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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1838
Page
1
The page reprints a sentimental poem about home and childhood, recalling the joy of familiar friends and places. It laments dying in a strange land and longs for a sea-girt grave, with a benediction to die among kindred. Providence, R, I.
A late Knickerbocker sketch lauds Rev. Henry B Bascom as a powerful, Webster-compared orator. It notes his commanding presence, thoughtful countenance, vivid similes, and forceful sermon on the spread of Christianity enduring through centuries of persecution and trial.
A daily walk reveals a modest cottage and its simple household. A sick mother and dutiful daughter shape a quiet drama of illness, care, and absence as the family’s fate unfolds, ending with the mother’s removal and a lasting life change.
A meditation on Christian blessing across kingdoms, noting the rise and fall of empires and the spreading reach of Christianity. The piece praises a charismatic orator whose nervous style and vivid gestures illuminate thoughts, likening speech to light flowing through colored glass.
A garbled passage features comic mispronunciations and xenophobic remarks. The quoted lines mix dialect, threats, and crude comebacks as individuals speak of lies, danger, and social boundaries with insulting racially charged language.
The column surveys a string of items from Ipswich New Hampshire to Bangor Maine and Ohio to Charleston, noting a cotton factory fire in Ipswich and a ship collision on the Ohio river, plus editor troubles in Florida and remarks on education depravity. It reports notable figures like Isaac Hill arriving in Cleveland and George Grosvenor found dead, with a bustling scene at the Ohio state convention including John W Wiley and William Allen as leaders.
The Newark gathering selects John W Willey of Cuyahoga as president with a slate of vice presidents and secretaries. Speakers Shannon and Allen address the convention, praising republican ideals and warning against federalist monetary power, urging unity and vigilance to defend political liberty.
A newspaper note describes Burton as Mr Samuel Weller delivering droll quips. It cites lines about the rat and cat, the balloon and bag of sand, and a mouse nibbling into cheese. The piece highlights the humor and timing of these device-like analogies in the act.
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