Washington Bee fragment and notices from 19th century issue
A fragment from The Washington Bee includes subscription details and moral exhortations about living through action, urging readers to help others. It also reports on the abolition of the Chaplaincy in Congress, praise for supporters, and short notes from The Banner of Liberty, with pieces about anti slavery sentiment, a Worcester petition for Judge Loring removal, a car collision anecdote, and brief market and obituaries notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cona ReEss
Congress
Messrs. Biggs, Mason and Slunter
Senate
George W. Jones
Tennessee
House
Banner of Liberty
Middletown
New York
Jupan Lorina
Boston
Worcester Transcript
Judge Loring
William Lloyd Garrison
Wendell Phillips
Theodore Parker
Jearn
Worcester County
Our Glorious Duty to Sustain Free Republican Institutions
A long patriotic defense of republican government stressing the need for citizen education and virtue, warning against despotisms abroad, and urging the press to publish a planned series of essays on political subjects for public instruction. It discusses Senator Douglas, the Kansas Constitution dispute, and loyalty to the Democratic Party while critiquing political defections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old World
Douglas
Kansas
Ilinois
Congress
Buchanan
United States
Ansus
Ife
Philadelphia
Fremont
Cerberus
Perdition
Cincinnati
Senate
Prederick
California
Shisyr
Afr
Be Careful in Country Affairs and Courtship Advice
A column fragment warns bachelors to beware of country house romance trap and the dangers of love in rustic settings. It urges mothers’ guidance, warns against courting multiple sisters, and mocks “ask Mamma” schemers while noting heiress pitfalls and social entanglements. It closes with notes on a Randolph family member and Corydon Bank wind-up amid financial pressure and a quip about literature from water on the brain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartionus
London
Mamma
Martha
Sophia
Papa
Noar
Corydon Democrat
Bank of Corydon
Times
Slavery Constitution Adopted In Kansas
Kansas news from the Saint Louis Republican reports the slavery constitution carried by a large majority in Kansas with imperfect returns from Johnson and heavy pro slavery gains in Shawnee, Olathe, and Lexington. threats of civil strife loom as Lane’s faction promises attacks on Lawrence and Lecompton while Fort Scott rumors spread. local editor notes a border war atmosphere and warns of violence as Vigilant Committee meetings continue. Seven Minnesota papers suspend publication due to hard times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Saint Louis Republican
Westport
Johnson
Shawnee
Olathe
Lexington
Lawrence
Lecompton
Express
Denver
Fort Scott
Ossawattomie
Lane
H.C. P
Free State
Dim Lane
Missouri
State Line
Where is now our youth and our old age in toil
Excerpt from Blackwood's Magazine laments the loss of veritable youth and venerable elders, contrasting buoyant youthful spirit with aged wisdom. It warns that modern materialism shapes youth into a soulless mechanism, lacking genuine growth and natural maturation. The piece critiques forced maturity and stresses the value of authentic heart and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwood’s Magazine
Noiseless greatness and the silent power of order
A meditation on nature showing that quiet, steady forces like sunlight and rain give greater enduring power than dramatic events. It contrasts explosive displays with the sun’s calm, then lists historical figures whose humble trades led to intellectual achievements, urging you to pursue knowledge amid life’s blunders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Neptune
Uranus
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Washington States
Tae Hoe
Vincennes Sun
J. H. Wier
James H. Wier
Merom
Sullivan County
Doctor Wier
League of Love
Ranpoppa
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John Randolph
Roanoke
Charlotte County
Virginia
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France
Harvard College
Minnesota
Oregon
Mississippi
Columbia
Pacific Coast
Empire of the Pacific
South
South Carolina
Nebraska
Cuba
Texas
New Mexico
Webster
Mr. Calhoun
Pam
Hannah More
Mechanica
Westminster Review
Cooper
Aberdeen
London Daily Journal
Elgin
London Times
Edinburg
Witness
Dundee
Ban
James Clarke
Her
Banff
Joseph Hume
Montrose
Mr. McGregor
Glasgow
Ross Shire
James Wilson
Westbury
Haddington
Arthur Anderson
Orkney
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