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Newspaper

American Union

Location

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1843

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Whittemore's Concentrated Vegetable Syrup Ad Claims Authority

A brief advertisement asserts Whittemore's Concentrated Vegetable Syrup treats diarrhea bowel complaints cholera infantum dysentery and cholera morbus. It cites testimony from highly respectable individuals over the past two years whose veracity cannot be questioned.

Whittemore Essex, Conn M. Hubbard George Conklin Henry L. Chaplin Albert A Starkey Joy Post, Jr David Mack D. D. Braddick Daniel Williams Thomas Tripp J. M. Simmons Wmn Gladwin Nath'l J. Pratt Sylvester Munger A . Frazer

Independent Liberty Ticket List by Requested Officials

Published by request the slate includes Congress Dr James Robinson of Columba Senate Robert George of Jefferson County Representatives Dr John Ramsey of Jefferson County John Palmer of Carroll and John Henter of Carroll Sheriff Johnston Orr Cross Creek Coroner William Reed Salem Commissioner William Boyd Wayne.

Congress William C. McCauslen Senate George Y. Hampson James Shane William Karr James Tolan Samuel D. Hunter Justin G. Morris Robert Orr Rubert Brooker Johnston Mooney William Cassil Poor House William Roberts Jas. Robinson Columba Robert George Jeff John Ramsey Jefferson Co John Palmer John Henter Carroll Johnston Orr Cross Creek William Reed Salem William Boyd Wayne

Voter guidance urges correct spelling for William Karr

A political notice warns voters to watch for forgeries and misprints on tickets. It stresses that Shane is the Democrat candidate for representative, Isaac for the Whigs, and that William Karr must be correctly printed high on the Democratic ticket to ensure proper counting.

Shane Isaac James Shane William Karr Kerr Carr

Democrats Delivered Prosperity Warn Voters At The Polls

The speaker praises six years of Democratic control, citing bank note redemption in specie, state credit at par, abundant money, higher wheat prices, and overall business improvement. They urge voters to reelect Democrats and reject Whigs who promise but fail to deliver, directing a vote on Tuesday next at the polls.

Corwin

Despondent Whigs Beg for Support to Recharter Bank

Despondency grips the Whigs as they beg bank Democrats to back a recharter of the F. M. Bank. They urge aid from financial factions to send legislators who will restore the charter before the county is repaid.

Bank Democrats F. & M. Bank Legislatre

Hold on until next Tuesday for Whig defeat in Jefferson

The Jefferson county readers are urged to back Hunter and Morris for Sheriff and Treasurer. The Whigs, portrayed as hostile to the Democrats, press for their own candidates while the Herald warns of Whig aims. The article argues Hunter and Morris will serve all people, not a party, and cheers the Democratic ticket.

Jefferson Messrs Hunter and Morris the Herald M’donald Jefferson County Messia Hunter Hunter England Henry Clay United States Our Republic Leonard Hanna Congress Gen Jackson New Orleans F. & M. Bank Samuel D. Hunter Columbiana

Put it at them. A Stream of Old Promises on Money and Banks

A clipped political speech fragment questions Whigs on hard money and bank destruction. It mocks promises about bank debt rerequesting and bank charters, and contrasts with prior bank failures and wheat prices around 16 cents a bushel and daily labor at 124 cents. It preserves names and era tone without sensational detail.

Freemen of Ohio urged to vote against profligate finance

The piece condemns the Whigs for seeking to ignore the Constitution by backing banks that coin money from rags and issue unbacked paper. It calls Ohio freemen to answer at the polls next Tuesday and notes Trinity Church in New York City boasts a 280 foot steeple, the tallest in the nation, as an example of aspiration.

United States Whigs Freemen of Ohio Trinity Church New York City

Defended land sale fraud claim in Herald critique

The letter from J K Sutherland defends Mr Hunter against F M Bank misrepresentation by the Herald. It recounts how Hunter bought taxed land after taxes unpaid by the bank, paid taxes, and was then deprived by litigation. The piece denounces Whig policies and Henry Clay, urging support for specific proposals and leaders.

J. K. Sutherland Hlunter Hunter F. & M. Bank Herald

The Whigs Push for Recharter of Steubenville Bank

A Jefferson County appeal denounces the Farmers and Mechanics Bank of Steubenville as the poor man’s oppressor. The recounts a court dispute with Samuel D. Hunter, arguing tax burdens, high costs, and bank profiteering, urging voters to back the Democratic ticket to oppose recharter and prevent an aristocratic banking system.

Hanter Sutherland Farmers and Mechanics Bank of Steubenville Boest Hunter Jefferson F. & M. Bank of Samuel D. Hanter Jefferson County F. M. Bank F. & M. Bank

Whig Herald skewers truth over bank dispute

A local party quarrel is aired with harsh language as critics claim the Herald distorts facts to damage political rival Hunter. The piece accuses the Whigs and the F and M Bank of bias, insisting honesty is sacrificed for partisanship and misrepresentation.

Hear Dr Hanna on Currency and Tariff in town

TheWhig rally heard Dr Hanna deliver a lengthy address at the court house, repeating party lines on currency and protection with only light remarks on office holders. He portrayed reforms as settled while critics tag the speech as a rehash of Whig editorials.

Debating currency and bank ideas in Jefferson area politics

The piece argues for sound banks and a mixed currency preferring paper money while mocking gold and specie in transport and value. It rails against Dr Hanna and Biddle's Bank, urges voters to back Democrats in Jefferson and Carroll districts, and warns of Whig plans to push a state bank, high taxes, and debt. It calls for Democratic turnout on the second Tuesday to keep control and preserve party faith.

Kentucky N. York New York Iowa N. Orleans Boston Jefferson Leonard Hanna Steubenville Sr. Sroxery Dr. Hanna Bank of Steubenville Banke Gil

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