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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1849
Page
2
A column scolds youth for street and church insults and broken promises while urging reform, citing self respect and magistrate intervention. Also advertisements invite shoppers to Seaton’s Newark bonnets and note magazine subscriptions from Sartain’s and Sartain’s Union Magazine with pricing and delivery details.
The piece argues that Democratic presidents are elected on openly avowed principles and must honor pledges, while Whigs conceal theirs. It cites Andrew Jackson, Van Buren, and Polk to illustrate sustained democratic policy against Whig deception and warns that any Taylor administration violating pledges risks removal by the people.
A Plainfield editor calls for addressing growing youth disorder harming the town’s image and property values. He urges parental responsibility and home discipline, argues magistrates should support order, and stresses public concern over riotous street behavior and desecration of worship.
A fractured reminiscence on juror duty and old legal quirks. The narrator recalls repeated trials, a missing party, and archaic verdicts from village justice. The piece mocks legal uncertainties and peering through past coroner and jury practices with colonial tone.
Fragmentary excerpt critiques contemporary pretensions as barbarous and ridiculous. It contrasts current pomposity with admired ideas, questioning shame and genuine wisdom amid public display and rhetoric.
A reader praises the Plainfield Gazette for shaping public opinion and offers to share regional history. He recalls twenty five years exploring local mountains, gathering authentic details about Isabella Gray and John Johnson and other events from the area’s past to publish in future communications.
June 8 report notes no better prospect to halt the Crevasse. Water continues to rise and efforts to check it have been abandoned.
The piece critiques a Gazette report on Bishop Doane's substantial indebtedness, arguing investigation is warranted. It condemns lax debt morality, warns against luxury while others pay, and cites the need for accountability within church leadership.
The Elizabeth Town Standard notes 12 cholera deaths in the week ending June 5 with a drop in fatalities this week. It reports 3 cases and 2 deaths in Elizabethtown during the period, reflecting a decreasing trend.
The Cincinnati report states Ex President James K Polk lies dangerously ill with cholera. Speculation suggests Gen Taylor may be the next president, as observers look to the future. The Courant notes some misread humor amid the news.
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