29 Sep 1859
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1859
Page
1
A Fayette county Va Democratic gathering nominates Gov. Wise for president while the piece attacks Republican homestead policy. It argues for free public lands to settlers, condemns slavery expansion, and contrasts Democratic and Republican stances with sharp racial rhetoric and political satire.
The piece urges Ohio voters to scrutinize Republican and Democratic tax policies and state finances. It cites rising statewide taxes from 1845 to 1853, accuses opponents of mismanagement, and credits the Republican administration with tax reductions and debt repayment while highlighting specific expenditures and claims.
The Ohio State Journal argues that from 1852 to 1856 the state reduced debt by 1,125,767 yet obtained 2,093,799 from non tax sources, leaving a net increase of 968,032 and challenging the claim of significant debt reduction.
The Cincinnati Enquirer is accused of bias in its Tiffin debate coverage between Ranney and Dennison, with excerpts claiming the paper suppresses key facts about Ohio Treasury corruption under Breslin and Morgan. The excerpt alleges Locofoco press avoidance of documentary evidence and garbled extracts to sway readers before the election.
A Winchester Kentucky Chronicle item denounces black voters aiding Democratic candidates in Bath county. It reports four African Americans voted the Lincoln ticket and questions the right of mixed-race descendants to participate in Democratic ballots.
The Boston Traveler's editorial lampoons the Democratic party by tracing its name origins from the Globe to the Union and then the Constitution, arguing each title narrows focus and predicts eventual extinction under an Administration metaphor.
Extract from Gov. Chase's Sandusky speech contrasts Buchanan era forecasts with actual federal spending. It traces projected costs from fifty million to over one hundred million dollars, noting a rise under the Democratic arm and urging attention from the public.
The Cincinnati Inquirer faced criticism as a Southern editor Banks of Virginia leads the paper and a Renton Republican tirade attacks free schools and labeled freed Negroes and labor groups with derisive phrases. The piece denounces PreK and free education as corrupting influences and ties them to infidelity and treason.
The piece alleges that 1840 Vice President Col. Johnson engaged in adultery with a Black woman in Kentucky, using this as a claim of “negro equality.” It notes Virginia’s 1850 census showing over eighty thousand mulattoes and asserts there are no Black Republicans in Virginia, implying their offspring.
The Vicksburg IWhig recalls Gov. Wise’s dramatic Richmond exchange over disunion. He allegedly proposed drastic acts to resist a Black Republican win, including tearing up railroads and seizing armories, marching 50 000 men to the Capitol, and refusing submission to feared crisis. The crowd fled as Wise swore he would be damned if this was the last word on the matter.
A Canton Repository opinion argues Stark County Treasury is emptied again and township treasurers cannot access funds for township and school use. It accuses county officials of poor financial capacity and calls for an independent exhibit showing the missing money and how levies and expenditures were managed.
The editor of the Coshocton Age says he has been served with legal process by Samuel Ketchum seeking five thousand dollars. He defends printing an article copied from the Ohio State Journal and vows not to be deterred from publishing opinions despite lawsuits or threats. He cites political controversy and remarks by Senator Iverson on squatter sovereignty and slavery in the territories.
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