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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1869
Page
5
A two part verse piece laments distance and unkept promises from youth friends and a missing beloved. It blends memory and longing with wartime absence and unreturned letters. The speaker recalls shared eyes and warmth then mourns severed paths and the unrealized reunion.
A collage of quips, riddles, and anecdotes from a historic page. Jests about love, politics, travel, and schooling mix with tall tales and shopping of humor, ending with a child’s rambling tale and a question about a black eye.
Speech by Hon. Charles Sumner of Massachusetts in the Senate Executive Session arguing against ratification of the Johnson-Clarendon Treaty for claims. He condemns the treaty as a capitulation that settles only private claims, leaves the root grievance unaddressed, and risks ongoing discord with Britain. He notes haste in negotiation, model misfit to 1853 convention, and the denial of a genuine international duty remedy.
A historical oration details British concession of ocean belligerency aiding Confederate efforts, the Alabama ship’s build and escape, and British ports hospitality. It argues English negligence and complicity, cites Cobden and Bright, and calls for full national reparation beyond individual losses, tracing vast economic damages to American commerce and war prolongation.
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