13 Sep 1856
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1856
Page
1
Poem urging present generations to live up to their sires by defending and keeping freedom. It contrasts veterans' fame with living deeds and calls for current citizens to preserve the nation through action rather than empty praise. The piece references freedom, sacrifice, and national pride.
A tale unfolds of Jane Manvers an heiress who tests two suitors William Stanton and Frederick English by faking a cousin alive to see who loves her for fortune. Both men fail the test when exposed at her mansion and she weds neither. Also recounted is a late night scare in the West End where a hooped skirt imitates a prowler causing laughter and breakfast.
A shy young clergyman visits a professional brother with a girls boarding school. He is introduced to Miss M and stammers that he recently slept with her father, whom he had known only briefly, creating an awkward social scene.
The excerpt notes the ease of looking down on others while finding self-judgment harder. It poses a stark question about a man with both legs cut off, likening his situation to an unequal bargain where nothing is left to boot.
The article argues John C. Fremont embodies free labor ideals and appeals to young men and working Americans. It portrays Fremont as self-made, hardworking, and destined to lead Kansas free labor, contrasting with Buchanan’s “Black Democracy” and urging support for Fremont as national standard bearer.
Correspondence reports a mass meeting at National Hall in Philadelphia with William D. Lewis as chairman. Speakers included Collamer and Senator Trumbull, who criticized the Kansas Nebraska bill and urged votes for Fremont and Dayton. A large crowd filled the venue and thousands remained outside. The note also records Robert Orr of Cincinnati, a pioneer, dying at 88.
A report alleges Col Titus, Gov Shannon’s ally, seized a Free-State settler Smith’s claim near Lecompton. Titus tore down Smith’s house, rebuilt it, and after a fight, fired the building. U S dragoons were deployed to defend Titus, amid broad Democratic Administration praise and fear of further dispossession of Free-State settlers.
The census interrogation yields comical answers from a German native, including names and living details in broken German and English. The Grand Jury in Shinnston, Virginia, recently charged the local postmaster for distributing the Tribune to subscribers.
An elegant private ball yields a playful jab at a gentleman’s cited ankle sprain for nonattendance. A toast from a lady at the Fantucket submarine cable ball hints at Island ladies’ interest in the new line. Holloway's Pills are praised as a safe, mild remedy for liver and stomach disorders and other ailments, touted for purifying the system and aiding various conditions.
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