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...ongest running independent newspaper at Williams is the Williams Record, a weekly broadsheet paper published on Wednesdays. The newspaper was founded in 1885, and now has a weekly circulation of 3,000 copies distributed in Williamstown, in addition to more than 600 subscribers across the country. The newspaper does not receive financial support from the college or from the...

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...wns entirely suo- oessful, and despite its humorous side, tied a new itnot in tlie bond of ail Williams men. The parade, the fireworks, the transparen... ...parts of a cus- tom tliftt is no empty formalitj. The Parade 1910 gathered in front of the opera house shortly after 7 o'clock, clad in night-shirts, ... ...low- ing the drag was the North Adams " band," and then came the fresh men in a blaze of fireworks. The parade marched up Main street to the Greylock ... ...y Williams, 11) to 11. The Ober- lin game was sensationally close, but the Ohio State ehuinpions- the only western team which eanie east this your—wer... ... through his endeavors that nine of the fourteen graduates of the class of 1856 attended their fiftieth anniversary celebration in Will- ianistown las... ... of Piapus, wandered about ninch the same as Ulysses did. The Ceua Trimal- ohionis itself is an incident which occurred in the southwestern part of It... ...pring- field, Thomas S. Fagan of Troy, N. Y., CurtisT Johnson of To- ledo, Ohio, and Rudolph Matz of Chicago. III. Charles A. Heath, who is the secret...

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...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 5 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Pu... ...te Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes – Volume Five is a publication of the Penn- sylvania State... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...A. CAMPBELL. SPRINGFIELD, June 28, 1858. A. CAMPBELL, Esq. MY DEAR SIR:—In 1856 you gave me authority to draw on you for any sum not exceeding five hu... ...out it. If they do so, it can only be done by carrying the Fillmore men of 1856 very differently from what they seem to [be] going in the other party.... ...from what they seem to [be] going in the other party. Below is the vote of 1856, in your district: Counties. Counties. Buchanan. Fremont. Fillmor... ...scarcely be sustained on a per- sonal acquaintance. Two things done by the Ohio Republican convention—the repudiation of Judge Swan, and the “plank” f... ...singly urged to go to Minnesota; and I now have two invi- tations to go to Ohio. These last are prompted by Douglas going there; and I am really tempt... ...ther friends, and believe me Y ours truly, A. LINCOLN. SPEECH AT COLUMBUS, OHIO. SEPTEMBER 16, 1859. FELLOW-CITIZENS OF THE STA TE OF OHIO: I cannot f...

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... that as profound silence be preserved as possible. While I was at the hotel to-day, an elderly gentleman called upon me to know whether I was really in favor of producing a perfect equality between the negroes and white people. While I had not proposed to myself on this occasion to say much on that subject, yet as the question was asked me I thought I would occupy perhaps...

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...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 4 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Pu... ...te Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes – Volume Four is a publication of the Penn- sylvania State... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...e me the bill re- ported by the senator from Illinois on the 7th of March, 1856, providing for the admission of Kansas as a State, the third section o... ...e to sustain his charge, except the speech Matheny is said to have made in 1856, in which he told a cock-and-bull story of that sort, upon the same mo... ...ich I would ask the Judge’s attention upon this subject. In the contest of 1856 his party delighted to call themselves together as the “National Democ... ...ion to the fact that his speeches would not go as current now south of the Ohio River as they have formerly gone there I ask his attention to the fact...

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...ise of putting an end to slavery agitation. Under the operation of that policy, that agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In my opinion, it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. ?A house divided against itself cannot stand.? I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect ...

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...EECH AT CHICAGO, JULY 10, 1858. .................................................................................................................. 12 IN REPLY TO SENATOR DOUGLAS ...................................................................................................................... 12 SPEECH AT SPRINGFIELD, JULY 17, 1858. ........................................

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...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 3 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Pu... ...te Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes – Volume Three is a publication of the Penn- sylvania Stat... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...g into the slave States, I nevertheless did mean to go on the banks of the Ohio and throw missiles into Kentucky, to disturb them in their domestic in... ...coln will not enter into the slave States, but will go to the banks of the Ohio, on this side, and shoot over! He runs on, step by step, in the horse-... ...avery if they did not want them. “But,” said, in substance, a Senator from Ohio (Mr. Chase, I believe), “we more than suspect that you do not mean to ... ..., since the organization of the Re- publican party at Bloomington, in May, 1856, bound as a party man by the platforms of the party, then and since. I... ...s answer will be found in the Congressiona1 Globe, under date of June 9th, 1856. The Judge said that whether the people could exclude slavery prior to...

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...Excerpt: The ?Body Of The Nation? But the basin of the Mississippi is the body of the nation. All the other parts are but members, important in themselves, yet more important in their relations to this. Exclusive of the Lake basin and of 300,000 square miles in Texas and New Mexico, which in many aspects form a part of it, this basin contains about 1,250,000 squar...

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...arge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Nei ther the Pennsylvania St... ...contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Life on the Mississippi by Mark T wain (Samuel L. Clemens) ,... ... ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them,... ...outh, it grows narrower; grows narrower and deeper. From the junction of the Ohio to a point half way down to the sea, the width averages a mile in hi... ...’ above the mouth, it is but little over half a mile. At the junction of the Ohio the Mississippi’s depth is eighty Life on the Mississippi Mark T... ...into the bosom of its gentle sister.” By and by they passed the mouth of the Ohio; they passed cane brakes; they fought mosquitoes; they floated along... ...7 1855 Princess (New) “ “ 18 53 1855 Natchez (New) “ “ 17 30 1856 Princess (New) “ “ 17 30 1870 Natchez “ “ 17 17 ... ...n from St. Louis to St. Joseph, on the Missouri River, in 64 hours. In July, 1856, the steamer Jas. H. Lucas, Andy Wineland, Mas ter, made the same r...

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...Introduction: Immediately after Lincoln?s re-election to the Presidency, in an off-hand speech, delivered in response to a serenade by some of his admirers on the evening of November 10, 1864, he spoke as follows: ?It has long been a grave question whether any government not too strong for the lib...

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...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 1 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Pu... ...te Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes – Volume One is a publication of the Pennsyl- vania State ... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...he Nebraska Bill he occupied in his State so important a position, that in 1856 he was the choice of a large majority of the “Anti-Nebraska men” in th... ...he Republicans had to win, in addition to the States carried by Fremont in 1856, those that were classed as “doubtful,”—New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and ... ...nal methods, the fur- ther extension of slavery. In its first campaign, in 1856, though it failed to elect its candidates; it received a surprising vo... ...with a Bonaparte for a commander, could not by force take a drink from the Ohio or make a track on the Blue Ridge in a trial of a thousand years. At w... ... have no more public land unsold than Indiana now has. He referred also to Ohio. That State had sold nearly all her public lands. She was but twenty y... ...n- tinue the majority, because by the time one of the original new States (Ohio, for example) becomes populous and gets weight in Congress, the public...

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...Excerpt: In the eleven years that separated the Declaration of the Independence of the United States from the completion of that act in the ordination of our written Constitution, the great minds of America were bent upon the study of...

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...Henry Reeve A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Democracy in America, Volumes One and Two by Alexis de Tocqueville, trans. Henry Reev... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ained within the document or for the file as an elec- tronic transmission, in any way. Democracy in America, Volumes One and Two by Alexis de Tocquevi... ...ber 2, 1851 drove him from 12 Democracy in America the public service. In 1856 he published “The Old Regime and the Revolution.” He died at Cannes, A... ...formerly dwelt on the west side of the Mississippi. Along the banks of the Ohio, and throughout the central valley, there are frequently found, at thi... ...formerly dwelt on the west side of the Mississippi. Along the banks of the Ohio, and throughout the central valley, there are frequently found, at thi... ...ministration passes from the township to the county – States of New Y ork, Ohio, Penn- sylvania – Principles of administration applicable to the whole...

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...ge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ained within the docu ment or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. What Is Man and Other Essays by Mark T wain (Samuel L. Clemens... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them, a... ...f persons can hear me think. I went by the way of Cincinnati, and down the Ohio and Mississippi. My idea was to take ship, at New Orleans, for Para. I... ...was born of Delia Bacon’s book—away back in the ancient day—1857, or maybe 1856. About a year later my pilot master, Bixby, transferred me from his ow...

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...urs of the 9th instant is duly received, which I do not meet as a ?bore,? but as a most welcome visitor. I will answer the business part of it first. In relation to our Congress matter here, you were right in supposing I would support the nominee. Neither Baker nor I, however, is the man, but Hardin, so far as I can judge from present appearances. We shall have no split or...

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...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 2 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Pu... ...te Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes – Volume Two is a publication of the Pennsyl- vania State ... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ennessee, Mississippi, Loui- siana, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wis- consin, and Iowa. Now I suppose it will not be denied that these... ..., let us have that same statistical infor- mation which the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Vinton] sug- gested at the beginning of this session. In that inf... ...2), and, in addition thereto, for superintending Indian Agencies at Piqua, Ohio; Fort Wayne, Indiana; and Chi- cago, Illinois, at the rate per year of... ...I have of yours; and yet let me say I am, Your friend forever, A. LINCOLN. 1856 REQUEST FOR A RAILWAY PASS TO R. P. MORGAN SPRINGFIELD, February 13, 1... ...REPUBLICAN STATE CONVEN- TION OF ILLINOIS, HELD AT BLOOMINGTON, ON MAY 29, 1856. [From the Report by William C. Whitney.] (Mr. Whitney’ s notes were m... ...ic- tions. POLITICAL CORRESPONDENCE TO W. C. WHITNEY. SPRINGFIELD, July 9, 1856. DEAR WHITNEY:—I now expect to go to Chicago on the 15th, and I probab...

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...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant by U. S. Grant, the Pennsylvani... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ... Grant, married a Miss Kelly, and in 1799 he emigrated again, this time to Ohio, and settled where the town of Deerfield now stands. He had now five c... ...f judge T od, the father of 6 Personal Memoirs the late Governor T od, of Ohio. His industry and indepen- dence of character were such, that I imagin... ...avenna, and set up the same busi- ness at Point Pleasant, Clermont County, Ohio. During the minority of my father, the West afforded but poor faciliti... ...evitable conflict” commenced. As the time for the Presidential election of 1856—the first at which I had the opportunity of voting—approached, party f... .... It was evident to my mind that the election of a Republican President in 1856 meant the seces- sion of all the Slave States, and rebellion. Under th...