16 Feb 1839
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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1839
Page
1
A poetic piece celebrating labor and arms from the forge to plough and sword. It praises miners and smiths forging Coulter and Sword for liberty and homeland. It invokes Mary and Steaven while picturing ships, battles, and sacred duty.
The Philadelphia Spirit of Times recounts a prankful debtor visit to Mr Butler's shop where a servant feigns availability. A dog warning over a kennel spurs avoidance and the animal starves. A separate item reports James Bedford of Eric Pa death by self-inflicted whiskey challenge, dying hours after attempting a quart.
The Cumberland road continuation bill for Ohio Indiana and Illinois achieved third reading and passage in the Senate and House. Debates centered on Swartwout defalcations, abolition petitions, and a proposed one term presidential limit. Abolition memorials were presented by John Quincy Adams as letters threatening assassination were discussed.
Correspondent notes the awe at John Quincy Adams arrival in Congress and the deep respect he commands. The piece extols his virtue, long public service, and steadfast principles while contrasting critics who question his motives. It ponders U.S. capital and the nation’s future trajectory.
A speculative essay envisions the nation in 50 years with Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa as centers of civilization while Oregon Macedon Columbia and Pacific states form new western regions along the coast. It forecasts 50 million free citizens, flourishing cities, and widespread printing presses as temples of liberty.
Congress reports the Cumberland Road Bill passed 24 to 22 in the Senate. Tallmadge introduces joint resolutions proposing constitutional amendments including one term for the President and Congressional appointments of certain offices. The article then provides a scholarly summary of the antiquity and authorship of the Bible, attributing Ezra as key to the Old Testament canon and asserting the genuineness of the sacred texts.
Washington correspondent recalls a 2 3 year old House of Representatives incident. Mr Speight chairs briefly while Mr Adams argues being out of order. Adams retorts with a sharp exchange as confusion erupts and the ill Senator Stevenson remains at Brown's awaiting aid.
The article outlines the first writing of scripture with the Decalogue on stone and traces the Pentateuch from Moses around 1493 B.C. It notes Moses’ private status before prophecy, frames the writings’ 1900 year completion, and places Joshua and Job in historical sequence to Moses.
The January storm, the worst in forty years, raged Friday night with heavy rain and west wind, easing Saturday afternoon as a northwest blast dropped temperatures. The Schuylkill flood damaged Manayunk homes, washing away possessions, prompting calls for relief to affected poor families. Rail service was halted. the Southern mail ran late by horse power.
A London paper prints American clothing prices. Dress coat six dollars, superfine. frock coats seven to ten dollars. velvet collar, facings ten dollars. trousers one and a half to two dollars. fancy vests similar. Petersham great coat five to six dollars. an entire superfine black suit thirteen dollars.
Letters from Bremen report a party of 700 Lutherans calling themselves the old Lutheran Congregation prepared to emigrate from Saxony due to religious intolerance. They aim to settle in a Western state and are said to own about a half million dollars. The group includes farmers, mechanics, sixteen ministers, and four schoolmasters.
A town resident boasts of earning fifteen hundred dollars by managing his own affairs and another five hundred by handling others' businesses. The note in Watch Tower praises the venture as lucrative and not overly saturated.
A Vermont paper notes that a man named Woodman recently married a Miss Tree in England and was soon reported to have beaten his wife. The item also mentions the Philadelphia daily The Little Genius.
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