Hale’s Kansas satire stirs Senate crowd in Washington
Senator Hale delivered a vivid but jokey defense of Kansas, likening its ransacked towns to a graveyard scene and drawing on Monk Lewis’s drama. The sketch drew laughs, with references to bleeding Kansas, Osmand, and grim battlefield imagery amid a broader lecture on politics.
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Washington States
Senator Hale
Kansas
Hale
Joe Miller
Congress
Osmond
Evelina
New Hampshire
Monk Lewis
London Times
Sebastopol
Lawrence
Kansas- Nebraska
London
Moscow
Mr. Hale
Tony Lumpkin
Washington Bee Ad Rates and Sample Notices
The Washington Bee lists subscription prices and advertising rates. It notes free publication of religious benevolent literary and political notices and marriages and deaths, with transients payable in advance, and mentions various quoted items from other journals and local notes.
Agriculture Becomes Noble Profession Ranked Among Nobility
A statement arguing that agriculture should be elevated to the noble ranks of professions, emphasizing its importance and dignity within society.
Sam Patch’s Final Leap From Genesee Falls
An 1829 Rochester chronicle recalls Sam Patch’s last leap from a platform 120 feet above Niagara Genesee Falls. Crowds filled the river banks as he jumped, vanished into the water, and the crowd awaited a sign that never came. The body was not recovered.
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Sam Patch
Genesee Falls
Rochester
New York
Niagara
Sam
Ruth
The Vast Mail System and Invisible Human Ties
A discussion on the vast U S Great Britain letter exchange, imagining a library of correspondence, its emotional range, secrets, and modern connectivity, noting the mail system’s unseen impact and the era’s social linking innovation. Also a sharp paragraph criticizing Horrall of the Washington Telegraph for alleged misconduct and a mock supervisory exit.
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United States
Great Britain
Remarkable Christmas Eve Turn in Trenton Gambit
Dr. McChesney of Trenton recounts the incident of Hessian Colonel Ruhl who ignored a secret note about Washington’s Delaware crossing. The colonel’s preoccupation with cards and wine cost him the event’s outcome and affected the colonies’ struggle for independence.
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McChesney
Trenton
New Jersey
Washington
Delaware
Ruhl
Integrity of Character and Its Eternal Value
An exhortation on integrity as a priceless personal asset and social glue. It argues that honesty outvalues gold and diamonds, benefits youths, and yields trust in trade. A mercantile community built on truth would monopolize trust, while deceptive tricks erode confidence and harm all involved.
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Cuba
West India Islands
Gulf of Mexco
West Indies
Great Britain
Grande Antilla
United States
Trumbull
Sagua la Grande
Spain
Santa Anna
Emery
Forsuken
Martin County
White River
Dover-Hill
Ophir
Philadelphia Bulletin
Character of Rusk Remains a Nation’s Pride
Washington States notes tributes to Mirabeau B. Lamar Rusk at his funeral in Texas and in Congress. Houston, Collamer, Gwin, Seward praise his liberty loving patriotism, steady integrity, and service as soldier, statesman, and senator. Obituary recalls his early life, Texas independence efforts, and high national regard.
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Washington States
Rusk
Senate
General Houston
Georgia
Texas
Republic
United States Senate
Houston
Collamer
Senator Gwin
John Hampden
Hampden
Homer
Seward
Hard Times Abating Across the Nation
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes improved financial sentiment with mills resuming, imports down, and banks resuming payments. Confidence returns, creditors settle with debtors, and prices stabilize as winter’s mildness reduces costs. Circulation rises sharply as trade revives, and 1857 hard times become a distant memory.
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Cincinati Enquirer
New York Tribune
Kansas party triumph and looming Cabinet talks
Washington letters report free State party success in Kansas delighting Republicans and anti Lecompton Democrats. They note possible Wil liam Preston as Spain minister and Dimmick may oppose Lecompton. Pennsylvania lawmakers Hickman Montgomery reportedly against it with Packer praised. Discontent and science quotes follow in commentary.
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Denver
Free State Party
Kansas
Senate Committee On Foreign Affairs
Douglas
William Preston
Kentucky
Spain
Congress
Louisville
Buchanan
Mauch Creek
William H. Dimmick
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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Hickman
Montgomery
Packer
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Ohio
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