12 Dec 1860
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1860
Page
1
A reflective passage notes a lost loved one who would have shaped the speaker’s life with kindness. The speaker, addressing Carl, pauses as a tender memory interrupts, marking twenty years since the beloved’s death.
In 1799 on the Buckingham place a bear crossed the road while we chased two cows and a yearling. Silas Hutchinson identified the prints as bear tracks and the region saw intermittent fevers through 1801. We moved to Clermont county in 1802 and began hard farming, including clearing land, fencing, and raising horses, with hunting in bad weather and early encounters with game.
An elderly narrator recounts a harsh winter of 1806 7 and a summer drought lasting about 72 days. He recalls his youth, a sharp younger brother who hunted deer before age ten, grain shortages, and a freezing February 7th described as the coldest since. The passage ends with a promise of continuation.
The column compiles editorial quips, social anecdotes, and regional happenings. It includes a member’s pledge against Northern uniforms, Clinton South Carolina’s secession ball resolution, a Yankee girl’s view on Lincoln election drills with a black helper, a witty quip about an old wife’s tale, and a meditation on loss as God bridges pleasure to heaven.
The Soothing System pledges acknowledgment to the Chivalry for aiding Lincoln’s election. They celebrate the Republican win, defend Lincoln’s triumph, and urge the Chivalry to accept the result, urging quiet longsuffering and warning critics they will not apologize for the victory.
An 1856 Baltimore election scene shows a voter, Roger B. Taney, challenging a ballot while claiming to be Chief Justice of the United States. The exchange reveals the clash between voting procedure and a veteran official, amid broader social commentary on marriage and maternal roles.
A critique of teachers who merely hear lessons and punish or reward, arguing for active teaching. It laments overtalkative instructors who kill thought, opposes excessive explanation, and urges students to wrestle with problems to build mental strength.
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