Dollars and Cents in an 1840s moral tale of love and ruin
Abner Wheatland wins Clarissa Valney via fortune and status while Jacob Valney despises him. Clarissa marries Randall for money, suffers poverty, and Wheatland proves his worth only after loss and hardship. Wheatland later returns, buys his share of happiness, and Clarissa reconciles, while Valney dies content in humble life. The tale urges virtue over wealth.
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Abner Wheatland
Clarissa Valney
Randall
Jacob Vainey
Wheatland
Clarissa
Mr. Valney
Shre
Clarises
Jacob Valney
Randalf
Jacob Valuey
Clarisa
Conway Randall
Wheatand
Valney
Pulinesne
Baltimore Sun stand in notices and racist ads cited
A state journal notes conflict between the Baltimore Sun’s claim of rejecting artificial distinctions and its ads offering cash for Negroes and a large reward for a Black man described as god looking and intelligent, arguing that racial distinctions are real in Baltimore.
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The
Baltimore Sun
Baltimore
State Journal
Daily Mail In Athens Not A True Daily
Marietta Intelligencer complains that the Athens mail is a tri weekly service rather than daily. The long route via Little Hocking takes a day and a half to reach Marietta, while the short route mail arrives the same Saturday evening, proving little purpose in calling it daily.
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Athens
Marietta
Marietta Intelligencer
Philosophical musings on life and eternity from a dated letter collection
A collage of antiquated reflections scorns science, praises memory and the unseen, and muses on time, age, and human nature. The writings critique modern study while extolling inner perception, noting a private theater beneath each man’s hat and the enduring drama of existence.
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California
Kurt
Carlyle
Privat Theater
Democratic Split and Policy Battles Across Congress
The House debates squatter sovereignty as Gen Cass faces opposition from Virginia leader MeMullen who denounces it as repudiated by Virginia Democrats. The era features divisions over hard money, slave trade reopening, Pacific Railroad, sugar protection, and river improvements, with leaders like Cass Pugh Toombs Mason Butler clashing over the party’s core principles.
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House of Congress
Cass
Senate
MeMullen
Virginia
House
Treasury
Pugh
Wornwest
Avor
Mason, Butler
Toombs & Co
Clommerci
State Canal and Public Building Contract Probes Deepen
Two committees, appointed by the last General Assembly, sit to probe canal repair and State House contract dealings. The focus is bid lowest versus bid value and contractor capacity, with potential losses running into hundreds of thousands over five years. The Commercial notes strong public concern and recalls earlier canal investigations.
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General Assembly
Corwin
John Yount
Ovio
Whitfield Admission Deepens Kansas Conflict in House
The electorate clash over Kansas and the Stringfellow code grows. The admission of Whitfield by the House is portrayed as sanctioning Missouri usurpation and disfranchisement of free state settlers, signaling a harsh path under Mr. Buchanan and his party.
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Whitfield
House of Representatives
Kansas
Buchanan
Territory
Missouri
Free State
Whithield
Mr. Buchanan
Pierce
Winfield
North
Senate
Executive
Buford
Colonel Titus
Atchison
Nebraska
We Were Born in Hope and Our Lives Governed by Hope
A reflection on hope as a guiding force from childhood through life ending with the heart’s final beat, suggesting hope lingers until death despite fading influence.
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Siwald
Revival of the Slave Trade Opposes English Consent
England Willi Oppee by Karce argues against reviving the slave trade, claiming England will not consent and citing treaties and hostilities. The piece warns Southern supporters that Northern opposition is only part of the difficulty, and France is presumed to be earnest too.
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England
Willi Oppee
Karce
Grau
Congress
Spain
France
Louisiana
Carolina
Disunionists to Convene in Worcester Massachusetts
The Boston Liberator reports a grand State Convention of disunionists to be held soon at Worcester Massachusetts. The Liberator notes strong signing of the call and quotes the Charleston Mercury showing unity of North and South disunionists. Hurrah for no union with the slave holders.
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Boston Liberator
Worcester
Maas
Liberator
Charleston Mercury
Newspaper reading improves children’s reading and geography skills
A school teacher writes that universal experience shows children exposed to newspapers at home become better readers with clearer pronunciation and spelling. They also gain geography knowledge, general literacy, and comprehension, as regular exposure familiarizes them with global locations and current events.
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Haa
Scriptural Examination of the Lustration of Slavery Debated
IP Howell Cobb has issued a book from the Georgia press for private circulation entitled Scriptural Examination of the lustration of slavery. It argues that slavery’s rise in the United States aims to secure civil and religious liberty for Africans. The work is freely distributed among public men with the author’s consent.
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IP Howell Cobb
Georgia Press
United States
Africa
Ibis
Acquittal of Sixteen Free State Prisoners at Tecumseh
Correspondent reports Tecumseh acquittal of sixteen Free State prisoners indicted for murder in the first degree after a venue change. Indignation meeting at Lecompton denounces the jury. Gen Calhoun argues for enforcing pro slavery laws against Free State men. Governor Geary praised for aiding Free State prisoners in land sales.
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Free State
Lecompton
Cincinnati Gazette
Tecumseh
G. W. Clark
Barber
Hayes
Buffum
Emery
Ciizens
Calhoun
Kansas
Geary
Gov. Geary
Sam
Titus
Removal of Judge Lecompte Elevates Kansas Supreme Court
Washmetox December 17 reports the President nominates Jas. O. Harrison of Kentucky as Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court, with Wim. Spencer named Marshal of Kansas and Thomas Cunningham as Associate Justice in place of the late Judge Purrell. The move follows weeks of contemplation and examination of Lecompte's conduct, with no defense offered.
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Washmetox
Judge Lecompte
Senate
Jas. O. Harrison
Kentucky
Supreme Court of Kansas
Wim. Spencer
Kansas
Donaldson
Thomas Cunningham
The
Supreme Court
Purrell
Washington
J. W. H. Underwood
U. S. Court of Nebraska
Vhce Haden
United States
Great Britain
Central America
Weller
Penny Post
California
San Francisco
The President and Kansas Question in The Messane
The President’s plea on the Kansas question is special and paralleled by Mr. Pierce’s Concord bar speech. Many in Allegheny county can answer the argument line by line. The President’s general Message excuses his course, while conscience voices condemn him for blood shed by officers he appointed, under a mask of false pleas and statements.
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Kansas
Pierce
Concord
Allegheny County
Richard
Barges Carrying Rail Iron Lose Load Near Wheeling
The steamer Touisa, towing three barges bound for the M & M railroad and Parkersburg, passed Bellair landing three miles below Wheeling. A 55 ton iron barge broke its platform in heavy seas, dumping iron into the river and sinking to about 12 feet. The other two barges proceeded safely.
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Murieta Intel
Fragmentary Critique on Freedom Figures and Gender Roles
The text depicts a critic dismissing a man’s attempt to speak for a woman as inappropriate. It laments that certain movements lack true institutional support, suggesting manipulation by a speaker’s rhetoric. It contrasts two imagined world arrangements with negative judgments about women and ducks.
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LPA
Uth
Michigan Senate Race Suggests Bingham as Cass Heir
The Saginaw Enterprise of Michigan endorses Gov. Bingham as the successor to Gen. Cass in the United States Senate. Isaac P. Christian of Monroe is listed as a second choice in the same recommendation.
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Michican U.S. Senaton
Saginaw (Michigan
Enterprise
Gov
Bingham
Gen
Cass
United States Senate
Isaac P. Christian
Monroe
Utah Expected Admission as a Slave State This Session
A Baltimore Patriot correspondent believes Utah will be admitted to the Union in the current Congress session and will enter as a slave state. The assertion reflects political maneuvering and regional tensions surrounding statehood and slavery policy in the era.
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Uran
Baltimore Patriot
Utah
Col Titus en route for Nicaragua with hundred men
Col Titus from Kansas arrived yesterday with one hundred men, heading toward Nicaragua via St. Louis, debriefing transit on December 17. The expedition unit moves through Missouri prior to continuing southward.
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Titus
Nica Str. Louis
Col. Tia
Kansas
Nicaragua
Judge Mc Lean Denies Favoring Buchanan in Late Campaign
The Democratic press circulated a claim that Judge Mc Lean backed Buchanan in the election. A denial is issued stating the judge voted an open ticket for Paemoni and Darrom, as recorded in the Newark Mercury, with the John Van Buren letter cited for context.
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McLean
Buchanan
John van Buren
Boston Committee of Invitation
Paemoni
Darrom
Newark Mercury
Storm at Buffalo Describes Severe Weather Fallout
Berraro December 15 report details yesterday’s storm in the area with hail and snow. Damage included unroofed warehouses, flooded lower city blocks, destroyed buildings, and the Lafayette street church steeple blown down during service. No injuries reported.
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Berraro
Pepe
Lafayette Street Church Way
Calhoun Arrives as Mexican War News Regroups in New Orleans
The Calhoun arrives from Vera Cruz with reports dated December 9 indicating Puebla's surrender on the 6th and Vidaurri's treaty confirmed. Government forces gain ground as Fronzaeamientos remain the day’s order. Alvarez has joined the field in defense of the government.
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Orveans
Calhoun
Vera Cruz
Puebla
Vidaurri
Alvarez
Buchanan Elected by Negro Vote Emphasized
The article declares James Buchanan president with a vast white vote margin but argues the Electoral College, aided by five enslaved Black men, swung the result. It claims he was elected by enslaved people and by white subservience, asserting he is “the negroes' President” and not elected by white votes.
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Buchanan
Necro Vorzas
James Buchanan
Pennsylvania
Bughanier
Ohio circuty to be led by Samy Medary nominee for Governor
Washington correspondent of the New York Herald notes a broad political shift. Samy Medary is expected to be nominated for Governor, with Allen planned for a full abroad mission. Other likely overseas assignments include dace Thompson of Mississippi Governor Max ning of South Carolina and Col. P. of Kentucky.
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Washington
New York Herald
Ohio
New York
Samy Medary
Allen
Dace’ Thompson
Mississippi
Maxning
South Carolina
Col. P
Kentucky
Minnesota seeks admission into the Union amid investigation
A fragmented report notes a late investigation into Minnesota’s admission process through Congress. It mentions concerns about the state’s status and economic conditions in the city, indicating destitution and related hardships during that year.
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