21 Jun 1865
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Newspaper
Angelica Reporter
Location
Angelica, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1865
Page
1
A Boston correspondent recounts Ulysses S Grant's emergence from obscurity after feeling unneeded and seeking duty. After a Springfield meeting and governor Yates’s urging, Grant is commissioned as Colonel, marking a pivotal wartime turn. The item also notes a Newark accident killing a 13 year old and critiques the New York World. It cites Alabama mobilizations and a Mobile explosion suspect, plus firearm return rates for veterans.
The Reporter argues a strong federal reconstruction policy, warns against restoring Southern traitors to power, and urges universal suffrage for loyal men while opposing negro suffrage as Democratic politicians oppose it. It notes seceded states sending delegates and hints at Congress sessions shaping the national Ship of State.
The May 1865 debt summary updates the U S total to about 2 635 billion with interest and Treasury notes totaling 2 095 259 759. Projections show 396 million of receipts for the year to June 30 1866 and a near three billion debt after war costs. Policy aims to convert notes to bonds at six percent, lifting annual interest to about 180 million.
Citizens of Laurel Hill Kentucky revoke President Johnsons amnesty proclamation and issue their own order demanding every Rebel who left the county to depart within twenty four hours. Judge Jackson offered protection to the returned Rebel but was warned he must leave if more rebels appeared at his home.
The government reports a large batch of letters from Fernando Wood and Ben Wood among rebel archives seized in Richmond. Public releases claim the correspondence reveals writers' complicity in the rebellion's activities, expecting to startle the community with the details.
A mosaic of 19th century items ranges from Grant at Albany on the Fourth to Atlantic Cable progress and California oil discovery. It notes weather, prices, shipments, and social tidbits including a Natick death, New Hampshire temperance, and a St Louis train incident.
The document outlines enactments for state law effective dates, publication in the official gazette, and evidentiary use of newspapers. It references certified enactments by the Secretary of State, timelines for laws taking effect, and amendments to statutes including engineers' official titles.
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