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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1844
Page
2
The piece cites Gen. Jackson on revolutionary rights, debates federalism and civil obedience, and reports on town affairs. April town meeting appoints officials, approves taxes, and sets budgets while noting local legal proceedings and a Bristol artillery election.
The report outlines the upcoming General Assembly with 24 Law and Order in the sense and 7 Dorrites in the House. It shows 66 Law and Order members and 19 Dorrites, totaling a 60 on going ballot as the session advances.
The Rhode Island election proceeded without opposition for General Assembly seats and Prox officials. The Providence Journal notes glory in memorials from Saitfiell and Cranston, sixteenth legislature seats, and warns Congress over federal overreach while affirming state sovereignty amid calls for constitutional rights.
In the Seventh Annual Report from the New England Lunatic Hospital Massachusetts Dr Woodward notes a rise in insanity linked to Miller excitement. He cites 25 cases due to this cause, 15 attributed to Millerism, with related religious fervor and social distress. Two patients died while recovering, others recovered or remained unstable. Reports from Haiti note disturbances as insurgents threaten rebellion. authorities prepare for potential fighting.
In the district court testimony reveals ten seamen from the White ship Hibvrhio sought aid from Me. Goflih the Welsh acting American Consul at the Isle of Prange to secure a survey. Goflih insulted them calling them cowards and drove them away while the captain claimed no inducement. Judge Sprague condemned the consul’s conduct and upheld seamen’s rights. government attention urged to the insolent consul. Caledonia sails from Boston to Liverpool with 77 passengers and 80,000 letters and many newspapers.
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