Weekly Publication by A. M. Gest
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06 Jan 1844
Page 1
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1844
Page
1
The item notes a weekly printing and publication credited to A. M. Gest, indicating a regular schedule and attribution for the periodical.
Lady Margaret confronts a sequence of visions showing her past loves and loyalties. A stern father and a mercurial lover tempt her with ambition, wealth, and passion before she chooses duty over desire and finds forgiveness for a straying daughter.
The Bank Bill, passed December 20, 1838, repeals the 1842 banking regulation act and 1843 amendment, extends the Bank of Geauga and the Commercial Bank of Cincinnati charters to 1855, sets director stock thresholds, caps circulation, imposes reporting duties, and taxes bank dividends while limiting indebtedness and prohibiting stock trading.
Correspondent reports on December 22 1843 in Washington as Massachusetts resolutions for constitutional amendment abolishing three fifths representation are debated. Daniel Webster Adams counters Wise Holmes and French with sharp wit, defends petition rights, and clarifies Congress cannot end slavery in the South without local consent. Resolutions referred to a nine member Select Committee.
The Western states press for a new bridge over the Ohio at Wheeling to speed mail service. The Postmaster General cites his report and petitions for Congress to provide a generous appropriation. Winter delays and river crossings hinder mail delivery, prompting broad regional support for the project.
A county was laid off in Georgia and several names proposed including Harrison. Mr Iverson urged withdrawal of all others and announced Harrison as the choice. Gen Harrison, though politically opposed, was revered and his memory honored. The remaining names were withdrawn and Harrison adopted.
Mr Cray left Lexington on Thursday for New Orleans where he expects to be detained some time on business. He will then proceed to Washington via Georgia, South and North Carolina.
From Europe via the steamship Hibernia reports Ireland’s trials postponed until January with Mr O Connell retreating to Derry. Attempts at reform appear underway as a landlord tenant commission is formed and rent collections surge, while Catholic hierarchy receives widespread veneration from the laity.
The article extols reading as the best amusement for a hardworking man, noting it requires no exertion, relieves dullness, and travels with him to work next day. It argues reading offers happiness, cheer, and a pleasant respite beyond mere labor and intoxication. It then mentions high crimes and misdemanors in society.
Dr Frankern argues against spirits dried through fire calling them modern inventions of ottoman extraction. He says they were not natural nourishment or common drink and scarcely deserve apothecary shop status. He notes that spirits have made less impact on mankind than gunpowder.
John W. Jones, jailed at the Kentucky Penitentiary for living with two wives, offers a quip that one wife fought him when there was one, but two wives fought each other when there were two.
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