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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1844
Page
1
The publication explains illness limits its ability to print a full paper this week and warns readers that next week may produce only a half sheet, counting the two as one issue, while hoping for a quick recovery.
Owing to high waters no mails have arrived since Wednesday last and there is no late news from the Locofoco National Convention in Baltimore that met last Monday.
The Sun editor and the writer clash over Bartley’s 1824 vote. They dispute whether Bartley’s constituents meant the state or district voters and challenge the editor’s claim that Gen Jackson carried Ohio in 1824. The author urges retracting the falsehood and defends truth and justice.
The Lebanon Star lauds Mr. Fisher's speech delivered on the 18th alt praising his careful logic and decorous tone. Audience resolutions request publication of the full remarks as the speech closes with a strong tariff argument and Gov Corwin calls it the most convincing in ten years in Congress.
The May 1 issue earns praise for its sustained quality. Sartain’s engraving Th Fall of Babel is highlighted as among his best. Campbell's Magazine appears twice monthly, totaling about two thousand pages yearly, with each issue featuring a fine mezzotint. The Gospel Banner lauds it as a valuable periodical with rich European literary gems from prominent authors.
The June issue spotlights rich varied content from leading American writers with high order engravings. A new volume starts with the July number and promises further improvements from the publisher. The Prospectus will likely appear next week. Published monthly at 98 Chesnut St Philadelphia by George R Graham. Terms are 3 dollars per year in advance. Post Office Bill passes House. Cray returns to Ashland. Brother Dials communication will be attended to next week.
Josefa J. Coomis of Gallipolis weds Alice G. Leroy of Columbus in a ceremony conducted by Reverend Hitchcock. The couple's union links Gallipolis and Columbus through the marriage notice.
At New Richmond on the 6th instant after small pox died Hon. Robert Hains an elderly citizen of that place. He was among the first settlers of the county and known for honesty and upright conduct. He served one term as Associate Judge of the county.
The Cincinnati Gazette notes Mr Choates' 23d speech on the famed treaty as strong but says annexation advocates abandon the treaty and push a joint resolution to annex Texas. It argues the Calhoun faction will press ruinous measures unless Congress and the nation respond in firm, Roman‑minded fashion.
The War Department reports 1150 troops at Fort Jesup near Natchitoches to be commanded by Brig. Gen. Taylor. Navy ships in the Gulf include Union Pomomac Vincennes Vandalia Preble Falmouth Somers Bainbridge Lawrence. Vandalia to Haiti then Pensacola or Vera Cruz. Union to carry minister to Mexico but order countermanded.
In the Philadelphia county schedule for July 1 1944 to 1945 the item damages for riots shows 27500 dollars. The judgment against the county arises from destruction of Pennsylvania Hall and related actions.
The Cincinnati Gazette argues the Speaker of the House, Mr Gallagher, has become Governor due to constitutional succession rules. With the Senate Speaker Bartey absent, the piece warns Ohio would lack a governor until Gallagher returns to take the oath, urging official notice and installation of a Whig Governor.
At Monument Square in Baltimore on Monday night William George Reap lauds Mr Cray the Whig presidential candidate calling him an accomplished gentleman of talent and a consummate statesman whose potential presidency would earn respect from all parties.
The Xenia Torch Light proposes silencing slanderers by urging that after full charges and evidence were presented, Henry Clay was nominated to the Senate and for Secretary of State. It notes Senators Thomas Brenton and Martin Van Buren voted for his confirmation.
The Petersburg Republican, opposing Henry Clay Whig principles, refuses to re publish Kendall’s infamous tracts calling the request ungentlemanly while deeming the other blasphemous. The Vicksburgh Whig commends editors for resisting political capital from Kendall’s works.
The General Conference in New York appointed a committee to devise a pacification plan on slavery. Bishop Souis reported on the 18th that no plan could be agreed upon, and the committee was discharged. Some Southern Conferences expressed acerbity, but the body is expected to continue its work in harmony.
The bell of St Augustine’s in Philadelphia melted during the church fire set in riots last week. It was the old bell that first chimed during the Declaration of American Independence marking the dawning of order, freedom, and religion in the nation.
The piece argues party unity collapse in the North and South over Van Buren's annexation letter. It notes a Louisiana elector Downs resigning due to the letter, saying it dissolves Democratic cohesion for the coming presidential election and forces a fresh start in the South.
A Frankfort Commonwealth note describes a method to press political opponents by listing issues such as reviving the Sub Treasury and Standing Army, then forcing a direct answer. It claims to have driven several Loco opponents from the sanctum using this questioning tactic.
The St Louis New Era notes Mr Cray began his public career in Kentucky opposing the alien and sedition laws. It praises Clay for candor fearlessness and devotion to liberty, condemning these laws as threats to individual rights and press freedom.
The Virginia Free Press asks why supporters of annexation oppose aiding states to pay debts, contrasting with Texas debt in the annexation treaty. Staunton Spectator and Journal note the question is well put and circulate it among advocates and opponents alike.
The N F Tribune accuses Loco Foco and Abolition sources of fraud over a quoted Henry Clay remark on slavery. The paper traces timing, noting the line appeared in a later note to a 1820 speech and argues no direct Congressional attribution proves Clay uttered the sentence. It calls for fair judgment.
Report from Vicksburg notes ongoing street violence with multiple duels. A duel between Downs and Robins failed, while Dr. J. F. Macklin, acting as Downs’s second, fought Walter Hickey of the Sentinel. Hickey fired twice, striking Macklin in the chest and killing him. Macklin, a longtime local physician, left a widow and a six year old child.
News from Africa reports Morrovia thriving with healthy crops and spirits as Rev. Save explores a 100 mile radius with two missionaries. British seizure of a Havana brig and the U S Decatur towing to Galenas highlight intensified slave trade concerns and naval actions against slavers.
A letter to Independence Missouri reports Sioux raids in the mountains during the past winter. Ninety Pawnees were killed and two captured in encounters, and one hundred lodges were destroyed. Only three Sioux were killed. The note adds that independent fur companies trading along the Platte White river and Missouri regions fared well this season.
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