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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1863
Page
1
A fragmentary verse recalls a brave speaker urged to depart with a vow to loosen wealth and aid the poor. The poem contrasts the traveler’s promise of free purse strings with the tearful farewell of a father leaving his home to seek relief for his children.
Correspondence from Athens Messenger dated February 24 1863 discusses the emergence of serfdom in Russia from Ivan the Great through Boris and Peter the Great. It argues serfdom grew via aristocratic power, linking peasant bondage to land ownership and noting Peter the Great’s protests against selling people like beasts while admitting his policies cemented serfdom.
The article traces Catherine II’s reign and reforms, noting her abolition of the petition signoff, the rise of serfdom, and the later cruel edicts that kept peasants bound. It highlights Paul I’s harsher rule, Alexander I’s early liberal hopes and partial reforms, Nicholas I’s reactionary stance, and finally Alexander II’s gradual plan to end serfdom, with key dates and figures shaping Russian policy.
A historical sketch notes Alexander II of Russia freeing all serfs on imperial estates on March 5 1861 and contrasts it with Lincoln's 1863 proclamation freeing slaves in the United States The piece praises emancipation as a moral and political victory and looks to peace and liberty for millions of newly freed. It cites opposition from nobles and foreign powers and emphasizes the global impact of freeing enslaved peoples.
A speaker argues that a true home consists not of furniture but of family warmth and social ties. He highlights a mother and wife’s smiles a sister’s song good nights from children and the mental occupation of household life as essential to a real home.
Soldier writer describes dull camp life at Munrnessiono Tennessee as the army awaits a move. He notes Rosecrans fortifying positions near Nolensville and Tullahoma, drills in manual of arms, and reports of Wheeler's cavalry skirmish with Steadman's command with five rebels wounded and captured. He critiques Northern papers and praises the Union cause and paymaster. The march remains uncertain.
An essay praising calico as a practical, generous fabric over silk in daily life. It extols calico for work and charity, contrasting its cheerful colors and domestic use with silk's aloofness, and envisions calico aiding the poor and blending with music in moments of need.
A seven year old asks his mother if the wind will sway the leaves to dance, capturing a quaint moment of nature and curiosity from a bygone era in language.
A New York Tribune summary arguing that the rebellion was supported by a Democratic pro slavery administration. It claims Republicans used their Congressional majority to push a constitutional amendment protecting slavery. Lincoln’s inaugural is cited as pledging union protection, while Confederate actions and mob violence in Baltimore and seizures at Norfolk and Harper’s Ferry are described. It criticizes slaveholding border states and anti abolitionist sentiment in the Free States.
The text claims a Kentucky General Assembly act from 1863 would authorize Confederate conspirators to seize and conscript Kentuckians for forty days, confiscate property for sale, fund religious tracts, and exile rights to notable figures with extreme penalties, including a desecrating burial and a punitive hair keepsake.
A Nashville sighting recounts two Union soldiers escorting a supply train. One in blue carries a musket, the other wears a captured rebel secoss and long black hair. A pretty Southern lady invites the Ranger in to eat. he returns with pies plates and liquor for a lunchtime feast before they move on.
A Bee dispatch notes Sonos pickets of the enemy are armed and uniformed and visible near the Army of the Potomac lines, with their color plainly seen from the position.
A reflective remark on how gifted individuals often overlook their abilities and fail to apply them to beneficial ends. The sentence signals concern that talent remains underutilized in society.
The notice recalls General Hooker's wish to appoint George W Smalley of the 7ridune to his staff as an acknowledgment of Smalley s battlefield report on Antietam. Hooker praised Smalley s calm valor under fire and recounted Smalley s dispatch bearing mission during the action.
Dickinson of New York on November victory and party strategy. He mocks Republicans for changing positions after the fall election, likening them to a leopard changing spots. He argues Southern reconciliation attempts failed, and advocates prosecuting the war as the best path.
The Yazoo is described as an Indian name meaning River of Death. The river water is stagnant and slimy, blamed for incurable diseases with prolonged use. General Sherman’s troops exposed to it suffered illnesses, and some wounded returning soldiers show such effects. The source notes the river’s ominous naming.
A Portland tailor advertises a polished article of enamelled steel shirt collars made in Sheffield England. The collars are described as fashionable and nearly indistinguishable from fabric collars, offering an alternative that may not fully replace traditional cotton collars.
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