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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1850
Page
2
Plainfield Gazette notes Mc Albert D. Drake is designated as the authorized agent to receive subscriptions and advertisements for the publication. The notice confirms Drake’s role and the responsibilities tied to distributing and collecting for the paper.
The Plainfield Lyceum will convene at Mr W W Davisons school house Tuesday evening next from 7 to 1/4 o clock. The discussion topic asks should discussions on all swickjeets be encouraged. E M Duns secretary invites the public to attend.
The Rev. S J Drake will deliver a Sunday evening lecture to the Young at the M E Church in the village. This second in a series by pastors of local churches aims to benefit the young and is hoped to attract both sexes to attend.
A letter urges trustees and citizens to offer an evening free school for workers unable to attend daytime sessions. It argues education strengthens republican government, benefits society, and ensures liberty and civic duty for all, calling for support from influential figures.
A payment of 1 400 000 dollars has been made through Messrs Howland and Aspinwall of New York as agents under the treaty with Mexico.
A moral exhortation urges living within one's income to aid others and maintain character and health. It emphasizes delaying gratification, avoiding debt, and paying fair wages, citing Saint Paul to owe nothing except love. The piece hopes to inspire subscriptions benefiting many.
Briggs v Camden and Amboy Railroad case affirmed penalties of 100 dollars per freight charge. The decision, following lower court rulings, challenges the company for alleged charter violations and exclusive state rights. The ruling affects about seven hundred similar cases and calls for repeal to restore free competition.
The writer denounces circulating rumors about the Parkman case as gratuitous and unworthy of consideration. They claim such speculation undermines justice and stains both the press and anonymous authors who peddle the tales.
The notice lauds the quarterly journal as excellent with clear propositions and irresistible deductions. It confirms issue No 6 and lists subscription options: $1 per year in advance or 25 cents per number, addressed to Edward H. Dixon, Box 3121, New York.
The speaker condemns Congress for proposing to grant land to Hungarian exiles while Kossuth and the liberty spirit are trampled by a tyrant, and protests that the government remains silent against this breach of nations law.
The Hon. J. W. Miller earns gratitude for presenting Dr. David Dale Owen's geological report on the Chippewa Land District of Wisconsin.
A Daily Trentonian critique denounces Gaddis era lawmakers for wasteful spending and alleged theft from state funds. It accuses the party of plunder, calls for accountability, and quotes constitutional limits on legislative pay while urging reform and honest governance.
A critical view of a parliamentary body highlights wasteful spending and failed acts while neglecting broad reforms. It laments sympathy for foreigners over domestic oppression and calls out the failure to pass essential equality under general laws.
Citizens of Bordentown and vicinity convened to back Free Schools and oppose Normal Schools and a State Superintendent. They urged using chartered institution funds for universal English education, censured trustees for withholding ten thousand dollars, and urged state action. Meeting adjourned with resolutions to be published.
A letter to The Times details a method by Caleb Grimshaw owners to extinguish fires in a ship hold using a chalk and acid reaction to produce carbonic acid gas. The note includes contact and subscription, claiming gas suffocates flames. A separate item reports the House of Assembly debate on debtor property exemptions rejected by Whigs, with tomorrow’s commentary promised.
A Daily News correspondent reports in Rome that twelve American Protestants worshiped at a minister’s house in Via S Bastianello last Sunday. The American Chargé d’Affaires, Mr Cass, was informed that repeated gatherings would force the minister’s expulsion. The piece notes government pressure to counter McBradbury resolutions and Senate threats of wholesale reprobation of Taylor era appointees.
A London gentleman writes to a friend in Washington reflecting on historic progress from the burning of Bastille to the abolition of petty treason in 1690. He recalls witnessing executions in 1789 on his fifteenth birthday and notes the rarity of such spectacles in modern times. He cites official records confirmed by Lord Chief Justice Denman.
An article argues stars differ from Earth in composition and potential life. It surveys lunar surfaces, meteorites, and planetary forms to claim Earthlike life is unlikely on other worlds and suggests life would differ or not exist. A concluding moral admonition contrasts charity with legacy schemes.
The document lists state counts including 500 taverns in New York, 253000 farmers, 51010 merchants, 13000 manufacturers, 125000 mechanics, 3500 lawyers, 4000 doctors, and 900 preachers.
A satirical note ponders a Turkish rule where a convicted store keeper’s house is blackened for a month. It then muses on sombre city streets if such laws existed here. The piece surveys church numbers in Kug’ and contemplates taxes, fleas, happiness, and cautionary sayings.
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