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Newspaper
Peru Observer
Location
Peru, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1844
Page
2
The survey notes unusually warm weather aiding junior corn crops. The Whigs schedule a Cass and neighboring counties gathering at Logansport on October 8, urging strong turnout from all parts of the county. Officials promise the largest political meeting within the region and anticipate top talent from the state.
A report on Mr. Tisset's Ge geography lectures promises an eighteen lesson globe tour by music and method. The piece then criticizes James K. Polk’s policies, including annexation of Texas, sub Treasury, tariff stance, distribution of public lands, and pensions, appraising his public support and opposition. It ends with Vermont news and inflammatory remarks by a Locofoco speaker at a German meeting.
The piece extols Peru on the Wabash and Erie canal as best situated with more young ladies and children than any U S town and richer land than western territories. It notes editorials copied without credit and reports a bright comet sighting in the N E and a weather shift from hot to cold as reports from the period.
The Tippecanoe Journal prints a letter from Reverend Clarke defending Catholic priest Mr Clarke against Locoface charges. Clarke cites a Covington editor's August 10 statement alleging a Whig Catholic priest urged Irish voters to back Whigs over Democrats after Philadelphia riots. Clarke questions the editor’s sources and understanding.
M J Clarke denies telling Irish to vote Whig or Democrats to influence voters. He states he never sought electioneering work, maintains his own political views, and accuses both parties of opposing sacrilege by Philadelphia fanatics. He asserts Catholics Protestants Whigs and Democrats can attest to his truthfulness and asks for proof from Mr Jones.
The speaker warns Americans to uphold republican ideals and public schools, invoking Greece and Rome to contrast liberty with decay. He urges citizens, Mortens and young men, to defend their country, resist disunion, and cherish democratic institutions amid global influence and internal challenges.
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