07 Mar 1866
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1866
Page
1
Mr Nasby writes a caustic Toledo Blade column denouncing the democracy’s excesses as he rails at Andrew Johnson and Republicans in the postwar tension. He mocks abolitionists and warns of political moves, taxation for halls, and paymaster concerns while defending old Southern posture and Freedmen’s Bureau limits.
A notice reports a forthcoming volume containing a memoir and sermons of the late Rev. William Barnes, a prominent Methodist preacher in Eastern Pennsylvania. It recalls an incident as he preached near Philadelphia when a young woman in the gallery left and he called out good night, father. The exchange is cited as illustrating a clash between sacred authority and worldly behavior.
A Civil War era reminiscence praises a general whose compassion accompanied battle. A surgeon recalls offering care to a wounded captain and a brief prayer for recovery as the general knelt beside them. The captain credits Howard with crucial actions at Cemetery Hill before Meade arrived.
A fourteen year old boy learns a new method of driving oxen Buck and Bright using low quiet talk instead of loud bawling. The father notes that the oxen respond to brief spoken cues showing intellect and proper course, challenging the belief that only bawling motivates the team.
The piece praises a graceful smile as a sign of intellect and benevolence, then recounts a country school scene where a boy insists his name is John Bub and his father’s name is not his. The Louisville Journal commentary scorns Seward's New York speech and laments Copperhead influence on party unity.
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