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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1851
Page
2
Plainfield New Jersey and Mr Albert D. Drake are named as authorized agents to receive subscriptions and advertisements. Mr E W Carr of Third Street Philadelphia opposite the Exchange is the authorized agent for that city.
The piece celebrates the seventy fifth anniversary of independence with praise for democratic government and liberty. It urges free thought and speech, condemns tyranny, and links education, presses, and science to emancipation. It highlights the World’s Fair as a conduit for spreading liberal principles and knowledge.
The Hon. John Cassedy of Jersey City writes in support of a Democratic anti monopoly mass meeting at Branchville Sussex County on May 31 praising the movement against the Camden and Amboy Company. He notes the Stockton Senate election as an eye opener and hopes for broader public sentiment against the influence, wishing success for Sussex actions. He cannot attend but plans a summer visit and urges continued efforts to relieve New Jersey from the perceived incubus.
The Charleston Mercury reports practical experience with Sweet Gum bark preparations used with water or sugar for rapid relief in violent cholera cases. It notes no material difference between green or bark forms and urges families to adopt the remedy based on witnesses’ accounts.
In the New Jersey supreme Court the Attorney General moved for judgment against Harvey Dayton former cashier of the State Bank Morris convicted of perjury by filing a false affidavit about the bank’s assets after the August 19 explosion. Dayton’s counsel sought mercy noting the punishment and family impact. he was fined $600 and committed until costs are paid. Chief Justice Green reminded Dayton of his ignominious status and disfranchisement unless legislative clemency restores his rights.
A reader notes La Fornestre's Bors and Gint's Magazine published by Locke & Co New York offers quality content for youth with handsome print and illustrations. Bordentown's independent paper from Thomas C. Borden and Daniel Taggart debuts, praised as a credible independent press. The Monmouth ship from Havre carried 150 Hungarian refugees. a remark discusses debt payment as a remedy for offense.
A long anecdotal item recounts a man visiting friends under Southern pretenses, ending in a tale of drink and deceit. a companion describes a harmful julep plot, a warning tone, and a closing moral about temperance and discretion. The piece also notes weather oddities and a stray note about a cow liability case.
Boston Commonwealth reports a slaver task force arresting and flogging enslaved people without warrants. A man admits to flogging hundreds for fifty cents per negro, with private parties hiring him since 1836.
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