By 1814, Bouvier was living in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, where on Wednesday, November 9, 1814, he published the first issue of "The American Telegraph". In the weekly newspaper, he resolved to "discountenance factions and factious men" while following an editor's duty of "exposure and support of the truth". In 1818, Bouvier moved to Uniontown, Pennsylvania where he joined with another periodical to publish "The Genius of Liberty and American Telegraph". He continued to be involved in its publication until July 18, 1820.