They Are Coming Mr Seymour Loyal Blue Across the States
Poem voices calling Mr Seymour as veterans from Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts Vermont Rhode Island Connecticut New Jersey Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania New York and the West pledge support. It recalls Sumter news and urges unity through patriotic lines. The verse lists states regions and the call to raise troops. The tone echoes civil war era rallying cries.
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Mr. Seymour
Loyal Boys In Blue
Maine
New Hampshire
Bay State
Green Mountains
Vermont
Little Rhody
Connecticut
Sumter
Loyal In Blue
Bee Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Grand Old
Keystone State
Star Brigade
West
Remembered First Sweetheart and a Colorful Obituary Tale
A reflective reminiscence recalls a youth's first love at church and the ache of unrequited affection, then shifts to a scene of a prominent colored merchant Alfred Lee of Georgetown, D.C. His funeral draws diverse crowds, highlighting both respectability and community standing as described by Giles B. Stebbins.
Loyal Ex-slave Founder Leaves $300,000 for Family
The piece honors Alfred Lee a former slave who built wealth through business in Georgetown, supported freedmen, and left about $300,000 to relatives. It contrasts him with Robert E. Lee and warns of threats to Reconstruction era stability, predicting violence and political upheaval if Seymoure and Blair gain power.
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Lee
Georgetown
Ile
Virginia
West Point
Arlington
Alfred Lee
Robert J. Lee
Parson and the Red Salt Tale at Universalist Convention
A Universalist parson travels westward with cayenne to curb fever and ague. A Hoosier’s misuse of the vial leads to a fiery mouthful, prompting a quip about hellfire in breeches. Also notes Los Angeles vineyards with vast plantings and a political forecast favoring Grant for four years.
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Banner of Light
California
Los Angeles
Wolfskill
Mr. Childs
Don Matteo Keller
Tropics
Keller
Rose
Col. Kewen
Pacific
Mediterranean Sea
Victoria Crowned Queen After William Death at Windsor
The archbishop of Canterbury and royal peers attended William IV's deathbed. Victoria, declared de jure queen, met the prelate at Windsor and asked for prayers as she began her reign. The piece notes Europe’s tremble and Victoria's strong influence, with other vignettes on a Minneapolis hotel rule and prison life.
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William TV
Windsor Palace
Canterburry
Windsor Castle
Kensington Palace
Victoria
Tie
William
Israel
Europe
Mapland
Star of Home in the Winter Night Poem
When suns decline and crickets sing the star of home shines bright as seasons change. The poem recalls warmth of home through autumns, winters and drifting mists, urging comfort in familiar light against cold and distance.
Old Patriot War Banished Man Reaches Buffalo Then Wales
Samuel Washburne born 1809 in East Hartford Conn left Cattaraugus Reservation in 1830. Banished to Van Dieman's Land for life after the 1837 patriot war. Victoria's proclamation freed many but provided no return aid. He traveled from New York to Buffalo destitute before finding help to reach Wales, where his brother and sister reside.
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Buffalo Courier
Samuel Washburne
van Dieman’s Land
Buffalo
Wales
East Hartford
Conn
Cattaraugus Reservation
Canada
Tie
New York
Tre
Beecher Letter Urges Grant Vote Over Seymour
Henry Ward Beecher closes a letter urging Union supporters to rally around Ulysses S. Grant as the rival faction backs Seymour. The missive notes the danger of southern treason and endorses Grant as the better, lifetime opportunity for voters. Senator Hendricks finally consents to run as Democratic candidate for Indiana governor, with Seymour expected to react in November.
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Seymour
Grant
Henry Warp Brecuer
Hendricks
Indiana
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