14 Nov 1865
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1865
Page
1
A clouded column mixes political critique of Democrats and Republicans with literary sketches, religious anecdotes, and short, moralizing vignettes. It quotes and paraphrases from public speeches, contemplates Union fidelity, and notes social scraps from cholera to infanticide, with editorials and anecdotes interwoven.
An early Philadelphia Press excerpt portrays a city in rapid change with wealthy collectors, General and Major Lewis Wass, amassing art galleries and antiques. The piece notes cultivated tastes, European travels, and a famed marble dog statue from Rome as part of a new western city’s cultural surge within one man’s lifetime.
The Rev Hears Ward Beecher discusses General Lee in relation to Reconstruction politics at a southern college. He praises Lee's conduct after initial criticisms and supports his presidency and charity work, noting periods of weakness followed by honorable actions and restraint.
The Queen of England rules over One Continent with peninsulas, promontories, lakes, rivers, and islands totaling immense domains. Her subjects exceed 150 million, and she can muster 500000 soldiers and a navy of 1000 ships. She eclipses ancient empires in wealth and power.
A light remark notes that the chief use of an old bachelor is to count one of the census entries, reflecting a humorous view from the period.
Be Nashvill e begins wartime with a population near twenty eight thousand and snow numbers over eighty thousand in the city. The headquarter and depot of a vast army have spurred a surge of money, making Nashville one of the Souths wealthiest and most prosperous cities.
The Ledisvide Democrat argues that executing Davis and allies fails to strengthen the rebel cause. It states such acts invite sympathy for the condemned and world reaction will condemn timidity. The piece notes only one man could not be spared and laments the moral cost of the execution.
A Brooklyn wedding caused a church dispute when a Baptist minister refused to unite a bride to an “unbelieving” suitor. The couple found a Presbyterian minister who agreed to marry them, while Queen Victoria is noted to have eight grandchildren, six of whom are boys.
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