19 Jun 1846
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1846
Page
1
The notice announces subscription terms by A.M. Gest and J.D. Morris. Rates are one dollar seventy five cents prepaid, two dollars within the year, and two dollars fifty cents after year end. Advertisements are accepted at the usual rates.
The narrative recounts frontier violence and mercy among early white settlers near Huntingdon and the Juniata. A girl named Brother Brotherton, captured by Seneca and pursued by Indians, is rescued with aid from a vigilant blockhouse defense led by Brotherton and others.
A Native American warrior Orance begs the White Dove to return and marry him. He ferries her from captivity, shelters her on a night march, and presents a final choice at sunset atop a ridge near her childhood home. She declines, returning to her people while Orance vanishes into the forest, leaving a tale of disapproval and tragedy among early settlers.
A Miss Brotherton family gift follows a tale of gratitude to a generous Indian ally. A rifle, lavishly crafted, is sent as recompense and memory, hoping for a future reunion. The ally returns home wounded and later dies in a reckless attack on Hurons.
From Warrington May 23 1846 an excerpt recounts Johns Marshall's praise of domestic industry and labor, contrasting free trade with patriotic pride in varied Virginia Maryland and New England fabrics. It notes Osnaburgs Jeans Drills sheeting and broadcloths from Richmond Baltimore Philadelphia New York and Massachusetts with prices and origins.
From Ingalls to Tyler and Norvh Adams the show notes heavy fabrics priced at 25 and 30 cents yard. Beautiful power loom quilts snow white, one priced wholesale in 1835 at 4 dollars and 1846 at 24. Also U S Pilot Dock wrapping paper from Cornstalks, surgical instruments, bathing dresses and noted commendable Phils. Cutlery display remains meagre yet high quality. Iron companies reveal steel and tools rivaling English standards with Broad Meadow Steel in Richmond presenting axes and edge tools.
A collection of letters and commentary argues painters and printers face hardship and low pay while women perform unpaid labor with cheerfulness. It rails at apathy toward newspaper costs, cites Philadelphia and Mormon topics, and reflects on matrimony advice and exhortations about virtue and charity within a religious frame.
The officer from Washington who led a bold assault near Matamoras is praised as a premier horseman. He charged with three companies against a fortress battery, captured Gen Vera, and then handed the general to a sergeant.
The Louisville Journal extols General Taylor as a man of action and energy. It notes his Kentucky roots and simple, decisive manner, praising his fitness for command and his ability to turn difficult tasks into ordinary duties.
The New York Tribune correspondent reports seeing an empty carriage in Commodore Renshaw's funeral procession with two liveried servants outside, using the scene to attack Locofocoism and Tariff policy. Alexandria Gazette counters claims of Whig obstruction, arguing Whigs support the administration and fund the country, while the administration creates troubles.
The Dayton Transcript notes arrangements by the Society of Friends for the retirement of the former slaves of Hon John Randolph in Mercer County. Randolph’s will granted liberty to his domestics, with execution delayed by litigation now closed. Emancipated numbers reach around a hundred with tools and woodmen supplies secured in the city.
In eastern Ohio the locust swarms appeared along the national road and near Walhonding. The insects mainly puncture branches to deposit eggs, not feed, posing risk to fruit trees. Farmer Riley, observing 17 year cycles, protects his young orchard by nightly stripping to deter them. Ohio Cultivator notes potential future damage and suggests simple deterrence.
An anecdote from Knickerbocker recounts a court providing counsel to a theft defendant lacking representation. A lawyer counseled the prisoner, who admitted guilt and fled, conceiving that running offered the best defense. The court later learns the prisoner has escaped to Jersey.
Washington correspondent of a New York free trade paper lauds the National Fair as one of the noblest displays of American genius and industry. He notes the enterprise crowned with success, the starry banner waving over the scene, and thousands of men and women crowding the temporary mart.
Washington correspondent reports Tyler testifies Webster did not use secret service money without approval and Van Buren left a $15,000 legacy for the fund, which was paid.
A Baltimore Patriot note reports a strong Pacific naval presence under Commodore Sion with plans to add the Columbus and possibly other vessels. It mentions likely dispatches after a war resolution with Mexico, instructing blockade or possession of coastal ports.
The American Murat and The Tropic offer vivid depictions of Capt May. One describes his beard reaching his chest and hair to his hips flowing as he moves through the air, presenting an imposing appearance. The Mural of Napoleon notes his elegance in dress, and he is praised as natural in stone, achieving notable likenesses.
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