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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1844
Page
2
A fragment from a late 1840s public discourse shows Henry Clay maneuvering on Texas annexation. The piece contrasts Clay's cautious tone with critics urging immediate union boundaries, highlighting fears of war and national division over slavery and expansion.
A Massillon rally described as the greatest ever, with a procession six miles long and estimates of twenty thousand or more Democrats present. The report notes overwhelming enthusiasm for the party and confusion among Whigs, amid debates on unity and Texas policy.
A Cincinnati Statesman summary notes agricultural prices under Whig rule show butter and cheese costs in New York and other staples rising. It rails at Democratic gains in Missouri and legislature, citing county returns and criticizing coon bragging after election.
Report from the Iowa Territory election shows fifty-two Democrats nineteen Whigs and one independent across counties Keokuk Davis and Washington tallies. Jefferson county ties cause a vacancy that is expected to be filled by a Democrat.
A front page critique denounces foreign goods and luxury in dress as symbols of mindless elitism and argues that true protection for American industry comes from supporting domestic products. It contrasts this with the 1840 tariff record, noting wage cuts for workers despite promises of higher pay and arguing that economics favor American enterprise.
The Democrats announce nominees for multiple offices. Seneca County backs Henry Croniss for the House. Knox County nominates Nicholas Shapter for the Senate and James McFarlane and Grover Ankeny for the House. Fairfield and Pickaway join with Joan Cuaney for the Senate. Fairfield nominates Davin H Swartz and Andrew Forst for the House.
Janes K. Pouk argues against direct taxation and supports a moderate tariff to raise government revenue. He favors protection for home industry only insofar as it aids revenue needs and does not unduly burden manufacturers. He emphasizes raising revenue for economical administration of the general government.
The document lists Democratic Regular Nominations for President James K. Polk of Tennessee and Vice President George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania. It also shows an electoral ticket and a long slate of senatorial and congressional nominees with counties and names such as Joseph Larwil Wayne, Dowty Utter Clermont, Gilbert Beach Wood Dist., Clayton Webb Hamilton, James M. Dorsey Darke, R.D. Forsman Green, Judge John Taylor Champaign, David Higgins Lucas, John D. White Brown, Thomas Megrady Ross, Valentine Keffer Pickaway, James Parker Licking, George Corwine Sciota, Milo Stone Summit, Benjamin Adams Lake, Stephen N. Sargent Medina, Neal McCou Wayne, and others, along with various district and county associations.
FOR GOVERNOR, DAVID TOD. FOR GOVERNOR, DAVID TOD. Senator ROBERT McMILLAN of Harrison County. Representative JAMES SHANE of Island Creek. Auditor SAMUEL R DUNDASS of Salem. Commissioner JOSEPH B. McGREW of Smithfield. Poor House Director SAMUEL L. POTTS of Crosscut. The Democratic principle has risen to lead the nation with God in whom we trust. Democrats rally your cause, it is just. Banner in triumph over the land of the free and home of the brave.
Delegates are invited to Mechanicstown for the Carroll Columbiana and Jefferson counties congressional nomination. The meeting will assemble on Friday September 6th. Delegates should bring poll-books and credentials for the process.
The Shelby News acknowledges the election outcome as a near defeat, signaling the Whig paper’s forthright stance on the political setback and its impact in the community.
The Kentucky Democrats celebrate their election victories and vow to press efforts to defeat Clay next November. They claim a dramatic swing from a 25,691 majority to about 4,500 and urge hard campaigning. The piece notes a rally at Head Quarters with Mr. Stanton, the Glee Club, and federalist onlookers, plus reports from Nauvoo about Sidney Rigdon and Mormon temple progress. It also mentions New Jersey’s new constitution passing by over 15,000 and Cincinnati arrests involving counterfeit rag money.
The Jeffersonian of Guernsey County notes six renunciations from the federal party as papers show similar changes since elections in Kentucky Indiana Illinois Missouri and Alabama. Allen G Thurman is nominated for Congress by Democrats of the Ross district.
The text cites Henry Clay’s letters on Texas annexation split into three “faces” North Middle and South, opposing annexation at first then shifting toward support for the South. It condemns demagogues and urges Democrats to persevere against slander and political intimidation.
The piece argues the Banking power weakened since 1840, preventing a similar opposition strategy now. It asserts money politics dictated the fall of a Democratic administration, citing past defeats as proof and warning that dollars and cents may again drive outcomes.
County notes revel in Democratic organization and early calls for mobilization ahead of the November elections. The piece urges citizens to awaken, rally, and prepare for a political clash, while praising a New Orleans pamphlet on Elliott votes and exposing alleged ballot cheating against naturalized citizens.
A letter from Deap Commodore Dallas of the U S Navy calls on the British Whig of Steubenville to declare his favored finance plan. He demands a clear stance on a National Bank and criticizes evasiveness, urging plain, redeeming qualities and public honesty.
A harsh US political quarrel is cited with Rhode Island Algerine Pirates rhetoric from Federalists. The exchange references Philadelphia sympathy for Thomas W. Dorr, a letter to the Providence postmaster about reach of his imprisonment, and a response from Providence officials noting Dorr is in solitary confinement with restricted communications.
A Kentucky political piece urges Whigs to mobilize for August votes to shape the national race, praising organized effort and warning Democrats and other parties of a looming Polk and Dallas victory. It notes Louisville Journal criticism of Clay supporters and predicts a November clash as Kentucky faces a pivotal contest.
A county organ denounces high protective tariffs, citing English history of wage misery and concentrated wealth. It accuses privileged manufacturers of luxury while workers struggle on six pence weekly, noting shifts in wages and profits since tariff acts. Critics blame bank ties for altered editorials and question the almighty dollar’s influence on conscience.
The writer lambasts Henry Clay after his Texas letter, calling him a fool and predicting he cannot win the presidency. They urge a three-member committee to curb him and note Clay has alienated supporters who once opposed Texas. The piece hints at reactions to Clay’s Raleigh letter in the National Intelligencer.
A civic blurb notes the state voted on Tuesday and predicts returns tonight. The writer jokes about counting likely whig supporters and suggests a 70,000 to 80,000 majority.
The piece denounces the United States Bank as the mother of corruption with figures on loans to Congress members between 1830 and 1834. It attacks Henry Clay and the Whigs over Texas policy, calls Col Benton praised by Reformers as hypocritical, and urges Democrats to pursue an upright political course free of federal approbation.
The feds of Cincinnati and downstream towns lost thousands on Indiana and Kentucky elections. Some Bet large sums on a 15,000 vote majority in Kentucky, a folly reflected by the results and stands as a caution.
The excerpt mocks President Tyler for building a grand eel house on his Virginia plantation in the English villa style. It also caricatures Jack as a roarer after annexing Gardener's Island, and questions the U.S. troops allegedly ordered to Rhode Island to suppress liberty.
A fragment from a Steubenville Herald piece denounces a political move by Democrats to attack Mr Harper, a federal candidate, criticizing Irish bias and calling out Senator Archer. The tone implies concern over partisan tactics and anti Irish sentiment.
The Louisville Democrat reports Germans in the city resolved to relocate to Evansville Indiana due to ill treatment by Whig ruffians. It cites similar Catholic expulsions in Philadelphia and warns that expanded Whig power could yield a government worse than some Old World monarchies. Rhode Island’s charter is invoked as evidence.
A clipped schoolroom or militia drill style passage describes commands and marching steps. Phrases like Ten paces to the North March right about face five paces front and shoulder arms indicate a formal drill sequence. The text names locations and directions with brisk instructional tempo.
Liberty ticket advocates James Robison of Columbiana County for State Senator Thomas George as Representative Joseph H. Cope and Auditor Lemuyel Jones with George Craig as Commissioner and Lewis Dunn as Director of the Poor House in a local election slate.
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