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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1860
Page
2
The report describes a burglary attempt at a house where the intruder opened doors to access a lower portion of the home. Police note strong suspicions against a neighbor known to be acquainted in the area. Housekeepers are urged to stay vigilant amid a rise in burglars seeking valuables.
The article notes contradictory reports from the South and argues sober minds oppose secession. It claims many Southern statements are false, with over half the South Carolina movement reports already contradicted. It urges restraint to avoid disastrous outcomes.
The piece criticizes Northern Democratic editorials for fanning South ex citement and urges editors to quit attempts to threaten the Union. It questions their aim and warns that Americans will uphold justice and the Union, hoping the disunion cry ends soon.
The King Philip Engine Co No 4 announces a Thanksgiving Day fair at Armory Hall with a variety of fancy and useful articles for sale. The company urges public support to fund its fire protection efforts and protect citizens' property.
The text expresses thanks to Hon. James F. Simmons and Won. H. B. Anthony of the U S Senate for various public documents.
The letter from James Madison dated July 1788 refutes New York’s proposal to join the Union with a conditional right to withdraw after a fixed period. He argues that any withdrawal condition would invalidate ratification and that the Constitution must be adopted in total by all states.
The 1851 Macon letter by Hon. Howell Cobb argues there is no constitutional right to peaceable secession. He states his judgment is settled and criticizes secessionist views, noting the framers did not leave such a question to inference or metaphysical deduction.
The narrator describes preparations for departure from London to the Thames and Blackwall docks, the packing and sailing aboard the Moselle to the English Channel. They recount cabin life, antiques of travel, cab fares regulation, driver tariffs, and the social contrasts between travelers, porters, cabbies, and countrymen as they cross the Thames toward Gravesend and the North Sea.
The report details Dr L washes Laneslogsd of East Carabridge returning from a voyage with dispatches from Dayes to Boston New York Philadelphia and Baltimore. The vessel surpassed expectations and made a swift passage with a Danish convoy across Greenland to Copenhagen. He carried letters and declined further details to reporters under promise to Dr Hayes.
Washington dispatch cites Philadelphia Press reporting that the President favors a convention of all states with guarantees including secession rights for states security of fugitive slave laws in free states and protection of slavery in territories and DC. The piece concludes such guarantees are preposterous for serious discussion.
The Charleston Mercury refutes claims Fort Moultrie was captured and blames Northern correspondents for inciting fear. South Carolina Senate lifts bank suspension ban before adjournment. Senators Toombs and Cobb push secession while A H Stephens Hershel W Johnson oppose them amid a legislative rift. Richmond Inquirer notes Wise Minute Men aimed at shaping convention support.
The Atlanta Confederacy declares the South will not permit Abraham Lincoln to be inaugurated president. It warns of severe consequences and pledges unwavering resistance, asserting the question is settled and the South will not submit to Lincoln's oath.
The South Carolina captain of the "South Carolina" arrived with cotton and produce from Charleston. Officials deny secessionist actions and insist no molestation occurred. Reports of the "Keystone State" lowering the Union flag and the Palmetto hoist are debunked. A brig party celebrated Palmetto on its own, without coercion. Dispatches from the South are often exaggerated, so caution is urged. Col. Hardee’s attendance at Virginia parade is questioned by a Florida letter.
The Navy Board investigated claims about a brutal affair named the Scrucifix at Pensacola where Marines were said to be subjected to severe agony and desertion rose. Lieutenant Stark denied the charges. the board acquitted his wife, while new facts intensified public outrage and possible cashiering of Stark.
Reports from Turin and Paris discuss Italy's political strife and military actions. Neapolitan accounts claim heavy losses at Garigliano while official Turin dispatches deny defeats and note ongoing operations toward Gaeta.
Montgomery and Miller exchange letters with Panama’s Intendente General and a British observer over American citizen interference by British sentinels. The talks end unsatisfactorily and may prompt a State Department dispute. Charleston line reports steamship South Carolina sailed on schedule with near full cargo. cotton withholding rumors denied.
A deadly accident at Kellogg's factory in Rochester as Miss Eliza Ann Catton burns after a burning fluid explosion. She extinguishes flames by wrapping in bedclothes and survives briefly. Mrs. Mitchell also burns severely and dies after hours of agony. Mrs. Mitchell saves her six year old son Charley as she disobeyed orders to save the child. The tragedy is described as the saddest ever witnessed.
The Globe propeller boiler explosion in Chicago killed thirteen, mostly boat employees, caused by engineer orders to raise steam. The blast shattered nearby buildings, split the riverfront, and cracked windows across Wells Street and the Board of Trade. Debris rained from the wrecked hull as telegraph lines snapped.
A garbled report from the Alexandrian Gazette recounts a voting day incident near a courthouse in Van where Gartrel was seized by a party as he exited. The piece mentions printer ink, an attempt to move him, and references to Lincoln and Virginia politics amid Civil War era sentiment.
In a late night room scene Senator Calhoun recounts a dream where a cloaked figure resembling General Washington warns that signing dissolution papers would be tied to Benedict Arnold’s mark and Tea-Hayne bones. The vision ends as the intruder reveals a skeleton before vanishing, leaving Calhoun unsettled and the group eager for more details.
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