31 Jul 1846
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1846
Page
1
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Two men returning from Oregon told of Oregon City with eight hundred residents and two churches a Methodist and a Catholic a canal around the Willamette Falls proposed to become a railroad The Hudson Bay Company influence and boundary negotiations loom large The report highlights emigration hardships in 1845 the St Josephs Company forty days longer than usual with many deaths and a brutal Pawnee Sioux engagement leaving twenty five dead or captured and warnings of scarce goods and profitable trade via Vancouver Island ships who bring sugar coffee and coarse boots at surprising prices
Mr Webster reads a tariff statement detailing a 28 million dollar revenue goal from ad valorem duties, averaging 23 percent, with deductions for collection costs and drawbacks leaving about 19.9 million net. It contrasts import growth, specie outflows, and questions whether a 40 million uptick is feasible, amid other notes on State printing bids and local letters from Bangor and Philadelphia papers.
Pennsylvania voices rise in opposition to free trade while defending the 1842 tariff. A Lancaster paper rebukes the Administration for misrepresenting revenue laws, cites pledges to Polk supporters, and notes banners in many counties proclaiming Polk Dallas and Tariff of 42 during 1844 campaign. The piece accuses editors of bowing to southern dictates and calls for accountability to colliers, iron men, wool growers, and cotton spinners.
A report from the New York area recounts a House moment where Gen McConnell taunted Mr Sawyer after a motion to table a land office proposal. The incident culminated with McConnell sending a six inch sausage to Sawyer as a gag, while colleagues warned of offense in the district. Also notes contentment as happiness, and immigrant arrivals to the United States in the year ending September 30, 1845, totaling 119,884.
Instructions for budding fruit trees detailing proper tools, stock quality, and timing from July onward. Emphasizes selecting vigorous current-year wood, careful rind handling, and moisture during operations. Describes a lever style incision, bud placement, and tying methods to ensure successful union. Also includes a brief navy officer anecdote on Callao and a note on postage law revenue trends.
The Cincinnati Advertiser accuses Mr Bebb of dual stances on Slavery and the Black Laws. He declares his own views, not party positions, urging timely repeal where possible. The piece questions Tod’s stance on repeal and currency, inviting clearer Candidate positions.
Report from St Louis notes a fur company caravan from Fort St Pierre encamping near Belleview below Council Bluffs with three to four thousand Mormons and about a thousand wagons. Provisions scarce, many near starvation. caravan plans to cross the Missouri for winter at Platte River and aim for Oregon next spring. Also discusses protective tariff 1842 and balance of trade, plus a Cincinnati newspaper observation on Father Mathew reform reducing drunkenness among Irish laborers on railroad work.
E M Spencer a traveling magnetizer, formerly of Otsego County, was arrested in Jersey City for murdering his wife by a pistol shot to the neck. The woman, named Dobbin aged 24, died within minutes. The motive cited jealousy and alleged insinuations about her relations. Spencer, 28, married a year ago in Columbus, claims an inquest will proceed. Local reactions recall her earlier scandalous conduct and a divorce obtained by her former husband.
A historical account recounts an ancient teacher in Palestine whose life of mercy and miracles surpasses that of Moses and prophets yet ends in treachery and death. The text notes cosmic omens, graves opening, and the world resuming its course, with one pale blossom bearing a cross remembered as the passion flower.
Fragmented clipping voices strong anti tariff sentiment from Pennsylvania and national congress opinions. References to the House tariff bill, Whig views, English manufacturing comparison, and warnings of factory decline. Mentions New York conale receipts and a stray Athenian anecdote about military service.
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