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Newspaper
The Watchman
Location
Danville, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1822
Page
3
The Watchman urges subscribers in Danville to pay one dollar each to cover printer costs and materials. Without timely payments, the paper will suspend publication during court week, as the printer cannot be compensated for labor and supplies.
Letters dated May 20 arrives in Danville from Reverend William B Montgomery at the Great Osage Mission Family. The transmission brings glad tidings that he enjoys improved health compared with his prior residence in the neighborhood.
The Watchman asks all persons who received counterfeit money at the prothonotary’s office for Columbia County to inform the editor. It seeks information on authors of a libel against Judge Chanman made in Danville and circulated far away. Stephen Burrows, once an expert counterfeiter, has left successors in Canada near Letroit.
A damning column recounts harsh Federalist slurs against Democrats, citing a Danville leader calling Democrats “red shirts” and describing deep-seated contempt. It contrasts a Federalist dining invitation with rudeness toward a visiting Democrat, illustrating alleged party hostility and taunting of laborers and republicans.
Samuel Webb announces in his brother in law's press his candidacy for Columbia County sheriff. John Cooper testifies under oath that John Underwood, current sheriff and Webb's brother in law, owns the Republican Press. The notice questions the paper's neutrality and warns against partisan publications.
The Watchman notes Mr. E G Bradford, a well known neighbor, as likely to be on the regular congressional ticket. It praises his talents integrity and steady principles and suggests he will serve the citizens with these virtues once elected.
A letter accuses John Underwood of seeking to install his brother in law Samuel Webb as sheriff to protect his own interests. The writer charges a federal conspiracy to control statewide votes, urges Republicans to unite, and warns of jury packing and misuse of office.
General Cadwallader, chosen umpire of both parties, rules for the party aligned with Reverend Hogan in the disputed St Marys church trustee election.
The translation of a Russian imperial decision holds the United States entitled to indemnification from Great Britain for private property carried away by British forces. It states slaves taken from restituted territories may be claimed, while those from non restituted areas are excluded. The note clarifies this is the emperor’s decision on the submitted question.
The Liverpool Mercury reports Russia under Alexander seeks the northwest coast from pole to low latitude, extending imperial surveillance over the sea between Asia and America. It warns such claims could provoke maritime war with the United States and notes war or peace rests on Russia's will, not moral grounds.
Agricultural note advises on preparing poor land, fine tillage, and deep sowing of turnip seed to resist fly damage. Indian meal is used to mix seed, row with an iron-tooth harrow, and dung or ashes to manure. An experienced Reisterstown grower claims fifty years without crop loss from turnip flies. Plant between July 20 and July 31, adjusting timing for sweetness.
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