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Newspaper
Alton Observer
Location
Alton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1837
Page
2
A dense assemblage of religious excerpts discusses Sabbath duties and pious reform. It includes biblical texts on the Sabbath, critiques of worldly pleasure, and a funeral oration praising Rev. J. R. McDowall’s moral zeal and perseverance.
The Senate votes 24 to 19 on expunging the resolutions. A record is opened and the expunging marks are drawn across the resolution with the date January 16 1837. Illinois legislature notes actions on banks prisons and canals across sessions.
Correspondence from Jefferson City outlines bills, including a new capitol plan, surp lus revenue distribution to schools, a State University, and a Bank of Missouri charter. It notes confirmations of Edwards and Wright, private and local bills, and the effort to attract capital via corporations while warning on banking risks.
Alton editorials address Asa Cummings on slavery's morality, defense of Bailey, and critique of southern ethics. The writer defends candor, argues against silencing slaveholding injustices, cites Dr. Adams and moral philosophy, and condemns ministers who overlook slavery in moral instruction.
After Preston Pans, a witty Scot wrote a ballad mocking an English officer who then challenged the poet to mortal combat. The farmer received the challenge while forking dung and replied that he would fight but only as the attacker did, sending the challenger away.
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