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Newspaper
Elyria Courier
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1847
Page
2
A Concordia Gazette style reflection extols small farmers who till the land with pride and find happiness in labor over wealth. It argues economy is a mine of wealth, energy secures prosperity, and the nation grows strongest when many small farmers work diligently.
The piece reviews Pope Pius IX elected June 16 1846, his shift from prior policy, personal access to officials, and acts like granting amnesty for political offences aiding 6005 prisoners. It details reforms, commissions on education, economic measures, and the push for a constitution amid Austrian opposition, noting increased press freedom under censorship changes.
The account laments wartime excesses and casualties in Rome during June to October 1546, then shifts to a Mexican theater with figures for Palo Alto Buena Vista Veracruz City and others. It declares a national debt of 150 million dollars and celebrates military achievements and recent glories as the war progresses.
The article lists appointed committee members for both houses, naming many individuals and their assignments across Judiciary Finances Public Works Public Lands Railroads and Turnpikes Common Schools Universities and more. It notes early legislative actions on preemption for state lands, liquor sale repeal, judgments and executions, ten hour labor bills, and a Texas annexation petition, with party-aligned lines shaping votes.
The record outlines Senate and House proceedings with resolutions on summing day votes for constitutional convention, a Scioto Telegraph Company bill, establishment of a Superior Court in Cleveland, and other measures. It notes committee reports, engrossing orders, and temporary postponements including a proposal regarding Mexican volunteers voting and the Black Laws committee names.
The Whig State Central Committee to meet in Columbus on Wednesday the 19th to nominate a Governor Presidential Electors and other state officials. A meeting at the Court House tonight is noted as part of the state contentions.
A harsh polemic denounces President Polk for war policies with Mexico. It accuses him of false premises, misstatements about Texas annexation, and demands accountability for aggression. The piece condemns war aims and praises military restraint, while lamenting the state of national leadership and public discourse. It closes with obituaries for Mrs Finney and Chancellor Aunt, noting deaths in Ohio City.
The article describes inter cantonal conflict in Switzerland driven by religious hostility. Protestant cantons resent Jesuit influence and the Catholic cantons resist expulsion decrees. The public education control dispute triggers a break with the General Diet, forming the Sunderbund to oppose central authority while neighbors France and Austria watch for indemnities and potential annexations.
The protestant and catholic parties clash over the Sunderband decree in the Swiss Diet. The minority faces dissolution while Jesuits face expulsion, sparking civil strife. Criticism targets both sides and calls for respect of Swiss sovereignty over internal rights.
Locofoco members of the Indiana State Senate refused to meet on the sixth for Senate organization. The elected Senate was tied, but a Polk commission gave Whigs a one vote majority. The abstention aimed to block Whig officers, but the Senate ruled a quorum wasn’t needed to organize and compelled attendance. This marks a second recent Loco abstention to stall ordinary business.
Citizens of Elyria and Lorain County rally to secure the region's inland advantages and resist being merely a Cleveland tributary. They urge expanding local enterprise, improving roads, and building a railroad alignment that benefits Elyria without surrendering independence, citing Milan as a successful model.
The President urges a levy on tea and coffee to fund the war effort. The suggestion is likely to face stiff opposition in the Whig House, prompting questions about possible alternatives and the path forward.
A critique argues for direct federal levies to cover war costs, urging equal burden on rich and poor. It criticizes exempting wealthy planters and favors a universal tax without regard to ability to pay, aligned with a populist democratic stance.
A large gathering at Elyria Court House on Friday evening debated the feasibility of connecting Elyria to the Black River mouth by a ship canal. A committee was formed to report resolutions and statistics at the adjourned meeting, with IL K Kendall named secretary.
In this Elyria Courier excerpt, Jony Eers outlines homeopathy as founded by Hahnemann, contrasting medicinal diseases with morbific natural diseases. It explains the principle that similar symptoms must be produced to cure, discusses the need for small doses, and cites the Law Similia Simetibus Curentur, illustrating with examples of symptom profiles and the method for selecting remedies.
Correspondence from Pittsburg Gazette reports the Britannia reaching dock after leaving Liverpool on the 19th Ultime. Captain Hirisan commands the ship through rough seas in 20 days. News highlights include a settled money market, subsiding panic, Bank of England rate at 8 percent, and private capitalists seeking 9 percent. Breadstuffs show no advance.
A November 19 report notes a New York Liverpool packet ship collided with a light off Cape Clear. 110 aboard died. none of the first two classes survived. The vessel was wrecked near New York Harbor. Ireland sees worsening poverty and violence while American charity expands. In finance Truman and Cook face £350,000 liabilities as markets edge higher. The Union sails late for repairs. civil war深化 in the Sunderbund region.
The record notes resolutions favoring newspaper postage equality in New York and support for the Oregon Rail Road. It lists 10,000 printed copies of messages and documents, plus Senate and House actions on chaplains and committee structures. It records personnel changes including Nathan Sargent as sergeant at arms and R. E. Quorner as doorkeeper, with party alignment noted. It also covers debates on committee realignment and a Calhoun Senate resolution opposing conquest of Mexico, urging continuity of policy and constitutional form.
Editorial correspondence from the Ni Tribune reports Robert C. Winthrop of Massachusetts being elected Speaker after a divided Whig vote. Absentees and anti slavery details shaped ballots, with final tally 110 to 113 for Winthrop on the third ballot. he takes the chair and is praised for the debut in the House. Whigs also elect a Clerk by a narrow majority.
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