12 Jun 1846
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1846
Page
1
Printed and published weekly by A M Gest and L D Morris. Subscription prices are one dollar seventy five cents in advance two dollars if paid within the year and two dollars and fifty cents if not paid until the year expires. Advertisements inserted at the usual rates.
From the New York Tribune, May 20 1846. A detailed tour of the National Fair Hall of Industry in Washington notes its cross T shape and ground level layout. It highlights ranges of cotton goods and linens, prices for domestic fabrics, and argues tariffs keep prices high for laborers while protecting American manufacturers. The piece critiques free trade and emphasizes how duties affect daily clothing costs and consumer choices.
The author argues tariffs keep demand steady for American fabrics and warns against duty removal. A Boston importer who favors British goods declined a fair comparison, while supporters of protection say tariff-driven innovation outpaces imports and preserves wages.
The Great Fair reopens at noon with added exhibits and stronger displays in machinery and textiles. The Eastern Wing highlights agricultural implements and steam power. High duties on woolens and cotton goods spur quality improvements as manufacturers expand and lower prices with strong demand.
The article critiques free trade and praises domestic production in textiles and silk, noting price reduction strategies and the impact on employment. It cites industrialists, mills, and farmers, and warns against dismantling protection while discussing population growth and political plans like the Sub-Treasury with national economic stakes.
The Scioto Gazette argues the new tax law, by taxing property at true value, lowers the burden on poorer taxpayers like Mr Paullise while weighing heavier on wealthier claimants. It contrasts old entries at fixed values with current assessments showing reduced totals for the poor and higher proportional taxes on bank capital and luxury items.
A Philadelphia North American tribute remembers Major Ringgold as the Bayard of the age and hero of the war. The piece lauds his bravery and sacrifices for his country, noting the shock of his loss and the noble example he set for future generations. The column shifts to a Boston anecdote about a dress snag revealing Prime Old Java under a beacon street dress. It ends with a short dialogue involving Mr Blythe and Squire Sikes.
A radical critique from the O. S. Jour denounces John S. Chipman of Michigan as a buffoon and moral renegade. It recounts his alleged divorce maneuver, adultery charge, and swift remarriage to a mistress, followed by flight toward Washington. The piece proclaims the case a measure of national shame and vows action at the ballot box.
Letters to the editor recount the Mexican bombardment at Camp Ti near Fort Taylor, including shots, mortars, and a cheer for the Star Spangled Banner. Also notes Rev. Parker at the Tabernacle arguing for patriotism and a poem mocking delicate hands.
Congress passes an act to fix the value of various foreign monies for customs computations. The schedule lists Sweden Norway speciedollar 106, Denmark 106, French Thaler 0.69, Southern German Florin 0.40, Austrian Empire Lira, Lombardo Venetian Kingdom Ducat 0.80, Sicily ounce 240, and Nova Scotia Canada pound 0.16 among others. In the Christian era amidst life we are in debt.
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