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Newspaper
Beaver Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1866
Page
2
A British government reward of one thousand pounds is posted for the arrest of Fenian leader Stephens after his departure from the country. A Beaver-Union report discusses political maneuvering, including nominations, parliamentary seats, and caucus actions shaping upcoming elections.
Reports say General Sedgwick crossed the Rio Grande and took Matamoros without authorization. He was promptly relieved of command and placed under arrest by the Federal Government while General Sheridan watched for further interference in the Matamoros region. The newspapers later claim the crossing news was premature.
In a message to Congress the President urges a law allowing District voters to elect a delegate with full powers similar to delegates from territories. The plan faces expected opposition over Congress authority to regulate the District and calls for inclusive qualifications for voters regardless of race if age twenty one and not disqualified by crime.
Fragmentary 19th century column argues Butler fed Confederates, supplying army and provisions while accusing Local newspaper rivals of bias. It cites a Watson testimony, Bragg staff contracts, and debates over advertising deals, printing bids, and paper loyalties.
Washington correspondent reports a private meeting between Secretary of State Seward and Thaddeus Stevens at Stevens rooms. The brief encounter fuels talk of a possible reconciliation in the Radical party with theories ranging from repentance to a Johnson administration overture for compromise.
The Governor in his message to Legislators on the 3d recommends adoption of the pending constitutional amendment and cautions the South against being beguiled again by professed friends at the North.
The report notes troop reductions since November 18, 1865 with 222,058 volunteers and 75,024 colored troops discharged, leaving about 1 regiment of artillery and 13 of infantry colored. It cites war material sales, tax receipts, debt, and proposed currency and bond strategies as the country nears a peacetime footing.
The document catalogs postal operations with millions of letters and money orders in 46 cities, noting destruction of many dead letters and large sums delivered. It also outlines naval strength with 278 vessels and 2351 guns, 115 commissioned ships with 1028 guns, totals for pensions and land disposal, and the Pacific railroad progress as of mid 1860s.
The article reports Job Surratt and Theodlor Spee Hale tracing a path from 1865 to Rome, Papal Army service under Watson, capture and extradition to be tried in Egypt. It notes Surratt possesses Lincoln assassination connections, with public revelation unlikely, and mentions Horace’s campaign impact and calls for universal amnesty and impartial suffrage.
From Montgomery Pennsylvania a young man named Montgomery was arrested in connection with a recent murder. He was taken from Wellsburg by John Baird and others, then brought to the county jail. Supporters claim he is innocent and asserts he talked freely about the crime.
Washington correspondence reports on a grand banquet for loyal States with Lincoln portrait, Grant image, and speeches by Stevens and others. It notes elaborate decor, tables for five hundred, and a later reflection on Congress and proposals amid postwar politics.
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