Posted on 11/01/2017 4:44:16 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
On the other hand, this Wikipedia entry on the Otis clan makes no mention of James W.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_family
James Otis (1826–1875), Mayor of San Francisco, California 1873–1875. Second cousin twice removed of Samuel Allyne Otis.[11]
This guy, maybe? He would be 30-31 at the “present” time, with plenty of years ahead of him to move out to San Francisco.
November 25. . . . English news. Fearful panic, and what is called suspension of the Bank of England; incorrectly so called, it would seem. A restriction on the issue of notes is removed. The issue is authorized without regard to the amount of bullion on hand but it doesn’t appear that the Bank has ceased to redeem its circulation or is likely to do so.
The Diary of George Templeton Strong, Edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas
FYI, the Half Price Books in Mason, Ohio (Cincinnati area) has a copy of the full four volume set of “Lee” for $100. Would bust my budget with Christmas coming up, but I thought you would be interested.
I wouldn’t get buyer’s remorse over that purchase, but I have a similar bulging budget situation. Btw, I checked on Amazon and the 4 volume set is available new for $849.99. There are used ones from $85.00, but I don’t imagine the condition is too good.
The Diary of George Templeton Strong, Edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas
James Otis’ arguments in the Writs of Assistance case were the foundations for concepts found in the 4th Amendment, the 9th Amendment, Judicial Review and Substantive Due Process.
http://www.nhinet.org/ccs/docs/writs.htm
“Cachinnation” LOL.
I’m not sure whether he really liked the play or considered it hazardous to his health.
Strong went to see this:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Critic_(play)
Not this:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Critic
But, it would have been awesome had he said “It stinks!”
The play must have something going for it, if it was still being produced in 2016, 237 years after its premiere.
Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher
Continued from October 6 (reply #14). The “strong rejoinder” from Ellen Sherman to WTS referenced by footnote #21 was contained in a letter written on this date.
James Lee McDonough, William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country, A Life
November 30. Dined with Miss Josephine Strong and Murray Hoffman and went to the Academy of Music; the season opening with Robert Le Diable and Formes making his debut here as Bertram. There was the biggest operatic crowd ever got together in New York – no standing place was unoccupied. Deutschland thronged the galleries and endorsed Herr Formes with vociferous bellowings. The opera was well done. LaGrange admirable in the part of Alice, as she is in everything.
The Diary of George Templeton Strong, Edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas
Good book. I recently finished Ron Chernow’s Grant biography and found it disappointing.
I’ve been reading “The Dred Scott Decision” by Don Fehrenbacher (same book you’ve been excerpting, same author as this collection). I’ve gotten a much better appreciation for the fine line Douglas was trying to walk during this time. The fact is that because of Dred Scott and the Lecompton Constitution, the northern wing of the democrat party will get hammered in the 1858 elections. Only those democrat congressmen who break with the southern wing and oppose the Lecompton Constitution will keep their seats.
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