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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1850
Page
2
The notice mourns President Zachary Taylor as a great and good man who rose from farmer to leader. It notes his integrity, nationwide esteem, and the nation’s loss. It mentions his funeral in Washington on the 12th and promises fuller details elsewhere in the paper.
Messrs. M. Jamieson and M. L. Bryan are authorized to receive and receipt for all moneys due the Courier establishment during our absence.
Bethel reports two deaths from cholera and new cases on the same day as the town records its first appearance of the season. Alfred Glasco and David Harp are named among the local deceased and ill. Cincinnati mortality from cholera and other diseases is listed with daily temperature ranges and notable national political notes accompany the brief.
A political tirade denounces the Sun for opposing Gen. Taylor and supporting Whig principles. It defends Taylor’s independent course, critiques Locofoco opposition, and mocks shifting positions on slavery, the Galphin Claim, and various policy stances. The piece ends with a defiant note about more prescriptions.
Advices from California describe clashes between Indians and Whites with fatalities on both sides. U S troops pursue Indians as disturbances grow. Foreign miners refuse tax obligations, raising serious concerns. Letters from the Everhart Boys say they reached Sacramento on May 11 and planned to depart for the mines the next day.
The passage debates why the last sun appeared in mourning and hints at issues from a runaway fellow to the adjournment of a Constitutional Convention. It notes Mr A M Gest began a census in the town on Monday, marking local activity amid the debate.
The Ohio State Journal excerpts lament the Ohio State Journal and Medary's influence in the Constitutional Convention. It details Locofoco opposition, adjournment votes led by James Loudon, Blair, and Clermont delegates, and critiques Medary's push for wide publication of debates. It notes appointments and state political maneuvering, including Webster and Pearce appointments and a census oversight.
The Locofoco Convention at Columbus adopts currency resolutions opposing paper money and banks. It demands constitutional currency, calls for public officers to pay in specie, and opposes banks and paper money in Ohio’s financial system.
The State convention amid cholera concerns debates adjournment and argues that Whigs dominate via convention while Democrats lack a path. A preamble and seven member committee propose meeting again in Cincinnati in December. The body votes 51 to 29 for the adjournment plan.
July 10 report details a massive Philadelphia fire that killed about 30, wounded around 100, and left 400 houses destroyed. Coroners, police, and city relief efforts mobilized as New York firemen aided, damage estimated above four million dollars with many identified and still missing.
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