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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1843
Page
2
October farming notes urge letting potatoes ripen in the field, avoid cellar exposure, and minimize soil in storage. Turnips should stand in ground to November, apples kept cool and dry, with rain plaster or charcoal for long-term preservation. Also mentions digging methods, corn husk use, and a Braddock field pocket knife find.
The piece argues for tariff protection as a republican principle, citing Henry Clay and 1824 1828 letters to Dr Colman and Governor Ray. It notes abolitionist sentiment in Sewall and a Whig revival, plus New York Examiner attacks on Van Buren allies and Maine Portland Bath elections showing Whig gains.
The Huron Reflector editor apologizes for the space taken by the Land List in the current issue. He says three more insertions are planned before discharging the column and hopes to enlarge the paper later with a more varied, readable matter. He also appeals to readers to settle any debts to help expand the sheet.
The editor expresses gratitude to the Whigs and others for a flattering election notice on the second Tuesday of the month. He notes a prior delay due to the Court of Common Pleas and Grand Jury actions, and says his attention was drawn to a different class of people.
The piece reports Whig successes in Tennessee Georgia Maryland and Pennsylvania with a hopeful note on Ohio showing strong Whig support for Tariff and Internal Improvements. It credits unity and a revival of 1840 spirit against Locofoco opposition and forecasts a decisive national outcome in 1844.
Medary boasted that over seventy Ohio counties held conventions expressing support for Mr. Van Buren before the election. The remark is dismissed as campaign claptrap by the writers who prefer the Whig cause to endure until the presidential contest.
Whigs claim a strong victory in Baltimore municipal elections held Monday 16th inst. by a 332 vote mayoral margin and 15 Whig council members to 13 Locos. They contrast with last year's loco majority of about 800 and a 5 to 23 council split.
The court heard the murder case against John Simpson for aiding and betting Alexander Lowther in Betsey Lowther’s murder. The jury failed to agree after two days and was discharged. Simpson pleaded guilty to perjury, was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary.
The article argues that German and Irish immigrants, long misled by Locofoco Democrats, are turning to the Whig party. It cites results in Delaware, Franklin, Butler counties and others, noting growing Whig trust among naturalized citizens and opposition to veto power and Locofoco misrule.
A public meeting is called for Friday evening at 6 o clock in the basement of the Presby terian Church to discuss procuring a church bell and, if successful, adding a town clock. Citizens are urged to attend to consider the timepiece project. Also notes Addison Fey of Ridgefield presented Isabella and Catawba grapes from his garden, described as excellent in flavor.
The Mass. Spy notes Germans in town shifting to the Whig party after recognizing past plots by the Lacofocns. The Hamilton Intelligencer praises their honesty and warns of deeper villainy in the opposing party. A runaway enslaved person is discussed by Wheeling Times and Salem Register in light of slaveholding.
A general convention of Ohio Militia officers will meet at the Court House on Friday November 3 to improve militia laws. Several independent companies are expected. Gen. Lewis Cass has accepted and will address the gathering.
A list of elected congressmen by district shows candidates from the Loco, Whig, and other factions. Notable names include Alexander Duncan, John B. Weller, Robert C. Schenck, Joseph Vance, Emery D. Peter, Henry St. John, Joseph J. McDowell, John I. Van Meter, Elias Florence, Heman A. Moore, Jacob Brinkerhoff, Samuel F. Vinton, Perley B. Johnson, Alexander Harper, Joseph Morris, James Mathews, William C. McCauslin, Ezra Dean, Daniel R. Tien, Joshua R. Giddings, and Henry R. Brinkerhoff.
The Whigs win twelve of twenty four Pennsylvania districts, shifting the state’s delegation. The Pittsburgh papers note a split Locofoco vote, warning that Allegheny’s result could have flipped.
In 1843 a La Grange Herald inquiry into Henry Clays tariff stance prompts his reply. He defends sustaining current duties while opposing higher Protective tariffs and notes factory growth reduces need for strict protection. He cites prior letters and public statements as the basis for his policy. Local readers see a Whig view framed against Locofoco claims.
The next term of Norwalk Seminary will commence on Thursday in November. E Thomson serves as Principal.
Married, in Norwalk on Monday, Gibrast S. Pennewell to Miss Catharina Mier. At Fairfield in the evening of the 12th, Ripley officiated and Benedict to Miss Mary A. Jennings.
In Greenfield the child Josefa C daughter of Henry A C Sturges died in the evening of the Ch instant from croup she was 3 years and 2 months old.
The fragment lists dates with conditions such as 18 clear pleasant and 19 cloudy rainy. It notes 21 cloudy heavy min and 22 cloudy cool pleasant, then 3 Monday severe frost clear.
Roxana Terry and William Legally named as administrators of Henry Terry late of Peru Huron County deceased. Creditors must present claims with proof for adjustment and debtors asked to pay promptly. October 14 1843.
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