13 Feb 1851
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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1851
Page
1
Advertises fall stock of goods at low prices in Plainfield with calicos nappes ginghams and linen table covers. Promotes domestic ginghams and cheap bonnets cuffs muffs for ladies and children. Mentions James Lucas' goods and Dunstan's Cheap Store near the depot in Elizabethtown.
In two essays the Plainfield Gazette debates proper use of the broom and warns of abuse amid social life. It argues anger as the dangerous passion that often drives women to violent acts using the broom, and calls for female self control and moral philosophy to achieve amiability.
The sermon questions the duty of obeying the Fugitive Slave Law and condemns passive obedience. It argues Daniel, the apostles, and Moses resisted unjust commands, while Judas Iscariot is reframed as a patriot for following "constitutional" duty. The speaker criticizes law over conscience and urges standing against oppressive statutes.
A rousing oration laments the Fugitive Slave Act and urges adherence to what speaker calls the higher law over state statutes. The speaker condemns injustice in empires and warns against yielding to oppressive laws while invoking biblical and historical precedents. An interlude recounts a moral tale about a henhouse mishap and turkey lesson.
A Hibernian youth named Patrick, seven feet tall, agrees to join Frederick of Pramia’s Royal Guards. A recruiting sergeant hints at a large bounty if he learns German, but Patrick pretends to know nothing. The king questions him. Patrick bluffs ages and service time, triggering a humorous misunderstanding.
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