11 Jul 1848
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Newspaper
Lima Argus
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1848
Page
1
The piece surveys Whig dissension across Ohio and New England as newspapers endorse or resist General Taylor. It cites Warren Chronicle Medina Whig Uhe Star and others, noting calls for Conventions in Worcester Natick and Leicester, with Massachusetts Whigs urging anti Taylor sentiment and the formation of a separate anti Taylor faction.
In Ashtabula County Whigs met on the nineteenth to condemn Zachary Taylor’s presidential nomination. The resolutions denounce the national Whig convention for nominating a man not aligned with Whig principles and refuse to support Taylor unless he publicly adopts Whig positions on slavery and free soil. The county pledges to vote for a candidate opposed to the extension of slavery.
A garbled June issue from Lafayette Journal discusses Gen Taylor and President Fillmore as potential nominees. It references opposition to the nomination, mentions tariff phrases, and notes sentiment across states including Indiana and Massachusetts. The fragment hints at sectional tensions and the political rhetoric of the era.
The text argues he pretends to be ignorant of political matters and cannot form opinions. It notes he accepted nominations from Native American and Locofoco conventions, declined to promise Whig voters support for their nominee, and questions a convention’s stance on extending slavery as a Whig principle, citing General Taylor’s nomination for loyalty to slavery interests.
A partisan report defends Gen Cass against whig claims opposing harbor improvements. It traces Cass's votes on river and harbor bills from 1843 to 1846, noting his affirmative positions and the political maneuvering around the Polk veto. The piece also mentions Irish relief efforts and the Mitchell rescue, with a caution about British action.
A Philadelphia audience heard Gen Joan A Quitman praise the Mexican War as just and noted his leadership at Monterey and Chapultepec. Citizens cheered the sentiment, reflecting 19th century views on U S military actions and national heroism.
A garbled report describes a Taylor county convent on Friday near Chardon, noting Ford referenced by a Republican rival paper Wink. It mentions the rallying response and a promise of reward for identifying the paper’s publisher amid a fragmented political scene.
Commentary from the Detroit Advertiser on Grn Tavion and a man who cannot be bought or scared, plus a lengthy tale of Old Zack with slaves and plantations. It also covers Taylor in Massachusetts and a Boston mystery about a benevolent suitor offering riches to a Providence couple, plus notes on Taylor and Clay letters and a Rocky Mountain caravan.
A neighbor’s view on paying a tax on tea and coffee during peacetime is sought. The piece recalls the 1840 tariff, vetoed by Tyler, and notes Millard Fillmore's role in proposing the tax, with Democrats helping strike it from the tariff bill.
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