Adams Letter and party politics shake old era
Fragmented discussion on John Quincy Adams and his letter to Duke J Pearce, condemning the President and allies. Commentary traces Adams political fall, rivalries with Webster and the Whigs, and reflections on republican virtue versus ambition amid national power moves.
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John Quincy Adams
Duke J. Pearce
Ganpot
Congress
Adams
Senate
Everetts
Evanses
Burgerses
Cre Wilde
Binneys
McDiffies
House
Des
Sd Limita
Adam
Congrésa
Webster
John Davis
Commonwealth
Adaeme
Quincy
Paan
Whale hauled aboard after surface sighting fragment sinks
A fragment of the whale dragged to the ship sank when thrown back. The New Orleans Bulletin reported a watermelon from Natchitoches weighing 59 pounds and measuring over 4 feet 3 inches in circumference displayed in New Orleans on the 18th.
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New Orleans
Natchitoches
Design and the claim of intelligent guidance in nature
The text argues that design in nature implies intelligence and a Deity, citing Young and a late Duke of Bridgewater’s treatise. It mentions a Bennington Vermont railroad surveyor who claimed a Green Mountains gorge was shaped for the road, and Brindley’s canal idea that rivers feed canals, as parallel notions.
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Young
Duke of Bridgewater
Bennington
Green Mountains
Pope
Brindley
Fragmentary excerpt on providence and human happiness
The readable fragment discusses an argument about divine providence and the design of natural objects. It notes that assigning a divine design to natural arrangements is not necessarily irreverent, and suggests experience should guide whether such designs match human happiness. The text appears as an archaic philosophical aside with incomplete phrasing.
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Mer. Pearce
Adams
Pearre
Royal Arch
Burgess
Adame
Boston Dias
Arkansas Advocate
G. Robinson
Memphis
Little Rock
James C. Johnson
St. Francis County
Robinson
Aetas
Sturgess
Canton
New-York
Canton Register
Pwan
Ain
Kowang-lung Ie
Kwang-chow- Foo
Te-woo-too
Moaaxtra
Fishan
S. Gaz
Vermont
State Census and Cow Management Notes from York
Pennsylvania mandates a seven year census to adjust representation and record deaf and dumb inhabitants. The Carlisle Herald urges cooperation for accurate returns. The York paper highlights cow management and city milk supply, praising clean, fed cows kept in stalls with constant water and daily curried care. It notes Count de Survilliers and Lucien Bonaparte traveling to America and reports cholera alarm in Italy with Genoa seeing severe spread and Austrian troop reviews canceled.
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Pennsylvania
Oe Carliste Herald
York
Italy
Genoa
Lochbardy
Maryland Whigs Celebrate State Victory in Congress Support
The Williamsport Banner lauds Maryland Whigs for dominating the Legislature and securing five of eight Representatives. It notes readiness to oppose Van Buren if Congress must decide the next presidency. Also reported is a railroad worker found dead near Mount Pleasant after a likely ontrain accident near Columbia.
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Maryland
Williamsport
Congress
Sone
Place
Mount Pleasant
Columbia
New Kind of Lynch Law In Mississippi Abolitionist Tortured
An abolitionist was arrested in Mississippi recently and subjected to a brutal punishment described as laceration with a tomcat dragged by the tail. The victim’s back was severely scratched and torn in a savage act.
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Mississippi
Stout Lady Survives Hoisting Misadventure in New Hampshire
A very stout old lady, during a hoisting event, was suddenly raised then lowered by a rope. Spectators' cries prompted laborers to reverse the motion, freeing her with only rope-induced injuries. In Cornish, New Hampshire, a fracas between two religious groups over a meek house-praying and singing led to assaults and battery.
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Cornish
N. H
Hissaneter
Phil. Jour
Auction Notice for Household Goods at Country Produce
Dry goods including queensware hal cloths cassinetts and tromab will be sold law at Country Produce. Gettysburg. October 19.
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Gros
HAL
Cassinetts
Tromab
Pep
Gettysburg
Public school board invites Ty Franklin for five months
The Board of Directors of the Public Schools invites Ty Franklin to be employed by the schools for five months starting November. A meeting is set for Thursday the 29th at Peter Mark in Cashtown. By order, David Will, October 19.
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W. F. Cour
Directo Schools
Ty Franklin
Peter Mark
Cashtown
David Will
Daily Pennsylvania Reporter A legislative paper launched
The prospectus announces a new daily Pennsylvania Reporter devoted to detailed legislative reports from both houses. It pledges nonpartisan coverage, urges public patronage, and seeks support from Philadelphia and statewide readers. Subscriptions cost four dollars for the session, with postmasters invited to aid the enterprise.
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Penns A Rei
P Reporter
Caserat
Pennsylvania Riet
Daily Reporter
Pennsylvania Reporter
Philadelphia
Daily Pennsylvania Reporter
Patterson & Small
Semi weekly Pa Reporter promises richer legislature coverage
The subscribers announce they will publish twice weekly during the coming legislature session. They boast new arrangements and experienced reporters guiding the legislative department. The paper aims to be more interesting and deserving of patronage. Individuals seeking subscription details may respond.
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Legislative Department
Subscribers urged for daily Pennsylvania Reporter
Harrisburg October 14. Persioterr offers session twice weekly issues in advance for the year. Partners Peterson and Small promote enlarging the subscriber list by adding names to the Daily or semi weekly Pennsylvania Reporter.
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Sesstow
Pennsylvania
Persioterr
Paeterson & Small
Harrisburg
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