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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1869
Page
2
Excerpt from The Messenger reflecting on suffrage rights and states’ powers. It contrasts the 1863 Republican stance with the 1868 Democratic platform, warning of centralized government and loss of state sovereignty amid campaign rhetoric.
A derisive critique charges Geo Grant with favoritism and corruption involving Ruben E. Fenton, a New York senator, alleging use of official power for personal gain. The piece calls for investigation while arguing Grant’s honesty and reliability align with Radical rhetoric and questions public support for Fenton as an adviser.
Editorial Life. The Richmond Enquirer and Examiner reflects on the press as a universal instrument reaching all households and shaping opinion. It argues the press rivals the pulpit as secular teachers, notes its broad topics from politics to poetry, and warns of its great responsibility and influence.
Twenty of Brigham Young's wives arrive in Council Bluffs Iowa on a netday amid rumors of a recent companion Miss Folsom. The party grins and continues their journey toward Washington as reports of Brigham's latest love circulate.
In a Pennsylvania Legislature discussion on the Fifteenth Amendment Democrat Jacobs laments the reward system for Union soldiers. He recalls Gettysburg and questions why a rebel lieutenant is rewarded while a Union general is exiled to Dakota. He cites Generals Longstreet and Haucook in his critique of party priorities.
The Chicago Times reports local candidates regret not buying Gen Grant a house on the avenue and tracing ties to him. It publicizes a private letter alleged from John A Logan urging support and funds to back Grant, claiming church ties and unpaid favors.
The piece defines poetry broadly as both written works and unwritten nature itself. It celebrates forests lakes rivers storms seas mountains seasons and skies as living poetry, and hints at music as related to poetry in the next installment.
Poem recalling childhood joys and family memories. The speaker cherishes brothers and sisters and especially the mother whose gentle, careworn love guided them. Vivid scenes of home, cottage, meadow, and Sabbath rites reinforce the enduring influence of maternal affection.
Raoul narrates a brisk crossing by a ring tailed monkey troop. A chief leads 80 soldiers as they form a living chain from tree to tree, creating a suspension bridge over the river and ferrying 400 to 500 monkeys to the opposite bank with practiced, comic precision.
A young heiress witnesses a fatal shooting as Mardi Gras revelers fill New Orleans. An accused lover confesses under pressure, the suspect’s remorse drives a grim ending. The tale ends with the heiress still unmarried and marked by tragedy.
A struggling young lawyer named John Taylor volunteers at Clarksville Texas court to defend Mary Ellison in a murder and slander case against George Hopkins. Taylor delivers a dramatic, miracle-like defense that unsettles the crowd, taints Hopkins, and helps secure a fifty thousand dollar verdict followed by lynching threats and Taylor delivering a sermon.
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