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Newspaper
Evansville Weekly Journal
Location
Evansville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1848
Page
1
Evansville Journal printed and published by William H. Chandler & Co. remarks indicate a local newspaper operation with endorsing publisher information.
The Whig party lists General Zachary Taylor for president and Millard Fillmore for vice president. Nathan Browley is named as representative. Electors include Joseph Marshall, Godlove Orth, Jon Pricurs, Joux S. Davee, and others from multiple counties.
The Cleveland Herald notes the Akron Bank robbery by F. J. Hamilton and his flight. It also recalls Gen. Cass's Philadelphia visit, where locofoco争 factions argued over reception boats and ticket prices, ending with Cass choosing a side after pressure from Office holders.
Captain Thomas Postley of Company F, 10th Infantry, was shot in Camargo on Sunday the 17th ult at 11 A M by Francis Darling ton of Company K. Postley, wounded in the groin, died at 5 PM the next day after lingering in agony while surrounded by friends and members of the Masons and Odd Fellows.
Mrs Rebecca G Brown, aged fifty, committed suicide in New London Connecticut on the 20th ult by hanging with a bed cord. The deceased was described as evidently insane.
A trial street project in Philadelphia proposes a twenty four foot wide street dug out for cellar room. Granite blocks twelve feet wide would make the cartway and be supported mid span by a central wall resting on store foundations along both sides. The blocks incline toward a central gutter. The project requires immense granite for a street three hundred eighty feet long.
The St Louis Republican reports a collision six miles below Randolph between steamers Sultana and Grey Eagle. The Sultana struck sinking the Grey Eagle’s bow and breaking a steam pipe. Two killed and five or six scalded. The Grey Eagle hull cut to the waterline and disabled. Sultana helped to shore and leak stopped. both vessels inconvenienced but afloat.
A new state will be free and encompass about 90,000 square miles, two thirds larger than New England combined, and comparable in area to New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania together.
The piece argues Cass and Butler cannot be trusted for leadership and denounces Cass for his Wilmot proviso stance. It cites Michigan’s Ravine Advocate criticizing Cass and urges a different Democratic nomination. Defeat is seen as unfortunate, yet acceptable if it prevents weak compromise.
Gen Taylor declares to the Richmond Republican that he does not intend to withdraw his name from the presidential canvass regardless of the nominee. He says political friends may withdraw if expedient, and that he will not be disappointed by the outcome if a more suitable candidate is found.
A report notes Senator Dickinson, a Hunker delegate from New York, praised Virginia’s harmony at the Baltimore Convention. Barn-burners in Troy mocked him urging emigration to Virginia and sang Oh carry me back to old Virginia as the uproar followed.
A Reading Journal letter from Mexico reports Gen Cass hanged in effigy and burned by Pennsylvania volunteers. Sergeant Graeff of the artillery, a Reading citizen, is cited as author of the letter and the paper invites readers to view the original at the office.
Suatt Notes states a prohibition after the first of the month against passing or receiving in payment notes of less than five dollars issued by banking companies outside the state. The rule targets small denomination currency, enforcing a state level restriction on negotiable Virginia commerce.
Mr Evans of Texas pressed three points at the Baltimore Democratic Convention including opposition to presidents appointing Congress members to office and barring delegates from holding office. The convention laughed him off as the President ruled the proposal out of order.
The Baltimore Sun report mocks a Democratic National Convention scene. Mr Evans of Texas proposes a resolution against accepting office, praised as doctrine yet declared not in order by the presiding officers. The piece lampoons Stevenson and Cass while noting the mood of the debate.
The Nashville Banner reports a Monday night Whig meeting in Davidson to ratify the National Convention nomination. It notes Nashville’s reception of Taylor and Fillmore with satisfaction, a Capitol Hill salute, and music. Tennessee pledges support for the Old Soldier of Buena Vista with steadfast resolve.
An immense Cincinnati gathering of anti Taylor and Cass factions met to oppose both national conventions. Henry Starr presided with officers and a committee presenting resolutions urging opposition to Taylor and Cass. The resolutions passed with many dissenting votes.
Detroit reacted with vivid excitement after the news of Taylor and Fillmore. Within hours the city echoed artillery and a ratification meeting drew what was described as the largest assembly ever, with participants shouting and singing loudly.
During the 1812 attack on Fort Harrison women cried around Captain Taylor pleading to save them. He vowed to prevent massacre by blowing up the magazine if needed, but the magazine was not fired and the fort eventually fell to ruin.
The Foreign News this morning arrives twelve days out from Liv erpool, delivering quick despatch of international items to readers.
Congressional sessions drag with few laws passed while hundreds sit idle on the calendar. Mr Sawyer blames Democratic leadership for delaying vital bills from pay to soldiers widows and harbor improvements as slavery debates consume floor time.
OCP-11 estimates about 600000 men aged 17 to 21 will participate in this year’s presidential election, a count referencing the 1644 population base.
The steamer Union carried recently enlisted troops from this state and Ohio to Newport for muster out of service. The unit was redirected from New Orleans and will be discharged there.
A historical note says eight former governors joined the Whig convention of 1540 to nominate General Harrison for the presidency, and nine ex-governors attended the later convention that nominated General Taylor.
Correer McBaner who has been stationed here recruiting for the Indiana regiment receives orders to shut down the station. No more men are wanted for during the war.
In Columbia South Carolina a recent tourney drew twenty one armored knights with a victorious rider crowned by the Queen of Beauty. The event ended with a grand ball and entertainment.
A long letter from Mr. Polk declining re nomination is described as having been received with much applause at the Baltimore Convention. The piece comments that such reception wounds the departed’s feelings and likens Polk to a rejected lover mockingly asking why he was kicked downstairs.
The Richmond Ploughboy reports Shadrach Barnes jailed in Madison county for the murder of Isaac Agee has not eaten for eight days and is believed to plan suicide by starvation as a final act.
A British plan proposes sending four thousand juvenile paupers from Ireland and ten thousand from England to Australia during the current year. The measure aims to relocate destitute youths to Australian colonies as part of emigration schemes.
Terrold reports in his weekly paper that Louis Philippe spends only on three carriages for Sundays to Weybridge chapel. The royal family reportedly relies on themselves, with servants waiting on one another.
The fragment recalls the Fen. Cass faction as dormer resort of the party. It argues the Convention could not name a northern candidate who matched northern anti slavery beliefs, suggesting the South would be flattered while the North is betrayed by electing a time-serving office-hunter to the presidency.
The locofoco nominee Gen Cass is identified with Benton as the same man who sparked a dispute in the Oregon controversy with Great Britain two years ago. Cass supported 54 40 or fight and Benton accused him of trickery and demagoguery, souring their relations.
The Cincinnati Chronicle editor urges Whigs to apply energy industry and organization from now to election day. He argues effective campaigning requires decisive action over idle talk and emphasizes concerted effort, urging Whigs to conquer through practical work and resolve.
Washington June 1 1848 invitation from the National Monument Society calls for all temperance lodges and individuals to attend the laying of the cornerstone in Washington. Grand Division urged to join in procession bringing regalia, with press circulation requested and accommodations noted for a large crowd. Chairmen Peter M Pearson and G W P lead the arrangements.
The Indiana State Educational Society requests newspapers statewide to publish a unified appeal urging voters to approve the Free School measure on the first Monday of August. The committee cites education as vital to the state’s prosperity and asks editors to inform communities about the merits of the system and to mobilize reader support.
Local merchants await the Whig National Convention decision with anxiety. They believe Gen Taylor's nomination would be a national blessing, boosting trade, commerce, and manufacturing and brightening future prospects. From the Philadelphia Inquiry dated the 8th.
The royal mail steamer America arrived today after sailing March 3, taking 10 days. Intelligence from England reports Chartist unrest suppressed in Manchester and London, while Mitchel is sentenced to transportation. Paris quiet, Blanqui arrested, and labor tensions rise. European military actions and strong market data follow global news.
The Baltimore Sun notes the Court of Inquiry at Frederick yields witnesses praising Gen. Scott while Gen Pillow and Gen. Cushing near end of their war appointed commission. The paper suggests a swift conclusion and ties this to Mexico news confirming treaty ratification and withdrawal of American forces.
The Louisville Journal reports Frankfort confirmed Crittenden left Washington to begin canvassing in Greenupsburg and to reach Cincinnati by Friday. A despatch urged his swift arrival to Wheeling and Pittsburgh for Saturday. Many noted Whigs will attend as Kentucky aims to lead the Union.
Democrats defend Polk with a claim that the war brought glory to the nation. They also commend the man who fired his own house, calling it a glorious act that sheltered the firemen who fought the blaze.
An act of Parliament in the last year bans distilling breadstuffs into alcoholic liquor in Great Britain and Ireland. The English distiller, who once used twenty five million bushels of grain, now uses none, as the grain remains to be milled into bread for the inhabitants.
Reports say ship fever has broken out at Cincinnati. Emergency grants were communicated on six steamers.
The latest novelty in Wy. Orleans on the twelfth was watermelons imported from Jalapa Valley in Mexico.
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