29 May 1846
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1846
Page
1
Printed and published weekly by A. M. Gest and L. D. Morris. Terms of subscription one dollar and seventy five cents a year if paid 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 rate.
A Clermont Courier letter addresses a Miami township dispute over the county poor house system. The writer challenges South's critique, argues about auctioneer discretion in bidders, and warns against abandoning humane care for the destitute.
The writer marvels at a great upcoming era and imagines a departed leader awakening to witness the modern transformations. They envision lessons from so-called Solomons of the current age and reflect on patterns left by Father Adam as guiding influences.
The Locofoco critics claim banks escape taxation while citizens are taxed. A Muskingum County legislator summarizes the 60th banking law requiring banks to set off six percent of six months profits for the State and to pay it to the Treasurer. He argues banks pay taxes, and shows via a hypothetical comparison that even modest bank profits yield higher per-dollar taxes than land investments, challenging reform opponents.
The article profiles General Taylor from his 1808 entry into the army through his Florida campaigns and the Rio Grande role, noting his brevet rank as Major for Fort Harrison, leadership in the 1836 battle with Alligator and Coa-cooche, and his appointment to command the Army of Occupation near Rio Del Norte. It highlights his age, Kentucky birth, and praised character as a prudent, fearless leader.
The piece surveys Mexico and Texas borders, noting Rio Grande as boundary per U S, Mexico dispute over Nueces, and Texas sentiment. It describes a possible 50 thousand U S army march to Mexico City, rail/road routes, Yucatan revolt, Vera Cruz unrest, and Mexico City’s riches masked by tyranny and poverty.
The N Y Courier reports that the US and Mexico are at war and describes naval forces in Mazatlan and Vera Cruz. It details the 60 gun frigates Savannah and Constitution, 24 gun sloops Portsmouth and Levant, 12 gun Shark, and the John Adams off Vera Cruz, noting stronger fortifications and recent French attacks and repairs at St Juan de Ulloa.
A historical notice recounts Christian Henry Heinbecken born in Lubeck February 18 1721 who died June 27 1725 at four years and five months. He spoke at ten months and mastered multiple languages and subjects by age three and traveled to Denmark before returning to learn writing his mind described as extraordinary and rivaling age. It notes his fragile body and strong intellect, his nurse’s continued care, and his early death.
The passage critiques new tax laws granting large exemptions for families and specific classes. It compares claims of oppression by opponents with examples of exemptions for furniture, livestock, tools, and farming implements. It also cites editorials on Mormon migrations and various curiosities from the era, including technological marvels and weather effects.
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