04 Aug 1859
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1859
Page
1
A 19th century verse expresses disillusionment with unreturned affection. The speaker laments unreciprocated love, notes hopeful dreams fading, and contrasts friendship bought with money with the notion that true love cannot be traded. The piece ends with the assertion that love itself is exchanged for love.
A political manifesto decries Locofoco tactics and praises Republican conservatism. It links repeal of the Missouri Compromise to the rise of Republicanism and condemns attempts to extend slavery in Kansas, naming Douglas and others in the critique.
A Republican critique denounces Locofoco stance on Popular Sovereignty and the Fugitive Slave Law. It accuses supporters of Toombs, Kansas governance, and anti slavery positions, arguing for restraint on extending slavery. The piece defends Oberlin court rulings and condemns slave trade revival while opposing slave expansion into territories.
The writer blasts Locofoco opponents and advocates aggressive partisan tactics over slavery extension. He urges Republicans to label rivals as abolitionists and disunionists, mocking opponents and urging bold, combative rhetoric to sway readers. He mocks nationality rhetoric and suggests uniting behind the party line.
A ponderous meditation contrasts genius with cleverness and talent, noting the genius seeks no invasion of others and writes poetry, while the clever man prowls, slanders, and invades privacy. The text shifts to anecdotes of romance and folly including Effie Carstone case and a gun tale with Indians.
A traveler recalls a night at a St Louis hotel where six guests shared a room. An Arkansas guest sparked a loud bar dispute after bar access was allegedly cut off. A bowie knife was shown, but the quarrel ended with a round of drinks and a river trip the next day.
A humorous riff imagines a con man opening a phrenology shop to read customers by skull bumps. He drafts a fake chart with scores for faculties from Amativeness to Conscientiousness, illustrating how the scam would work if practiced for a living.
A notorious wit Dr Til sent a forged letter to the Royal Society secretary claiming a cure by tar water and a sailor’s broken leg mended with tarwashed splints. The hoax stirred debate on tar water as Berkeley referenced works and a second letter admitted the limb was wooden.
Fragmentary quips recount a Maine man crossing to California for safety, a Maine source notes, and a statelian joke about old maids marrying and factories. The piece uses quirky old-time humor and linguistic play.
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