03 Jan 1832
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1832
Page
1
A reflective verse by Miss Bowdler urges compassion for others joys and sorrows. It contrasts cold indifference with the refined happiness born of empathy and gratitude, claiming true joy endures beyond time and death.
An excerpt evaluates the rise and fall of a gifted spirit, noting how brief triumphs can lead to fame or ruin. The speaker contrasts the fleeting warmth of early success with eventual ascent to sunlit, exalted heights when triumph endures beyond earthly limits.
Henry St Clair, a brilliant mind and generous friend, falls into vice and ruin after falling under dangerous influences. The narrator recalls their youth, the betrayal of trust, and St Clair’s decline into drunkenness and crime culminating in a fatal, lingering death. A sorrowful confession letter reveals the ruinous path from ambition to despair.
From the Rev Joseph Francis sermon the idea that duties to God and to men are inseparable. Devotion and virtue are the same, differing only by state or circumstance. The piece links devotion in contemplation and action, and ties religion to everyday acts from the shop to the public councils. It also mentions gambling, noting a Cubа African misbehavior.
A 1834 Pennsylvania political notice from delegates urging party organization through central committees and county conventions. It endorses Henry Clay of Kentucky for president and John Sergeant of Pennsylvania for vice president, calls for elections of delegates to Harrisburg to form an electoral ticket, and urges prompt compliance with the convention’s recommendations.
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