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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1842
Page
1
A Richmons convention outlines a democratic ticket for the upcoming election, then shifts to a lengthy moral sermon about the fall of the leaf as a metaphor for aging. It contrasts mortal frailty with eternal hope in Christ, urging aged readers to seek revival and trust in the resurrection.
The Milledgeville Journal notes a rising success in gold digging in Cherokee County with common hands earning about one to one and three quarters dollars per day after expenses. The report reflects optimism about mining prospects and daily wages in the area.
Several Santa Fe prisoners released by Santa Ana have arrived in New York from Vera Cruz utterly destitute of subsistence and clothing resources.
The narrator recalls a Yankee conference where a deacon asked attendees about salvation. A butcher's boy of about nineteen defies the question, shouting for Sal Skinner and noting the sexton delays the outing until the meeting ends. The moment sparks laughter among the crowd.
Cadiz Sentinel accuses Chauncey Dewey of biased statements after his Columbus return speech denying the extra session. It cites the Senate Journal showing Dewey and other federal members voted to meet on May 30, before the apportionment bill passed, urging citizens to judge his credibility.
Bela Badger the great Philadelphia pipe-layer is bound over to answer at the Court of General Sessions for a libel on Mr. Abrahaay Myers. Greatworth is jailed in New Jersey. Badger faces Eastern Penitentiary lodging if deserts accord. Justice will overtake them all.
A fragment reports Philadelphia weavers resisting wage reductions to thirty cents per day while opposing rising costs and claims of European labor competition. It notes current pay around forty cents daily and mentions employers seeking cuts amid industry pressure.
Tie game ends as Deweet Ge Gee Geheewe of Dae oe Oe connects on a five base play. The scene involves local teams and an errorless effort from both sides, highlighting a dramatic late inning turnaround and a close score at the stadium.
A late Louisiana law, approved by the last Legislature, creates penalties for bringing free black individuals into the state. The first offense carries a fine up to 250 dollars, the second offense may incur imprisonment up to six months and a fine up to 1,000 dollars.
The Gazette misrepresents Columbus treason and Tennessee straw pulling. It alleges Democratic legislators have resigned, while Whigs fear Dewey and Gov Shannon will topple them. The piece accuses Dewey and GOP men of calculating self-preservation in a sham resignations scheme.
A sermon warns that hope in tomorrow misleads, urging immediate living. It cautions that delays trap fortune, comparing future gains to fragile shinplaster and urging present action, keeping faith with self and salvation through timely effort.
In a July 9 1842 speech Mr Beeson of Pennsylvania denounces a tariff bill as a mixed revenue and land sale measure. He argues it combines duties on imports with distribution of land revenues, warns it bankrupts taxpayers, and questions its political motives and constitutional propriety. He condemns the bill’s logrolling and calls for separating or rejecting its hostile elements.
The passage rails at repudiation of credit and currency collapse since 1837, criticizing tariff policy and a Kentucky congressman for seeking revenue shifts. It cites a Pennsylvanian family’s tax burden from land sales, imports, and consumer taxes, illustrating how proposed measures would hit farmers and artisans alike.
A statement analyzes bullion and specie values from 1834 to 1840, showing 27.8 million dollars of average annual free imports taxable. It argues against prohibitory duties on bullion and specie, proposes taxing out of circulation paper money, and removes tea and coffee from free Article lists leaving 8.68 million dollars of free imports to fund land revenues, ending with a note about the treasury and veterans.
The piece argues land-money is repeatedly lost and urges reform and retrenchment. It speculates that some politicians favor a single lump sum method to realize revenue, criticizing the slow annual collection and predicting further needed changes. It frames the issue as a call for freeing lands and persons while curtailing expenses.
A 19th century summary debates how one hundred and eighty million acres of land west of Missouri and Arkansas were offered for sale yet largely unsold. It cites figures from Secretary Woodbury, discusses Indian title, British claims, and the value of lands implicated by distribution plans, noting minimal revenue from sales between 1789 and 1834 and the vast extents unsettled or contested.
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