09 Jun 1846
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Newspaper
Lima Argus
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1846
Page
1
The readable fragment urges enrollment in national service and laments compulsory conscription. It praises patriotic sentiment and suggests Canada as a preferable option for those opposed to serving, citing the government’s alignment with personal feelings.
Local residents protest a new tax sweep by Centre township assessors aiming at goods such as furniture utensils clothing and bedding arguing the plan burdens common households while large banking capital remains largely exempt. The rhetoric highlights anger over perceived overreach and equity in taxation.
The Whigs accuse Santa Anna and Mexican rancheros of denying Texan independence and claim the United States betrayed Mexico via admitting Texas. They allege Gen. Taylor crossed the Nueces into Mexican territory near Matamoras and denounce U S conduct as deceptive and duplicitous.
Newspaper excerpts describe famine distress in Ireland with government relief, confiscated cargo, armed protection for mills, and violent reprisals. The text cites severe damage and calls attention to ongoing misery in one of the world’s bleakest regions. It also includes stray remarks on happiness, prudence, and a New York arrest involving Catharine Squires.
A notice states ES.LINN sells groceries including tea coffee sugar tobacco pepper and spices in the North Room of the Old Court Towser. Also offered are fruits confectionaries liquors drugs tin ware and assorted goods with emphasis on a wide assortment for sale. June 20 1615.
Dispatches describe Gen Taylor moving 5 infantry companies 4 volunteer units and 1 artillery piece under Lieut Col Wilson to occupy La Baritta near the Rio Grande. U S steamer Neva aids, with 400 Mexicans at La Baritta, while 2000 enemy were nearby preparing to retreat toward San Fernando amid desertions and panic.
In Westmin ster D Crall challenged a public discussion on the U S war with Mexico and Texas annexation. H N Maguire notes a Crawford maneuver fail and shifts responsibility. Texas House committee considers funding public debt liquidation and land classification with a board to assess and allot. A Senate bill proposes three commissioners to review claims and issue judgments with appellate rights. The news item also mentions the Irish Coercion Bill advancing in Commons and a joke about post office copies of a theatre notice.
The report records the marriage of Peter Ballaw of Kent to Harriet D. Sherer of Lima on the 20th, officiated by Rev. Thomas Wootrow. It notes names of witnesses Alverson and Jacoss, with a second line of local agricultural market prices for grains, produce, and dairy Goods from that period.
Fragmented verse about mothers guiding children through dangers and mischief. Refrains emphasize a mother’s role in taming spills and misbehavior, with lines about fathers, brothers, and anxious watchers, all depicting maternal authority in shaping childhood conduct.
A mourning mother endures days of hopeful fear as a sachem returns with a gleaming boy. He appears alive and well, adorned as a young chief, lifting spirits and declaring white men have conquered. Nearby, the First Artillery Company is called to parade in Lima on June 5 with arms and equipment.
J W Hing expresses gratitude to the ladies of Lims for their unprecedented patronage and support. The note highlights appreciation and continued good will from the community.
In Western New York lore an early settler named Judge W- near Utica hosted a Seneca chief at his trading post. The encounter centers on trust, fair pricing, and diplomacy with Indigenous leaders, as the judge seeks peace and mutual benefit rather than deceit. The piece blends the trader tale with other local notices and poems, reflecting frontier life and public notices.
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