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Ellsworth American

Location

Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1856

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Song of the Republicans

The piece honors the land of our fathers and their sacrifices urging Republicans to rise against slavery. It questions disunion, slavery, and pursuit of liberty, calling for banners to be spread and victory to be crowned. The language evokes a Civil War era stance on union and emancipation.

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Law and notices on newspaper subscriptions and local life

A disjointed collection of rules on newspaper subscriptions and delivery disputes contrasts with lyric fragments about Kansas, the Civil War, and friends of the Union. The text mixes contract language, a courtroom stance on nondelivery, and scattered historical or literary lines, creating a fragmented historical snapshot.

A Story on Savings and House Building Beginnings

In a household tale a husband Charley Converse doubts saving, while wife Mary shows a savings circular. He cashes in on discipline, cuts luxuries, deposits fifty dollars, abandons cigars and papers, and four years later a new house and prospering life emerge through steady banking.

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Disunion Convention Described by Press in 1856 Portland Amid Slavery Debate

The piece defends Union against southern slavery expansion and Hartford Convention stigma, arguing the August 1856 Portland gathering showed disunion plans. It criticizes Buchanan leaders for avoiding public debate, claiming press duty to set history straight and expose pro slavery rhetoric.

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