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Newspaper
Lima Argus
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1846
Page
2
Fragmentary report notes attendees at a Balliol Conv Lneio event held on Thursday with delegates to a Moabde Qquvenium. Omitted rites of Pees Hinenour of Perry town sip last week.
A tangled report from Congress trails debates over presidential vetoes on financial policy and infrastructure. It notes opposition to wartime measures, calls for national debt restraint, and mentions key figures and places in a broad critique of executive and legislative actions with political rhetoric and sparse specifics.
An incoherent report describes a political row involving Murray and Jackson, with Whig supporters and arrest rumors. The text references a tribunal or committee, moral character tests, and calls for applicants to a public office, hinting at factional manipulation and a pending appointment amid controversy.
The piece argues for protective tariffs, detailing how the current law burdens farmers and laborers while protecting manufacturers. It contrasts old duties with new rates, cites the 42 act's impact, and warns of foreign competition and monopoly risks. The author asserts equal taxation on luxuries and essentials, urging broad support.
A fragmentary article from the NewSupport Herald argues a 23 percent tariff would boost U S manufacturing better than other sectors. It notes Globe and Ocean Mill plans to expand capital and machinery to begin cloth production, compares U S and English costs, and suggests American goods win markets in China and Belgium unless blocked by enemy fashion. It also discusses East India cotton use, Chinese and Urarthiane preferences, and warns domestic competition and low labor costs could challenge foreign rivals.
Fragmentary prose from a New York Evening Post page recalls covert democracy, a debate led by Me Forsyth of Georgia, and a Senate anecdote about seduction accusations. The text blends controversy and political rhetoric, noting perceptions of moral issues amid a broader historical critique.
A Pennsylvania paper reports a Federalist mob burned an effigy of George M. Dallas in Philadelphia last week during a Bank debate. Earlier, during the Bank dispute, fathers of the era burned the effigy of General Andrew Jackson on the same grounds. The piece notes a long history of such displays, with ancestors of notable figures paraded in effigy and the practice evolving alongside political sentiment.
A dramatic critique accuses the Reporter of fraud in horse and cattle valuations listed for 1813 1846 and 1937. The letter asserts deliberate misstatements, miscalculations and inflated values, urging corrections and warning of political implications as weeks pass toward an election.
A letter argues the 1842 tariff damages industry and consumers. It reprints a calculation on five tons of iron rods, showing current duties versus new rates, alleging a 68 percent tax rise and widespread ruin to blacksmiths and metalworkers. The piece claims import restrictions would lower revenue and mocks protectionist motives.
A letter to Mn. Eirona-Sir urges Ulen County farmers to profit from making and selling ashes from cleared timber. It claims clearing 80 acres costs about 740 dollars and yields land worth 840, with ashes selling well locally. The writer asserts ash production can boost local wealth, citing farms within fifteen miles of Lima capable of producing substantial annual ash value and urging inquiry and adoption.
The Democracy of Allen, Van Wert and Mercer counties met Friday at Section Ten. Dee D. T. Mines of Van Wert won the nomination for State Legislature representative after besting Michael Leatherman of Allen and Judge Hays of Mercer. Dr Heneo is praised for talents and politics and expected to serve well. The Lina Reporter’s critique is noted as witty but unclear.
The Hickory Crib will meet at the Court House this evening at seven o'clock. Col Cunningham and M H Nichols will address the gathering. Curtis is noted in the program with a reference to August 25, 1846.
The Lima Band will give a concert at the Freebytenan Church on Saturday evening the 5th of September, commencing at dusk. The public is invited, and admission is free. August 25, 1946.
A Chancery case in Aden County Ohio lists defendants Sharp Dawes Sharp et al and administrator Marlow seeking to compel payment related to a school security bond on a tract of land in Beth township. The document warns defendants to answer within days or the bill may be taken as confessed. date appears as 1595.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a legal firm Rose and Bliss at law in Chance district handling a costs dispute. Mentions Toth Savdeeasd Cuncuit and references to an Oss on he Goon boys Fels unclear.
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