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13 Nov 1846
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1846
Page
1
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The Ohio State Journal reflects on the recent election as pivotal for Ohio’s future finances and public works. It lauds the Whig-led reform, warns against demagogic misrepresentation, and urges continued support for a new revenue system to sustain investments, jobs, and growth.
The article extols modest majorities in a pivotal state vote and condemns party factions. It praises the Whigs for responsible governance and warns aspiring leaders to abandon electioneering, embracing principled policy and industrious, united progress.
A political essay argues against long tenures in office for presidents governors and mayors urging rotation in office as essential for republican government. It warns European influence risks and stresses education unity and equal rights while praising limited terms as a safeguard against despotism. It recalls Gov Barbour on Polk noting his perceived lack of refinement yet enduring influence.
In Eng land Dickens and Lowell are contrasted with American progress. The Lowell mills impress with rapid rail travel, high wages for workers, and a thriving bank. The piece praises women workers, their morals, education, and independence, and notes Lowell as a model town.
A St Louis Legion encampment on the Brazos Santiago island endures poor fodder and beans. Volunteers improvise a humorous drill called the barrel movement using a liquor cask, forming a hollow square and marching to the commissary stores. The episode ends with the lieutenant approving the joke and a quirky tale of rustic military ingenuity.
The piece presents a contrast between Major McCalla and Captain Tobin, noting McCalla as positive and sententious while Tobin is candid and didactic. It frames the overall discourse as an illustration of lever-writing philosophy, leaning toward the beautiful if not the sublime.
A 1846 Treasury letter charges Capt. G H Tonin of the Washington Regiment La Vol with $1,525 for clothing blankets furnished to his company. It orders entry on the fires Master Roll of issued items and request deduction from pay, noting responsibility for camp and garrison equipage until turnover to the Quartermaster. Second Auditor Mo M McCalla signs.
Auphor's Office dated August 8, 1846 informs command that each soldier is entitled to six months of clothing valued at $21, with any amount over that to be charged. Additional charges will be advised. This letter serves as guidance alongside a prior communication from Capt. G. H. Tosi of the Louisiana Volunteers.
A New Orleans dated letter from Captain G. H. Tobin recounts late pay issues, camp losses, and improvised humor as he laments overpayments and misplaced mail. The piece also notes a St. Louis Reveille joke about a German witness and a juror’s hearing as part of a larger miscellany about arms-bearing citizens.
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