Impeachment of Senator Blount and Jurisdiction Question
Summary of the Tennessee senator William Blount impeachment episode notes that Blount faced charges for conspiring to seize Florida and Louisiana in 1797, wrote urging Cherokee help, and resigned during a recess before a trial. The Senate ruled it lacked jurisdiction since he was no longer a senator, and no further impeachment followed.
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Blount
Florida
Louisiana
Carey
Floridas
United States
Adams
Congress
Senate
State Senate
Tennessee
Bricks and straw myths noted in old debates and Civil War finale
The piece surveys brickmaking myths tied to biblical straw use, then shifts to a World War era historical summary. It recounts Napoleon’s cryptic religion stance and details May 1863 Union operations around Vicksburg, including Shermans assault, Grant’s siege, and the sinking of the ironclad Cincinnati.
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Grant
Vicksburg
Pemberton
W. T. Sherman
Sherman
Iowa
McClernand
Cincinnati
Yazoo
Admiral Porter
Graveyard Road
Fort Hill
Washing Lawns and Organdies Method
Instructions for cleansing delicate fabrics using borax soaked in warm water castile soap suds and boiling water. Soak twenty minutes then rub with soap, pour boiling water, cool, rinse in tepid water and iron as usual.
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