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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1850
Page
2
In Plainfield Gazette opinion the author denounces partisan papers for falsehood and abuse and argues for truth and broad democratic principles. They urge independent discourse, warn that parties corrupt rights, and call readers to knowledge, reform, and civil debate to secure equal rights and liberty.
The piece notes indignation at Haynau and oppression, cites Prussia closing Kiel harbor gun-boats, Austrian Dist at Frankfurt boycott, and German princes' Congress stance. Russia seeks a Vienna diplomatic congress, while Orleans rumors appear as plots emerge. Louis Napoleon undertakes another harmonIOUS tour according to Tribune.
The session covers California Indian allotment bills, land claims and surveys, a tariff plan and the District of Columbia slave suppression bill. Debates touch free people of color, sample amendments, and the committee reports on duties and imports. The piece cites Mr. Clay, Mr. Vinton, Mr. Phelps, and others, plus a Norway Sweden schools note.
Accident on the Central Haliread noted as Emex County Institute resumes schedule on 234 and prepares for the coming fair where a silver best loaf of domestic bread will be awarded for the best loaf of baker's work.
Theodore Parker argues that intelligent moral leadership and robust public schools are essential to national prosperity. He warns that without free education, industrial growth and social well being would falter, leaving wealth and progress as fragile baubles.
A moral tale stresses telling the truth and honesty with a practical example of lending money. It contrasts an honest poor man who repays promptly with a dishonest one who lies about rent and work. The piece urges children to own fault rather than lie and highlights that honesty builds trust and friendship. The second note covers a New Jersey Historical Society meeting at Morristown with papers on treasury robbery pre-Revolution and early Hollanders in New Jersey, plus colonial land grants and Puritan/Dutch religious differences.
A persuasive notice urges every intelligent person and farmer to subscribe to the Planfield Gazettes at ten shillings a year. It argues that not taking a newspaper harms one's own interest and family, and notes the weekly issue on Thursdays makes it convenient for distant readers and Palmfield visitors.
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