14 Jan 1834
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Newspaper
Republican Banner
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1834
Page
1
A fragmented verse laments winter and urges paying the printer. The rhymed lines reference hail and snow and the printer waiting for cash as winter arrives. The refrain repeats pay the printer and send money by mail amid frost imagery.
An Admiralty letter recounts Captain Hoss’s Arctic expedition starting May 1529, seeking a Pacific to Atlantic northwest passage. It describes drifting ice, coastal exploration up to 72 North, an inland inlet found westward, Felix Harbour named, and early January 1930 contact with native inhabitants. The text notes loss of the Fury and discovery of land extending east and west, with references to the attempted passage and first contacts.
Expedition reports the Gulf of Boothia discovery, Boothia continent and isthmus, and coast surveys up to 74th latitude. It credits Ross, Thom, and Jovan Ross for leadership and notes survival through extreme ice and cold with Isabella arrival. A moral of divine guidance frames the perilous voyage.
In a Pennsylvania village a rich widow, eager for marriage, pursues a handsome traveling pedlar she trades with. After failed hints she questions him directly and learns he has long desired marriage, with two impediments she believes she can remove.
A fragmentary column mixes Benjamin Franklin’s moral virtues with 1833 Ohio population and judiciary data. It notes Franklin’s traits such as temperance and industry, then reports Ohio population growth from 600,000 in 1808 to 1,130,000 in 1833, county counts, lawyers, and court salaries and cases. It discusses McLean, Van Buren, and public figures amid editorials on judiciary conduct and politics.
The Secretary of State has appointed 23 officers and clerks with specified salaries. The document outlines the positions and pay scales to implement the new appointments, indicating a structured federal staffing update.
A Paratucket Chronicle item lists ten commandments warning readers about paper ownership, payment, sharing, borrowing, falsehoods, and dealings with sellers and lawyers in a period voice. It urges respect for printers, advertisements, and established scribes while invoking harsh penalties for transgressors.
The Rhode Island American notes Anti-Masonry as a rising force entering Europe despite obstacles. It calls the movement widespread from New York to Pennsylvania and Ohio and now in Europe, seeing its diffusion as co-extensive with civilized society and urging strong public discussion among informed readers.
A friend recounts a brief exchange about borrowing ten dollars in small bills for an X7. The payer agrees to hand over the X the next day, leaving both parties with a simple, informal debt arrangement.
Removallof the Deposites argues the President ordered the withdrawal under authority, not Treasury action. Cray questions constitutional power over the Treasury, insisting Congress controls finances and the President lacks authority beyond appointing bank directors and issuing a scire facias. The piece critiques reliance on suffrages and questions broad presidential powers.
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