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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1857
Page
1
A reflective prose fragment blends seasonal imagery with moral exhortation. It contrasts hardy, rural values and gratitude for autumn harvests with solemn meditations on aging, death, and eventual reunion in a transcendent afterlife. The piece interweaves nature poetry with religious aspiration and nostalgic remembrance.
Thomas H. Benton, veteran senator and historian, writes from Washington in 1857 defending constitutional limits on Congress over Territories. He denounces the Supreme Court's nullification of the Missouri Compromise and its assertion of federal power to extend the Constitution to Territories, arguing the court overstepped its jurisdiction and that territorial governance rests with Congress and the 1787 Ordinance. He cites Florida transactions under Jackson and previews volumes of the Abridgment and Thirty Years’ View, urging public readers to demand adherence to the original constitutional framework.
An exhortation on governing the passions to achieve virtue. It argues that peace and happiness depend on discipline, with warnings that pride envy and revenge must be repressed. It highlights the struggle of conscience, the dangers of yielding to impulses, and the reward of steadfast virtue amid life’s trials.
About twenty five miles from Charlotte Va lies the grave of Patrick Henry. The grave is neglected with no substantial memorial, though his son John Henry cares deeply and visits daily. A grandson in the village studies law, while an old servant who once served Henry is sometimes seen at the grave. Merchants in New York plan to keep harbor open in winter and the Camden and Amboy railroad intends to use two powerful hosts to break the ice.
A 17th or 18th century account describes Meriman-Khat, a Persian infantry general with iron temper, accompanying Ferouk Khan. It details Mehman-Khan’s dispatches to the Shah, his rapid Paris to Tehran ride of 400 leagues in 16 days, and Charles XI of Sweden's similar endurance after Pultowa, ending with Stralsund where his boots had to be cut off.
An editorial essay urges temperance among unemployed and distressed men facing economic reverses. It argues whiskey worsens troubles, urges self restraint, and champions manhood and orderly conduct over stimulants. The piece recalls satirical anecdotes about suffrage and a hazardous electrical joke targeting ladies.
Disjointed notices recount a mix of military fears, court cases, street accidents, and social mores. References to Russia Austria and Pra power, Francis Moore in Memphis court for seduction, a Berlin Free Lovers trial, a Nashville preacher fleeing with a woman, and scattered street injuries hint at a fractured late 19th century news page.
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