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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1838
Page
1
Edited by W Mcauslen and L Harper the Avendean Union is published every Wednesday morning on Market Street south side near the F and M Bank. It costs two dollars per year payable in advance or three dollars at year end. Discontinuation awaits arrears. Advertisements at usual rates. Letters must be postpaid.
A New York Evening Post piece defends literary men from Whig attacks on their talents and morals due to political views. It cites Cooper Irving Bancroft Paulding Butler and others, condemning party rancor and praising democratic-leaning scholars and writers while calling out Whig attempts to ruin reputations and literary standing.
Rallying poem urges Freemen to rise against oppression and defend liberty. The call to arms extols courage and duty, urging soldiers, citizens, and seamen to crush tyranny and fight for home, sovereignty, and sacred fires. Strong imagery invokes sacrifice and nationhood with references to suannon and liberty.
Reports from Mount Vernon Ohio September 22 1838 recount a Federal Whig convention blasted as a total failure. Observers describe egotistic speeches by Murphy and Vance, chaotic proceedings, a balloon fiasco and a burning banner, with a miserly 19375 dollars raised for orphans and widows. The piece mocks nonresident attendance and hoaxed papers, labeling the event a shallow pageant.
Ohio voters face a harsh critique of Governor Vance for neglecting duties and intermeddling in state power. The piece accuses him of arrogance, mismanagement, and unnecessary expense while urging citizens to rally to oust him before the election. It references Bates, Ewing, and a district vacancy amid a state political struggle.
A fragment suggests James Watson Webb was kidnapped during an overseas voyage as a creditor plot unfolds. The note mentions an arrest order aimed at recovering debts, with reference to a Commeres figure and British actions.
The piece presents Emersons July 24 Dartmouth College oration praising Napoleon as a modern revolutionary, highlighting his use of means and courage, and contrasting Fortune with calculated preparation. It follows with commentary from the Mobile Examiner praising Calhouns Sub Treasury bill and predicting its political impact on Democrats Whigs and national institutions.
An old Whig speaker at the Whig Convention denounces party leaders and accuses the opposing feds of egotism and blackguardism. The Mt. Vernon Banner notes the outburst and claims many feds have grown insane since the 20th.
Uncle Toby recalls how the Democratic party’s rivals adopted many names over time while the Jeffersonian Democrats remained steady. He lists historical factions from Tory to Whig, noting the shifts and enduring principles in the Declaration of Independence era.
Early yesterday a watchman found Joseph Bonfanti undressed and unconscious on the Broadway and Reade streets sidewalk near Palmo's hotel. He died at the watch house shortly after. Bonfanti, a Broad way fancy shopkeeper, had returned from Europe ten days earlier and appeared depressed but sane. A coroner’s jury blamed death on falling from his window while in a somnambulistic state.
A Dublin lever in the London Times reports rumors that an Irish peer, after inheriting a substantial estate and funds, gambled away nearly all control of his fortune. The piece hints at the broader aristocratic circle and implications for the estate.
Fragmentary text describes a desire for a strong democratic showing on the ballot date the second Tuesday of October. Referenced names and events are unclear but emphasis remains on unity and forward movement for democracy and voters casting their ballots in a solid front.
Nathaniel Carle of Carle Miller and Carle perished in a well cleaning at age about 40 after carbonic acid gas trapped a crew. Clark the digger was rescued after falling while assisting, but Carle could not be saved despite prompt aid. He leaves a widow and large family. Wellsburg Trans.
The Lehigh Bulletin reports Maine DemocratsU endorsement of the Independent Treasury scheme as a decisive victory shaping national policy. It predicts Pennsylvania will follow, with hopes the public supports the separation of bank and state, revitalizing the administration and saving the Union across states.
A long, varied column lists scattered items from the era. It notes over fifty leading antimasons in Pennsylvania signing a public address withdrawing support from Ritner, with other brief items including Connecticut felon pardons, Bermuda deportations, Edwin Forrest in Boston, a Vermont grand jury indictment, and assorted local curiosities from Cincinnati to Concord. The tone is fragmented newsy miscellany, reflecting a 19th century newspaper page.
A humorous editorial mocks a local juvenile convention, calling it a noted gathering of youthful irredeemables. The piece likens Whigs to fugitives from Newgate and refuses further discussion, urging to leave the event in its “glory” without details. It cites Mr. Vernon Banner and ends with a playful vow to refrain from coverage.
The Mohawk Courier describes the Democratic push for specie backed paper circulation versus Federalist efforts to ban gold and silver entirely and base all notes on the United States Bank. The piece attributes much currency difficulty to Federalist pressure for an exclusive paper currency.
The Richmond Enquirer frames the Boston Atlas action as a sign of Whig fear and shifting positions. It asserts the revolution began in Maine and predicts Whiggery, the Whig candidate, the National Bank, and Federal principles will be overwhelmed by popular momentum.
The Laporte County Whig notes wheat at about eighty seven cents per bushel and reports a large farmer surplus with 200,000 bushels of wheat 100,000 bushels of potatoes and 100,000 bushels of corn. The article implies a favorable price trend for seed and feed crops.
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