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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1849
Page
2
A Plainfield Gazette letter argues against monopolies including railroad and charter powers. It urges broad discussion, general laws, and an expansive education to protect political equality and liberty from special acts. The writer calls for mass mobilization and insists education empowers citizens to challenge tyranny.
The Creator establishes universal, unerring laws governing all beings with rights that are equal and unalienable. Man’s delegated authority alters these rights, causing inequality, but true republicans must reclaim lost rights through conscience and action.
A colorfully detailed map of New Jersey, 5 by 3 feet, copper engraved with a vignette of the State Capitol. It will feature a Coat of Arms section, county table, population, representation, and township coloring. Subscriptions are sought through township agent Jacob L. Bremerton, with plans for an early fall publication.
Plainfield residents may receive the Elizabethtown Daily Standard at their homes by sending their address to the Gazette office for service.
A fire swept through John Giles’s carriage and wagon manufactory at New Market on Saturday night destroying the building and all contents. Loss about 2300 dollars, insured for 500. Suspected arson.
An advertisement extols Old Dr. Jacob Town’s Sarsaparilla as a universal purifier for the blood and preventive against disease. It claims the medicine is pleasant to taste and suitable for family use, with M. F. Cushing selling it.
Early returns indicate no gubernatorial choice. The senate tilts to the whigs, while the house remains democratically controlled by a small margin.
The district Court of Pennsylvania Philadelphia decides Camden and Amboy Railroad liable for valuables in a trunk not declared to carriers. Despite notices to passengers, liability for extra freight proves knowledge of contents. Court affirms recovery, citing the principle. Newark Daily Mercury commentary.
A voice urges young women to seek husbands who read and support newspapers, and to value sons who honor their mothers. It argues a man who loves his mother is essential for a happy marriage and condemns those lacking such sentiment. The piece frames these as benevolent guidance from a friend.
In Syracuse on September 14 the mass union convention of barn burners and bunkers ratified nominations from Syracuse and Utica and adopted resolutions backing the full ticket.
A Washington dispatch reports the virtual dismissal of the French Minister Poussin after a note to the U S government. The note, likely tied to the Rives appointment to France, signals strained relations but not yet a serious crisis. Passports for Poussin were prepared, indicating potential departure.
Frantic excitement followed Mrs. Matton's suspected kidnapping after clothing was found near the Medical College. A man was jailed for arsenic poisoning, arsons were attempted on mills, and a murder occurred amid cooler weather and reported general health. A New Jersey suffrage convention and political notes accompany violent crime and legal changes.
A moral admonition extols debt freedom and independence. It argues that owing no one anything frees the mind from creditors and sleepless forebodings, urging people to sleep quietly and avoid temptation by living without debt.
The cholera outbreak continues in Bangor with ten deaths on Friday and a total of 112 deaths since its onset. At a French settlement, 28 persons died after Bradley's cage was sent. survivors fled, and the settlement has since dissolved.
James Connell and John Caldwell were brought before Judge Cambell in Philadelphia on a governor’s requisition. Connell was sent to Burlington County authorities while Caldwell was remanded to the Philadelphia prison in connection with a murder case involving Collins.
A short household tip advises keeping a stove bright with two applications yearly. Prepare a weak alum water, add a British lustre mix, brush on when cold, then dry brush until perfectly dry. If any area appears gray, moisten with a wet brush and repeat the process.
An elderly Mrs Docenbury extols learning while admitting she knows only three month names and their seasons. A lazy loafer dismisses effort, claiming he plans to go to bed and split the difference rather than work.
Seventeen of twenty one Michigan Democrats favor excluding slavery from free territories by federal act. A humorous quilting party exchange follows with a country Jonathan asking a woman if she will see him home and the woman replying sharply.
In a libel suit at the West, counsel argued damages were sought as acknowledgment of wrong rather than money. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff of four hundred fifty dollars, not to be paid.
At Scotch Plains on Sunday morning Sept 16th, Hannah Farlee, aged 23 years, is noted in an obituary notice. The message records her name and age and location of remembrance.
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