04 May 1844
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1844
Page
1
The act regulates militia training in peace, enrollment of white male residents 21 to 45, and duties of township assessors. It outlines penalties for noncompliance, collection of a fifty cent commutation, and use of proceeds for school funds and brigade military needs. It preserves exemptions for prior officers and volunteers and sets organizational rules for brigades divisions and returns.
The act reorganizes Ohio militia duties including arms distribution to divisions, musters for company and brigade, fines for nonattendance, and courts of appeal. It outlines inspection boards, military fund management, armory funding, parade rules, officer commissions, and transitional provisions for adjutant and quartermaster generals.
The act sets daily pay of two dollars for officers discharging duties with a cap of 150 days per year for the Quarter Master General. It allows able-bodied white male citizens aged 18 to 21 to enroll in the militia and be counted with those over 21. The act takes effect after passage, signed by Speaker Gallagher and Senate Speaker Bartley on March 12, 1844.
The Albany Journal urges voters to decide whether U S manufactories should be built in America or England. It contrasts Van Buren favoring hiring England for work and payment in money with Clay arguing Americans must produce their own goods due to Britain’s refusal to exchange. The piece frames the presidential choice as plain and decisive.
A Bangor Whig reader signing as A Mechanic explains his vote for Henry Clay. The piece argues any man should consider his own interest and the nation's welfare and reflect seriously for five minutes. The Lowell Courier is cited.
The Summit Beacon questions a Locofoco’s scorn for 1840 scenes and his claim of a grand Democratic fraud in van Buren’s defeat. It asks if the people were fooled by Whigs and if Democrats can be bought with coon skins. The piece implies slander toward the public.
Hayti remains the scene of internal conflict as a power struggle unfolds between the island’s two racial groups. Black forces loyal to the President waver as mulatto insurgents mass at St Domingo. A decisive battle is anticipated to settle the grip on power.
The tomato thrives in southern latitudes with rich loam soil and April hot beds. Transplant after frost danger with plants four feet apart and supported on a framework. Varieties like large red for table and cherry for pickling are noted. tomatoes are versatile from vinegar pickles to sauces.
The Cincinnati City Council authorizes immediate issue of eighty thousand dollars in one thousand dollar bonds with twenty more to follow upon request. The bonds serve as a loan to the Little Miami Railroad and are payable in 1880.
An advertisement announces a Cols Submarine Battery experiment in Washington city this Saturday at 4:30 p.m. wind permitting. After signaling, a ship about five hundred tons will weigh anchor and be blown up while under sail, with a full press.
A Michigan editor laments a subscriber who refuses to pay and even threatens to flog the editor if the paper is stopped. The piece muses on how long-standing joy and sorrow dull with time and habits dull misery’s sharp edge.
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