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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1849
Page
2
The piece argues that inalienable rights cannot be revoked by legislature, urges support for universal laws over special acts, and condemns monopolies. It notes public unrest in New Jersey over monopolistic powers and calls for general laws plus a private watch to curb local outrages by youths.
The Newark Sentinel notes New Jersey politics with 16 senate seats and a 58 member house where Whigs hold 33 including Passaic Assembly members elected on Union tickets. A Whig-leaning result is implied on joint ballot, contrasting last year’s 25 majority. Also recounted is a Connecticut magistrate who kissed a witness by mistake, punished by his wife.
Burglars entered Mr John Briant's clothing factory in the village on the night of the 7th with false keys, stealing around $1000 in ready made clothing and pieces of cloth from French and Bryan. No thieves found yet. A $100 reward stands. Joseph Cowan and Michael Field were arrested on suspicion. Cowan discharged, Field bailed for the 26th for further examination. Theodore Boice arrested at Gateville, at James McCullough's house. McCullough to be arrested and both to be examined this afternoon.
In a Literary American editorial voice, the piece laments low voter turnout and criticizes party machines and demagogic control. It praises temperance era regulation for reducing riot and drunkenness on Election Day while urging citizens to reclaim direct influence over rulers.
Captain Yard formerly of Trenton in this state has been elected to the New York Legislature on the Democrat ticket in County L 1 by about 30 majority.
Telegraphic dispatches describe Rome upheaval with arrests for revolutionary chants while Gem Zuchi resigns over constitutions. French navy sails toward Dardanelles, Austrian and English squadrons mass, and Hungary faces executions halt as Emperor orders punitive measures eased. In England Ireland, Manning couple convicted of murder with public scrutiny.
New Orleans reports on November 10 1849 confirming Walker the Democratic candidate as governor. The congressional delegation is believed to remain unchanged from the last Congress.
Election held in the Wheeling district in Virginia on November 12, 1849 chose Col. S Haymond Whig to replace A Neuman as representative.
A fragmented note states Wisconsin held its election the same day as ours with a very tight race. It claims Dewey leads the Democrats and holds everything for his party.
Early returns from 60 towns indicate Briggs may lose by about 1,200 votes. The House is largely Whig with Palfrey defeated. Philips’s vote appears to exceed last year by around 10,000 and Boutwell’s by a similar margin.
The article notes New York state elections leave the Senate in doubt with Onondaga and Schoharie districts possibly yielding a tie. It warns the House may also end in a tie, with a Democratic majority possible in some outcomes. The Albany Argus predicts a tie if Democratic gains fail to prevail.
A long exhortation extols universal obedience to the golden rule, arguing it would end crime, slavery, war, and envy, and lead to widespread prosperity and harmony. It urges individual adherence even if others fail, and imagines a transformed world where labor is just and plenty replaces want.
A 1849 Plainfield dated verse laments a death, describing a mother bidding farewell and a child’s grief, with prayers for the departed to join the heavenly host. The piece speaks in period dialect of mourning, prayer, and celestial hope. The tone echoes early 19th century devotional verse.
Four Weeks Later from California reports arrival of the Empire City and a California constitutional convention in Monterey finishing by October. It notes about one hundred thousand people, daily wages around three dollars, and a proposed state plan banning slavery and free whites voting after residency. It describes a large election on November 7 for governor, legislature, and U.S. senators, with pay scales for officials and the judiciary.
The New Jersey proclamation sets November 29 as a public day of thanksgiving prayer and praise. Governor Haines urges citizens to gather in their locales to offer thanks for health, peace, prosperity, civil and religious liberty, and prosperity of the land for the year 1849.
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