09 Feb 1839
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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1839
Page
1
A reflective poem depicts a young girl as a bright yet secret beauty. Narrator notes tears and memory shaping her gentle heart, as she passes from childhood to girlhood and awakens soft feelings, while unsure of the maidens name or love.
Correspondence notes the Senate debate over Henry Clay's distribution plan and the reduced price proposal for public lands. Officials discuss entry terms for settlers and revenue sharing with states, with Niles, Hubbard, Preston, and Rives weighing in. Senate adjourns after a brief session and a Smithsonian Bequest committee is named.
The Iowa News editor reports Governor Lucas faces a veto battle as the Territorial Legislature in Burlington debates officer pay. He vows to veto any bill funding these officers, while Assembly members oppose. the dispute risks paralysis of the session and clashes over executive vs legislative authority.
The piece profiles self-made leaders shaping public life, notes fortunes built from nothing, and critiques a system that prizes personal resourcefulness. It recounts Von Shoultz, a Swedish trained officer who joined revolutions, married in Florence, and later settled in Onondaga where he patented brine refining and sold the patent, then returned to the United States amid stories of his Polish origins and a restrained, sometimes contested, reputation. A Tennessee note recalls a sensational adulterous marriage dispute from Franklin, with a wife eloping with a suitor and a dramatic quit claim exchange, cast as a cautionary tale about social ambition and public virtue.
The article reports Rep. Wm Cost Johnson of Maryland proposing a plan to handle public revenue via depositories and receipts, removing intermediate officers from duties. It also notes a Montpelier Vermont preacher Miller predicting the world’s end in 1843, citing Daniel and Revelation and recalling past miscalculations by Napier and others.
Dr Johnson argues that true patriotism must align with the wiser, temperate, and virtuous portions of society. He warns that labeling someone a patriot based on comforting the ignorant and reckless betrays real character and intent.
A metaphorical reflection compares the masses swallowing ideas to swallowing raw oysters while suggesting that wiser individuals first chew and discard the unfavorable ones. It emphasizes discernment and critical thinking in evaluating popular notions.
The source lists Russian races and nationalities totaling near 90 groups with languages and origins, noting 1.5 million foreigners and sizable Jewish and German communities. It gives 1822 Russian population around 11,976,517 excluding Poland, and Poland at 4,037,925, plus city and town counts in 1840. St Petersburg has 445,135 residents, including 155,845 women.
The piece notes a fading Russian wedding ritual where the bride removes the groom’s boot as a pledge of obedience and the husband hides money in one boot and a whip in the other. If the wife finds the money she keeps it. otherwise the husband administers light lashes with the whip. It comments on a common belief that the lower class expresses love through this discipline.
The St James church in Toronto D C burned down on the 6th instant, valued at 40000 dollars. Counterfeit five dollar notes of the National Bank of New York are in circulation with thin paper reddish hue and crude engraving. The New York Legislature passed a bill removing small-note circulation restrictions. Drought affects Ohio river ice clearance, salt prices rise in St Louis, and saltboats held between Ohio mouth and St Louis. Flour inspections in Philadelphia show totals for the quarter ending 21st alt. Ohio governor's message ordered printed in German and Welch.
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