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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1838
Page
1
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A mechanic rebutts Clermont alias Pompous Tom for misrepresenting Mr. Fisher and his political stance. The writer defends Fisher as not an office seeker, notes his Christian arguments, and urges sticking to truth despite Sun or reporters claims. The letter asserts Fisher’s honesty, consistency, and wide county support.
Dr Doan, an anti Bankite, is paraded by the Focus in Hamer District. He and his Cincinnati ally distrust a bank with Whig Directors but see value in a Vanocrat managed charter, citing support for the charter of the Ohio cut and thrust mammoth.
A historical piece tracing Ohio bank reform starting 1830s. It covers the Bank of Norwalk with limited issue powers, director liability for excess debts, the Bank of Zanesville, and legislative shifts from Whig to Loco Foco control including the 1832-3 session and key charters.
The Bucyrus Democrat urges strong turnout as the Whig candidate Joseph Vance faces Wilson Shannon in a heated 1830s battle. It condemns the sub Treasury plan, hints at national government pressure, and emphasizes the localRegister of land office and other offices rallying for the Whig cause.
A heated critique accuses the Locofoco party of chartering ten new banks with four million four hundred thousand dollars in capital, and expanding Bank of Norwalk, while blaming Whigs for opposing reforms. The piece argues stockholder liability was avoided and rails against bank monopolies and rotten corporations.
The Cleveland Gazette catalogs Ohio's nineteen congressional districts with the sitting members, noting Whig names in small caps. It lists district composition by counties and the representative for each, from Alexander Duncan in District 1 to D Kilgore in District 19, and notes Erie county's inclusion in the 14th District with a resignation.
The excerpt characterizes Wilson Shannon as modest in talent and largely ignorant of state legislation jurisprudence statistics and political economy. It calls him a well disposed but weak devoted partisan within the Cincinnati Gazette history.
The Providence Rhode Island meeting urged adopting measures to secure the Hon Tri istram Burgess for the United States Senate. Supporters hoped Rhoda would help send the veteran to the Senate, praising his wit and sarcasm while noting dull Senate debates.
In North Carolina several Whig hopefuls lost by one or six votes, underscoring the critical value of voter turnout. The notice mentions Van Buren officials, Governor Van Buren in England, and various political notes including Henry Clay Jr.’s election in Kentucky and Calhoun as a hard money presidential candidate.
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