12 Jun 1847
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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1847
Page
1
The notice outlines subscription rates and advertising charges for a Saturday publication. One year in advance costs 2 dollars, within the year 2.50, after expiration 3 dollars. Advertising rates show 9 lines per square and 250 words per insertion with weekly 1.00 and yearly discounts.
Readable fragments list Ship Gase Company Ta Ne Township Jonk's Mill Rochester Louisiana. Odds and place names appear as isolated items in a damaged text fragment from a local notice or directory.
A Boston Gaily poem copied by a Boston paper praises Mutal Poety. It credits A Purivate as a celebrity author and recounts Rough and Ready’s character and victories with spirited harmony.
A soldier recalls General Zachary Taylor a.k.a Rough and Ready from early battles across Vera Cruz Buena Vista Monterey Palo Alto and La Palma. The tale highlights his leadership on the march at sea and in the trenches and the soldiers praise his steadfast courage and humane heart.
A war veteran recalls wounded comrades at Monterey and Buena Vista, praising General Rough and Ready. He vows to wear the epaulette again, speaking for the leader as memories of Rio Grande and hard march guide loyalty and resolve amid fatigue and battle.
The text reproduces alleged orders from General Canales and Major Gaines during the Mexican American War, warning martial law and firing on Americans. It includes a remonstrance from Maj Gaines and officers as prisoners detailing surrender terms at the Hacienda Encarnacion and claims about General Vega’s conduct toward American captives.
A directive urges bold action inspired by God and liberty. It calls for unwavering commitment to duties and obligations, stressing moral resolve and national duty over hesitation.
An Indiana Journal excerpt discusses Whig officers from Illinois and Kentucky in the Buena Vista charge, noting Col. McKee Clay Fry Harding and others as Whigs. It contrasts partisan praise with Polk era appointments and mocks seizing church valuables amid the Vera Cruz bombardment.
The extract criticizes democracy for not passing a law to place a Democrat at the head of the army. It urges voters at the polls to judge the gallant men leading the army and condemns those who seek executive favor and credit without appreciating true defense courage.
The Jamestown, a US Navy vessel carrying bread to famine stricken Ireland, earns praise for a nonlethal coastal operation. Officials note the ship’s aid reflects the Republic’s honor and wartime restraint amid broader reports of Cerro Gordo and other battles.
The Cincinnati Signal reports First Lieutenant Henry Mejia, aide to Gen. dela Vega, among Mexican prisoners arriving in New Orleans under Major Bennet. Mejia, son of the late Gen. Mejia, fought at Cerro Gordo and was wounded. He later held parole and stayed with his New Orleans mother.
The Washington Union claims the war’s glories cluster upon the President’s brow while the Louisville Journal counters that martial honors are as unlikely for Mr Polk as to grow on Santa Anna’s woodpecker Nat Whig.
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