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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1850
Page
2
Batavia Ohio notes receipt of a San Francisco packet from Joan McMencuy of Tate township now home in good health with no further details. The editor announces partial Census completion and thanks the former editor for four months of service, wishing him prosperity and local readers appreciation.
Union Township has 1800 residents with a gain of 377 since 1840 and only one colored inhabitant on June 1. The county’s total population rises toward 31000, with 1810’s count at 23,106 and a gain of about 8000 since then.
The 12 cent Christmas issue features large colorful scenes including the Country Girl's Career and the Sewing Girl's Christmas Dream of Love. Other portraits and prints, such as Death bed of Taylor and Portrait of President Fillmore, are offered. The issue sells at ten for one dollar.
The 14th holds unclear outcomes as Wasieroy Host wins by 330. Legislature leans Whig, aiding a Whig U.S. Senator. State officers mostly Locofocos aside from Hunt, with uncertain Buaxe Ley Canal Commissioner. Free School System support weaker than expected. landed interests oppose it. Congressional delegation balances 17 Whigs 17 Locos.
The piece notes Whig defeats in New Jersey and Delaware costing one U.S. Senate seat each, with New York gaining a seat but still leaving the party down overall. It predicts a Locotoco Senate and House for the remainder of Mr. Willmore's administration, and mentions other scattered items from 1840s politics and society.
The Zanesville Gazette reports widespread petitions urging postal rate cuts, but Congress adjourned without action. It details current rates for letters and newspapers, cites 1845 base charges, and notes rising letter totals from 21 million in 1845 to over 62 million in 1849.
A Washington pamphlet estimates 61 624 slaves escaped from the South in the last forty years, about 1500 annually, with total loss s valued at 27 730 800. It argues the North’s free black population rose beyond natural growth, while Southern free Negroes double slower, noting heavier migration from free to slave states and that most native Northerners in slave states were fugitive slaves.
Preparations for the London World’s Fair next May are active with liberal government cooperation between the United States and Great Britain to facilitate shipments. G W Mellenry & Co of Philadelphia arrange 199 cabin passages to Liverpool on the Philadelphia packets, excluding wines and liquors. Rival lines may offer reduced-rate travel, with the State Journal predicting an influx of Americans in spring and summer.
The Nashville Convention draws little attention and is criticized as a bore by the Cincinnati Chronicle and Atlas. The Free School question in New York shows a Tribune backed majority against repeal, with large anti repeal majorities in major cities. St Louis considers alternate routes for the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad as Illinois stalls the main plan. Land warrants from the Mexican War rise toward eight million acres located by Christmas.
The writer recounts a 1850 trip from Burlington to Dubuque aboard the steamer Wisconsin. They describe the Upper Mississippi scenery, storms near Oquawka, Muscatine’s growth and Ogle Vie House, and Rock Island with Fort Armstrong. They reflect on Black Hawk era ties and preview Devonport and Rock Island City. Oregon news notes Gov Gaines and others moving toward Oregon City with generally peaceful settlers.
The Piqua Register argues Whigs must back President Fillmore’s 1849 Fugitive Slave Law signing as necessary though objectionable. It denies wholesale blame on the president, condemns abolitionists, and asserts Whig doctrine required enforcement while calling for repeal in future.
Lima papers describe a serious Bolivian incident with General Belzee shot in the face after Morales fired. The assault sparked rumors of Laguna’s complicity and a claimed execution. Belzee’s condition is stable after surgery and Congress issued decrees for public safety.
Cholera resurges in Vienna and Scinde while Indian seas face pirates. Australian wines reach Calcutt a markets at 82s a dozen. Royal engineers in China suffer officer losses. Nile rise below average alarms next year’s crops. Florence hosts many suspicious passports. Monks and nuns counts in Sardinia and other items. The ex queen of the French arrives in London.
The Locofoco press in Ohio seeks a Whig dispute over the Cotton Senate election. Names mentioned include Thomas Ewing Samuel F Vinton Samuel Galloway Hiram Griswold John F Beaver Francis Wade Peter Hitchcock Seabury Ford John W Allen Robert C Schenck Bellamy Storer and William Johnston. Some say Corwin may be a candidate. The piece notes reliable authority saying Corwin will have his name connected with the election.
The New York Tribune records October arrivals and deaths: total immigrants 26 848, 25 365 aliens and 1 482 citizens, up 11 757 from October 1849. Fires in October numbered 36 with no major conflagration. Five weeks ending Oct 1 show 1 353 deaths. ten months in 1850 total 13 240, with causes and age breakdowns listed and origins including United States 846 births, Ireland 322, Germany 83, England 36, Scotland 19, and others.
A brig and schooner collided on Lake Huron last week. The brig sank instantly as the crew escaped. The cargo, valued wheat pork and tallow, was insured for 7,200 in Etna, 5,000 in Columbus, 8,000 in Chicago Marine and Fire, 10,000 in other offices. The vessel insured 6,000 in Lexington and Buffalo. Cotton cultivation expands in Bombay with over 100,000 acres this year, growing annually.
The 1845 postage reduction boosted letters from 24 to 70 million annually, expanded 5000 post offices and 23000 miles of post roads, with nearly seven million miles of mail transport. Reform isn’t complete, advocates urge further cuts and public petitions for Congress to act in the coming session.
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