04 Dec 1856
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1856
Page
1
The poem extols industrious sounds from presses to schooling and home chores. It praises labor done aright as life’s vigor and restfulness, noting duty cheers the spirit and dew revives flowers for those who work with purpose.
A sweeping portrait of the Virginia Editor as a highly political, self-assured figure whose genius lies in partisan journalism and command over readers. The piece mixes critique of his intellect, morals, and social behavior with reflections on the American press as a free fourth estate and a long historical digression on early American newspapers and Kansas events.
According to Punch, Paddy Hoof the celebrated pedestrian known as the Ammersmith Antelope is still walking around a different lady each day. Now in his second week he remains fresh while bets rise on his completing the arduous challenge.
A wealthy resident of the Avenue hosts a Christmas ball where every room shimmers with wealth yet the library is left wanting. Two nieces urge an opulent library, and a bookshop clerk is pressed to fill the square feet of shelves for six hundred dollars. The library is lavishly styled but sparsely stocked.
The speech by Lord Eldon as Attorney General ends with him noting a small inheritance for his children and God’s help to leave it unimpaired. Mitford the Solicitor General weeps, and Tooke quips that Mitford cries for Eldon’s possibly small heirloom.
The study of history is cited as showing principal events converge toward a universal end the civilization of the world. The remark draws on fortune and fate as guiding themes in interpreting historical progress.
The letter reflects Daniel Webster defending his refusal to explain words in a general debate and rejecting an insult. It then shifts to a discussion on ancient mechanics, Karnac pyramids, Pompey’s Pillar, Chinese engineering, and speculative notions of propulsion and magnetic telegraphs.
The source quotes a Charleston Standard expansion praising slavery and Southern states. It extols slavery as a civilizing force and warns against opposing views, framing it as a divine trust. The text includes moralizing lines about opportunity, dissent, and personal responsibility.
Exiled moralists denounce daring performances yet public curiosity overwhelms calls for restraint. The Times condemned an opera as harlotry, but London crowds packed Her Majesty's Theatre, especially women, to the point of suffocation. The piece drew massive, orderly attendance, suggesting reformers misread public taste.
A string of short maxims on character merit prudence and perception. Read as pithy moral reflections attributed to various voices from Channing and others. The collection emphasizes inner virtue restraint and learning by hearing both sides.
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