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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1849
Page
2
The Plainfield Gazette reports a town hall gathering planned for the 15th at 7 PM to discuss post office concerns and elect suitable candidates. It rebukes Union bias, praises Horace Greer for anti slavery and land reform efforts, and notes Plainfield residents heading to California.
A letter to the Plainfield Gazette criticizes office holders and elites, urges courage and independence, and defends equal justice. It laments legislative overreach, condemns acts authorizing docks and estate sales, and argues the governed should hold the legislature to account.
Fourteen days after a prior effort, Mr Labourdher reintroduces the government plan for Navigation Babs reform. Mr Babcreff, the British minister, says Parliament may back liberal reciprocity and a convention to open the entire coasting trade to Bath vessels. The law would allow an American ship from the United States to Liverpool laden with cotton and tobacco to discharge, take in Manchester goods or coal and passengers, then sail to Glasgow or London in transit and depart with a new cargo.
The session focuses on Ireland with Habeas Corpus suspension affirmed by large majorities. An extra £50,000 for relief is approved amid debates over policy. Peasant clearance emigration looms, chapels close, clergy destitution grows, and Duffy’s trial is postponed to April 7 after jurors fail to agree.
Cholera returns rise to 12 495 cases with 5 546 deaths 3 758 recoveries and 3 164 still under treatment. Reports from California stir broad interest across classes as the French Government sends an engineer to survey new discoveries.
The National Assembly votes its own dissolution and will reconvene mid May. Louis Napoleon gains political strength and popularity as politicians who once resisted him now openly declare Bonapartist support, boosting public confidence.
Italy erupts as the Grand Duke of Tuscany flees Florence with his family and seeks refuge at Porte San Stefano. A Provisional Government is proclaimed by the excited public amid the upheaval in Continental Europe.
In Austria and Hungary affairs have taken an unfavorable turn. Imperialists have been beaten in several encounters with the Hungarians. Bem is likely to give them trouble. Accounts of the war reveal brutal and vindictive fighting.
In Spaimegteh of Congres held in Madrid on January 31, correspondence discussed annexation of Cuba. The reply said no proposition had been made and no Spanish ministry would listen to such a proposal. They would never cede Cuba. Gen Narvaez confirmed the above and added a note on the monarchy’s future.
Rome notes the deposition of the poet of a republic with the event at 10 o clock on February 9th. The report mentions concerns over dependence on spiritual power and guarantees for the pope’s authority.
In the London money market demand for the Pennsylvania stock remains weak with disfavor noted. United States Six Per Cents stay sought on the Continent and orders for stocks have been executed at 106 1 2. Liquidity increases as money becomes more abundant and interest rates fall.
The United States received beef pork ham cheese bacon lard etc amounts over two weeks. Capt Smith from brig Potomac brings news to February 16 describing unsettled government affairs and several engagements by American troops. Dissatisfaction leads to resignations from officers including a major and multiple captains and lieutenants.
A letter argues the Corpus Christi route is shorter and cheaper than the Missouri path for California travel, with grass and safety advantages noted. It cautions New York papers to verify claims or face public darkness. The column discusses Delaware free Negro arrests, the Pilot Moxororr bill, and criticizes New Jersey pilotage rules as unconstitutional and monopolistic.
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