Jackson assassination attempt at the Capitol remembered
The Savannah News recounts the 1835 attempt on President Andrew Jackson by Lawrence of Georgetown. As Jackson stood near the portico during Hon. Warren Davis’s funeral, Lawrence fired two pistols but failed. Jackson, aided by bystanders, refused to retreat, and the crowd subdued the would be assassin. The event, amid foggy weather and loaded horse pistols, is highlighted as a dramatic moment in public life.
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Sermon on Riches and the Needle's Eye Explained
A lengthy religious meditation argues that wealth need not bar salvation if riches are devoted to God. It likens the camel through the needle's eye to the rich shedding worldly ties, urging spiritual conversion and warning worldly Christians.
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Christ
Forward, Always Forward in Mo lino del Rey Attack
A fragment from a Civil War era report recounts Col Graham leading a brave dash at Molino del Rey. He falls after six bullets, his shout of forward inspires soldiers who press the walls amid enemy fire. Mentions other bold examples and a Charleston plantation sale, signs, and a Cincinnati fraud case.
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Mexico
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