28 Sep 1848
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1848
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text shows a subscription payment notice with rates 75 cents in advance within sixty days and two dollars after, plus mentions of discontinuation and movement insertions at usual rates. Names like Andrew M. Gest appear in garbled form.
Gen Taylor releases a connected narrative defending his presidential candidacy. He describes his army service, his Whig allegiance, and his stance as not a party candidate, aiming to correct misstatements and emphasize unity and candor in the campaign.
A fragmentary letter closes with a pledge from Taylor to unite the Union if elected and to act with honest zeal to cement bonds and lasting happiness for the country, addressed to Capt. J.S. Arison.
A Stanton Spectator report recounts Gen. Taylor writing his will the night before Buena Vista and choosing to stand his ground against superior numbers. It portrays his resolve to defend the flag, the risks to his forces, and calls him a model of leadership amid peril.
Two French speakers trade playful mistranslations in a brief exchange. One person remarks it will rain yesterday while the other retorts that it is now tomorrow, both showing a humorous mix of languages and time references.
Dr Thomas Barbour recounts an unequivocal Asiatic cholera case in St Louis organ maker H H Palmer. Palmer, seen April 11, suffered violent vomiting and purging, cold clammy skin, prostration, and died Wednesday morning after a brief reaction. Also notes Buckland on ancient stone-turned animals like Mengatherium with colossal limbs and tusks.
Mr Brana Haseart of this city completed a large refracting telescope with magnification up to 1000. Observers say it rivals the great Mount Adams instrument in performance. The Cary's Academy telescope stands at the corner of Fourth and Sycamore for viewing.
The Dayton Journal argues General Taylor earned victories with volunteers and accuses Locofoco papers of denigrating brave acts. It contends praising cowards harms heroic merit and warns future military history may favor cautiousness over bold deeds.
Dayton Eagle recounts a Western and Atlantic ride anecdote showing Cass popularity in the South. A Taylor opponent calls for a no party no pledge approach, then voters aboard tally Zachary Taylor 17, Lewis Cass 1, Calhoun 1. The Cass supporter withdraws to the baggage car.
A Spanish peasant plants seeds from apples pears or peaches eaten in forests or roadside, yielding woods and roadsides abundant with fruit more than in any other country.
A historical quarrel erupts over laws that sell idle poor whites into bondage. Advocates denounce Cass for backing a Michigan model while Harrison praised Indiana’s milder act. The Governor Cass signed the odious law amid partisan claims in the territorial government.
Phe Lecofuco supporters voice stronger denunciations of Banks and oppose the Bankoff chamiltor as John Woods, former president, campaigns against the Colonel. The Butler county treasurer signals readiness to accept Hamilton Bank notes to cover the eleven thousand dollars the Colonel allegedly misappropriated from surplus funds.
A political attack accuses Lewis Cass of corroding the public lands while Secretary of War by speculating for personal gain. The pamphlet claims he amassed a fortune by selling land at inflated prices, urging voters to remember the land speculator Cass at the polls.
The piece notes Locofoco newspapers praise General Taylor as a capable officer yet deem him unfit for the presidency. It recalls Palo Alto and Buena Vista as lessons in his character and predicts future demonstrations of his hold on the people and governorship.
The Locofoca paper lauds Gen Taylor as a future president while recalling Fort Harrison and Buena Vista. It notes his defense with few troops repelling invaders and his later success against a large Mexican force, predicting a glorious outcome from his current position.
The Government editor notes the Locstocos are everywhere except in a single State, asking which one. He cites Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut New York Pennsylvania Ohio Florida Alabama South Carolina as places where Locofocos are bitterly divided, implying only one State remains united.
At Schroon Lake a Free Soil meeting heard Judge Trill begin a fiery speech and declare God favors the barnburners. He suddenly collapsed, was aided to a chair, carried downstairs, and died on the spot.
Mr Isaac Prower buys the Nauvoo Mormon Temple to convert it into a Protestant college. Lorenzo Dow describes death bed repentance as burning out the candle of hire, and blowing the snuff in the Lord's face.
The Dayton Journal reports a libelous document printed in newspapers mailed to subscribers. It claims Cincinnati and Dayton Post Offices were involved in distributing the profligate issue, naming a suspected offender and demanding inquiries. The Cincinnati Post Office’s involvement is uncertain, with responsibility if not known.
A peculiar Mexican butter delivery method uses two tins on a horse tied to a sail and filled with milk. A rider trotting seven to eight miles into the city separates butter from milk, pockets payment, and returns home.
The Niagara River current near the Suspension Bridge flows at about 19 mph for the first 500 feet and 21 mph for the next 800 feet, averaging roughly 23 mph over the first quarter mile along the bridge.
A notice from Prince William County Virginia records a 19th century barbecue event in honor of a general known as the Old Chief. Col Honston of the Virginia Regiment of Volunteers declines the invitation, stating the festival aims to celebrate the defeat of the general by enemies of the country.
The Indiana Journal reports Gov Letcher praising Gen Butler after a scaffold collapse at a racecourse in Mexico. He expressed relief that Butler was unharmed, calling him a very good man and noting the incident’s fortunate outcome.
In parts of Wisconsin a new material uses gravel and sand with lime to turn amraspia into mortar. The mixture is poured between forms to create an escen wall and mold, yielding a cheap building method for houses.
The text notes a thread length used in Britain’s cotton fabric production and compares it to a measure of the sun’s distance from Earth, stating it as fifty one times thirty nine mill after a misquoted league-based calculation, with the claim of about two thousand million leagues.
The report notes a shortage of workers in A causing delays for copper wagons. Boys aged ten to fifteen drive the carts carrying ore from the mines to A, then to England, amid ongoing labor scarcity.
In Springfield George Ashburn delivered a speech during a Whig split where members deemed insufficiently Whig by party leaders and moved to nominate Martin Van Buren for the ticket.
A report notes 30 000 thieves and vagabonds in London with a larger number in New England relative to population. The statement implies substantial urban crime and social concern in the era.
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