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Newspaper
Alton Observer
Location
Alton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1838
Page
4
Poetic verse by Mrs. Crawford urges restraint of beauty to preserve holy duty. The speaker warns a temptress could lure a believer into moral darkness, contrasting veil and rebel heart with the lure of love.
A historic discussion recaps constitutional principles and the status of slavery in the District of Columbia. The excerpt argues slavery is not private property under the Constitution and condemns compensation claims, urging abolition as a matter of justice and constitutional right.
A stark compendium notes war and peace mortality among soldiers and civilians. It cites vast casualties in historic campaigns from Austerlitz to Arbela, Xerxes to Jenghizkhan, and peacetime losses, highlighting how disease and exposure cut life short across centuries and continents.
The passage cites enormous death counts from historical conflicts. It lists Grecian wars at 15 million, Caesar’s wars 30 million, Crusades 40 million, Saracens and Turks 60 million, Tartars 80 million, totaling claims of 14 thousand million victims since Cain. Dr Dick and Burke are named as estimators.
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