Nasty Sextments and War Talk From Dover Page
The Morning Star editor prints anecdotes of Civil War era fervor. Letters describe a minister bidding farewell to George to fight for liberty, a widow mourning a son who joined the army, and calls for Union support amid South rebellion. Additional notes quote southern letters about Union sentiment, and a Quakeress offers service to the country while insisting on peace.
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Morning Star
Dover, N. Y
Bro. C
Wen Peak
George
Sudan
Bro. H
Charles
French Press Praises Northern Resolve in Crisis
Frexcu Ovixton quotes The Srecle, noting the calmness of the Northern States as proof of confidence in their cause. It hopes justice and liberty will triumph from the Union crisis, condemning property rights based on race and expressing sympathy for those who oppose such measures.
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Frexcu Ovixton
Srecle
Paris
Livery
Boston Journal Reports Calm Flags Free Speech Tar Incident
An elderly resident of Braintree named Thayer, visiting New Orleans, faced threats from secessionists over his Northern sympathies. He vowed to endure tar and feathering and planned to reveal the mistreatment in Boston, arriving safely on Friday.
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Pruccey
Genxtiruax
Thayer
Braintree
Louisiana
New Orleans
State Street
Boston Journal
Lincoln policy and army strength stir national debate
The piece quotes Lincoln angrily defending his coercive policies and nursing soldiers in the room while Mrs Lincoln tends spirits. It notes ministers pleading against coercion, and cites National Intelligencer data on armed white male populations by region. It estimates 230,000 troops with Navy support, totaling about 250,000. The tone criticizes inaction amid bigotry and religious fear.
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Tallahassee
Lincoln
Mrs Lincoln
Abe
Lineola
Guapel
Nea
Washington City
National Intelligencer
Free States
North Carolina
Arkansas
Delaware
Maryland
Kentucky
Bfiasouri
The Career of a Yankee Boy and His Wandering Genius
A poor Hartford workhouse boy learns to read after meeting Mr. Gallaudet. He becomes an apprentice cabinet maker, studies math and French, and surprises a Paris court with a geometric prize. He then goes to St Petersburg, becomes Professor of Mathematics at the Imperial College, under the autocrat. The piece also praises American liberty and character.
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George
Gallaudet
Tong
France
Ile
Lewis Cage
Louis Phillipe
St. Janos
Royal Society
United States
Nicholas
London
St Petersburgh
Imperial College
Selecter Tale of Albert Lane Honest Returns Credit
A poor widow Mrs Lane and her sick son Albert face hunger after a merchant husband’s death and a partner’s flight. Albert shovels snow, finds a purse, returns it honestly to Mr Blake, and endures envy. A passerby heroism leads to charity from Mr White and a generous reward for Albert and his mother.
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Lane
Albert
Pirle Tle
Ric
Thie
Stille
Masa St
Blake
Sid Albert
Mr. Blake
Albert Aprang
Albart
Storea
Mr White
Honest Albert Lane Bookkeeper rises to head position
The tale follows a brave boy Albert Lane who, through education and honesty, earns a trial with Mr Blake. A generous benefactor offers a bookkeeper role, a Bible inscription of honesty guides him, and ten years later he leads as head bookkeeper earning two thousand dollars yearly. His mother recovers and the Bay State Chronicle notes the moral.
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Tam
Albert
Bank Nnton
Albert Lane
Blake
Patriotic Blacksmith Joins Four Sons in Army Sagas
The New York Post recounts a Brooklyn family tale as a Blacksmith and two sons enlist before the 14th Regiment. The farm must be tended, so more sons join, and the entire family ultimately departs with the 11th Regiment, led by a father of few words.
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Westminster St
Providence Daily Post
Lichtin
Aden Patten
Bheldon
Lichrune
Aon
Light Hill
Lighthul Motas
Anna Kelly
Ciitizen
Henry B. Lyman
Weatminster Street
Stack
Lighthil
Alfred Pierce
Attleboro
Masa
Providence
Savens
Tighthill H
New Haven Daily News
Dr. L
Aooklyn
John
Flushing
Pater-Jamilas
11Th Regiment
New York Post
Burnside praised for regiment discipline and service
The Tribune notes Colonel A. E. Burnside of the Rhode Island Regiment for notable discipline and soldierly bearing. It references his West Point training, prior roles with the Illinois Central Railroad, and service in the Mexican War, highlighting his leadership of a battery equipped with James rifled cannon.
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Burnside
McClellan
North-West
Thorn
A. E. Burnside
Rhode Island
James
AycIb. Burnside
Ilinois
Iadinna
West Point
Col. Brahant
Ciicago Tribunez
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Bradford Street
R. I
W. J. S. Bayley
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Hartford
Scott
W. H. Greene
Dewolf
Hope Street
Fyers
D. Tillens
Wope Street
South
Generan
New York
the Picayune
Qomr Banka
Maboken
Brooklyn
Union Party
Secretary of War
Winchester
Virginia
Union
John Bell
Ruist
Shaw
George Wilson
New York Journal of Commerce
Henvy
Bzecurk
Zoe
Lekington
Bunker Uill
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
Tropics
Mr. White
Jias
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