24 Jul 1855
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Newspaper
Camden Weekly Journal
Location
Camden, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1855
Page
1
A solitary speaker recalls the death of a beloved little boy. The poem paints a grieving scene in a home atmosphere with a mother’s sorrow, garden gates, empty chairs, and the enduring wish to reunite in a heavenly home beyond death. It repeats the refrain of the little boy’s death and the speaker’s longing for reunion.
A scattered essay defends temperance arguing liquor distillation wastes grains, harms public health, and burdens society. It cites census data on corn rye oats barley and molasses used for distilling, laments social ills, and calls for abolition of the liquor traffic. It questions who benefits and urges readers to act.
Charleston Mercury quotes compare South Carolina nullification to Massachusetts actions and national tensions over property rights and state sovereignty. The piece contrasts federal overreach with state authority, condemns the Fugitive Law as a cheat, and notes a mock courtroom quip about stairs.
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