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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1846
Page
1
Printed and published weekly by A M Gest and L D Morris. Subscription price: one dollar and cents a year if paid in advance, two if paid within the year, and two dollars and fifty cents if not paid until the year expires. Advertisements inserted at usual rates.
The article outlines Mexico's size and population around nine million, its vast natural resources, fertile interior, and climate. It notes shallow harbors, mountain systems, and two major rivers the Rio Grande and Rio Colorado. It lists principal cities with populations and mentions education and industrial gaps among Mexicans, while highlighting wealth from silver mines and key sea ports Vera Cruz Campeachey Acapulco Tampico.
A historical critique describes Mexico as financially weak and politically unstable. It notes revenue, debt, and military figures, argues the apostolic Roman Catholic church as state religion hinders progress, and condemns factional leaders like Santa Ana and Paredes amid ongoing anarchy and indolence.
An excerpt from a Morning Herald editor on western progress quotes a vivid view of perpetual change. It notes restless movement, shifting homesteads, vanishing childhood landmarks, and landscapes transformed into busy streets, with references to Allegheny and Mississippi shores. It ends with a lawyer bequeathing property to the Lunatic Asylum for returning to the same liberal clientele.
A letter from Indian County near Independence on May 10, 1846 describes a massive California emigrant rally. It notes wagons drawn by oxen, a core group of educated and skilled travelers, and an expected departure timetable. Colonels and editors from Louisville and other states join the trek toward the Pacific. The piece also mentions Mormon crossings at St Joseph and warns Governor Boggs to be vigilant. In a separate note, a Brazil famine report from Aracaty details drought, starvation, soaring prices for flour and biscuits, and mass migration toward Pernambuco.
A 19th century note from the Zrumbull Chron contrasts Pennsylvania politics with Locofocoism. It mocks a proposed law taxing all property real or personal with religious exemptions, questions party consistency, and asks for a response to the so called chicken tax. The piece frames concern over proportional taxes and party blame.
A Western Christian Advocate letter from Rev J B Finley, Mor al Instructor at the Ohio Penitentiary, praises prison governance, restraint by guards, and the strong Sabbath School attendance. He describes quiet punishment methods, personal guard involvement, and a hopeful Christian revival among prisoners. Finley notes extensive cell visits, distributive tract work, and appeals for religious books and tract society support. Columbus Ohio April 1846.
The Washington correspondent notes that before adjournment Congress may need to authorize a loan to cover extra expenditures for anticipated military operations. If war continues, loans will become the main revenue source, with direct taxes and excises pledged for interest and a sinking fund, while treasury notes and a Sub-Treasury scheme are considered impractical.
A Steubenville Herald item argues banks pay more tax than real estate under newer valuation rules. It analyzes six months of Jefferson County Branch profits, shows six percent tax on profits, and contrasts with land taxes. It notes semi annual payments and prepayment advantages to the state treasury.
The piece details land strips along the Nueces and Del Norte rivers, health notes on Matamoros, river navigation limits, and travel times to Mexico City and Vera Cruz. It cites distances by land and water from New Orleans, Galveston, and Vera Cruz, plus notes on roads, water scarcity, and military logistics for movements toward Mexico. It also references a war proclamation parallel and a literary quote from Lawrence Sterne.
Advice from Cin Chronicle on travel health in Mexico. Light clothing with flannel, dry feet, avoid sun, and keep bowels open. If prickly heat appears use mild salts and stay dry. drink hot diluents if wet. Sleep near a fire in rainy season, avoid damp low spots, and limit land winds at night. Maintain cheerful mind and avoid excessive fatigue. Fever dysentery diarrhea and cholera morbus possible. same cures apply.
Henry Howe of New Haven, renowned as a compiler of Virginia history, has arrived in Cincinnati en route to explore Ohio. He plans to visit every county, gather historical and legendary material, and publish a comprehensive Ohio history with sketches of principal towns and notable sites to be illustrated in the finest style. Citizens are urged to provide information to aid his work.
An old Connecticut blacksmith, famed for stinginess, boarded his workers and fed himself from a separate bowl. An apprentice, asked how to test hot soup, is told to spit if it hissed. The boy lies cleverly to avoid danger, causing the old man to dine on boiling soup. The tale ends with the boy gaining friends among journeymen and several shoe makers planning to ship pegged soles to Manchester, England.
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