Thomas Jefferson on the union and party passions in a Colonial letter
A fragmentary historical text discusses Jefferson’s views on unity and party conflict, noting tensions between Northern and Southern states, the risk of a union split, and the need for patience to preserve the republic. The letter, dated 1708 in a freeform purported context, warns against secession and urges keeping together to restore true principles.
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Jefferson
John Talor
Vansverpars
Jung
Ion
Virginia
Shad
England
Otlers
Europe
Thos Jefferson
Missouri Republicans Call State Convention in St Louis
The Republican State Central Committee of Missouri issues a call for a state convention in St Louis on March 10 to select delegates to the National Republican Convention. The extract urges unity among Free Democrats against the National Democratic party viewed as disunionists and advocates strengthening the Union by opposing slavery expansion and secessionist aims. The notice also mentions a recent arrest of a schoolmaster from Boardman, Ohio, tied to associational resistance.
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Republican State Central Committee of
Missouri
St. Louis
National Democratic Party
Jawa
Ager
Republican Party of
Negro Minstrel Sold into Slavery in Texas Court Ruling
An affidavit by Justice W P Griffiths and Deputy Hudgins shows a free man calling himself Joseph Vincent Suarez, of color by medical opinion, was judged a person of color prohibited from entering Texas. He was hired out to leave the state for six months, with enforcement to remove him within thirty days or face rehire for five years. Suarez had entered Galveston as a minstrel and passed himself off as white in his profession.
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Galveston
Tex
W. P. Griffiths
Hudgins
Joseph Vincent Surez
Suarez
Traehart
Suares
Wise Conspiracy Speech At Knoxville Union Meeting
Report of a 1860 Knoxville Tennessee Union gathering where Judge Bailey of Georgia claimed Gov Wise pledged a plot to block Fremont’s seat if elected. The speech drew praise from Virginia Democrat Faulkner and sparked disputes over abolitionist editors and anti abolitionist mob sentiment.
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Knoxville
Tennesse
Bailey
Georgia
Gov. Wise
Florida
Wise
Fremont
Faulkner
Virgina
Senate
France
United States
Order of Rank among Furs from the Courier and Enquirer
A detailed survey of global fur value ranks London as the market hub with rare sales. Ermine, Russian sable, marten, mink, and other pelts crown fashion wealth, noting price fealties and regional sources from Russia to Hudson Bay, with Canada producing black and silver foxes. Exports from the United States in 1857 rose to 1,116,041 dollars as fur fashions shift across continents.
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Courier and Enquirer
London
England
Hudson Bay
Europe
Judson Bay
St. Lawrence
Bueland
United States
Lake Superior
Spiritualism in the United States grows amid new statistics
The fourth annual Spiritual Register for 1860 reports 1,697,000 believers in the United States and 1,600,800 in America overall, with large state totals from New York, Ohio, Illinois, Massachusetts and others. It notes 226 trance mediums and 303 other mediums, 1,500 meetinghouses, 600 books, and 30 periodicals with 200,000 circulation, though authority for these figures is unclear.
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S. Clark
Auburn
United States
Canadas
Cubs
South America
America
New York
Ohio
Illinois
Massachusetts
Michigan
Wisconsin
Maina
Missouri
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Arkansas
Kansas
Nebraska
Oregon
New Mexico
Florida
Wiete
Seward Style and Oil Tale From a Valley
Washington Correspondent notes Seward's concise, rewritten speeches and contrasts his style with Choate and Webster. It then mentions Pittsburg oil excitement over subterranean reservoirs selling crude for 60 cents per gallon, with barrels and transport costs. Also remarks on pits in the Ohio Valley and a European money figure of 600,000.
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Washington
Cincinnat Gazette
Senator Seward
Seward
Webster
Choate
Pittsburg
Wolla
New York
OH Creek
Washington Dinners Criticized by Charleston Mercury Writer
The Washington correspondent ridicules official dinners as dull and artificial. He recalls old time hospitality with governors and Cabinet members, contrasting lavish but genuine feasts with today’s stereotype menus and costly wines. He notes corruption whispers from the X IV Congress and hints at similar practices in the current House.
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Washington
Charleston Mercury
Imuado
Careine
Vaich
Soyer
New Brunswick
Demacrt
Phen
Congress
Turket
Potomac
Chesapeake Tay
Virginia
Trois Freres
Charleston
Philadelphia
New York
Puro
Sperkershp
Curious Vocation of Pearl Divers and Pearls Value
The article describes diving methods used by pearl fishers including nostril, ear, and body procedures, typical daily cycles, fatigue and rest patterns, and the small profits for workers. It lists major pearl fisheries across global coasts and notes historical and modern pearl values, including a famous Tavernier-purchased pearl and price ranges for Ceylon pearls.
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Ceylon
Coromandel
Persian Gulf
Algiers
Sooloy Islands
Bay
Panama
Pacific
Penrla
National Intelligencer
Nso
Rome
P Jaro Pea
Costa
Tavernier
Arabia
Coal Ashes as Fertilizer Report by Wm Leonard South Groton
Wm Leonard of South Groton Mass reports in New Ireland Farmer on using coal ashes as a top dressing on a worn field. He notes increased quantity and better quality grass and red clover, with clover appearing only after ashes. Potatoes with ashes yielded better and healthier plants, contrasting with exhausted areas.
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Wm. Leonard
South Groton
Masa
Ives
New Ireland Furner
Davia Bebbings
Jenny Linday
Rarey Completes Astonishing Horse Taming Demonstration
From the London Times, Mr Rarey exhibits three animals in a high spirited arena. A calm gelding cooperates with gentle handling while a nervous chestnut mare fights restraint yet yields. The third pupil, a powerful three-quarters bred colt, resists training until Rarey’s skill subdues and finally tames him with controlled, decisive maneuvers. The crowd watches as the trainer shows humane methods replacing former harsh practices.
Women in Japan Assert Rational Beings Free to Care for Themselves
An account contrasts Japanese women with Western norms, noting their social standing and independence. It describes a bathhouse scene with mixed genders, naked bathing, and public visibility, then briefly mentions Moravian missionary activity in London and the Harmony ship returning from Labrador with missionary reports.
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Boddy
United Brethren's Society For the
London
LaTrobe
Harmony
Ware
Labrador
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