16 Aug 1856
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1856
Page
1
A poetic call to arms urges workers in workshops and farms to resist bondage and claim liberty born of God. The verse asks if toil will be chained by oppression or freed by righteous action, invoking ploughs looms anvils and tools as symbols of labor.
Col Wm H Bissell Fremont and Anti Buchanan candidate for Illinois governor faced Southern attacks over Buena Vista. He defended Illinois volunteers claiming 20 000 Mexican troops checked by the regiment and that Mississippi troops were not nearby. The duel threat and assertions of Southern bravado are described, with Bissell rebutting charges and no retractions made.
Letters from Fort Lemmie dated June 13 describe quiet Indians near the road and Sioux hostility toward Long Knife after Ash Hollow. Saints returning from Salt Lake tell of famine in Mormon towns, grasshopper plagues, and widespread destitution. Also reports Labrador hurricane wrecks with heavy loss of life on fishing fleets. A quip closes with a coined social jab about a young lady asking how the walking is.
The Philadelphia Evening Journal reports a touching scene at a railway disaster showing a mother tending her wounded child amid flames and chaos. It also recounts Governor Reeder’s Kansas removal, revealing presidential pressure and duplicity by Gen. Atchison and others over land speculation.
The New York Journal of Commerce reports Barnum and his lawyer have won consent from two thirds of Connecticut creditors for his discharge. The remaining third must await mediation under uncertain legal conditions.
A sharp quip notes that one who climbs by scandal against others might just sit on a wheelbarrow to wheel themselves up, illustrating a satirical take on self-promotion and public ascent.
A juror told the judge he wished to be excused. The judge insisted on a reason and the juror admitted they had the itch. The clerk was told to scratch that one out as the exchange concluded.
In this fragment a tale of Bally Brooks the Bully unfolds with Burlingame challenging him, and a Canada retreat planned. The piece includes political snippets on slavery, figures like John C. Fremont and Daniel Webster, and notes Missouri Compromise repeal debates. It also previews Kansas border laws and a health notice for Hollowsay’s pills.
The Richmond Enquirer cites multiple reasons backing Buchanan including opposition to Edward Everett as minister over slavery, support for Texan annexation, foe of the Wilmot Proviso, repeal of the Missouri Compromise and Nebraska doctrines, and a stance against abolitionist documents southward. It contrasts with a Syracuse ticket supporting Parker Vanderbilt and other state posts, critiquing Buchanan’s national prospects while noting regional sentiments and editorials from the N Y Tribune and Pittsburgh papers. A South Carolina gentleman defends Fremont from Catholic education rumors, while Pennsylvania papers show Fremont support and a lurid Turoua Dirty Run item concludes with a macabre tale of Seth.
The Washington correspondent notes an incident in which Edmundson interrupted Giddings during a speech and challenged him to repeat. Giddings replied with a Shakespearean quip, declaring the old giant would not be cowed and demanding Edmundson to show his power while asserting his own resolve.
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