21 Nov 1856
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1856
Page
1
The piece discusses enjoying bodily pleasures and nature as a path to wisdom, contrasting with intellectual pride. It recounts the Franklin statue inauguration and William Franklin’s political life, then prints a New York proclamation for Thanksgiving and a rudimentary Negro song with verses about ghosts and banjos amid rural imagery.
A reflective verse on aging and twilight inviting the departed friends of youth to reunite within the heart. The poem envisions gatherings past and future, with guests both stern and fair, returning to share old communion in the inner chambers.
A reflective lyric fragment contrasts decay with scentless beauty as the speaker welcomes dead leaves and midnight hours over flowers. The mood blends solemn wood imagery with a personal preference for decay and nocturnal stillness.
A philosophical reflection contrasts ecstatic religious hope with tempering vices. It quotes Rob ert Hall on passion and patience as opposed to pride, noting family feeling can exist as strongly in humble life as in high life.
A reflective and exhortatory passage urges kindness to strangers, cherishing the domestic hearth as a symbol of fellowship. It contrasts warm welcome with cold judgment and extols prudence, humility, charitable acts, and self-restraint as prime virtues.
The New York correspondent lists Astor as richest, with distinct fortunes of Whitney four to five million, Aspinwall four, Lennox three, Harmony two, Lorillards two, Phelps two, Stewart two, and others at or above one and a half million. Names include Vanderbilt, Law, Lafarge, Chesterman, Cooper, Bancroft, James, Anthon, Mellrath, Forrest, Morse, and Okill.
The article praises the Unived Jeet COVE for its perfected firearms machinery, noting a musket can be produced every eighty minutes with 294 machines and about 500 processes. It describes iron barrel fabrication, from imported Norway bars to final polishing, and ends with a reflection on fame, fortune, and immortal renown.
In volume 43 page 23 of Widess Regis ter a speech by Hon. Tt Mann Hall of Fauquier County denounces Savery and slavery as ruinous to whites and warns of a nation split by slave power. He laments wasted labor, economic decay, and warns that fraud and violence will decide elections, while the Charleston Mercury hints at a new Southern Republic and a presidentless Confederacy. He cites railway gains boosting Ohio and notes slave labor costs versus white labor, urging Northern workers to consider the policy implications.
A Civil War era column laments the mass departure of men to Wheatland, noting railways prepare for heavy demand. It jokes about half price fares for politicians and predicts most applicants will end up financially strained and publicly disgraced.
Rev. Mr. Diehl laments alcohol’s wreckage from Albany to California. He recalls a shattered body and a life harmed by liquor, urging Atlantic shores to join in eradicating the drink scourge and supporting reform efforts.
The article claims over a quarter of a million Jews in the United States with about forty thousand in New York, most in New York City. It bases the estimate on Passover bread consumption rather than a census, noting five pounds of unleavened bread per person for one week and near-universal observance.
A brief on the idea that promising great performance may yield little results while small promises can still enable notable acts. The note contrasts expectations with outcomes and reflects on effort versus achievement in artistic endeavors.
The Malta and Gozo islands endured two violent shocks lasting about two minutes. Buildings, especially Catholic churches in Valetta and Floriana, sustained damage while ships in harbor felt the tremor as if boats were dropped from davits. The sea receded two and a half feet and the moonlit night reflected a calm yet uneasy scene.
The Charleston port reports a vessel sailing with 1 022 barrels and 640 sacks of flour equal to 2 10 barrels and 105 barrels of tar. It appears to be the port's first shipment of trade goods to Spain.
Yesterday morning William Lindemore of Bristol township was accidentally killed when a falling tree limb struck him as it broke free and sprang back. He leaves a wife and five or six small children.
The remark likens early neglect to a fragile web that toughens over time into a rope and finally a cable, suggesting a lasting bond or constraint that persists and resists breaking.
A terse remark notes that too much ceremony signals lack of refinement and that true civility lies in avoiding needless formalism.
The Wooster Republican and Xenia News endorse Fremont for President. The Madison Courier and Springfield Republican also back Fremont, signaling cross-state newspaper support.
The Rev. Dr. Hoge of Columbus Ohio retires from pastoral duties due to advanced age and infirmities. He has served in the Presbyterian Church for over forty years.
The piece notes that at least forty thousand foreigners gained citizenship in New York over the past year and highlights fifteen hundred naturalizations in Albany within two months of a recent election. It weaves in political commentary, ancient farming maxims, and references to Spain, Cuba, and a Philadelphia agricultural fair, ending with a remark on cheerfulness.
Report from Lawaesex Kansas dated Oct 39 1866 describes seven Free State prisoners indicted for murder in the first degree at Lecompton. Testimony cites involvement in the Hickory Point assault on Sept 14 where Charles G Newhall was killed. Witnesses recount sieges, cannon fire, and shifting flags amid pro slavery clashes.
From Kansas a Democrat letter reports five teen Free State prisoners acquitted but seven re arrested for robbing the Franklin Post Office. A plan to petition Congress for a seat arises with protests against Whitheld’s admission amid relief shipments to destitute in St. Louis. Also, Godwin steamer brings Haydon and Warren party with curiosities. smallpox spreads among Indiana tribes.
Workmen excavating at Main and Valley streets in Burlington uncover an arched vault ten feet square six feet deep. Eight human skeletons of large size are found in good preservation and described as the largest remains yet located, about eight feet long. The walls are fourteen inches thick, cemented and solid.
Personal Hiewans notes Mr Speaker Banke will deliver the introductory lecture of the winter course before the Boston Mercantile Library Association. Fanny Kemble attended the Boston Theatre with her daughter Cal. Benton plans a Massachusetts visit and lecture on the Union in Newport. Senator Douglas is rumored to marry Miss Cutts, Windsor’s famed belle, this month.
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