The Captain Fudge's Enduring Courtship in Tory New York
During the Revolutionary War a British captain charms Miss Wheeler in a Whig village near New York. He devises a pulley basket escape plan to win her, but the ruse backfires when a storm traps him in the basket and American soldiers seize him, ending his bid with a march to camp.
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New York
Eliakim Ruggles
Jack
Ruggles
George Fudge
Fexington
Boston
Fudge
Caps. Pudge
Tbe
Miss Wheeler
Rnoggles
Sle
Captain Fudge
Ore
Bocephalus
Short Patent Surmion From the New York Mercury
Wm Cooper argues that miracles fade without moral reform among people yet God repeatedly performs miracles in nature. He notes the sun, moon, stars, and vegetation as enduring wonders and laments human familiarity dulling wonder, urging reflection on nature’s wondrous processes.
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The
New York Sunday Mercury
Eve
Paradise
Heaven
Satan
Miracles and language reform in a 19th century speech
John Tyler’s 1842 Washington address blends reflections on miracles and mind powers with a critique of language and spelling reforms. He defends his changes to pronunciation and orthography while arguing for improved English to advance science and Christianity. The speech also touches on political views regarding a census based moiety rule and constitutional concerns.
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Johnson
Mohammed
Mahomet
Lee
University of Cambridge
Bat
Blackstone
Rail
N. Webster
Dictionary orthography disputes in the Christian Advocate
Respondent thanks editors for favorable note on his large dictionary and last edition. He explains his orthography method to choose original spellings, cites authorities and his spelling book, and lists changes and pages in his works, urging consistency across like-formed words.
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Congregational Observer
Hartford
Legal Remark on Constitutional Authority for District Voting
A senator explains signing a bill citing doubts on federal power to mandate state districting for congressional elections. He notes respect for Congressional will, follows cautious stance, and frames questions about state election regulations versus federal authority, deferring final interpretation to future constitutional and legal review.
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Congress
United States
House of Congress
Buchanan Opposes Districting in Apportionment Bill
In Senate on June 4 1842 Daniel S Buchanan argues the districting clause attached to the apportionment bill is unconstitutional and dangerous. He urges removing the second section and letting Congress pass a separate district law or risk delaying or defeating the entire bill due to Senate minority objections.
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Buchanan
Georgia
Berrien
Mr. Berrien
Senate of
United States
Congress
House of Representatives
Mississippi
Henderson
Kentucky
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Pennsylvania
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