05 Dec 1860
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1860
Page
1
A new poem by Jom G Warttien evokes a twilight scene beside the Merrimac river. The speaker describes dusk, dew, and wooded hills blocking the day while distant hilltops glow with sunset colors across the river. The verses contrast damp gloom with a rosy, tranquil horizon as readers gaze toward the hills of God.
An elderly, well cultured man greets a old friend in a packed Illinois Central car. They recall past joys and losses from 1857, including business woes in St Louis and a collapse of fortunes amounting to forty thousand dollars, shared with their families.
In an Ohio Farmer piece, Brandon and his companion recall their once comfortable lives and the trials that followed. They speak of Mary’s poverty, a daughter deceived by a city marriage, and the deaths of Ashley and other sons. They reflect that necessity is the best school for virtue.
A collection of quirky observations and quotes ranging from road crossing dangers and damp night dilemmas to misread romantic plots and inheritance mix ups. The piece also cites Longfellow’s Na Watha and whimsical aphorisms about happiness and perspective.
The Neville Ratification Meeting and Torch-Light Procession drew a large Republican turnout. Felicity Wide Awake Company and New Richmond Band led a festive night with speeches by Pravek and D. A. Bansinger, a grand parade through Neville, and a generous banquet hosted by Mr Davanters and local Republican ladies. Lincoln and Hamlin were honored as the crowd celebrated in victory mood.
Equal to the Emergency recounts two French lodgers in a suburban hotel room where one, penniless and desperate, threatens suicide for 500 francs. A gun misfires, a Frenchman flees in his night robe, and a confrontation ensues with an Arkansas guest, illustrating cultural differences in resolve and danger.
A World editorial rebuts the South's cotton supremacy claim noting the region wastes vast corn and hay, relies on northern markets for fuel and bread, and that cotton depends on the North for life support. It asserts cotton’s intrinsic value is lower than corn, hay, and livestock, and questions the idea of cotton paying debts alone.
A Charleston line reports a widow with three children opposing slavery was seized by a mayoral order and jailed without bail until February. The item likens tyranny in slave states to Austrian, Neapolitan, and Robespierre regimes. A Paducah shooting over Lincoln support is noted with unfair punishment implied. Trade note warns against overpacked apple barrels to prevent decay.
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