Opinions of Lincoln and others on negro equality in Senate memorial
A Senate memorial presents remarks by prominent figures across parties on the question of negro equality. Adams denounces equal rights theories, Jefferson foresees freedom but not harmonious governance, Webster warns against colonization plans, Clay favors strict racial separation, Douglas supports white supremacy, and Lincoln rejects political equality for blacks while noting a lasting physical difference.
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Savutsbury
Senate of the
United States
Apranam Lincoln
Joan Adams
Helvetius
Rosseau
Thomas Jefferson
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
Stephen A. Dovaas
Abraham Lincoln
Specimen Brick Says Barry Won Fame For Fraud
Washington correspondent accuses General Henry W. Barry of repeated swindling and criminal assault, claiming his past includes a colonelcy of a negro regiment and a forged brevet major general. The piece argues Barry will win Radical support despite alleged misdeeds.
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Mississippi
Congress
Henry W. Barry
Union Soldict
Paducah
Louisville
Federal Army
Barry
Washington
Louisville Courier-Journal
Revels to take seat on Democratic side of Senate
The New York Herald reports Revels the colored Senator from Mississippi will join the Democratic side in the Senate Chamber. It notes he would lose reputation if seated with Radicals, and mockingly suggests neighbors like Cameron and Yates would drive him toward theft or drunkenness, citing a magazine estimate of five hundred matches per person annually.
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New York Herald
Revels
Missinaippi
Senate
Cameron
Yates
Jere Binckh Letter to Attorney General Hoar 1370
Jere Binckh writes to Attorney General Hoar dated January 18 1370 not present in court to hear remarks on Mr Stanton. He quotes praise for Stanton from a newspaper report and demands plain facts and sources for the claim that Stanton stood between the living and the dead for ten weeks. He asks who the demons were what dangers tested him and what evidence supports the dramatic rhetoric. He urges truth over partisan ornament and calls for withdrawal if the statements cannot be substantiated.
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Jere Binckh
Hoar
Wasumeton
E. R. Hoar
Stanton
Buchanan
Republic
Ithuriel
Mr. Stanton
Mr. Buchanan
United States
Supreme Court
Democratic Union
Abolition School
White House
Black
Cadetship sales under fire in Congress districts
Washington Specials in the Cincinnati Gazette note ads offering cadetships to West Point and Annapolis. The piece criticizes Southern members and Radical reconstruction, arguing shady sale concerns undermine honest men and public trust.
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West Point
Congress
Washington
Cincinnati Gazette
Annapolis
South
Jnd. Sentinel
Ocean Depths Revealed By Deep Sea Soundings
Deep sea soundings tied to submarine cable work show the Atlantic averaging about 12 000 feet in depth. Depths fall rapidly from near the Irish coast, reaching 10 500 feet within 50 miles, and the deepest basin lies off Newfoundland span ing nearly 1 000 miles.
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Atlantic Ocean
Trish Coast
New Foundland Banks
New Plan to Decide Contested Elections by Random Draw
A Washington dispatch reports the Election Committee favoring a plan to settle contested election cases in a manner modeled on English practice. Each case would use a special jury or committee formed by drawing nine House members from a box after contestant objections. Final decisions would rest with the committee unless the House votes. Critics doubt fairness, arguing the minority would have a better chance under draw.
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Washington
England
Indianapolis Sentinel
Rules at Hashery House Corridors of Comedy
A satirical notice outlines strict temperance and odd hostel rules. It jokes about bills, advance payments, boot removal, beds for double boarders, and even beds with or without boards. It mocks editors and visitors with whimsical charges and accidental wordplay.
Mind and Talent Theory Reflections and Humorous Vignettes
A meditation on mind as the true self and its organs shaping power, noting individual talent variation and growth through use. The piece includes humorous anecdotes about Jimmy M and wealth, a New York tale of a humanitarian society for helping blind men, and a Houston incident where a Black man is deemed too slow to sue after being run over.
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Earth
New York
Young Ladies’ Humanitarian Association
Ron
Houston
The Dilemma of Reconstruction and Ratification Debate
The New York Herald argues that Southern ratification of the fifteenth amendment before restoration raises questions about the validity of Reconstruction laws or the legitimacy of Southern admissions. The piece contends if the states were in the Union there was no need to admit them, and if not, they could not legislate for in union states. Also mentions William Penn’s carriage owned by Captain Pierce of Cleveland Ohio occasionally seen in streets.
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New York Herald
Union
Congress
William Penn
Captain Pierce
Cleveland
Ohio
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Marion County
Bayless W. Hanna
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Mkes
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Sir John Trevanley
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Taffrail
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Posey County
Crispus Schnee
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Duclos
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Furney Wis
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Posey
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Trainer
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Frederick W. Lichtenberger
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