31 Aug 1836
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1836
Page
1
A compact serifed message arguing liberty and sovereignty as the ultimate refuge, urging individual rights through the idea of freemen and the people resisting overreach. The piece frames liberty as a ship sailing to a sovereign refuge.
The document presents a slate for president and vice president William H. Harrison and Francis Granger, governor Joseph Vance, and a long roster of district electors with their home counties including Belmont Warren Hamilton Butler Wood Clinton Brown Gallia Scinto Marion Fairfield Logue Belknap Knox Richland Medina Trumbull Columbiana Wayne Harrison. The list attributes district electors to numerous counties and figures such as Mordecai Bartley and Jared Kirtland among others.
A rousing appeal from Cincinnati’s Old Rifle unit calls Nor'westmen to back General Harrison. The piece praises Davies and Fort Meigs, urging swift action against corruption and fraud as the militia prepares to fight for freedom and victory.
The Life of Geo Harrison by Judge Hall is hailed as a solid, authentic biography from Poulson's American Advertiser. It defends Harrison against unjust accusations with documented facts, cites his military and civil service, praises his governance of Indiana Territory, and lauds his role in land policy and westward expansion. It notes his ties to Jefferson Madison and his ongoing influence in Congress and diplomacy.
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