The Ascent of Mont Blanc and Civil Rights Discourse
A detailed chronicle from Chamounix describes the Mont Blanc ascent by a small party amid perilous ice, fog, and cannon signaling success. The second segment debates slave emancipation, arguing self government and the moral weight of freedom against servitude, with emotive critique of ownership and human rights.
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Galignani
Mont Blanc
Chamounix
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Fuassileers
Wexford
Mant Blanc
Forrest
Gaire
Grand Male
Tile Register Announcement From Shepherdstown
Shepherdstown notices appoint William Thomson of Baltimore as authorized agent to receive subscriptions and advertisements and to receipt payments for the paper. The item is dated Tuesday October 1, 1550 in Jefferson County Virginia.
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William Thomson
S. E
Baltimore and
Calvert Sts
Baltimore, Md
Brive Rives
Blue Ridge
Virginia
Ic. Rep
Congress Adjourns After Stormy Ten Month Session
Congress closes a turbulent ten month session amid fears for the Union with calls to pledge loyalty to the United States. Notes on canal celebrations near Cumberland and Maryland gubernatorial race preparations. Reports on fugitive slaves in Pennsylvania, canal toll debates, and political shifts among editors and officials.
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Congress
Union
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Canal Board
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Erie Canal
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Maryland
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Washington County
Enoch Louis Lowe
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E. Cagudson
New York
Blackwell's Island
Judson
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Washington
Army
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Winfield Scott
Thomas 8 . Jessup
John E. Wool
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Artillery
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Infantry
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