04 Dec 1846
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1846
Page
1
Printed and published weekly by A M Gest and L D Morris. Subscription rates listed: one dollar and seventy five cents per year if prepaid, two dollars if paid within the year, and two dollars and fifty cents if not paid until year’s end. Os advertisements inserted at the usual rates.
European Correspondence of the Argus describes the Paris Museum of Artillery. The text tours the halls and galleries, noting weapon types, ancient armor, and dramatic displays including Godfrey de Bouillon’s suit, St. Louis helm, and elaborate engravings. It contrasts grim relics with ceremonial reverence amid the Hall of Ancient Armor.
The narrative describes ornate early modern firearms and torture devices, detailing ivory inlays, pearl handling, and elaborate decorations. It notes a Moorish silver gun, a revolver-like arrangement, and a dagger of the regicide Ravaillac, all framed as historical curiosities rather than weapons. The text shifts to critique French ambition, royalty, and the idolization of national glory, urging righteousness over conquest. It closes with commentary on famine in Ireland, government aid, and a biting political quip about Mr. Polk and constitutional proscriptions.
The Louisville Journal marks sixteen years since its 1830 launch, recalling early struggles, rivalries, and friendships. The editors credit steadfast principles, fearless reporting, and broad support from Whigs across cities, while acknowledging age and changing times.
A reprint urges that New York’s new constitution will curb Albany Regency and Tammany Hall. It argues single district elections will shrink spoils, end corrupt control of the legislature, and alter the Senate, benefiting the union and eroding old party machines. Also notes drownings and deaths in Cincinnati and St Louis.
Mr Layard has pursued Betta-at Nimrod’s track near Mosul on the Tigris. His excavations reveal a marble hall 150 feet by 80 with winged lions entrances and walls covered in sculptures. The finds include battle scenes and weapons. many artifacts are well preserved. The work covers a small mound area, with future expansion possible.
A fragment from Futzen's Worthies of England recounts Lapland customs for choosing spouses. A couple must race. the bride starts ahead a third of the course, and if the suitor is overtaken, the match ends. If the bride slows, she proves affection. The account compares happiness in consenting marriages to forced unions and cites additional moral excerpts and verses from various authors and a brief note on a Philadelphia Temperance anecdote.
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