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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1843
Page
2
A fragment from a discourse argues for a law requiring allegiance to the United States over any foreign power and denying civil or religious commands from abroad. It insists such oaths would preserve loyalty without attacking religious liberty and would bar holders from honor or land if violated.
A detailed report covers a long House debate on publishing Congress Debates from 1789 to 1824, with actions by Gales & Beaton and Hair & Miven. Amendments, executive sessions, and committee work on related appropriations and foreign affairs are noted, along with a twinned Senate timeline and a late week adjournment. A separate astronomical note describes a daytime comet sighting and historical context.
The March term of the Supreme Judicial Court opens in this town with civil and criminal business. A Town Council meeting will canvass votes at the State House. Congress notes cover Cabinet rumors and nominations, with mentions of Cushing Wise Upshur Webster and others. A Protestant Episcopal Diocese convention is planned for April 16 at St Stephen's Providence. Mackenzie case updates and commentary on an Eye Witness piece in The Phoenix.
A reflective piece debates death as a process and the fate of the immortal soul. It contrasts bodily decay with spiritual continuance, praising Christian duty and God’s creation, and notes a later set of dispatches about earthquakes in the Windward Islands and political updates.
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