28 Aug 1846
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1846
Page
1
Printed and published weekly by A.M. Gest and L.D. Morris outline subscription rates: one dollar seventy-five cents annually if prepaid, two dollars if paid within the year, and two dollars fifty cents if not paid until year end. Ad rates are stated as usual.
A satirical piece from Clermont contrasts presidential rivals Henry, Martin, and James Polk with a mocked Trumped up war tale. It lampoons James Polk as a mighty war leader who avoids battle and pays tributes, amid political turmoil and calls for banking reforms.
A vivid local column lampoons a vaunted Oregon question partisan described as a fickle Democrat who shifts with the political wind. The piece mocks his changeable stance on Banks 1842 and Texas annexation, then belts him for wavering over Oregon 54 49 and Polk, ending with satirical label of a demagogue.
A lengthy Ohio Supreme Court opinion by Judge Hitchcock criticizes the states law barring black or mulatto witnesses in cases where a white party is involved. The dissent argues the statute perpetuates oppression and prevents justice, warning of forged notes and unjust outcomes, while notes of other items follow about galvanism in France.
The article cites multiple Philadelphia papers warning that the 1846 tariff will hurt workers by layoffs and wage reductions. It notes factories in wool, iron, and cotton industries curtailing output, with miners and shippers facing lower pay and plant closures. It quotes a letter describing widespread distress and rising prices for farmers.
The Richmond Whig cites English reactions to the tariff repeal and grain tariff abolition, noting jubilant reception in Birmingham and Leeds. It argues the measure lowers American workers’ wages while raising British workers’ pay, urging tariff advocacy in the United States.
In a late Senate address Daniel Webster links employment to happiness and bread, urging the truth that where there is work there is food. He argues that in America work sustains both people and the nation, stressing the value of productive labor.
The piece argues that employment and fair pay create happiness through better houses clothing food and education. It recalls tales of the Nile brig’s fabled wreck and a California witness Reed asserts pirates crippled Capt Brookings crew. A New Orleans drugstore anecdote ends with a man relieved after a rhubarb cathartic mistaken for poison.
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