Abolition Debates and Policy in a Northern Congress
A lengthy speech denounces abolitionist pressure and Massachusetts Governor Horton’s conditions for troops, arguing emancipation would bankrupt the nation. It contrasts Union aims with partisan aggression, warns of heavy costs, and urges adherence to the Constitution and public faith. The speaker condemns Congress for undermining morale and warns of civil war’s deeper perils.
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Massachusetta
Senate
McClellan
Congress
Pas Biol
Ohio
United States
Judas
Massachusetts
Hunter
Iisa
Greece
Faithleas
America
Gladstone
United
Life Medicines Offer Cure All Ailments In 19th Century Ad
An advertisement touts Life Medicines as cleansing the intestines and restoring healthy bile, claiming relief from costiveness and dyspepsia. It promises improvements in rheumatism, dropsies, worms, scurvy, ulcers, and skin eruptions, with cures including piles fever and ague bilious fevers and liver complaints Mercury diseases and more. The copy urges trial and notes the proprietor’s cure history and a New York address.
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Piter
Kivan Evi
Senorus
Ylolus
Broadway
New-York
Emancipation League Debate and Civil War Anecdotes
A fragmented column recalls recipes for snakebite treatment and a fatal desertion tale involving Col. Dawson, then shifts to note New York Republican abolitionists forming The Emancipation League. It outlines constitutional aims, anti slavery policy goals, and Bryant as president with a slate of notable supporters.
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Massachu
London Times
Huyti
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Omanal Pation
Negro Square
Suikin
Simmons
Chase
New England
Ilinois
Indiana
New York
New
United York
Emancipation League
Republican Abolitioninty
New York City
Bryant
Ciety
City of
Congress
Afteo
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W Quay
William Cullen Bryant
Am Tong
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Cincinnati
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Cleveland
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