A Journey with Silas Wright in the Canton Woods
Barton Baynes recalls a visit by Silas Wright in Canton. They hunt, discuss abolition and politics, and recount a deer crossing a river. Wright warns of future opportunities in Washington and praises Uncle Peabody for moral reform as Ramsey confesses misdeeds.
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Mexico
South Carolina
Uncle Peabody
Sile Wright
North
New York
New England
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Sally
Kate Fullerton
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Hoe
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Cobleskill
Politica
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Big Buck
Tie
Benator
Vetea
Mr. Wright
Afr. Wright
Dave Ramsey
Dotty
Peabody Baynes
Doave Ramsey
Lnele Peabody
Ramsey
Washington Years Under Wright and Senate Life
The narrator recalls autumn in Washington with Senator and Mrs Wright, studying the capital, meeting Whittier Ode Whitman and Greeley in a rising moral climate. He notes Wright’s mastery on the senate floor, contrasts with Webster and Calhoun, and reflects on abolition, slaveholding fears, and political maneuvering amid social scenes and New Year celebrations in 1844.
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Greeley
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Harneay
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Webster
Senate
Clay
Fery Calhoun
Piwitt
Twan
America
South
Spencer
Sully
Sally
Ben Grimshaw
Squire Fullerton
Washington Society
van Buren
Hudson
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