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Newspaper
Lima Argus
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1848
Page
2
Reports detail the Niagara's arrival days after Europe. The article mentions Uhsarsee and Hosthatiza with heightened action across Tranian affairs. It notes the completion of trials andCriminal events, including exerren and enouss chamtists convictrp in a terse, period-voice style.
From Boston news: steamship Niagara reached port after a 12 day 4 hour crossing from Liverpool. Reports on Italy Naples seeks no mediation while Austria rests in anarchy. Prussia and France face constitutional clashes with charts on universal suffrage. Liverpool market notes decline in Dutton Middling and New Orleans cotton while general prices stay buyer friendly. International tensions rise in Ireland Switzerland Italy and England with Chartist trials and political upheaval continuing.
In New York Corcoran arranged a loan at 93 percent with accrued interest up to delivery and charges at maturity. The final amount depends on exchange rates and likely falls below 12 percent. In Philadelphia Langfelt, who murdered Mrs. Radamacher, was executed by hanging without a public confession.
The piece critiques Whig boasts of a Pennsylvania victory while noting Ohio is ignored. It questions why only Pennsylvania is celebrated and suggests Whig strength wanes in Ohio. The Union and Detroit Preview Press commentaries highlight partisan celebrations and questions of fairness.
From the St. Louis New Era comes word that the Mormon Temple at Nauvoo was burned to the ground after a blaze started in the cupola around 3 and burned for about two hours. The incendiary act left only bare walls, and the incident prompts debate on slavery and political motives amid reports of Pennsylvania federalists circulating illness rumors about Longistroth on the eve of the election.
A Paris report on Friday evening stated that Austria had rejected French demands. The brief note from New York Oct. cites unclear sources and no immediate follow up.
The Frenton News reports a transfer meeting in Trenton where Democrats backed speaker Brown against Whig hecklers. Mrs Brown of Oliv spoke for almost three hours, rebuking the Whigs for rude behavior while Gen Cass and Gen Taylor were debated amid cheers and groans as about seven to eight hundred attendees filled Kay's streets and porch edges.
Disputed returns from four counties leave Ohio unsure who will be governor. Differences of 16 and 100 votes are noted, with clerks correcting errors. Contests in Duncan’s district and legislative races may shift the outcome, and a full county vote table will be published later.
Fragmentary OCR suggests Free State supporters cast most votes in Kaos County, with substantial unpledged or Free-Side backing for a gubernatorial contest. References imply a large Democratic edge at a Buffalo Convention and a Taylor party influence statewide, though details are garbled.
The Whig candidate trails by four to five thousand in early returns with most counties reported. The Pennsylvanian notes Governor vote tightening and that Democratic prospects may hinge on a late surge, while predicting Samantha Cass and Seward face defeat. The piece savages party lines, urges readers to avoid despair, and forecasts different outcomes in November.
An 1852 prophecy predicts political upheaval for the Whig party. The writer forecasts a united public, a nontraditional candidate, and a contested nomination amid division, with references to Henry Clay and Whig factions shaping the outcome.
The Taylor papers claim South Carolina through the Legislature favors Taylor with Charleston voters shifting from Democrats. The Charleston Mercury calls the estimate wildly erroneous, noting most parishes lack Taylor support and Cass candidates appear favored elsewhere. Wisconsin and territorial party maneuvers spark debate over representation and a delegate election. A Taylor meeting in Columbus, Ohio, and partisan verse reflect campaign tensions.
A list of quirky items and scenes tied to political excitement in Dayton and Ohio. It recalls festival symbols, costumes, songs, and the mood surrounding Ford’s expected victory, including a headless rooster, a strap of Taylor enthusiasm, and torches in Montgomery.
The piece reproves rumors about Lewis D. Campbell, representative-elect from Butler, Warren, and Clinton districts. It states he will not vote for Taylor or Van Buren, but will try to influence votes for others, and questions why he differs from the Northern Whigs while claiming Whig principles. It notes Campbell’s role as a Whig standard bearer and cites party splits and inconsistent support for Taylor.
A New York Truth Teller denounces Gen Taylor for accepting the Native American party nomination. The piece portrays the Native American faction as a hostile, unappeasable rival to liberal American ideals, marking a lasting political enmity.
A fragment from a 19th century dispatch reflects political tensions in Pennsylvania with warnings of a Democratic sweep on November 7 and a note about Johnson's narrow 300 vote margin. The excerpt cites discontent, party ism, and a quip about a Detroit Free Press report on public order amid hoisting cheers and a police arrest consideration.
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