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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1849
Page
2
A Plainfield Gazette piece extols universal liberty and democratic principles, condemning tyranny and bigotry. It lauds steam and telegraph progress connecting distant peoples, asserts American manufacturing prowess, distrusts protections, and ends with a modest call for health, conscience, and a sheet of paper as the price of freedom.
In consequence of Mr. David Hale's death, a leading member of the Broadway Tabernacle society and Choir, the concert at the M. E. Church in the village is postponed until further notice. The note also discusses temperance houses and legislative action.
The gold fever will rapidly settle California, accelerating trade and commerce. The text urges mutual support and states I owe no man anything but love one another. The overall note reflects optimism about economic and social benefits from gold discoveries.
In a fervent defense of agriculture and domestic industry, the Plainfield Union argues for tariffs to build a home market, citing Treasury reports on tariff revenues, export growth, and British imports. The piece warns that high duties risk crippling farmers, workers, and overall commerce.
A conservative critique argues against exclusive privileges and chartered monopolies. The piece brands slavery as a special privilege and challenges advocates to petition the Legislature for Plainfield's exclusive paper supply, warning of public resistance.
A reader questions longitude origins and meridians with Greenwich as zero, then notes Jersey differences and a 24 hour sun cycle. The piece shifts to a Columbus Ohio repeal of black laws and a Jersey railroad critique urging public-spirited train service and potential vote on monopoly.
The Plainfield Gazette notes a social shift as many young men now read two to three hours daily. Reading expands beyond romances to history biography and travels while fiction remains valuable. The piece urges a solid reading plan, with an hour daily shaping lifelong knowledge and personal growth.
News from Yucatan reports a fierce engagement with Indian forces defeated after heavy fighting. American casualties totaled 43 killed and many wounded while the Indian losses were believed vast. the town of Tila was captured and burned as Americans prepared to move toward Basalus for a decisive battle.
European reports note slight cotton gains and breadstuffs decline with a nominal corn duty. Cholera surges in London and Glasgow reports high mortality. England buzzes over California gold. France quiet. the Pope despondent in Gatea with Spain supporting potential Catholic intervention. A farmer elected to militia life. his wife questions their children’s play with his sword.
The assembly records petitions about the Somerset annexation to South Brunswick and a remonstrance against renewing the Union Bank charter at Dover. Debates include the Dover Bank's governance, a turnpike proposal from Morristown to Camden, and the Hohokus township charter renewal.
A Washington summary notes January sessions with petitions from Ohio and New Hampshire to ban slavery in new territories. It records 66 private bills in the House, adjournment to Monday, and railroad defeats. Also mentions a telegraph petition, California and New Mexico statehood bills, and a postage reduction proposal. Included are price tables and a brief reflective anecdote about John Randolph and a joke on belief in God.
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