23 Sep 1833
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1833
Page
1
A narrator recalls two teenage sisters nearing nineteen, elegant and cultured, whose shared religious devotion ignites tender affection and strengthened ties across their family circle. The piece reflects on how refined emotion sustains virtue and harmonious sentiment beyond youth.
The Jiverpool packet from Liverpool to Boston reports London papers noting Don Pedro's regency dispute in Portugal and potential shifts in allegiance among sovereigns. It cites Paris preparations and Miguel’s uncertain fate. In Switzerland, a civil war erupts near Küssnacht as Col. Aleyborg seizes control with 700 troops, declaring authority for Canton Schweiz. militias mobilize, recalling Tell and historic ties to Swiss independence.
A report recalls the Count Leon impostor who drew followers to New York Economy and Philipsburgh, dissolving the New Jerusalem Society after looting funds. He fled with European and American fanatics. many adherents left penniless, while others blamed the swindle and awaited punitive action.
Protapsipata Sept 14 reports a bridge collapse as two wagons with thirteen horses crossed Flat Rock Bridge. Six horses were killed and one driver seriously injured. A new bridge is being erected nearby and a boat carrying provisions for U S troops and lumber for barracks was wrecked and burned to the water’s edge. the boat, valued around eight thousand dollars, had no insurance.
The Baltimore Gazette reports Mr McDouffie’s Athens Georgia dinner speech provoking nullifying journals with claims the sovereign state may hang the federal government. He accuses the union of blood and usurpation and warns of a bloody resurrection, while Calhoun signals renewed hostility in a Covington Georgia letter.
A lengthy denunciation argues that a tariff act threatens Southern sovereignty and liberties, warning of looming crisis and despotic federal power. It urges citizens to unite for constitutional liberty, citing Union planting states and impending danger to states’ rights.
A Boston merchant advertises a Camel's Hair shawl bought in Calcutta for a thousand dollars. A Liberty Town marriage notice links Sewall N Pickle Enq to 18 year old Clara Matia Pork aged 78. A separate item recounts a failed breath-holding experiment due to rope positioning by a youth. Also notes a preface on choosing a wife advising selecting from many daughters to spur better accomplishments.
A fragmentary speech rebukes Doffie’s stance as warlike and fortification focused. The dialogue links rebellion, sovereignty, and liberty with a reference to the French Revolution and Rousseau, Rousseau’s imagined future instruction, and a critic’s warning about later consequences.
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