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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1848
Page
2
Capt Bragg honors Taylor at Buena Vista while praising the commander and troops. Whigs in Ohio tout unity and oppose Philadelphia platform shifts. Abolitionist digs at Cass. Michigan Cass faction faces Barnburner meetings. Cass versus Taylor contrasts cited with historical examples. Political letters and editorials fuse military memory with party infighting.
The Sandusky City Mirror reviews Mr. Osborn's Whig Ratification speech on General Taylor, outlining three core propositions: Taylor as a peace advocate, proponent of internal improvements, and anti slavery. It contrasts Cass and Van Buren, argues Taylor better aligns with a peace policy, and critiques Osborn’s evidence while noting geography and public sentiment shape positions.
Telegraphic reports from New York and Washington detail that Gov. Morehead's nomination letter to General Taylor is in the Washington dead letter office. Baton Rouge letters caused delay as Taylor declined unpostpaid or unknown addressees, with several letters returned. National Intelligencer notes Morehead letter to Fillmore and Fillmore's cordial acceptance of the Whig vice presidential nomination.
A Washington meeting of Southern gentlemen sought a candidate to defeat Van Buren and back Texas annexation. Gen Cass’s three letters show evolving views from anti to pro annexation, with a South Carolina official denouncing him as unreliable. Letters and debates highlight Cass’s amphibious politics and published biographies for campaign use.
A discussion notes that Cass life pamphlets appeared in two marches and two June editions aimed at distinct northern and southern markets. One edition included Nicholson Jeter and another swapped in opinions on the French Revolution. A fifth German edition allegedly misleads U.S. readers. The piece suggests circulating opposing editions together to present Cass’s views accurately.
The Territorial Compromise Bill cleared the Senate 34 to 22 on the 27th. That same day the measure reached the House where a motion to lay it on the table was adopted by yeas and nays, 112 to 97. All the free State Whigs voted to table. one free state absentee is noted.
In Washington on July 25 Mr Corwin spoke late in the afternoon to a full Senate on the Compromise Bill. He asserted Taylor opposed slavery expansion and said he would vote for him. His remarks were expected to influence northern opinion. Reports from Baton Rouge and the Reflector note candidates Worcester and ongoing party tensions in Huron county.
A biographical sketch of Millard Fillmore as Whig Vice Presidential candidate is presented from opposing papers. The piece recalls Fillmore’s early public life in New York State, praising his upright character, and cites historical votes tied to Gen. Taylor’s era. It argues Fillmore would avoid past political missteps if elevated to executive power.
John Van Buren delivered an oration honoring Gen. Taylor at a New York City funeral for fallen NY Regiment officers. He praised Taylor’s Texas campaigns and Buena Vista, noted broad public admiration, and cited Whig support for Taylor as president. A Salem Gazette correspondent claimed Adams favored Taylor as strongest Whig chance. Some attendees attended a Meeting at Weller's to discuss the Surplus Fund, but disruption halted the event.
A critical notice on Locofoco influence in banking. It cites the Canal Bank of Albany failure linked to the Locofoco system under President Edwin Croswell and Van Buren era safety funds. The piece claims mismanagement, small gold reserves, and silent collapse without panic, ending with a stoic epitaph.
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