28 Jun 1856
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Newspaper
Geneva Express
Location
Geneva, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1856
Page
1
A lyrical dedication to Zana by Julia, written in a period voice. The poem urges noble, glorious aims and pure motives, noting the reader’s youth and longing for real fulfillment beyond dreams. It emphasizes honesty, kindness, and the heartfelt call to action in song.
The speaker dreams of global land reform and universal schooling, with schoolhouses in every hill and valley, teachers, academies, colleges, and churches promoting the gospel of peace. He cites a world covered by education, religion, and preachers. The passage contrasts beauty and mercy with social layers and upheaval in society.
Dr Kane declined Lady Franklin’s renewed offer to command a British backed expedition to locate Sir John Franklin’s remains and ships. The plan would use a steamer to search a district of about 150 miles in diameter, promising swift, safe work and a high honor for an American to lead.
The Philadelphia convention adopted a platform applauded for anti slavery and Ostend Circular restraint, backing Kansas admission as a free state and opposing federal action to extend slavery. It calls for constitutional protections, supports a Pacific railroad, and urges national unity while inviting cross party cooperation.
The article describes the Minne-ha-ha or Laughing Water waterfall between Fort Snelling and St. Anthony’s Falls in Minnesota Territory. It explains how visitors travel from St. Paul to Fort Snelling, cross the Mississippi, and descend to witness the dramatic 50 foot drop and the spray from the falls. The scene is noted as a popular excursion, with the waterfall likened to a hand crafted by a Yankee mechanic and later referenced by Longfellow in Hiawatha.
The term Brother Jonathan arose when Washington, seeking arms, consulted Jonathan Trumble then governor of Connecticut. His approval secured supplies for the army, and the nickname spread to denote the United States, akin to John Bull for England, with other quoted exchanges illustrating dialect speech.
A sermon extract by Theodore Parker extols the minister's power to guide souls weekly through Bible, hymn, and Confidences. It contrasts ministers with politicians and reformers, praising the noble reach of religious instruction and the creation of virtuous habits through daily acts. Additional notes cite Franklin, Girard, and Sidney Smith on habit formation and a call to simple deeds. Also mentions Mexico intelligence on US protection and Tehauntepee route petition. reports ten horses stolen in Grant Co.
The piece notes Congress has been in session nearly six months with limited progress beyond reports. it urges urgent legislation on railroad and river harbor improvements, but foresees vetoes. It blames Senator Douglas for a Kansas bill favoring slavery, laments ruined possibilities for popular sovereignty, and predicts no major action until Kansas is settled, per the Chicago Press.
A Milwaukee Sentinel correspondent extols Wisconsin mineral wealth highlighting extensive copper and lead mines near Lake Superior, iron ore ledges rivaling Missouri, plus limestone and sand deposits. The piece urges continued geological surveys and railroad surveys to reveal more resources and spur state investment and development nationwide.
The Newport Mirror notes the river peak last week left raftmen cautious through the Dells with water eight feet above low mark and twenty feet above the Dells. By Tuesday the flood began to fall and by Friday rafts could pass Delta with little danger. An estimated over one hundred million feet of lumber will pass by this spring.
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