A Wish
Poem by George D. Prentice describing an isle in southern seas where earth and sky are bright and fragrant, birds soar among flowering groves, and lovers dream of a shared life in perpetual beauty and love.
07 Jul 1860
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1860
Page
1
Poem by George D. Prentice describing an isle in southern seas where earth and sky are bright and fragrant, birds soar among flowering groves, and lovers dream of a shared life in perpetual beauty and love.
Anson Burlingame denounces the Democratic Party as corrupt and broken, praises Lincoln and Hamlin, and urges Pennsylvanians to guard polling places and vote for the Republican ticket. He recalls tariff fights, Buchanan excesses, and calls for unity against secessionist forces amid tumultuous applause.
The Missouri Democrat publishes extended excerpts of a patriotic letter arguing the coming contest will be between Democrats and Republicans. The author denounces the Democratic party for corruption and power misuse while praising the Republican stance and urging support for Lincoln against any Democratic nominee.
Springfield corresp reports President Lincoln at the State House quiet yet busy. He greets hundreds daily, handles telegraph and mail traffic, and oversees portrait sittings with Hicks of New York while reforming campaign momentum amid biographers and artists seeking material.
A Georgia speaker argues for non intervention and states rights on slavery at a Democratic convention. He defends slavery as beneficial, attacks anti slavery forces, calls for local policing to curb abolitionists, and condemns imperial slave trade while urging national party unity and ethical governance.
The Covode Committee hears John W. Forney recount his lifelong friendship with Buchanan. He describes an 1857 Wheatland meeting offering him Washington duties and public printing, which he refused. After political shifts, offers of posts and ten thousand dollars were rejected, and Forney later built a powerful Pennsylvania paper to oppose the administration.
A harsh vignette traces Fannie and her parlor life from a needy beverage request to a strained dinner. The father shows sorrow for a loving daughter while Fannie pursues amusement, ignoring duties as the husband drifts toward reliance on drink. The piece contrasts neglect and misaligned expectations within a troubled marriage.
A historical list catalogs how English monarchs supposedly died, mixing sensational causes with witty or moralizing notes. It covers from William the Conqueror to William the Fourth, naming fat, thirst, illness, murder, pride, and misfortune as the fates of various rulers.
A nostalgic family vignette follows Fannie Nellie and Mannie as they greet a tired father with affection. The wife’s constant kindness and a cheerful home soften a man’s fatigue, while months pass and domestic chores continue. The piece portrays warmth, routine labor, and the small torments of marital life in a loving, humble setting.
The remark warns that when all a man’s needs come only from what enters the stomach, it signals trouble. It emphasizes appetite as a sign of broader deprivation beyond mere sustenance.
A Chicago Journal correspondent reports on a slave sale witnessed aboard a train in Cincinnati where a blue eyed woman is described as for sale for twelve hundred dollars. The piece also covers Cassius M. Clay defending free speech in Richmond Ky, where a mob pressures him to stop speaking at the Court House before the crowd reluctantly permits him to continue.
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