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Newspaper
The Republican Press
Location
Danville, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1821
Page
2
John Cooper urges subscribers to settle arrears as about six hundred dollars owed, only forty dollars paid, signaling the failure of the payment method to sustain his establishment. He will accept wood, flax, wool, or any country produce at market price in payment.
A Pennsylvania letter criticizes the current constitution and urges a citizen-led petition drive for a constitutional convention. It argues signatures would grow with broader circulation and counties should mirror Columbia’s efforts, warning against claims the new charter would override the people. It cites Washington and Franklin to question reverence for the current frame and urges statewide action following Massachusetts and New York.
The Grand Jury of Lycoming County denounces indolence and delays in local courts. It targets presiding officers and lawyers who waste time with irrelevant debates, urging impartial, diligent justice and prompt proceedings, and asks publication in the Lycoming Gazette.
The state legislature committees discuss a free road from Philadelphia to the Ohio river. They seek information before any immediate action and consider route opinions from a broad, late stage, aiming to reflect county sentiments. A separate bill to repeal a duty on foreign merchants passed a close vote in the House.
The record notes that a motion regarding a nonvsenation item was referred to a committee for consideration. The question on which MOON was postponed for the present and further action was deferred.
Dr Thomas Cooper was elected as the tenth president of the South Carolina College, located in Sal Intel. The selection marks a milestone for the institution and its governance.
In Philadelphia a long circulating tale claimed a clergyman borrowed eight or ten thousand dollars from a German resident in Kensington, leading to a suicide by the lender. It proved false. the money was never borrowed and the borrower did not die. A housemate later killed himself after admitting the crime, and the vessel with the involved party has returned with the truth.
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