Brown's Execution Spurs Northern Respect and Slavery Critique
A Fredonia Cen sor editorial defends John Brown as a martyr for liberty, praising his courage at the gallows. It condemns Virginia’s swift trial and execution, argues it inflames Northern sympathy for abolition, and calls out slavery’s fragility revealed by the events.
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John Brown
Fredonia
Virginia
South
Brown
Shay
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Walker
Jenny
Old Dominion
Jenity
Congress conventions and Erie notes reflect local concerns
Congress met with absentees as Mann proposes a Virginia invasion inquiry and Trumbull seeks to widen it to the Franklin Arsenal seizure. In the House, votes swung around Speaker Bocock, with Grow withdrawing amid Democratic Slavery debates. Erie items report a silver rumor near Franklin, river trade, a revenue appointment, local hotels, a giant turnip, drownings, a murder retry, and Garber’s peaches and cranberries for sale.
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Mann
Virginia
John Brown
Trumbull
Illinois
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Missouri
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Grow
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Helper
Remembering John Brown and Shipman Church Bell Toll
In Younesviamr on December 2, 1859 the town tolled the church bell and fired minute guns for John Brown amid warm sympathy from old friends. Godey's Lady's Book for January promises three steel engravings and superior value, offered at $2 to Maz subscribers.
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Younesviamr
Frizao Cowan
John Brown
Godey
Tiffanys ten mile hub race ends in Sugar Grove triumph
A Sugar Grove contest on November 30 featured Tiffany running from Sugar Grove to Jamestown and back, about ten miles, on hubs with brief rests. He completed the challenge in 3 hours 40 minutes, despite poor road conditions, while one horse faltered. The report notes skepticism toward the Ledger and ties to national politics and slavery.
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Sugar Grove
Warren County
Tiffany
Messrs
Logan
Garfield
Jamestown
Warren links by iron rails at last
The Cars have come to the Depot ground in Warren arriving about four in the afternoon and leaving at ten in the forenoon. The line is not finished and the train is irregular but confirms Warren and Eric are connected by rail.
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Warren
Eric
Sunbury and Erie Railroad Celebration Near Warren
Town announces a celebration for the Erie to Warren rail line completion on Thursday December 15 with 2 PM arrival of cars from Erie and a military presence. weather and late preparation noted. Philadelphia councilmen expected and plans for a public demonstration described.
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Sunbury & Erie
Erie
Warren
Philadelphia
Erie Military
Interview Between John Brown and Wife at Charlestown
The New York Tribune correspondence recalls John Brown and his wife in Charlestown jail. After denial of companions admission, four hours were allowed for their farewell interview. Mrs Brown entered, they embraced in silence, then spoke briefly about the hard fate. Brown confirmed acceptance of orders and content with the situation.
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Mary
Klarper’s Ferry
Thompsons
Essex County
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North Elba
N. Y
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Owen Brown
Worcester
Mass II
Kansas
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Ruth Thompson
Henry Thompson
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Rockville
Tolland County
Conn
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New England Company
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Lewisburg
Summit County
Storck County
Canton
Humphrey
Upson
Akron
J. R. Brown
Mannerville
Watson
Joan Avis
John Brown
Gen. Taliaferro
Virginia
Avis
Joan Brown
John Brown’s execution described with dignity and shock
The account details Brown’s calm conduct before execution at the gallows with Capt. Avis by his side, the mock military display by Virginia troops, and the final, silent fall as the rope was cut. It notes reactions from observers and contrasts with Southern pride over his fate, followed by brief political and commercial items.
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Haalitt
Avis
Brown
Virginia
John Brown
Death of Washington Irving Remains A National Pride
Washington Irving of New York born, wrote as Jonathan Oldstyle and Knickerbocker. He studied law before turning to letters, produced the Sketch Book and Tales of a Traveler, served as minister to Spain, and died revered as a renowned author and national treasure.
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Europe
Knickerbocker
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George
University of Oxford
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Alhambra
the Prairies
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Newstead Abbey
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Astoria
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Oliver Goldsmith
Madome
Washington
Taylor
The
Hudson
Dubuque
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