Poem and Pension Roll: Ohio Soldier Journal Excerpt
A mixed item presents verses praising seasonal change followed by a detailed account from the Ohio Pension Office. It lists soldiers James McDermut Adam Link and John Strait, their service in 1777 and later fronts, and notes hardships, battles at Monmouth and Germantown. It then shifts to Gov. Chase’s Sandusky speech and Ohio state fiscal critique, exposing Democratic mismanagement, Breslin’s defalcation, and Republican reforms in treasury oversight.
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Ohio
James McDermut
Haston
Pennsylvania
Trenton
New Jersey
Germantown
N. Jersey
Monmouth
Col. Seeley
Forman
Adam Link
Washington County
Virginia Line
Adam
Mason
Wheeling
Moore, Dements
Shepeherd
John Strait
R. Island Line
Varnum
Green and Sullivan
Butt’s Hill
Newport
Washington Constitution
Midnight City Dream Poem of Restless Streets
A lyrical fragment paints a tense night scene in a city. The voice describes longing passion and departure as midnight stars illuminate a sleeping metropolis. Street crowds move through hotels depots and crowds while restless wheels and gaslights glow. The poem ends with quiet dew and a warm resting hive.
Providence and the laws of life by Miss Sedgwick
A writer questions whether misfortune and death are Providence or law broken by human behavior. He cites parents neglecting health, fashion harming young women, and intemperance, urging strict observance of physical laws to prevent disease and premature death.
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Miss Sedgwick
Wisdom and moral pleasure over fleeting sensual joys
The excerpt argues that sensual pleasures are short lived and that true fulfillment comes from moral and intellectual enjoyment. It urges loving others wisely as faith deepens, warns against guilt and fear of the future, and extols wisdom as the greatest adornment and lasting joy.
Cause of the Aurora Borealis by M de la Rive
The noted French astronomer explains aurora borealis formation as sun heated vapors in winter months condensing into a semi transparent mist near the poles. This mist, partly frozen into ice particles, conducts electricity to the earth and lights the upper atmosphere. Observers note a poleward mist precedes auroral displays especially in vapor rich passages.
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M. de la Rive
Veteransly aged servant of Coles dies at 110
A black woman in Danville Virginia long in the Coles household died aged 110. Baptized into the Episcopal Church she stayed with it until death. Former master Mr Coles served in the Continental Congress and she accompanied the family to New York as a waiting maid where she met General Washington and other Revolution figures. She possessed a ring gifted by General Green's wife at her death.
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Jacob Coles
Danville
Episcopal Church
Church
Virginia
Mr. Coles
Continental Congress
New York
Gen
Washington
General Green
European War Expenditure Count Reaches Eight Hundred Million
An eminent French statistician estimates Europe's land and naval forces at 2,800,000 able men. The annual outlay for armies and war materiel tops $400 million, with fortifications and related assets valued around $3.8 billion. At four percent interest, upkeep costs over $150 million, plus labor value of over $156 million, totaling nearly $800 million in annual war expenses.
Partington questions Austria over Bonypart choice
Mrs Partington voice questions Austria for choosing Bonypart, saying she never liked the bony part. The quip reflects social satire through a humorous regional voice.
State financial crisis and party power in 1850s Ohio
The speaker recounts a Ohio treasury crisis where Governor delayed action on a defaulter, leading to Gibson’s resignation. The record contrasts Democratic and Republican administrations, criticizes canal board manipulation, and condemns a state sub treasury as unsafe and politically biased, highlighting bonds, county roles, and alleged misuses of public funds.
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Breslin
Gibson
Senate
Penitentiary
State House
Supreme Court of
Hlee
Republican Party
Hocking
Waddle
Morgan
Treasury
Democratic Conventions Split on Homestead Bill and Rail Policy
The article notes two Democratic state conventions in a week, nominating aims and a temporary platform. It criticizes party positions on railroads and governance, rejects a slave trade plank, and disputes claims that the Homestead bill is a Democratic measure, citing voting splits in the House and Senate.
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Minnesota
New Jersey
Nedersey
Camden and Amboy
Republican Party
Newell
Senate
Grow
Galusha A. Grow
Mr. Nichols
Ohio
Carow
Llamestead
Cuba
Friends of the Cuba bill face Democratic resistance in Senate
The piece recalls Democrats and South American allies blocking the Homestead bill to favor a Cuba purchase slated by the Buchanan administration. Johnson of Tennessee and Broderick of California join free labor supporters, while Breckinridge’s vote and a late midnight test shape the outcome. It criticizes Democratic platform evasions and urges voters to replace the party with a GOP that champions retrenchment and economy.
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Cuba
Democracy
Danda
Andrew Johnson
Tennessee
Broderick
California
Senate
Friends of the
Free Laborer
Minnesota
Namih Congress
New Jersey
Buchanan
Lecompton
Congress
Meniot
Kansas
North
Congres
Wright
V. VY. Tribune
Republican Convention Resolution on Free Negroes in Ohio
A Muskingum county Republican convention resolution warns that the influx of free negroes since 1858-59 threatens Ohio. It calls for efficient laws to prevent the state from becoming a Lazar-house for worn out population of slave states, and attacks the Democratic party and its Toledo or Dayton press allies for alleged exploitation and demagoguery.
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Muskingum
Ohio
Ohio Statesman
Dayton Gazette
Consistent Democracy and Slavery in Early Mississippi Records
The piece discusses Judge Gholson in Mississippi and a 15 year old dispute over whether two slaves sold by him were still his property or Mirae Gholson’s. It contrasts Dori las’s keeping of slaves with his late wife’s heirs, notes Democratic and Ohio papers criticizing past actions but approving a different practice of hiring out slaves, and signals partisan debate.
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Washington States
Douglas Op. Gan
Gholson
Mississippi
Dori Las
Ohioocratic
Cin
Army in Utah and War Department costs noted
The report states Utah troops total around a thousand with annual costs about five million. It criticizes General Government policy and notes Mormons and contractors benefiting from army presence in Utah.
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Utah
War Department
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