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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1849
Page
2
The Plainfield Gazette urges readers to pursue self discipline and financial prudence in the New Year. It promotes keeping promises, living within income, and valuing health and conscience, urging prepayment for the Gazette and offering a partial refund if readers disagree with its value.
A printing error in our recent issue misquoted Rev Dr Ryders Lecture on the Lords Supper. The corrected text clarifies that Christ compares his body and blood to bread and wine and calls them the true food of the soul of believers.
The report notes no mails for two days as trains were detained by snow drifts at the station, causing a lapse in subsequent congressional news coverage.
A letter extols the new Plainfield Gazette for its neat printing and strong editorials. The writer urges local residents and business leaders to support a well produced paper as vital to attracting intelligent, prosperous residents and fostering growth.
A reader appeals to Ephors to print a lengthy story by a popular female writer titled The Beggar Boy. The writer argues the tale of a widow and her son shows destitution and death in cities, and should be read aloud by every family despite readers' preference for lighter fare.
The passage urges readers to prefer the Tribune as embodying Whig principles and suitable for Democrats to understand opposing views. It praises the Daily Tribune as among the ablest in the nation and notes its weekly and semi weekly editions as strong examples.
The Cunard steamer Europa, Captain Lott, which sailed from Divetpeak on the 16th, arrived at this port yesterday afternoon after a passage of fifteen days.
The French presidential race ends with Louis Napoleon winning an absolute and relative majority. Returns show Paris with 250,941 votes giving him a substantial lead of about 27,000 over rivals, securing election and preventing Gen G nac from Assembly selection.
Louis Lucien Bonaparte is elected deputy to the National Assembly from Corsica with 11 977 votes, defeating General Arrighi who received 10 560. Support came from Jerome Bonaparte and Louis Napoleon among others, while Arrighi allied with republican elements. Paris papers show Louis Napoleon leading with about 66 percent, with Cavaignac, Ledru Rollin, Raspail and Lamartine trailing in lower shares.
A Saxon law proclaims the press completely free and abolishes censorship, as the move receives the final royal assent amid ongoing debates on press rights and state control.
A proclamation from the heir apparent to the Austrian throne transfers all honors to his nephew as he begins his duties. The populace hopes this move will bring deliverance from Ferdinand and a brighter era for Austria amid the announced succession.
The National Assembly is dissolved by royal order dated December 5th 1848 at Potsdam. The Ministry of State is charged with executing the order. Signed and sealed by the issuing authority.
The basis of the postal convention with the United States is settled and a draft will be sent to America for ratification. The agreement promises a substantial reduction in postage on American letters and aims to remove ill feelings on both sides.
Reports from Portarlington and Skibbereen describe Ireland's dire conditions with poverty among small farmers and degraded workhouses. Calls grow for a thorough inquiry into the poor laws and a committee reports on the current dreadful state of the poor.
The daylight thermometer stood at five degrees below zero in the village on Wednesday January 3. A cold spell is noted with icy conditions and continued low temperatures.
A steamer passenger reports three deaths on board the Diadem, six on the Watkins, and four on the Savannah. Cholera deaths rise in New Orleans with 35 and 22 in Charity Hospital over two days, likely one third of city cases. Gen Taylor may visit Pittsburgh en route to Washington if Kentucky business permits.
Two citizens report a dying destitute woman in a cellar at 25 Rosest Street in the Fourth Ward. Mary Sullivan, in a frigid room with four or five crying children, is cared for by passersby and Dr. William O Donnell who offers aid without pay. The scene prompts reflections on suffering and hope amid hardship.
The Frankfort Assembly adopted fundamental rights including equality before the law, abolition of nobility and titles not connected to office, and broad free expression. It lays limits on press freedom only by preventive measures and censorship, while maintaining free faith and no compulsion to reveal religious beliefs.
Report states the pope slipped from the capital city in a servant’s clothing, completing an escape under cover. Details on motive and destination remain undisclosed.
Our correspondent notes at the Hotel de Ville a scrutiny proceeding showed Louis Napoleon with four million votes versus Gen. Cavaignac's nine hundred thousand. The report says funds rose one percent, reflecting confidence in the new government.
A damaged passage discusses great truths in American history, arguing human happiness requires freedom and virtue grounded in knowledge and Christian faith, with emphasis on religion as the basis of virtue and hope.
A discussant argues that budgeting requires judgment forethought and experience. She notes some households live frugally on less yet remain respectable, while others wastefully spend. The piece contrasts systematic budgeting with haphazard, husband controlled allowances.
A single well spoken line can lift a timid heart and console a sorrowing soul, offering encouragement to endure hardship and find renewed courage.
It warns against critics who talk of others faults and spread idle stories. It notes such busy bodies disturb neighborhoods and friendships, and urges focusing on self improvement with little time for gossip.
A witless remark from a poor philosopher says a stranger’s disrespect harms only his worn coat and shabby hat. He concludes that personal worth lies beyond outward dress, so let the coat fret if it will.
Oregon Territory covers 341463 square miles New Mexico 77387 California 448000 The United States Territory if square would measure 1820 by 1820 The fragment notes a remark about a waist and a measurement.
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