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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1849
Page
2
Jonx E. Orrutt Esq. announces his candidacy for re election to the office of Justice of the Peace in Batavia township. Election date set for May 5.
Our neighbor downstairs Dr S J Alexander is open again and ready to attend customers. He recently received a fine lot of goods from the East, most of which survived the fire unscathed, and are now offered for sale. Give him a call.
The 1849 notice names Eli Moore Marshal of New Wi as a defaulter in twenty thousand dollars. A leading Old Hawkers figure, Moore once represented a Five Points area in Congress, and his removal by the Administration is seen as a trigger for further Locofoco proscription nationwide.
The Clermont Courier reprints the Ohio State charge against Dr. Olds accusing general dishonesty and rascality. The Journal claims to possess documentary proof from the Statesman to support the allegations, and invites editor scrutiny while noting Olds’s evasions. The exchange centers on alleged dishonest acts and public scrutiny.
The piece notes Locofocos once claimed Gen Taylor was not a Whig and would become a Tyler. It observes their current shift toward calling Old Zack a Whig and even an ultra Whig. It suggests they feared being cheated and now feel gratified by the reversal.
The Columbus Journal praised Whig city officers election as reported a week or two earlier but faced rebuttal from the Statesman. The Journal claimed the piece aimed to imitate the Statesman’s tone, noting it would pass as a strong imitation if set in larger capitals and peppered with mild grammar flaws.
A Washington correspondent lauds Gen Taylor calling him courteous and kind to all callers with republican manners. The piece portrays him as venerable, unpretending, benevolent, and honestly sincere, leaving visitors favorably impressed. The writer adds that Taylor is more attractive in person than in portraits.
The paper laments harsh language about a Whig journal and accuses editors of corruption. In Philadelphia, the Hinchman case jurors found seven defendants liable for $10,000 for conspiring to commit Hinchman to an asylum, a lengthy trial outcome.
Dispatch from New Orleans notes fine weather and rare cholera cases. Ten days of rough conditions damaged cotton crops, but recently the weather has improved along the Mississippi River.
James B. Williamson is named Postmaster at Hillborough replacing Daniel Browning. The note mentions a sketch of Col Freuert’s letters on the first page and promises thrilling interest.
A Chicago era excerpt laments factional cries of proscription against authorities and recalls how Locofoco measures demanded removal of the national administration. It notes those who once backed such resolutions now suffer, and urges voters to consider past conduct.
The Scioto Gazette declares Ohio politics in transition from widespread disorder to health. It notes signs of returning life and predicts the October elections will show a restored state free of Freesoilism, with former detractors rejoining the Whig fold amid renewed goodwill.
The Pittsburgh Gazette denounces indiscriminate denunciations by Free Soil papers of Gen. Taylor's administration. It predicts intelligent Whigs and many Democrats will resist coalitions led by Locofoco and Free Soil factions. The Zanesville Courier echoes concern that slaves may be bartered, but not the consciences of freemen in Ohio.
The Washington Whig quotes officials stating no removals have been made in the Post Office Department by the current administration except for cause. It asserts that if a removal is necessary for proper administration, the cause will be published nationwide. The piece notes General Taylor’s administration asks for no favors and shrinks from no responsibility.
The Houston Republican reports in Pikesville a shocking incident where J Heggenrson tried to punish a slave and was severely stabbed. J C Hobb came to aid and was killed. The slave was hunted with dogs, fought in a swamp, and was shot multiple times and beheaded before death. A Mr Boon was badly wounded in the struggle.
In Albany and New York City the Locofo and Free Democrats joined forces for the charter election but their coalition appears to be faltering amid weak prospects and internal strains.
A St. Louis informant reports plentiful teams en route to California yet many travellers run out of money and abandon journeys. Disheartened by poor roads, they sell their wagons and turn homeward, waking from their financial dreams.
Shelby County Tennessee residents met and passed strong resolutions opposing further slave import from Kentucky. The resolutions urge the upcoming Legislature to enact a law making it a penal offense to bring a slave into the state for sale.
The Sun states that officials expressed neither regret nor approval on the Williamsburg postmaster matter and urges accurate quote transmission by the press.
In New Richmont on April 23 1849 a school director laments the county lack of a State Superintendent of Common Schools and urges fair trial of the office before rejection. He notes absence of Blair and Blackstone and calls for qualified leaders to energize education through district canvassing and teachers associations.
The Sons of Temperance announce a grand National Temperance Jubilee in Cincinnati on May 15 with Father Mathew invited and expected. M. W. P. Carey was appointed chairman of arrangements with a long list of officers and committee members from multiple states and regions.
A report says Mr. Richmond has appeared in London with a rare talent. He can produce a modulated bass voice and instantly accompany it with a treble in perfect harmony. The treble tones are described as very sweet.
The Siamese twins plan a visit to New York and Philadelphia to exhibit themselves and seek eminent surgeons about possible separation. They will be accompanied by several of their children.
In Baltimore on April 24 Colonel Polk of the Navy was seized last evening by an apoplectic attack and is reported lying very low.
The Richmond Whig doubts there will be any peaches in Virginia this year and suggests the cholera danger makes this outcome likely prudent.
The Clinton Republican charges that Ohio’s twenty million dollar debt was created by locofoco influence and mismanagement under Whig and Democratic actors. He accuses the Statesman of hypocrisy over national debt and warns that Whigs bore responsibility for the debt while vowing future reform.
The steamer Belle Key left New Orleans on Wednesday the 18th, reaching Vicksburg in 33 hours 20 minutes, Memphis in 2 days 17 hours 55 minutes, Cairo in 3 days 14 hours 15 minutes, Evansville in 4 days 6 hours, and arriving Louisville on Monday the 23d at 11 minutes before 11. Making port to port time four days 23 hours 7 minutes. The boat wooded eleven times en route and paused six times for freight and passengers on the Ohio. The Mississippi is rising from New Orleans to Cairo.
The Scioto Gazette reports a new Whig press project in Washington City with editors Bullitt of the New Orleans Picayune and John O. Sargent. Opponents call it an administrator aligned organ while Whigs hope the National Intelligencer remains its own voice.
A private letter from a city gentleman in Northern Illinois reports an expected 10 000 pilgrims marching to California by mid May. The writer compares the exodus to the era of Peter the Hermit and questions the motive of this modern crusade.
A surge of settlers arrives in Boston from British North American provinces driven by crop failures and widespread distress, then move westward in pursuit of new opportunities.
Mrs John Q Adams is seriously ill, according to a report from her family. Neighbors and friends are asked to keep her in their thoughts as doctors monitor her condition.
A review praises Jamos Cortamer of Vermont and Fritz Henry Warren of Iowa for reforming the Post-Office Department. It argues Colammer Collamer’s integrity will guide efficient service while warning against hasty proscription. The piece grimly notes Locofoco lawmakers trade principles for venison in the Legislature.
Washington calls from Cincinnati Chronicle describe Judge Collamer, Postmaster General, enforcing a rule barring drinkers from office even moderate dram drinkers. An West Postmaster applicant was rejected after replying he preferred brandy and water, illustrating the reform. The piece urges similar temperance action in other departments to reduce mail failures and accidents.
The 15th brought snow in Charleston South Carolina and Augusta Georgia that damaged cotton plants, as reported by Southern papers. The brief item notes winter weather affecting crops and regional impact without further details.
The Marietta Intelligencer rebuts accusations that Secretary Ewing granted fat offices to relatives. It notes no brother in law or father in law received posts, and the son’s appointment came from the President, not Ewing. The patent-signing duties have passed through presidents since Jackson, with Van Buren and Tyler Jr. also involved.
In Wilmington Massachusetts a husband is suspected after his wife Mrs M B Pierson and their two four year old daughters were found with throats cut in their bed. He was soon found in the woods with blood on him and arrested. He claims the wife killed the children and herself. the knife was found in her hand.
Fremont lauds the Bay of San Francisco as more than a harbor, noting its fertile hinterland, mild climate, vast timber and grain resources, and strategic position on Asia trade routes, which elevate its importance in maritime California.
A St Louis Republican letter from Independence dated April reports 1500 California emigrants assembling on the frontier with multiple companies forming messes and wagons. Variably equipped groups include Mississippi and Wisconsin Pennsylvania crews with several tents oxen mules and provisions for 120 days. some travel with Russell, others with independent leaders. Many plan to start by late April and early May, preferring mules over oxen for expedition, though few expect the journey to be easy.
A Washington anecdote recounts Senator Corwin of Ohio at the Navy Department where a messenger mistook him for a Black man and urged him to take papers to the Secretary. Corwin laughed at the misunderstanding and reassured the officious stranger that such mistakes happen, likening himself to a fugitive slave.
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