Temperance reflections and a liquor tale in Clermont
A Clermont Courier temperance essay contrasts zeal with practical morality and cites local lives. It opens with a critique of temperance zealots voting for unfit leaders, then presents "The Stage Coach" extract about Uncle Zeik and the Belcher family, illustrating the social harms of rum selling and a neighborly feud over temperance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeik
Uncle 'Zeik
Snooks
Barney Belcher
Barney
Carney
Nelly Belcher
Reik
Uncle *Zeik
Nelly
Sleaven
Barneys
Bijah Cody
Downward Spiral of a Father Driven to Poverty and Drink
A reader recalls a father ruined by debt and family strife. His sons mocked and degraded him, driving him to alcohol until he lost his license and became a starving ward of the town. The narrative notes his forgotten customers and a chalked wall of liquor charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Belcher
Power of Congress over the District of Columbia debate
The article discusses Congress’s exclusive control over the District of Columbia, arguing that federal sovereignty lies with Congress after state cession. It cites Madison, Mason, Henry, Grayson, Randolph and Wythe, contending Congress can abolish slavery in the district and that District authority extends beyond police to all cases. It contrasts with Virginia and Maryland views on limits and sovereignty.
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Madison
Congress
Coumbia
United States
Federal
District of Columbia
Columbia
George Mason
Patrick Henry
Grayson
Oroland
Mason
Continental Congress
Mr. Madison
Randolph
Maryland
Virginia
U. States
Wythe
Letter From Thomas Jefferson to Namesake Smith
A Boston published letter from Thomas Jefferson to his namesake Th Jefferson Smith offers guidance on life. It urges piety toward parents, justice, truth, and avoidance of murder, promising a virtuous path and eternal bliss. The dated farewell from Monticello is signed February 21, 1825.
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Boston
Th. Jefferson Smith
Monticello
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A. M. Gest
Clermont Courier
Temperance
Lijah
Uncle Zeik
Baney Belcher
Lot Mason
Zeth
Bijah
Miss Snooks
Sle
Parson Cogle
Uncle Snooks
Pelf
N. Y. Evening Post
Power OF
Jefferson
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