16 Oct 1846
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1846
Page
1
Printed weekly by A M Gest and L D Morris the notice lists subscription terms: one dollar and fifty cents in advance, two dollars if paid within the year, and two dollars fifty cents if not paid until the year expires. Advertisements are charged at the usual rates.
Dramatic account of the Great Western storm from Liverpool to New York as described by Rev. Balch. Passengers endure shattered ice house and life boat, crushed hatches, a captain injured, and the ship buffeted by massive waves while families mourn and prayers rise amid terror.
Passengers endure violent hurricane aboard, windows shattered and debris hurled on deck. In the cabin, families cling to prayer and communion as Rev. Balch and others offer solace and deliverance amid roaring seas. The storm rages, fear deepens, yet faith steadies the loyal and afflicted alike.
Passengers recall a 36 hour hurricane ordeal at sea aboard the Great Western. A amber haze belt warned of the storm, then a tornado-like surge lifted spray from the waves as the ship reefed and recovered. Prayers followed the peril as crew and clergy gave thanks.
The Ohio region is praised for rapid progress and vast potential. The essay envisions a United States expanding from the Alleghenies to the Mississippi, with centralized power, swift communication, and universal unity. It argues new political ideas must adapt to vast spaces and rapid transport, while noting moral optimism about America's future and referencing various sources and anecdotes.
The piece celebrates growing respect for mechanics and condemns those who disparage them. It argues that true ladies and gentlemen should value honest, well informed workers and rejects brash smugness or contempt for trades.
A New Orleans case before Judge Preston reveals a plot led by a woman to abduct a child. Thomas Thompson, once married to Minerva A Gholson, fought to recover his daughter Angelina Thompson after learning his wife was alive and involved with another man. The family fled justice, thwarting a habeas corpus writ.
The London Convention adopts a doctrinal basis for Evangelical Alliance stating belief in the divine authority of Scripture, private judgment in interpretation, the Trinity, human depravity, the incarnation and atonement of Christ, justification by faith, the Spirit’s work in conversion, immortality and eternal judgment, and the Christian ministry with baptism and the Lord's Supper as enduring ordinances.
Wilmer's Liverpoo Times reports a universal potato crop failure across the United Kingdom and Europe. It notes famine risk, wheat and breadstuff shortfalls, and suggests Canada and the United States must supply imports at good rates. It also mentions a political hint about resolving a broader Oregon question peacefully.
In a Cincinnati Chronicle story a Lexington to Maysville mail coach tale unfolds. Major T of Harrodsburg shows courtesy to a muffled mother and her child then disappears at dawn revealing the woman as a deeply colored enslaved passenger.
The Richmond Whig recounts the shooting of D. M. Hoyt by Wm. R. Myers and associates. Hoyt survived initial wounds but faces slim chances of recovery. Myers faced armed confrontation with alleged evidence of guilt. Both sides were bailed at 10,000 each. the mayoral case continued to Wednesday.
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