21 Dec 1866
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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1866
Page
1
The piece presents a long, mixed excerpt featuring the poem Ashes of Glory by Ajd. Requima and notes on its reception, followed by a sensational Civil War era crime tale involving a widow, financial ruin, and a dramatic divorce, with later oblique reference to a Union soldier’s disappearance and a final line about financial losses from the war.
A caustic, era-scarred defense of the South after defeat, praising Confederate heroism, debating rebellion versus loyalty, and arguing that Southern independence and virtue endure. It cites battles, figures from Yorktown to Charleston, and warns against Northern triumphalism and punitive policy.
A sermon-like meditation extols Samuel’s plea for a clean conscience against mercantile deceit. It denounces fraud, urges young men to resist underhand deals, and contrasts hollow wealth with steadfast integrity. It condemns duplicity, glorifies honest labor, and calls for a moral, principled public life.
A poetic maritime scene portrays a dramatic cosmic duel between storm and lava, with Neptune and gods clashing amid tempest and fire. After a fierce confrontation, the sea calms, stars emerge, and the moon ascends to bless creation, while the Great Eternal adds divine light.
A fragmentary 19th century newspaper piece blends a Ruskin inspired meditation on the sky with a sharp political aside. It contrasts quiet, enduring natural beauty with how public attention fixates on weather while urging deeper appreciation. A transitional note hints at Southern travel and a Georgia tax debate tied to fore banks and “game” symbolism.
A mournful meditation on child death, urging gentle acceptance as bright morning scenes rise above grief. The text contrasts coffins and cradles with dawns and birds, imagining eternal rest for the young and questioning earthly sorrow. It evokes a mother’s lament, a lark’s song, and the hope of Paradise.
The piece reflects on the phrase by and by as a comforting refrain across generations. It recounts childhood, aging, and distant loves, then shifts to a note about Revolutionary era veteran Samuel Dunn and another long-lived Sandusky resident Matthies Bukeman who, at 111, receives a government pension and maintains health enough to walk and fire his old fowling piece each Fourth of July in tribute to past glories.
A ragbag of jokes and anecdotes unfolds from merchants and lovers to theatre talk. The piece lampoons political factions and social pretensions, with a London literary dinner mispronunciation and a Beech er sermon critiquing rich men’s idle lives and mistresses.
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