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Essays 2-4 have special title-pages with imprint date 1861. ; In five parts, continuously paged. ; 1. The improvement of society and public opinion -- 2. Progress of the new reformation in England and France -- 3. The political revolutions of 1860 & 1861 in Europe and America -- 4. Government reform in England and America -- 5. Personal reformation. ; Mode of access: Internet.

In double columns. ; Caption title. ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44

"'It's my opinion, Peter, that the gentleman must have eaten .'" ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44

[p. 2] ; column 2 ; 7 ¾ col. in. ; Congress plans to enact an unenforceable law to punish polygamy in the territories. It should instead admit Utah as a state and allow public opinion to settle this issue.

[p. 2] ; column 2 ; 5 ¼ col. in. ; The Territorial Legislature of Utah is still making efforts to procure a state government. Due to public opinion against the Mormons' practice of polygamy. Congress would not dare to legislate in their favor.

Letter from Morris (Washington) to Dawson (Cincinnati, Ohio) regarding underhand attempts of the bank to keep its charter and influence; the people, through the President, obtained victory only by supreme effort; praise for Jackson; thoughts on the importance of public opinion. ; https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/dawson_correspondence/1225/thumbnail.jpg

My first acquaintance with poets.--Of persons one would wish to have seen.--On party spirit.--On the feeling of immortality in youth.--On public opinion.--On personal identity.--Mind and motive.--On means and ends.--Matter and manner.--On consistency of opinion.--Project for a new theory of civil and criminal legislation.--On the character of Burke.--On the character of Fox.--On the character of Pitt.--On the character of Lord Chatham.--Belief, whether voluntary.--A farewell to essay-writing. ; Mode of access: Internet.

At head of title: To those interested in the subject of protection to American interests, and other public questions. ; Mode of access: Internet.

"Sketches of the eminent lawyers, whose opinions are given to the public in this work": p. [19]-40. ; Mode of access: Internet.

"Sketches of the eminent lawyers, whose opinions are given to the public in this work": p. [19]-40. ; Includes index. ; Mode of access: Internet.

[p. 2] ; column 6 ; 17 col. in. ; A plea from Mr. Bernhisel to the public, asking them to distrust the untruthful letters about the Mormons published in many journals. According to him, the Mormons only want peace. However, dispatches from the peace commissioners in Utah and the opinions of those in the army show that it would be imprudent at this time to diminish the military force in Utah. A story of an Englishman and his wife who joined the church under the false assumption that polygamy was not practiced. When the couple arrived at Council Bluffs they found out otherwise and could not escape the Mormon elders; the man became horror-stricken and the wife eventually died.

"Appendix": p. [1383]-1471. ; Issued also as House Ex. doc. 123, 26th Cong., 2d sess. with title: Attorneys general - construction of public laws. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Proceedings of the Legislature [of the state of New York]--Memorial address of Robert G. Ingersoll.--Biographical sketch.--Memorial tributes: Opinions of the cabinet. Opinions of public men. Opinions of the press.--A specimen of Conkling's eloquence.--Reminiscences of P'ter O'Dactyl. ; Mode of access: Internet.

On July 23, 1861, Lewis H. Brown, a Civil War soldier, writes to his brother, Burritt Brown Esq., describing the horrors of war during his first battle as well as the altruitic nature of a family that fed him dinner one night. The envelope, dated July 24, 1861, depicts a portrait of Benjamin Franklin; design color black; off-white envelope. Text/Inscription: "Franklin, a Northern Man with Union Principles." Posted from Washington, D.C.

Letter from Van Buren (Lindenwald, Kinderhook, New York) to Dawson (Cincinnati, Ohio) regarding Van Buren's opinion on Hamilton. Discusses his friends and the trials of public life. ; https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/dawson_correspondence/1203/thumbnail.jpg