Lincoln Policy on Civil War Enlistment Described
The piece recounts General Schenck seeking Lincoln guidance on enlisting recruits and the President’s reply to act by best judgment without a fixed policy. A parable about ploughing around old stumps illustrates handling troublesome cases. It also tells of Lincoln endorsing a note and a fund split with Huntington over a colored man’s $150 debt.
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Degroas
General Schenck
Maryland
Asg
Genera Schenck
Washilaputon
Lincoln
Schenck
Mr. Lincoln
Huntington
First National Bank of Washington
Huntington’s Bank
President
Personal Qualities of Maximilian and Davis in Exile
An English observer praises Maximilian of Mexico as an industrious, temperate, amiable ruler devoted to his wife and Catholic faith, noting his simple meals, punctual labor, and gracious hosting. The piece contrasts his virtues with reports of political escape, cites Davis planning residence in Canada West, and questions the rebels’ prospects while urging moral reform to deter street vice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
America
Jack
Jeff. Davis
St. Catharines
Canada West
United States
Curious Scottish wedding rite and odd church scene
A tale notes a new church wedding practice in Scotland where couples are called to wed during service. A clergyman asks for volunteers, but none come. A lone suitor waits for a bride who never arrives, prompting awkward exchanges and a peculiar benediction. The piece also recounts horse riding dangers and satiric notes from Nasby and Bremen tax customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of of Scotland
Presbyterian Church
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Minedh
Carpenter
Maximilian
Washington Press
Clercal
Solano County
California
Mercury
Nasby
Florris
Confedant
Jefferson Greeley
Harris Davis
Confedint
Jefferson Davis
Bremen
Cali
Bright & Waterman's
Stephenson Street
Pices
Waterman’s Mills
Robert Brotherton
Freeport
Bright & Waterman
KE & J. Roche
Stepheson,st
Cassimeres
Barilett’s
Stephenson-St
EW Hat
CAP & C. O. D. Boot
Stephenson
Street
Ilinois
Merchant Tailors
Galena
van Buren Sts
Freeport, Ill
Kare
A. D. Ferris
Stephenson ST
Freeport and Vicinity
Chicago
Goonds
A. D. Faris
EW Pottery
Chas. Irish
Harlem Center
Court House
Illinois
Freeport, Illinois
WM. Sechrist
Leavitt
Fréeport
BEO
Enlico
Valencia
Ine Cassimere
Asult
L. Colby & CO
F Patterson, E
Mitchell’s Bank
Stephenson and
Chicango Streets
J, Adamson
Patterson, Adamson, & CO
wAlso
Tor Worlan
Abs
Christian and Sanitary Commissions
Zapegler
McCurdy & CO
Auilaird Block
A. J. Bennett & Co
Wnedersold
Nounty
Stephenson County
WM. Young
Treeport Marble Works
Bulkley & Cutler
Freeport Stephenson
Coun
McBerry
Krohn & Staver's
Draguerreotypea
New
Burnhams and van Schaack
John D. Park
Cincinnati
Ohio
Crook & CO
Galena Street
Kuchner
Exchange
Walnut Streets
Unco
Janssen & Jacobsen
Chicago & North Western Railway Company
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