Terms of this paper Tus Amrahcan Union notice
In TERMS OF THIS PAPER Tus Amrahcan Union is published every Tuesday afternoon on Market street south side a few doors below the F M Bank at two dollars per annum payable half yearly in advance or three dollars at year end No paper will be discontinued until arrearages are paid Adverts inserted at usual rates Letters to Editors must be post paid or they will not receive attention
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Tus Amrahcan Union
Market Street
South Side
F, & M. Bank
Van Buren vs Clay: Independent Treasury Debate
The text frames a 19th century political clash between Martin Van Buren and Henry Clay. It argues for Van Buren’s independent treasury against Clay’s Bank of Fifty Millions, portraying Clay as backed by eight hundred banks and a monied monarchy, while praising Van Buren as the proponent of Washington Jefferson and Jackson’s fiscal vision.
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Martin van Buren
Times
Henry Clay
Washington
Jefferson
Jackson
Jefferson Quote on Economic Order and Monarchy
A fragment quoting Jefferson rails against bankers and corporations. It envisions a rigid covenants aristocracy driving out influence from manufacturing commerce and navigation, ruling over the plundered yeomanry, as a next best blessing to monarchy.
The Election and the Whig Challenge
The piece urges vigilance for Democracy against Whig influence in upcoming Assembly and county races. It warns of private caucuses, enticements for office, and bank reform battles. It cites Columbus and Ohio as battlegrounds, urging unity to oppose corporate power and preserve currency stability.
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Jefferson
Columbus
Ohio
Bank Reform and Stockholders Rally Against Law Backlash
The piece recounts how supporters and critics of the late banking reform predicted ruin yet protests faded. Stockholders, bank attorneys, and legislators faced skepticism as organized meetings aimed to wind up banks but yielded uncertain, undecipherable outcomes and mounting confusion.
Last Effort of Federal Party Exposed to Public Derision
The piece denounces the federal party and its failed attempt to seize power in the state. It argues banks must be regulated by the people and law, asserting that confidence in banking alone makes bank notes functional currency and challenges Whig rhetoric on banking policy.
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Federal Party
Whig Denounciations Spark Native Associations Debate
The Herald denounces Native American associations as tools of Whig power, arguing natives face disfranchisement under Whig policy. It criticizes claims about foreigner taxation in New York and accuses Whig papers of inflaming anti foreign sentiment.
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Herald
N. American
Clay
Wilson
City
N. York
Whig Council
Whig
Stop That Ball: Editor’s Election Ball Gimmick Rhetoric
The Herald editor fixates on a political ball tied to the manufacturer and the union, linking it to his career and the Whig party. He inflames talk of a “Mud-machine” and names like Judge Tappan, Tom Benton, Amos Kendall, and the Devil as targets, while critics question his congressional lists and grasp of recent editorials.
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The
Herald
Union
Whig
Judge Tappan
Tom Benton
Amos Kendall
Congress
the Herald
Jefferson
Mr. Jefferson
Jemmy
Treasury reform praised in Whig era line
The piece asserts popular support for independent Treasury across states like Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Tennessee North Carolina Alabama and New Hampshire with Maryland Mississippi and Rhode Island expected to follow. It argues Republican victory will restore government to first principles remove Hamilton era excrescences and place the Treasury under the legislative branch.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Tennessee
North Carolina
Alabama
New Hampshire
Maryland
Mississippi
Rhode Island
Republican Party
Hamilton
Adams
Treasury Department
Editor’s Quote Sparks Tory School Claim in Herald
The Herald editor quotes Mr. Jefferson to label the republican party Tory and to claim Whig and pure democracy links. The reply is mocked as a disaster like Pat’s gun, leaving the defunct chaplain prostrate and unintelligible to friends. The piece mocks his ravings and urges quoting Gen Hamilton or Adams to claim real democracy.
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the Herald
Jefferson
Gen. Hamilton
Adams
Defeat of Turks by Egyptian Army Proclaimed
The narrative states that from June 21 to 24 Egyptian forces under His Highness Ibrahim Pacha swept forward defeating Turkish lines. Turks abandoned artillery and方向 retreated. the Sultan may need to make concessions to appease powerful factions. Rumors suggest many prisoners might join the Egyptian army and that Arab regions could come under Egyptian influence.
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Ibraham Pacha
Vaesal
Tiwas
Arabia
Jane
Neighbor Chaplain Faces Political Backlash Over Jefferson Quotes
A neighbor described as the Her ald chaplain is accused of political posturing and bookish justification through Jefferson quotations. He is said to be shifting toward Federalist alignment under scrutiny, while opponents urge public exposure of his claimed distortions and past rhetoric.
Pennsylvania Courant Attacks Losses After Elections
The Pennsylvania Courant ridicules the defeated Federal Party after late elections. It mocks their claims of victory, saying the Locos are driven up Salt River and that even North Carolina seems gone to 1840, echoing a caustic war of words about political failure.
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Pennsylvania Courant
Federal Party
Salt River
Caesar
Zin
Tennessee
Indiana
North Carolina
Rip van Winkle
New York Refuses Federal Monopoly and Banking Law
New York vows to resist federal usurpation and seeks to redeem democracy. The state, staunchly democratic, prepares to confront federalism and its banking law, aiming to triumph over federal monopoly and comply with renewed independence.
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New York
Firebomb Attempt Reported at Alabama Capitol
The Tuscaloosa Flag notes a daring arson attempt at the Alabama Capitol. A bundle of lit lampwicks wrapped in old rags was placed in a closet under the stairway on the second floor near the Representative’s gallery. A passerby detected the smell and intervened.
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Capitol
Alabama
Chartists Press for Reform Face Mixed Reception in Commons
In England the large Chartist petitions received respectful consideration in the House of Commons yet garnered only forty six votes. The piece argues monarchies remain bound for now but predicts the power of the people will soon challenge aristocratic Europe.
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House of Commons
England
Europe
Acknowledgment of Truth Over Falsehoods in Colonization Debate
In the American Union issue Ephors condemns Abolitionists and praises Christian Witness for carrying their corrected narrative about a Mechanics' Institute discussion. The letter asserts moral outrage at misleading reports, defends the editor, and attacks a cited opponent as a corrupt figure linked to demoralizing associations.
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Mechanics’ Institute
Christian Witness
Jupiter
Tom
Rees
Gene
Peel
Abolitionist Threats and Financial Policy Debate
A dated 1839 letter and argument discuss abolitionist rhetoric and a response from Joseph Orth, D. P. Johnson, and T. Spencer Hening. It condemns inflammatory publications, defends honest investigation, and critiques a Mechanic signature in the Herald. The text shifts to a policy stance urging a stable currency and strict enforcement of contract obligations with bank regulation.
Questioning Mr T A Plants and the Mechanic
The piece accuses Mr I A Pants of publishing an article and targets the Mechanics addressed, questioning Mr T A Plants who signs as a Mechanic. It alleges he abandoned an honest trade, became a teacher, and now aligns with law, claiming motives attributed to the authors.
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I. A. Pants
T. A. Plants
Currency in China and the fate of paper money
A historical account from the Boston Courier describes long efforts across dynasties to establish a paper currency in China and how attempts to redeem and limit issues failed. It notes persistent depreciation due to lack of immediate convertibility, government pressure, and bank greed, with the lesson that sustained faith must be backed by actual cash redemption over time.
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China
Boston Courier
Unchanged Democrats and Conservative Alliance Debate
The Albany Argus reports the New York Evening Star noting a conservative convention at Syracuse on October 2. It argues conservatives align with Federalism, condemning their shift as betrayal and calling them unscrupulous allies in the opposition to Democratic measures and nominations.
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New York Evening Star
Syracuse
Court of Peers Deliberates Amid Insurrection Fears
A London paper reports the Court of Peers continues behind closed doors awaiting a verdict likely by Friday. Fears rise of further insurrection if death sentences are carried out, with plots to take royal hostages and harm the royal family amid unrest. A Paris bulletin notes government talks on steamship lines, while notices from New Orleans and New York discuss yellow fever and false death reports.
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London
Court of Peers
Hepd
Darbes
Barbes
Louis Phillippe
Journal du Havre
Bordeaux
United States
Public Works
Havre
New York
Gulf of Mexico
South America
State VI of the Farmers and Mechanics Bank notice
August 28 1839 statement of resources shows 608075 86 dollars. W Spencer cashier certifies the condition of the bank books as of that day. September 3 1839.
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the Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank of Steubenvile
W. Spencer
Taxes notice for Jefferson County tax collection schedule
Notice to taxable inhabitants of Jefferson County that tax collection will begin by the collector or deputy. Attendance will occur at township election places on listed dates in Cross Creek Island Creek Knox Saline Brush Creek Ross Springfield Salem Wayne Smithfield Mt. Pleasant Warren Wells Steubenville October 1 to December first at the Steubenville office for those who fail to pay. Those neglecting payment before December incur constable costs. The statement shows the different levies by township.
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Jefferson County
Cross Creek Township
Island Creek
Knox
Saline
Brush Creek
Ross
Springfield
Salem
Wayne Ae
Smithfield
Mt. Pleasant
Warren
Wells
Steubenville
Kilgore Named County Treasurer in Steubenville Notice
William Kilgore of Jefferson county is announced as treasurer in Steubenville with dates September 3 to 6. The public notice lists Kilgore as the newly appointed county treasurer and directs relevant offices to update records.
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William Kilgore
Jefferson County
Steubenville
Sep
Executor's Notice for Frederick Steffy Estate in Ohio
Debtors must pay the estate of Frederick Steffy of Jefferson County Ohio to the subscriber John Wagner executor of Harrison County. All claims must be presented legally authenticated within one year from September 3 1839 for settlement.
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Frederick Steffy
Jefferson County
Ohio
John Wagner
Harrison County
Notic
Samuel A. Patterson
Steahenville
Ohie
Joan K. Sutherland
Samuel 1
Patterson
Notice of attachment against Thomas W. D. Evans
Writ of attachment issued by Robert Grier justice of the peace of Jackson township Monroe County Ohio against the goods chattels rights credits monies and effects of Thomas W. D. Evans an absconding debtor James Peden September 8 1839
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Robert Grier
Jackson Township
Monroe County
Ohio
Thomas W. D. Evans
James Peden
Sheriff Sale of Tiltonsville Lots 36 and 13
A writ of fi fa directs Sheriff Samuel Filson to sell at the courthouse door in Steubenville on October 2 between 10 A.M. and 4 P.M. the real estate of John Grier, including Lot 36 with buildings on west Main Street and Lot 13 on east Main Street, each 50 feet by 150 feet, taken in execution.
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Steubenbenville
John Grier
Main Street
Tiltonsville
Samuel Filson Corouer
Valuable Tract of Land for Sale Along Ohio River
George Humphrey offers a 166 acre farm along the Ohio River in Jefferson County one mile above Warrenton and six below Wellsburg with two dwellings a frame barn timber coal limestone springs and an apple orchard. Ninety acres bottom land twenty hill land under fence in excellent cultivation. Indefeasible title provided. Sale set for Tuesday September 17 with terms announced day of sale. Auction note Aug 27 1839.
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Ohio River
Jefferson County
Warrentown
Wheeling
Wellsburgh
Steubenville
Joseph Smith
Thomas Shannon
George Humphrey
Wind Mills for Cash by Joseph Lowden in Steubenville
Advertisement notes Joseph Lowden a manufacturer on 6th street north of Market offering wind mills of approved patent quality in Steubenville. Public call to examine and purchase, dated August 20, 1830, with Bank of Steubenville stock installment instruction for board-directed payments.
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Joseph Lowden
6Th Street
Market
Steubenville
For Sally property sale in Steubenville and Jacksonville
Large brick house at Third and North streets in Steubenville and a frame house on Washington near Third and Fourth occupied by J Barr, plus a brick tavern one mile west of Steubenville. Credit offered on most of the purchase price, possession October first. if not sold privately, public sale October 8 at the Market House Steubenville at 10 o'clock Ave M.
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Fenhe
Third and North Sts
Steubenville
Washington
Third
Fourth
J. Barr
Jacksonville
N. B
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the American Union
W. C. M Caussen
J. G. and
M. L. Morris
Columbia
American Union
Messrs. Ephors
South
Abolition Church
Burleigh
Joseph Orth
D. P. Johnson
T. Spencer Hening
N. Y
Albany Argus
John Smith
New Orleans
Buletin
John
John Sanus
Amd
Merten
Renee
Nis
Turnpike Notice
Cadiz
Cambridge
Seton W. Levey
Ommend
Regal
Hopemertin
Genk
Gabe Tone
Bank of Steuben
Board of Directors
Ballard, Cash
Sally
B. Mairs
Samuel Hawley
John Leeich
Mieubenville
Jederson
Sage
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