28 Sep 1839
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1839
Page
1
Edited and published weekly by A M Gest. Subscription rate two dotzans per year in advance or within thirty days. Three dollars if delayed to year end. Paper not discontinued until arrearages are paid. Failure to order discontinuance is a new engagement.
A sentimental poem by John B. Dillon about an orphan girl whose beauty and kindness are forever mourned. It traces her fading life from childhood sorrow to death, where her harp rests silent and the violet and wild rose bloom over her grave. The piece contrasts her endured pain with the gentle solace of a woman’s blessing at end of life.
A Clermont Courier excerpt notes a reflective meditation on life’s journey, then reports the Falls of the St. Mary voyage from Lake Huron to the Sault. It describes Drummond’s Island fortifications, St. Joseph Island lands, and scenery, plus Chippewa fishing life, trade expansion, and Hudson’s Bay Company presence at the Sault.
Advertising in this paper costs one dollar per square for the first three weeks and twenty five cents per square for each additional insertion. Yearly advertisers receive a liberal discount. Mark the face with the number of insertions or ads will continue until canceled and charged accordingly. All business communications must be postpaid.
The Bangor Whig recounts a series of incidents showing how a mechanic’s steady work earned him favorable West Indies orders during hard times. A capitalist once observed the apprentice’s diligence and later profited as the boy grew into business, illustrating a clear cause and effect between conduct and opportunity. The note from York Despatch emphasizes virtue attracting reward. Also a Product Notice from Brandreth promises relief for sick headaches using hair papers, with certificates in iN. O. Times.
The letter reports a night arrest and mob scene in Marion over a boy claimed as property. Virginians and Delaware lawyers clashed with abolitionists, a sheriff intervened, and a rescue was mounted as Black William Mitchel was returned to safety amid threats and weapon fire. Several arrests followed, with a push for charges of contempt and kidnapping. the narrative condemns slaveholders and praises local anti-slavery sentiment.
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