming it monopolizes intelligence and morality while engaging in falsehood, fraud, and abuse. It attacks opponents with derisive terms, then alleges fraudulent tactics to undermine free elections and the ballot, warning that such acts threaten American liberty. Globe.
A Globe critique of the Federal party arguing its lack of unity and coherence. The piece accuses Whig New York representatives of opportunism and details shifting alliances with Democrats and anti administration factions. It cites factions like Antimasonry and Abolition and notes reactions to Ritner and Marcy.
A Dover Gazette clipping notes a passerby kid witty remark on a capsized wagon, quipping Feather there is another whig victory. The brief item attributes no author or origin and preserves a playful street-level commentary.
From the Marriebergh Reports, the piece argues Andrew Jackson defeated the Bank of the United States, the rise of a Constitutional Treasury under Van Buren, and the panic era. It asserts the pet bank system failed, the government returned to specie payments, and the Democratic party rallied around the Constitutional Treasury, dismissing paper democracy. It cites depository bank losses vs mint reliability and defends the new treasury as safeguard against banks.
Local belief in Pontiac holds Wisner bought the Courier for private ends, a claim he reportedly confirmed. In a sheriff’s examination and at a justice’s office he allegedly said he bought the press to stir up riots and split the Democratic party, a vial charge in Pontiac’s Wing party stronghold.
Report from passengers of the steamboat South Carolina that the Neptune left Baltimore on Sunday the 21st for Charleston and ran ashore in a severe gale near Smithfield on Tuesday night. She lay high and dry with wheels out of water. passengers saved and recovery possible but costly.
The Boston Reformer notes Daniel Webster's April 25 1819 congressional speech. It cites his claim that only the government can restrain state bank notes by Treasury receipt refusals. The piece labels Webster's current stance as inconsistent Whig conservatism.
The Lexington Reporter denounces Webster’s abandonment by the Boston Atlas, saying Webster paralyzed the Whig party more than twenty Maine defeats. Cincinnati Whig ridicules Harrison’s candidacy, claiming Clay is the sole favorite. Ohio Patriot notes Harrison’s speechmaking dampening support in Ohio.
The piece criticizes Whigs for ridiculing opponents instead of promoting their own ideas, noting Berks County’s support for a heavy German Democratic majority. It cites an exchange urging readers to vote Democratic, highlights Daniel Webster’s New Hampshire tour, and references the Wheeling Times blaming the Federalists’ defeat on money pressure while praising their perseverance despite past upheavals.
The United States Gazette notes in Ohio that “she has again joined her idols,” condemning the Whigs as the idle class reliant on Bank stock and other fancy bread substitutes. It argues Democrats must work for a living.
Dr A Fahnestock's Vermifuge promoted as a safe effective worm expeller prepared by B A Fahnestock & Co Pittsburgh. Letters from physicians and customers claim strong results in dozens of worm cases across Ohio Kentucky and Pennsylvania. The warning urges buyers to seek genuine Vermifuge with proper signature and label to avoid imitations.
Sears presents a remedy for bilious and liver complaints from a disordered stomach and bowels. B. A. Fahnestock & Co. named sole agents for sale and wholesale distribution in the Western country. Applicants for agencies and bulk purchases directed to them.
An 1826 testimonial from Chambersburg promotes Anti-bilious Pills prepared by B A Fahnestock & Co. as effective for fever, jaundice, indigestion, dropsy, dysentery, worms, vomiting, asthma, and colds with constipation and sore throat. Ohn Stouffer endorses them as cheaper and better than German or Keyser's Pills.
Advertisement for B A Fahnestock's Liquid Opodeldoc claims superiority over the common solid form. It emphasizes deeper penetration and rapid action for rheumatic, gouty conditions, joint stiffness, numbness, sprains, bruises, burns, and skin injuries. Directions note rubbing with woolen cloth and applying lint for toothache and jaw issues, with horse use for strained backs and wind-galls. Manufactured by B A Pabstnortk & Co at Weed & Linth streets, Pittsburgh.
A Canton Ohio advertisement promotes Sala's Vegetable Elixir by John Sala at Canton Ohio price $1.50 per bottle. Claims include relief for digestion liver and skin diseases and general debility. Certificates from Rev E Birkett and others praise cures for cholic biliousness erysipelas cough and long term ailments. Also notes the product is herb based mercury free with proprietor signature on labels. Includes list of testimonials from residents of Stark and Osnaburgh counties. Also mentions a Pittsburgh carpet warehouse offering a wide range of flooring and boat trimmings.
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