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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1848
Page
2
Whigs of Huron are urged to vote in a defining upcoming election. The notice warns of a concerted conspiracy to subvert civil authorities, abandon liberties, and misuse the ballot. It calls for mobilization to decide whether reform, stability, and the Bank and Tax laws will prevail.
At the late Locofoco Convention in Colombiana County a candidate was named who refused the party pledge and to take a seat unless Locofocos held the majority. He was decapitated and a Jacobin was substituted.
The Sandusky City Mirror cites Van Buren zeal in Portage and Ashtabula Counties noting frequent interruptions during his speeches and mentions Cleveland’s effigy burning. It questions public decency and suggests Van Buren adopt Western Reserve personal habits, while outlining October election dates and Georgia Florida Maryland South Carolina Ohio and Pennsylvania contests. John Growell is nominated for re election to Congress by the Whigs in Trumbull District for his Western Reserve stance and his abolition bill activity.
The piece argues opposition parties and debt figures in Ohio politics, urging voters to consider Whig and Locofoco records. It cites state debt changes from 1836 to 1846, canal costs, deficits, and public works, then stresses Ohio’s electoral sway and the stakes for Taylor Fillmore versus Cass Butler in the 1848 contest. It also references speakers and conventions, and notes a shift in party lines and candidate loyalties.
The New York Evening Post accuses Van Buren of no real change since his Jackson years. It mocks Whig claims and questions his stance on the Sub Treasury Free trade the Mexican War and slavery in the District of Columbia. The piece labels him unchanged from 1840 and criticizes his political uses.
Edward Baker resigns as a Free Soil candidate for County Auditor after learning the Norwalk convention nomination was not unanimously supported. He thanks supporters and states his commitment to Free Soil principles while refusing party designation. Loss of the Goliath reports a Lake Huron propeller destroyed by fire and explosion with many cargo items washed ashore, few crew lost, and searches ongoing.
New York reports a fierce Ireland rebellion with insurgents near Clonmel and Waterford, police clashes, cannons captured, and rumors of a looming general uprising. Troops swept up scouts. baskets of social unrest mix with Paris and London war alerts as markets show declines and military moves unfold.
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