The Last of Washington s Life Guard
An aging veteran Hugh Maxwell recalls Washington s Life Guard and the Battles of Trenton and Princeton. The scene shifts between memory and family as Maxwell unfolds the frozen march, Mercer s death, Greely s sacrifice, and the final resting place marked by a plain marble slab: HERE SINS The Last of Washington's LIFE GUARD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick Greys
Princeton
Charlies Greely
Charles Greely
Hugh Maxwell
Wiliam
Anne
Greely
Crysall
Gen. Mercer
Allentown
Mercer
Maidenhead
Washington
Brunswick
Oveviet
Edemy Hal Chen
Fata
Porward
High protective duties harm Canadian and British trade balance
The article argues that steep tariffs boost smuggling across the Atlantic, helping British goods flow into Canada and the western United States. It cites Spain France and England to show contraband thrives under high duties, citing revenues, smugglers, and faulty enforcement as the core flaw in protectionist policy. It warns American manufacturers that elevated tariffs may ruin them by inviting widespread illicit trade.
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United States
Great Britain
Canadas
Isles
Canada
France
Spain
England
Lipartero
Portugal
Gibraltar
Bavanne
Oloron
Perpignan
Econtrabandistas
Pyrenees
Catalonia
Real Spanish
Spitalfields
Democratic meeting in Carrollton outlines primary voting plan
A Carroll County Democratic gathering at the courthouse enacted resolutions directing township primary elections by ballot with poll books and voter roll records. It urges Carroll to nominate its own representative, while affirming duty to support free institutions and the party’s cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Carrollton
Col
Joseron Capris
C.F. Best
Grovar Grimes
Jacos Dacer
Wm. Holmes
Democratic Central Committee
Col. Crow
Central Committee
Jefferson County
Carroll
J. Cheere
Protective tariff sinks New England shipbuilding and Cape Ann fishery
The New York Evening Post laments decline of American ship architecture and shipyards, blaming tariffs on iron, hemp, and other fittings. It cites Cape Ann fishermen taxed on fastenings, sails, rope, salt, and molasses, reducing earnings as foreign builders thrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
New York
East River
England
Sweden
Baltic
Europe
Cape Ann
Massachusetts
Democracy support meeting endorses local papers
A county meeting endorses democratic papers to relieve financial strain and spread truth. It extends friendship to new publishers and uses influence to widen circulation. Proceedings signed by officers and published in Carrollton Jeffersonian, Steubenville Union, and New Lisbon Patriot. meeting adjourned. Joseph Cable presiding with Samuel Grimes and C F Best as vice presidents and Jacob Dager as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bierdemann
Carrollton
Jeffersonian
Steubenville
Union
New Lisbon
Patriot
Joseph Cable
T. Samuel Grimes
Ts. C. F
July 4 Celebration in Mt Pleasant Promises Civic Gatherings
Mt Pleasant residents are urged to attend a town Fourth of July celebration with a firework display and a Sabbath School and Temperance procession. Speeches will cover the town’s vocation, with committee members W Hawthes A Jdasee and Ht Hews coordinating. Mt Pleasant, June 24, 1842.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasty
W. Hawthes
A. Jdasee
Mt. Pleasant
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Life Guardsman
Jesse E. Dow
Cornelius Aggrippa
Roderic Dhu
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Yorktown
Brandywine
Mountain Pass
Woody Vale
Vernon
Life
Lee
Atlantic
Life Guard
Princetown
Broadway
Pete
Clinton
Edward Mallory
Thore
Delaware
Philadelphia
Howe
Lord Cornwallis
N. York
Jerseys
N. York Island
North River
Temple Bar
London
Congress
Lear
Shemepee
Elveam
Ciadewer
Allen
Vetran
Knox
Columbus
America
Salomon
Iemankea
Rawle
Rhine
Elbe
Tr@fion
Cnet
Milestone
Kingston
Morristown
Poleftrical
New York Herald
Cottom
Conrat
Carrollton Jeffersonian
Democratic Meeting
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