Governors of Loyal States Urged to Act in Civil War Crisis
Letter to governors Curtin Morton Tod Morgan and others warns that rebels command superior manpower and speed, lists threat across major cities, and urges a united plan. It proposes drafting half a million more troops, reorganizing Cabinet and army, using enslaved people for war aims, and forming the Unconditional Union Party of America.
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Previl
Curtin
Morton
Tod
Morgan
Buckingham
Andrews
New Orleans
Memphis
Nashville
Louisville
Cincinnati
Washington
Baltimore
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Mayland
Ohio
United States
Congress
Unconditional Union Party OF America
Urgency of Loyal War Spirit From Civil War Address
In a bold appeal the speaker decries rebel unity and domestic treachery, urging government action as the ship of state rides heavy seas. He contemplates founding a new paper to rally loyalists but cites risk of arrest and rebel retaliation, noting imprisonment as a potential fate. He praises the Philadelphia Corn Exchange regiment and addresses the loyal state governors.
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United States
Tennessee
Philadelphia Corn Exchange Regiment
Loyal States
W. G. Browstow
Yankee Peddlers and Public Opinion in New England
A New York Leader critique defends Yankee peddlers as shrewd observers of human nature and capable negotiators. It praises their sales skill, linguistic zest, and practical knowledge of commerce, while rebutting prejudiced tales about Eastern dealers and urging fair recognition of their enterprise.
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Martineau
Boston
New England
Byron
Connecticut
N. Y
A Heavy Arrival At Confederate Port Cargo Shipment Report
The Mobile Register quotes a purported Confederate port arrival of powder and arms. The cargo includes one million pounds of powder and 30 000 stands of arms valued to the Government at £800 000 sterling on delivery, about eight million dollars at current exchange.
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Mobile Register
Mornay's Movements at Perryville
John Morgan's cavalry, two thousand strong, was reported at Perryville at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Dispatches from Morgan to Kirby Smith, seized near Lebanon, show Morgan planned to unite with Saith near Lexington or thereabout.
Self Reporting System Advocated by Educator
The author defends self reporting as a method to foster self government in students. It argues that it strengthens conscience, honesty, and responsibility, reduces need for watchfulness by teachers, and lowers reliance on punishment. The piece promotes discussion and broader educator engagement with the Monthly on classroom governance.
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Free States
Union
Senoon
Be Sure of Your Evidence and the Baltimore Lawyer
A tale from a stage coach to Annapolis recounts Luther Martin advising a young lawyer on a key rule. The pair's misadventure with a hotel bill ends with the retort when the student demands proof of the bargain and Martin pays. Also includes a comic church catechism miscount in New Jersey.
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Luther Martin
Aaron Burr
Martin
Annapolis
Mr. Martin
Happiness and Life Read as a Moral Reflection
The passage contrasts sorrow with fleeting daily joys, noting that long life yields few harsh days while small moments of happiness, like a smile or laugh between strangers, reveal Love as the Creator's highest name. It urges acknowledgment of life’s stern surface and its luminous inner tone.
A Sarvernious Climate Distorts a Western Tale
A Yankes speculator with vast Far West lands recounts a traveller's sighting of an old man crying at a log cabin door. The man explains he was whipped by his father for not rocking grandfather to sleep, a tale the observer uses to claim the region’s supposed health and longevity.
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Jist
Grandaddy
Fort Pit Works Turns Out 15 Inch Guns At Three A Week
The Fort Pit Works are producing immense fifteen inch guns at a rate of three weekly. Each gun weighs about 70 000 pounds and requires extensive casting and finishing work. Four are currently on lathes with plans to replace them as finished. A twenty inch gun is being cast with a 1000 pound ball and roughly four mile range.
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Fort Pit
Unaccountable Blunder In Saturday Battle
A Civil War report states the 8th Michigan entered the fight with 290 men and suffered over 140 losses. The 20th Indiana Regiment delivered a rear attack as Michigan troops advanced, delivering fatal fire from behind. Com Corps notes this deadly misstep.
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Michigan
20Th Indiana
A Connecticut Clergyman Psalm Sparked Child’s Inquiry
In a Connecticut congregation a clergyman read Psalm verse about mercy and righteousness meeting. A little girl whispered to her mother that the line is true and wondered how the minister knew Righteousness and Peace were kissing, joking about seeing it at Peabody’s smoke-house.
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Connecticut
Mercy
Dr Olds Confined In Harsh Fort Lafayette Cell
Dr E B Orps Olds has finally been heard from and is imprisoned in Fort Lafayette. He endures a damp miserable cell with an iron bedstead and insufficient clothing. Report says he cannot survive the inhuman treatment he endures.
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E. B. Orps
Olds
Fort Lafayette
Ohio Eagle
Hartford Times Notes Old Bachelors and Antiquated Maidens
A cartoonish quip suggests a middling man with a pound of phosphorus would burn himself and surroundings if free and inflamed. The Hartford Times counters with a snappy remark claiming many aged bachelors and maidens lack any phosphorus to form mates.
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J Exchange
Hartford Times
Boy’s blunt answer to U S question at school
A nine year old applicant at a suburban public school answers a question on the United States by saying he knows “nothing” and adds that “all gone to smash,” reflecting blunt realism in the admissions examination.
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United States
Star Talk Sparks Wonder From A Little Girl
A girl shows her four year old cousin a star and argues about its size compared to the world. The boy counters that the star is not larger and questions why the star cannot stop the rain.
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Ga Cuio
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