American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-07-07
PROSPECTUS OF
THE AMERICAN IJNT0N.
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER,
30 AMERICAN IN Politics.
8. sIEGFRIED. jun, Editor.
MORGANTOWN, VA.

A
A.T tho earnest solicitation of many person al
and political friends, in this and the adjoining
counties, the undersigned has been induced to
establish an AMERICAN PAPER at Morgan
town. Tho imperative necessity of the enter
prize contemplated is more than apparent ut
this time, when inisrc presentation and ialsehood
have triumphed over principles so dearly cher
ished in the breast Of every enlightened and pa-
trotic Amcrican; and when jaundice-eyed pre-
JUDGE, nourished and kept alive by the press of
the anti-American party, has gained moment-
AIRY advantage over the onward strides of the
great National Reform movement. But, altho'
a temporary defeat has overtaken tho friends OF
American institutions in Virginia, in the recent
General Election, il will induce no friend of our
glorious to falter, but our very defeat will
stimulate to new life, aud ncite to new vigilance
in the great National campaign and triumph but
Just before US. Virginia md the Union must be
redeemed, regenerated and disenthra'led, and
the work is committed to the hands of the true
hearted and stout armed sons Of America
They cin dO IL. True to the impulses OF their
patriotic mattress and faith full in the discharge of
tho duties Of Republican citizens, revering the
memories and maxims of tho iliustrious fathers
of our Libcrties--THEY WILL DO 1T. Let the po-
tent fundamentally Of the PRESS be employed
to disseminate the LIGHT and the TRUrH--let
the principles ofthe American party be fully and
fairly set torth--let tho villifers OF our princ-
pies and the traducers of our cause be oppose led
In their Northumberland we have everything
to gain and nought to lose. Let us lie passive
and indoent, without the advocacy Of the Press
and the means Of defence It affords, and the
IRON heel OF party oppression will triumph over
us, and Prelates and Priests, in America and i'm
Rome, with their hosts of foreign and native
sympathisers, will chant their songs of triumph,
and taunt and jeer with their victory reyeis,
as NOW! In the language of an eminent Amer
lean statesman, let us " Awake, arise, shake OF
inc oew-drops that glitter on our garments, and
march to battle and to victory - Conscious of
tho purity Of our principles, aud the rectitude of
our purposes, let us with n zeal becoming a.
MERlChNS, strive for their honorable ascend
ency. La Republic like ours where FOREIGN
influence and POLITICAL Roman Catholicism
are yearly developing their evil tendencies and
their rapidly augmenting strength. the PRESS
and the PEOPLE, in the sovereignty with which
our institutions clothes them, should arise and
MAINTAIN the purity and permanence of
dearest LIBERTIES, to which those influences
are insidiously, yet not the less dangerously,
OPPOSED!
10 The present is peculiarly and emphatical-
~ the time tor the American party to take the
held detcrminedly, and to unfurl their banners
on every breeze. With passionate, impulsiye
and bigoted opponent in the person Of the Gov
crnor elect of Virginia-wth an anti American
press disciplined in all the trickery, misrcpre-
sentation and gambling ofpolitcal demagogue-
ism-with National principles of deep and abid-
ing Importance, dear as the UNION OBJ THE
STATES itself, to contend for--we find our
Country on the eve of great National Cam
paign--the Presidential canvass of 1856. Is it
not demanded, by every consideration of pru-
dence and patriotism, that the American party
here, as elsewhere, should WELD the strong
arm OF the Press in defence Of it's immutable
principles 7
In presenting, then, as a candidate for public
favor, weekly paper devoted to American
principles, the Publisher asks the patronage and
support OF the American party. Give us your
subscriptions and influence, and we pledge our
best energies and talents to do good battle in
defence of cause.
THE AMERICAN UNION,
Will be published weekly, on clear type, and
in good style, the size of the Morgantown papers
at 100 In advance, and will be CONNIE ed
about the first OF July next The News of the
day, Markets, Agriculture, Me chancs, SC. will
receive due share of attention, the object be-
ing to make tho paper a valuable and welcome
visiter at the fire. side of every American.
s. SIEGFRIED, Jun,