Authorized Agent to Receive Subscriptions
On Thursday December 27 1849 it is announced that Mr Albert D Drake is the authorized agent to receive subscriptions and advertisements.
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Albert D. Drake
Plainfield Gazette in Plainfield, New Jersey
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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1849
Page
2
The Phesipests Message Re Considered by Our Paper
A late reading argues the document is too long for current pages yet shorter than others. The editors express disappointment with its contents and speculate on Van Buren involvement, calling the work non committal and suggesting readers study it and act in their best interests after a careful perusal.
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Martin van Buren
Howel Cobb Elected Speaker on Sixty Fourth Ballot
A historic assembly concludes its struggle as Howel Cobb of Georgia wins the Speakership by a two vote margin on the sixty fourth ballot. The piece argues for Union unity, condemns disunion threats, and stresses the duty of workingmen to secure equal inalienable rights under the Constitution.
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Congress
House of Representatives
Howel Cobb
Georgia
Union
Adam
Wealth and law oppress workers in a republic
A speaker argues wealth concentrates power and corrupts government, press, and courts, oppressing workers. Exclusive railroad and canal privileges, banks, ferry and bridge firms, and common law abuse undermine equal rights, mocking justice while elites grind down the poor.
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Bar
Bench
Camden and
Amboy
Great Britain
Poor and workers face oppression in conservative power
A fragment discusses the poor and workingmen resisting oppression as conservative forces hold power and threaten to erode unions and gains. It questions whether workers will continue to submit or act to defend their treasures and rights.
Slavery Debate Shapes North and South After Conflicting Policies
The Newark Mercury comments on the slavery question and its impact on national unity. It argues the North must act wisely without surrendering to disunion to preserve free territory and oppose human trafficking. It notes Southern politics show desperation and claims no Northern man can face constituents with impure hands on this issue.
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Jvewark Mercury
Local merchants tout low prices and extensive stock in era notice
Lane Porter offers shawls silks merin o satin ribbons and lace at low cash prices while stressing small profits over high volume. James Vanfleet shows a toys assortment and winter clothing stock. Daniel Bullman maintains seasonable dry goods at unusually low prices and courtesy. The Era notes reader access to editorials and literary pieces from Thomas Picton Esq. at 22 Spruce St New York.
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Lane & Porter
Catharinest
Daniel Bullman
Thomas Picton Esq
Spruce St. N. Y
Fire in New York area at Woolsey & Co causes $600,000 loss
A major blaze struck New York on a Saturday last, affecting the Woolsey & Co area. The fire caused an estimated $600,000 in damage with only $250,000 insured, while a gate and percha guarantee covering ten years plus insulated wire ocean valued at $3,000,000 are noted in the report.
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New York
New 3
Woolsey & Co
Fire Devastates Capitol. City Sees Loss in Flames
The May Gazette reports the Capitol was consumed by fire leaving only the crombin and a vast loss to the building while provisions were made for Legislature functions. Clerks and archivists stored papers in Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, and Controller offices to save state records and libraries.
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Archiv
Senate Committee Split Reflects sectional Power
The Tribune reports the Senate Standing Committees show strong sectional bias. The Judiciary Committee has three slaveholders including its Chairman and two non slaveholders. the District of Columbia panel favors the South. The Territories Committee features a slaveholding Chairman and only one Northern member, with New York represented despite broader regional balance. Arkansas, South Carolina, Mississippi, Virginia, Louisiana dominate multiple panels. The South holds a majority in fifteen committees, the North in twelve. three committees are entirely Southern, two entirely Northern. Sixteen chairmen hail from the South and eleven from the North.
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Senate
Chai
Columbia
Douglas
Inois
Mississippi
New York
Arkansas
South Carolina
Moris town Dem Banner notes court security and inquiry
The Moris town Democrat Banner reports on court appearances where the Orton Esq and the cashier provided security for their appearance. Directors appeared in court with security, urging public restraint until matters are defined, and pledging investigation without blame. Also includes a Franklin moral tale and various state appoinment notices.
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Orton
Ate Bank
Moristown
Take a newspaper for education and civic duty
The passage urges every person to read a newspaper daily to improve knowledge, secure future usefulness for children, and gain intelligence and respect. It praises newspapers as a chart of current events and a habit that educates individuals for citizenship and society.
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Newark Mercury
Honesties and bargains in an old tapestry of tales
An anecdote compares a Constantinople spice dealer and tailor over five sequins for cloth and saving three. A Sheridan tale follows a wig request where a barber Hospitality leads to generosity then a pretended vow to pay, ending with Sheridan refusing the wig and seeking another craftsman.
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Constantinople
Allah
Sheridan
Sherdan
New Orleans Picayune
Legislature Records 113 Incorporation Applications
New Jersey Legislature records show 113 notices of applications to form corporations including 19 railroads 12 banks 3 ferry firms 3 insurance firms and 7 other entities plus 2 counties 12 municipalities and 5 turnpike outfits. A Wetbury News anecdote describes a passerby reacting to telegraph news with humor as the American House gang interrupts for dinner.
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New Jersey
Wetbury
China
Ephragm Snubbs Dead After Rainy Mishap
The Snubtown Gazette reports the body of Ephragm Snubbs found after he caught his death while it was raining. He earned his living by mending tales and met his fate without complaint.
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Ererana
Snubtown Gazette
Ephragm Snubbs
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