Courage and vengeance unfold in a colonial tale
Catherine V- fires a loaded musket from an upper window to repel a band of Finley and Van Zant’s men seeking to plunder the Judge V- residence. Finley is killed, and Catherine later marries a Continental captain, while the old house remains a memory and symbol in the writer’s boyhood tales.
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van Zant
Hisself
Judge
Tory
Finley
Judge V
Catherine V
Catherine Y
Land of the Living
Pennsylvania
Thirtern
Washington
Vilage
Sheldon
Leason
Tome
Yan Zant
Senid
Nomination of Tom Hyer for Congress by New York paper
A New York Courier and Inquirer editorial urges Tom Hyer as the right man for Congress in the Fourth District. It attacks Preston S. Brooks as a brutal fighter, argues Hyer would defend boxing honor, and asserts Hyer’s character and independence would suit national service.
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N. Y. Courier & Inquirer
Tom Hyer
Congress
New York
South Carolina
Preston
Brooks
Yankee Sullivan
William Poole
Preston S. Brooke
Mr. Hyer
Washington
Brooke
Hyer
Ben Caunt
Hercules
Ayer
Willl Ng
Groaning and Crying Benefit Nervous System Claims
A French physician publishes a lengthy dissertation arguing that groaning and crying ease pain and aid recovery. He notes patients who vent natural emotions recover faster after accidents and surgeries and cites a case of a man whose pulse halved from 126 to 60 in two hours.
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France
Publication of San Reg's Inquisite Utterances
The note states this item has been published and is out of print. It presents Mins Cann’s inquisitionlike utterance as a curiosity. Readers are informed the excerpt is reprinted to place it before them.
Whispers and Echoes Across a Tainted Landscape
A collage of verse and analysis runs through the column. Poetry laments the Moon and lovers while a stark editorial voice condemns the Slave Power's hold on the Union, urging Kansas justice and punishment for Brooks. The piece blends literary whimsy with sharp political critique.
Democratic Carep outlines proslavery agenda in harsh terms
The Cleveland Leader outlines a harsh proslavery platform attributed to the Democratic party, accusing it of pursuing extended slavery, admitting new slave states with lax population rules, suppressing anti-slavery discourse, allowing territorial meddling, and funding slave catchers, with a concluding religious admonition about faith and possession of a promised land.
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Democratic Party
Cleveland
Nebraska
Senate
Citzens
United States
St. Clair
Republic
Congress
The Little Animal Mr Sumner's Speech in Senate
The passage portrays Charles Sumner as a fierce speaker in the Senate whose statements provoke sharp attacks. It highlights his denunciation of slavery and Kansas politics and references Stephen A. Douglas and the Kansas crisis with dramatic moral language.
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Mr. Sumner
Mr. Douglas
Senate
Charles Sumner
Douglas
Lane
Pitts
Kansas versus South Carolina in a argument over states and slavery
A speaker denounces Senator Butler for mischaracterizing Kansas as a State candidate, praising Kansas’s fight for freedom and contrasting it with South Carolina’s long history of slavery, noting Kansas’s two years of trials and the Lawrence defense. The speech extols Kansas women and the fight for human rights while criticizing Butler’s rhetoric.
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Louisville
Itig
Brooke
South Carolina
Massachusetts
Suraner
Butler
Senate
Congress
Judge Butler
Sumoner
Hoar
Sumner
United States
House of Representatives
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Tam
Republic
Kansas
Susner
Preston S. Brooks
South Carollina
Siple
Franklin
England
Massachusetts Bay
Missouri
Lawrence
Rome
Prussia
St. Louis
Dinner Guest in the Kitchen with Congressman Rutherford
In a 1796-7 session tale a Virginia Congressman, Hon. Robert Rutherford, visits a merchant's dinner. An old man delays, is mistaken for a laborer, helps in kitchen duties, and finally is revealed as the guest of honor. Mrs. Topham feels abashed at the disguise, but the day ends smoothly.
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Congress
Topham
Mra T
Mra
Heela
OM Wan Agai
M. UC
Robert Rutherford
Virgina
Virginia
Unpublished Lamb Letter From Barry Friendship Note
A hitherto unpublished Charles Lamb letter dated 11 November recalls the marriage of a close friend, with Lamb’s playful, self-deprecating tone. The missive blends wit and weariness from desk work, mentions Mary, Southampton Row, and a “Mysterious Service,” and ends with a melodramatic signoff from Leadenhall.
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Charles Lamb
Talfourd
Lamb
Jacob Wodded
Rachel
Barry
Mary Wall
Southampton Row
Hinder
Adieus
Leadenhall
C. Lane
Breake in a wall opens heaven to the imprisoned soul
The passage reflects on bodily infirmities as gateways to spiritual release. It suggests slavery of the heart appears rarely, with most examples being a subtle dissimulation to win others' trust.
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