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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Irene E. Jerome., In a fair country, Snow (search)
han a Quarter of an Hour. Sometimes both Men and Beasts have been destroyed thereby. Writers speak of no less than Forty Thousand men killed by a great Snow in one Day. It gives a touching sense of human sympathy, to find that we may look at Orion and the Pleiades through the grave eyes of a Puritan divine. The Seven Stars are the Summer Constellation: they bring on the spring and summer; and Orion is a Winter Constellation, which is attended with snow and cold, as at this Day. Moreover,Orion is a Winter Constellation, which is attended with snow and cold, as at this Day. Moreover, Late Philosophers by the help of the Microscope have observed the wonderful Wisdom of God in the Figure of the Snow; each flake is usually of a Stellate Form, and of six Angles of exact equal length from the Center. It is like a little Star. A great man speaks of it with admiration, that in a Body so familiar as the Snow is, no Philosopher should for many Ages take notice of a thing so obvious as the Figure of it. The learned Kepler, who lived in this last Age, is acknowledged to be the first
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 36. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.6 (search)
tical fabric depend, and we denounce the lawless invasion by armed force of the soil of any State or territory, no matter under what pretext, as among the gravest of crimes. In view of these facts, and in the light of subsequent events, the conclusion is inevitable (even conceding the right) that secession was a great mistake, a stupendous political blunder. Secession could not effect or change geographical boundaries, it could not bind the sweet influence of Pleiades or loose the bands of Orion. It could not remove sections from each other nor build impassable barriers between them or destroy propinquity. When we come calmly to look at conditions that would have prevailed and confronted us had the Confederacy succeeded, we are brought face to face with the fact that it would have implied the perpetuation of the national blot, the crime against civilization—human slavery. To have maintained this institution would have required a cordon of forts along the borders of the frontier
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book IV:—the war in the South-West. (search)
f its buildings. However, Sherman did not tarry there long. He had prevented French, Loring, and Lee from there uniting. The first was in front of him, the two others on his left. It was expedient to take advantage of their separation to push forward and prevent their preparing for the defence of Meridian. On the 6th the boat-bridge was restored; on the 7th the whole army was leaving Jackson by a single road and the head of the column was beyond Brandon. On the 9th it was at Morton or Orion, where McPherson was halting for one day to employ his army corps in the destruction of the railroad, while Hurlbut was starting ahead in the direction of Hillsboroa. The Confederate infantry, on the other hand, was making a forced march to reach Meridian before the Federals, leaving to Lee, with only his cavalry, the care of holding them back by harassing their flanks. In this he succeeded, not owing to this intervention, but because the necessity of destroying the railroad slackened cons
The Daily Dispatch: March 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], The starry heavens. (search)
er eastward of the meridian is the imperial Jupiter, shining with a steady, burning lustre, which rivals in brilliancy even Sirius in the southwest. A line drawn from Jupiter through Regulus, and continued as far eastward, will point at Saturn, always easily recognized by its pale, steady lustre.-- These two great planets will continue to adorn our evening sky for some months to come.--Mars and Venus only are wanting to make this planetary spectacle complete. The splendid constellation Orion, in the meridian, presents sufficient starry attractions for one night; but Procyon and Sirius of the Hyades and Pleiades, will ever be present to divide its glory and share its homage. The beautiful star Capella looks meekly down from the zenith, on all these; and the great, brilliant circumpolar constellations, Cassiopeia, the Great Bear, and the contortious Draco, outwatch them all in the north. Castor and Pollux and the Presepe, in the Crab, are at a higher altitude than Jupiter, eastw
The Daily Dispatch: December 3, 1863., [Electronic resource], A remarkable girl. (search)
Broad Rock Races. --At the Broad Rock track yesterday T. W. Doswell's b. h. Orion won the two mile race, beating McDaniels horse Picket and O. P. Hare's horse Oakland.--Time: 4 4½ --4.
The Daily Dispatch: November 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], Broad Rock Races--Second day. (search)
, and, moving as if on the wings of the wind, took the front position before reaching the quarter-pole, and ran home a winner in 1:48½ We append a summary: Second Day, November 12.--Post-stake for 3-year olds, $1,000 entrance, play or pay — the proprietor to add $1,000: D.McDaniel's b. f. Lady Blessington, 3 years old, by imported Eclipse, out of Philo.11 D.Ward's b. f., 3 years old, by Deucalion, out of Nina22 C. Green's ch. g., 3 years old, by Arlington, out of Lucy Haxall.33 Time: 1:50--1:43½ The third race, a post-stake, three mile heats, free for all ages, $2,500 entrance, the proprietor so add $2,000, will take place next Friday, when Orton, Oakland and Conductor are again to break lances. Orion will probably be the favorite, as he won the two-mile stake last week; but both Oakland and Conductor have their friends, and will be liberally backed if the weather proves favorable. That an exciting contest will take place, we have very little doub
The Daily Dispatch: November 18, 1864., [Electronic resource], Paroled officers. (search)
Broad Rock Races. --The race over. Broad Rock to-day will prove highly interesting if the weather does not interfere to prevent the sport. Three tried and fast ones, probably Orion, Conductor and Oakland — or, mayhap, Lady Blessington--are to contend for the three mile-heat post-stake, and it will be a good guesser that can name the winner if all are up to the mark. Orion, we hear, has the call in the betting circles, having beaten Oakland and Conductor for the two-mile stake; but shoussington--are to contend for the three mile-heat post-stake, and it will be a good guesser that can name the winner if all are up to the mark. Orion, we hear, has the call in the betting circles, having beaten Oakland and Conductor for the two-mile stake; but should the Eclipse filly, with her telling stride and great strength, take Oakland's place, she may prove more than a match for the favorite. The race, in any event, will be exciting, and, no doubt, attract a large crowd to witness it.
The Daily Dispatch: November 21, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
he race was a three-mile-heat posts take, free for all ages; and as Orion, Conductor and Oakland — the contestants for the two-mile stake — w When the "trio" came upon the track, all looking moderately well, Orion assumed the position of first favorite, and held it, the other two horn, all three came up well, and receiving the "word," dashed off, Orion in the lead. After going half a mile, Oakland quickened his pace, the heat, which he won handily in 5: 53¾. In the second heat, Orion again led off, Conductor second, and Oakland third. The jockey of Conductor finding that Orion was going for the hear, pulled him to the rear to abide his time, and Oakland taking up the challenge, went up iwo miles and a half, when he answered to the call made on him, gave Orion the go-by, and ran home a winner in 5 : 52½. We append a summaour years old, by Revenue, dam by Margrave 1 1 D. Ward's b. h. Orion, four years old, by Revenue, out of Nina 2 2 C. Green's ch. h.<
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