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Newspaper
Evansville Weekly Journal
Location
Evansville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1848
Page
1
Evansville Daily Journal indicates it is printed and published by WM. H. Chandler & Co. in Evansville. The item confirms the newspaper’s publisher and location.
General Zachary Taylor of Louisiana and Millard Fillmore of New York head the Whig presidential ticket. Nathan Rowley is named as representative. The slate lists strict electors across districts including Posey Floyd Dearborn Warne Hancock Greene Park Clinton Cass and Delaware with others named for each district.
Evansville reports from Alabama show strong Taylor support with locals predicting a large majority for Zachary Taylor in November. The Tuscaloosa Monitor and other papers back Taylor, while opposition figures attack him. National notes mention Canal Bank probes, and regional chatter hints at Van Buren activity amid 1848 style politics.
The Democrat voices skepticism about a vote on the Major Barbour and confirms the change of a portion of the company board from Taylor to Cass. The notice asserts the information comes from the same source and defends the accuracy of the published statements.
The piece accuses a political faction of disloyalty and surrender of rights when opposed, labeling opponents as tories who deserve burial. It denounces a leader who aided the enemy during war by using Santa Anna to weaken the American cause, forecasting a decisive defeat akin to Buena Vista.
A Democratic meeting in Charleston and nearby Neck shows strong Taylor support. W B Pringle presided as numerous speeches condemned Cass. resolutions favor Taylor for president and Butler for vice president passed unanimously, with Patriot noting unprecedented turnout and likely statewide Taylor unity.
The Portsmouth Gazette argues Gen Cass and Democrats in Congress kept Gen Taylor in the field after Buena Vista. It claims administration friends supplied aid and comfort to Taylor, noting Santa Ana’s entry into Mexico and a congressional censure over Monterey. It asserts Taylor’s survival was not due to Whigs or Republicans alone.
Siasixe Orr Captain Otis Caldwell of Boutetourt County Virginia publishes a card in the Fincastle Valley Whig stating his Republican duty to back Gen Taylor. The Valley Whig notes many Vigilance Committee members share this stance and will report Taylor for the Presidency despite threats or flattery.
On the steamer Niagara from St Louis to Louisville votes show Taylor 30 Cass 10 Clay L. In a Kate Kearney run from Keokuk to St Louis Taylor 32 Cass 15 Calhoun 1 Ven Buren 1 and Buffalo Convention nominee 1. A gentleman formerly of our town presented the results from both trips.
Commodore Percy is granted freedom of the city of New York and the thanks of the corporation for his conduct during the Mexican War.
Boston crowds hissed and cried for Cushing to be removed as he spoke at an entertainment for Massachusetts volunteers. Reports cite coercive uniform demands at Vera Cruz and harsh prices, with high anger and alleged personal outrages later noted by Baltimore and Louisville papers.
The New Orleans Delta claims reliable sources warned of a June revolt plan by Cuban independence advocates to join with the United States. Detentions followed, including wealthy detainees at Havana and Cienfuegos, with military commissions looming and harsher scrutiny on American citizens in Cuba.
The piece condemns officeholders for fraud and misrepresentation in promoting a German pamphlet about Lewis Cass. It cites a paragraph claiming Polk won 1844 votes and Gen. Cass shaped the Democratic victory, arguing Germans are misled and that supporters of Old Rough and Ready will not be driven away by this alleged propaganda.
The editors claim Democrats will vote for Gen Taylor and say many supporters exist nearby and across the country. The piece cites unnamed informants described as men of truth.
The Louisville Journal argues the territorial bill failed to settle the slave question and would merely shift responsibility to future Congress and the Supreme Court. It claims Locofocos backed the bill to weaken the Barnburners and aid Cass, while Cass dodges on internal improvements, pledging adherence to no power for federal projects.
The Fronma War correspondent of the Charleston Courier asserts the Seminole war began when Cass sought to deliver protected Negroes to speculators via treaty violations. He argues Cass bore the seven years’ costly war burden, while Taylor at Okee-cho-bee shifted fortunes and built a general’s name through battles at Palo Alto, Resaca, Monterey, and Buena Vista.
Mr. Van Buren replies to the Executive Committee of the Industrial Congress on public lands for the guidance of the movement. The Young America reports the letter as long and strongly favorable to Land Reform views. It will first run in the New York Evening Post.
OCF Francis P. Blair editor of the Globe and legatee of Gen Jacksons political papers opposes the Baltimore Convention nominees. This affront to party unity is described as defection in high places.
The Milwauks. Prisconsin concedes Cass faces defeat while praising a platform stressing protection for lakes and rivers. It argues improvements to waterways are tightly linked to millions of residents and that the public will not elect a President hostile to extending government protections to waters.
The Vermont Age notes the Baltimore Resolutions condemn federal river and harbor improvements as unconstitutional and claim Cass supports them. It argues Cass is thus opposed to the Lake Harbor and Western River projects.
The New York Mirror prints a communication with an estimated Taylor majority across states. It lists main states like New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut Vermont New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania, with several states marked doubtful or uncertain.
A Paris letter from the New York Tribune recounts insurgents writing death to thieves on shop windows then notes shopkeepers denying theft or pillage. The account says cruelty and executions occurred on both sides, yet looting was rare and fighting stemmed from fanaticism and class hatred rather than theft.
A spoofed political duel from 1648 style rhetoric pits Louis Philippe Cass and Gen Taylor in a mock surrender drama. The piece, from the Jackson Miss Southron, satirically casts Cass as commander of 90 000 office holders confronting Taylor's forces, ending with Taylor’s courteous yet firm refusal.
The Haverhill Gazette editor likens a disaffected Whig to a man debating Gen Taylor versus Cass. He defends honesty and rational stance against attacks charging him with inconsistency. He uses a sea voyage metaphor to condemn critics who would sabotage a ship over its chosen route.
Prince John Van Buren asserts that within six weeks affidavits will be required to prove General Cass is a candidate for the Presidency in New York. The statement highlights presidential eligibility and legal processes pending in the state.
Intelligence from Ireland describes rising turbulence and government repression as Meagher and others face sedition charges. In Paris, plots to seize barricades and attacks are prevented, with Gen. Cavaignac promising severe action and increased patrols to deter outbreaks. London Times reports fear and countermeasures as cholera spreads in Moscow and unrest grows across Europe.
Indiana Congressman Carss B. Surry argues against Cass and in favor of Taylor, stating Taylor opposed the war initially but would veto none and pursue a firm, moderate foreign policy. He warns Cass would threaten slave expansion limits, provoke annexations, and risk despotism, urging readers to back Taylor as the safer choice.
An honest man need not fear attacks. Telent will be appreciated, industry rewarded. He who pursues an open, manly, honest path must triumph over enemies and build a good name that outlives traducers. Od Gack has lived up to this rule to the letter.
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