12 Jan 1861
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Newspaper
Beaver Dam Democrat
Location
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1861
Page
1
Alexander Dumas depicts Victor Emmanuel as a frank vigorous early rising sportsman who shoots with a double barrel gun and enjoys accessible royal hospitality. He greets peasants, answers letters himself, and rewards honesty with cash or gifts, showing easy public access and practical generosity.
A writer describes music deep underground in Mammoth Cave where four negro musicians play violin and viola net from a rocky ledge. Their eerie harmony rises and wanes as the cave walls amplify a spectral soundscape. The scene lingers as a vivid memory of the cave visit.
Henry Ward Beecher condemns those who seek only personal ease, arguing they deserve a coffin if their life is spent in self contentment. He contrasts human effort with sponges and oysters, insisting people are made to work, not to stagnate into mummies. He warns against living as a walking mummy in society.
An old Connecticut pastor refused a pay raise from three hundred to four hundred dollars. He offered three reasons: the parish cannot afford more, his preaching isn’t worth extra, and the extra collection process would be too hard, joking that it might kill him to collect another hundred.
A Liverpool paper reports a large hill near Bradford England slowly rising over thirty years. Locals recall the field once level while a high mound now dominates the middle. The cause sparks speculation with some attributing it to underground water pressures.
The sea is described as a vast wealth source for inhabitants and a global highway and storehouse of food. It cites pearl fisheries, whale oil valued in the millions, and sponges from Key West yielding about $72,000, highlighting substantial maritime riches.
A Paris journal urges a strong leader for the United States and endorses Captain Bonaparte formerly of Baltimore Md for the office. The cryptic note hints at a Frescr Recommispation and a provocative call for decisive action.
A Brooklyn church sermon by Rev. Henry J. Van Dyke argues abolitionism has no scriptural foundation. He cites Leviticus to defend slavery as biblical and criticizes abolitionists for misrepresentation, infidelity, and inciting social strife. He laments lost unity between North and South and pleads for patience with existing slaveholding as part of divine providence.
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