Girdle of Fire and Wedding Escape in New Jersey Pines
A dramatic 19th century tale opens with a bridal party traveling through pine barrens of New Jersey. Fire closes on all sides as a blazing swamp engulfs the road, yet the husband and brother force a perilous leap to safety, while the bride and sister-in-law survive. Later notes recount a mermaid prank and other brief humorous items.
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Graham’s
Pierce H. Selton
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Husband
Ellen
Edward
Tach
Eden
Quickver
Dpyle
Charley
Tue Ginove
Finn
Sermon Against Gambling By Dow Jr At Length
A stern exhortation warns friends against gambling’s grip. Dow Jr. paints gambling as a devilish lure that corrupts character, wrecks families, and leads to ruin, urging youths to pursue upright paths, protect wives and children, and avoid taverns and dice. The sermon condemns intoxication and urges moral reform, concluding with a hope for spiritual salvation.
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Mer
Hirire
Barrer
Repeal Of The Land Bill Urged In Tariff Debate
The Cincinnati Gazette argues against repealing the Land Distribution Bill, warning it would destabilize tariff policy, deter investment in manufacturing, and risk a shift to free trade. It cites projected land fund incomes and government expenses, urging Whigs to oppose repeal to protect American industry. It also cites a Lebanon Star letter praising Mr Hamer’s critique of bank reform.
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Congress
Hagard
Granger
Europe
Tamers
Lebanon Star
Statesman
Hamer
Tariff Shift Indicates Southern Move Toward Protection
The Southron of Jackson Mississippi reports a sweeping shift among Southern and Western people previously opposed to protection. In two years nearly all educated Southern men are expected to support tariff principles as opposition fades.
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Txeiventr
Frank
Theon
Johnson, Walker & Cos
Tom
Toi
Boston Post
Southron
Jackson
Miss
South
The Next Senate Expiration and Party Outlook
The term of one third of the Senate ends March 4 next. Locofocos and Whigs contest seats in multiple states including Wilcox New Hampshire and Niles Connecticut. The paper notes potential losses and gains, with Whigs holding a majority but locofocos wielding leverage to delay election, possibly leaving Maryland South Carolina and North Carolina unrepresented until 1813. The Tribune cites the current Senate as 29 Whigs, 20 locofocos, with Mr Rives, and warns of tariff disputes ahead.
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Senate
Senate of the United States
Locofaces
Williams
Maine
Crafts
Vermont
Wilcos
N. H. Kerr
Maryland
Smlith
Connecticut
Graham
N.C
Wright
N.Y
Preston
C. Buchanan
Penn
Conrad
Lou
Cuthbert
Geo. Crivenden
Ken
Bagby
Alabama
Smith
Indiana
Allen
Ohio
Young
Illinois
Linn
Missouri
Nocofocas
Alread
Wilcox
N. H
Niles
Louisiana
South Carolina
N. C
Ind
Kerr
Rives
Iy. Tribune
Locofoco Banking Critique Sparks Village Bank Idea
The American Union argues banking is a trade like others and urges small village banks. It contrasts small, locally controlled banks with a few large ones, proposing an individual bank in every village to ease country commerce. Cincinnati Gazette notes this shinplaster banking scheme from a hard money faction.
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Locofoco Banking
American Union
Locofoco
Steubenville
Rade
Cincinnati Gazette
Tariff Memorial signatures and activist prisoner note
The Petersburg Intelligencer reports upwards of seventy five Locotocos signed a Tariff Memorial sent to Congress, while the Richmond Compiler cites about seventy. The Lynchburg Virginian condemns party trammels and urges independent economic judgment. Hiram Chappell, a Confederate prisoner captured at Detour's army, testifies before Rhode Island Commissioners, claiming Connecticut birth and a three year confinement in prison for his role in the human freedom cause.
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Petersburg
Congress
Richmond
Lynchburg
Hiram Chappell
Ram Detorr
Chepaches
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Wool Growers Demand Protection As Wool Flood Hits Market
Wagons loaded with wool arrived in town this week, their horses adorned with flags bearing A PROTECTIVE TARIFF. Wool-growers face ruin as foreign wool floods the market after heavy investment in flocks. The Sun notes protection is badly needed to reward capital and sustain the industry.
Big Gun Test at Philadelphia Navy Yard
Captain Stockton's iron gun, 13 feet long with a 12 inch bore, will fire a 112 pound ball. Five shots used powder charges of 15, 25, 35, 40, and 45 pounds. The trial produced a thunderous report and was wholly satisfactory, reported by the Cleveland Star.
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Stockton
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Cleve
Elerald
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Cc Ae
Remomy
He. Dow, Jr
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