01 Oct 1850
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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1850
Page
1
A dramatic verse voice laments rejection and social ruin after an unrequited suit. The speaker narrates ruinous self judgment, neglected attire, and public scorn, contemplating suicide yet clinging to a plea for Kitty to forgive and take him back. The piece blends heartbreak with self mockery and longing.
Diary extracts recount the 1775 effort to appoint George Washington commander of the colonial army at Cambridge. Adams supports the move amid New England tensions with Virginia leadership, while Hancock Walker and Ward face tension. The narrative notes Washington’s quick acceptance and the political maneuvering over the second in command, with Lee proposed and debated.
A dramatized 1830s tale portrays Senator Thomas J. Rusk of Texas rising after the Nacogdoches clash. The narrative credits his leadership in storming Pedras’s positions, sparking Texan resolve, and notes his later success as a Texas senator. The piece also praises his duel-free record and sturdy, affectionate nature.
A fragment from a periodical essay collection reflects on mortality and the enduring force of ideas over brutal conquest. It cites Tamerlane and Napoleon, praising moral power, then pivots to devil imagery as social critique and warning about vanity, with satirical vignettes on fashion, church, and politics.
A smoky, mythic meditation on the discovery of gold in California. A lone wanderer duels with the wilderness as gold fever spreads from riverbanks to distant cities, sparking a global rush and a new dawn for the western shores. The narration links treasure to national destiny and Westward expansion.
General Willisen, aged around sixty, led as Schleswig-Holstein commander and later taught military history in Berlin. His systematic view on warfare emphasized strategy and the army’s needs, drawing from Blucher, Scharnhorst, and Gneisenau, and aligning with Jomini. He critiqued Polish war outcomes and forecast Russian moves, with mixed reception and a notable 1841 Polish War involvement.
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