Devoted to the Public Good in an 1850 Oshtkosh Poem
Verse by J. E. Carnes honors the Union and shared heritage from Lexington to Yorktown. It surveys memories of Revolutionary heroes, early American leaders, and the indivisible national spirit, invoking battles, states and regions to fuse North and South in a sacred public cause.
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Cere Ey
Eric
Columbia
Potomac
Everglades
Huron
Arnold
Bunker Hill
Moultrie
Empire
Greene
Eutaw
Delaware
Jefferson
Franklin
Hancock
Carroll
Bunker
Yorktown
Dodge the Yankee and the Changing Jack Scam
A Portland or river-boat tale recounts Phil Dodge the violinist paying 8625 for first choice seats at a Jenny Lind Boston concert, then being fleeced in a mock gambling scheme aboard a river boat. Dodge manipulates the changing jack trick and exposes the scam, while confederates pretend worry and bluff to the crowd.
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Dodge
Jenny Lind
Boston
New York
Brown
Philgarlie
Strong
Philadelphia
Dodze
Dodre
Phay
Peace-Makers at Copenhagen Seek Arbitration in Danish Duchy War
Joseph Sturge Elihu Burrit and Frederick Wheeler report progress in their peace mission at Rendsburg and Copenhagen. They propose arbitration based on historic treaties to settle disputes between Denmark and the Duchies, hoping to end the war without arms. The Danish ministers express willingness to consider a humane, pacific settlement and to endorse a plan of arbitration if the Duchies authorize it.
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Wai
Schleswig-Holstien
Rendsburg
Kiel
Duchies
Court of Arbitration
Elihu Burritt
Hamburg
Joseph Sturge
Elihu Burrit
Frederick Wheeler
Peace Congress
Denmark
Wriiting
Copenhagen
Rendaburg
Denmak
Travendahl
Duchien
The Boston Slave Hunt and the Vigilance Committee
The Boston Slave Hunt report describes Knight and Hughes fleeing Boston after a nine week trial period, the Vigilance Committee forming sub committees and a legal group to challenge warrants, and the risk of violence amid armed locals surrounding Crafts's shop. Knight and Hughes were arrested on charges of slander and conspiracy, posted bail, and planned flight amid a tense mob following their carriage.
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Boston
Transpar
Knuight
Hughes
William
Ellen Crofts
Crafin
C. Sewall
Charles Summer
R. H Dana, Jr
John C. Park
George Minot
Charles 7. Loring
Crafts
Craft
Spartacus
Knight
Bughes
William Crante
Ellen Grafts
Kaigit
Court
Leverett Streets
East Cambridge Bridge
East Cambridge
Potter’s
Tragicomic Slave Hunt Crews Through Cambridge Arrests
A letter from the New England metropolis describes a dramatic sequence during a slave chase, detailing numerous warrants and evasions. The plan included serving writs, arresting Crafts on various charges, and potential clashes with state and federal processes. The piece questions the legitimacy of the Massachusetts statute and reflects on the broader constitutional conflict and civil rights tensions.
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Cambridge
South
Knight
Hughes
Massachusetts
United States
Mexico
Monterey
New-England
Tribune
Barnegat Fisherman’s News From Two Decades Ago
The narrator recalls voyages from Calcutta, barters for an Indian handkerchief, and learns potatoes are twenty five cents a bushel. A Barnegat fisherman reveals his son earned two hundred dollars, then laments the boy’s death after an election season.
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Calcutta
Barnegat
Balint
Lagain
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Warren’s
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London
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the Bridge
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Sneden
Omro
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Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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L. P. Crary
Wisconsinn
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Hay & Hall
R. P. Eighme
Burrows’ Hotel
Menasha, Winnebago Co
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Wheeler & Ewmons
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Erwis Wierier
Norxay H. Esmons
Winnebago County
State of New York
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Oahkosh
High Street
G. Burgess
Gay
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Morley & Edwarde
Jon. Jackson
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OUR Union
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