ANNALS OF CLEVELAND

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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1838
Abstracts 1265 - 1270
NEWSPAPERS (Cont'd)
displays a clear conservative flame. The people may now safely trust to
the BEACON as a political guide. May they never suffer its light to
burn dim for want of support." {l)
1265 - H&G Aug. 17; ed:2/2 - The Leeches. - Democrats, for such blue
lights Federal ists as Croswell of the ARGUS claim to be, have ever been
harping on rotation in office. and a division of the spoils. Croswell
however, sets apart the Lion's share to himself, and the Albany JOURNAL
states the sum lavished upon the ARGUS establ ishment by law since the
Regency control, at the enormous amount of half a million of dollars!
There's a "poor but honest democrat" for yeo (2)
1266 - H&G Aug. 17:2/5 - In a letter to the editor, T. H. Smead says:
The Cleveland ADVERTISER of today contains an edi torial article that
calls for some notice. In commenting upon the discontinuance of the
ARGUS, the truly voracious editor says: "The Rev. Mr. Pickans and some
of his pious adherents commanded the publisher, upon pain of excommunication,
to keep its columns free from all advertisements of spiritous liquors;
aDd Smead, as in duty bound obeyed the divine command. The consequence
was a good portion of the patronage of the ARGUS was lost."
"This is false throughout. In the first place, I gave my reasons for
discontinuing the last ARGUS. In the next place, no threats of the kind
alluded to were made." (4)
1267 - H&G Aug. 31; ed:2/4 - "The attention of Hardware dealers, Drapers,
Merchants, Graziers and Farmers generally is invited to the advertisements
in to-day's paper.
Mr. Denny's catalogue embraces forty five head of Durham short-horned
cattle, and may be seen at this office." (1)
H&G Sept. 4; ed:2/2 - See U. S. Navy
1268 - H&G Sept. 5; ed:2/2 - The Whig Convention has given the ADVER­
TISER a fresh Anti-Bank spasm.
"Lifting sundry protested notes due the Banks from tbat establisbment
would perbaps restore composure." (2)
1269 - H&G Sept. 7; ed:2/4 - We gladly welcome tbe revived Painesville
TELEGRAPH. "Dr. Rosa, tbe new editor, makes bis debut in a neat, pertinent
address, full of Whig spirit and good sense. Telegrapb us 'good news'
from Geauga on tbe 9th." (verbatim) (1)
H&G Sept. 8; ed:2/4 - See Banks &: Banking
1270 - H&G Sept. 11; ed:2/2 - The Albany ADVERTISER appears in a new
dress. "This paper is ably conducted, and labors faitbfully in the Whig
cause." (verbatim) (1)