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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1836
Page
4
A polyphonic critique contrasts William Henry Harrison and Martin Van Buren, praising Harrison's wartime service, leadership, and patriotism while accusing Van Buren of political shifts, demagoguery, and disloyalty to the nation. The piece cites speeches and editorials from Philadelphia and Harrisburg to argue Harrison's superiority.
The Cincinnati Advertiser lauds General Harrison as an honest, open and candid man. It asserts he is without hypocrisy and that his personal character is esteemed and admired.
The passage argues that Harrison seeks no office for personal gain and speaks his mind openly. It states he has no mercenary motives and would not pursue public measures for pecuniary benefit, insisting any approved improvements benefit the country rather than himself.
The piece catalogs a series of humorous dreams of public men including John Quincy Adams Daniel Webster Alexander Everett Richard Rush the Globe editor Benton Martin Van Buren and Tecumseh Johnson, each awakening to trivial or sobering outcomes reflecting political tensions of the era. The satire ends with H. Statesman.
Bank of Pontiac in Pontiac Michigan shows unfavorable information. brokers report not buying votes as before. The new institution is described as in a solvent condition despite circulating concerns.
A brief quotation condemns those not free or independent as fit only for vassals and deserving their fate. The pervading tone is admonitory and assigns harsh consequences to such figures as implied by the source.
From the Ohio State Journal Texas report claims Santa Anna captured after Houston's force attacked near Lynch's Landing and at San Jacinto. Details vary but state Texan victory, prisoners taken, and Santa Anna and officers seized with papers and munitions. Proclamations and terms discussed, yet source notes potential errors.
Nine or more original Jackson men in Perry County call a meeting to form a Jackson Reform Club with a motto against transfers and a pledge to oppose treasury corruption. The notice mentions Jackson electors and a response to Van Buren vandalism.
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