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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1850
Page
2
Plainfield Gazette dated June 13 1850 announces Albert D Drake as the authorised agent to receive subscriptions and advertisements for the newspaper.
A reflective column urges Americans to defend inalienable rights amid calls for unity and democracy. It contrasts founding ideals with ongoing inequities, condemning tyranny and urging Jerseyites to safeguard liberty by press and public action. The piece cites the Declaration of Independence, Christian ethics, and the responsibilities of citizens. It also notes international views and current events including Nicaragua talks, the Sandwich Islands appointment, cholera in America, and General Lopez’s arrest in New Orleans.
On Tuesday evening observers witnessed experiments by G. L. and H. L. Swift covering electricity magnetism and galvanism. The apparatus was extensive and well presented, and the lecturers promise further demonstrations Thursday evening. Parents are urged to bring families for moral instruction and interest. In Gloucester county grand jury proceedings no indictments were found.
A collection of old editorials and notices on banking scams urging customers to keep large balances, inflate offerings, and manipulate payables. It mixes satire with warnings and includes local notices about a devastating Paterson thunderstorm, business ads for Stewart Bussine & Co, census appointments, Barnum, a church event, revival church growth, Jersey City shipments, and a Jamaica joke.
News notes a versatile paint claimed to endure fire and weather, tested in Akron and cited as superior to tin or zinc coatings. Mr Blake received a patent and a medal from the American Institute. Widespread imitation prompts legal action to protect the authentic product and its agents.
An earnest discussion favors using natural consequences and honesty to guide youths rather than whipping. A farmer or teacher recalls guiding a boy named John to confess falsehoods and seek work honestly, arguing reform through truth strengthens character more than the rod. A note on Sunday rail travel criticizes stoppages and questions necessity for riders.
A scam on Wall Street unfolds with a bird seller on the City Bank steps offering quails and other poultry on commission. broker Mr L exposes the ruse by bidding wildly then underpaying, forcing the swindler to retreat. The piece notes a rising convict population in Massachusetts and a $100,000 legislative appropriation for a new prison building.
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