Lincoln and peace aims praised after conference and war progress
The piece defends Lincoln's handling of the peace conference with the rebel commissioners, noting Grant's offensive move after the talks and Sherman’s operations. It argues the president refused rebel demands, preserves Union victory, and predicts peace with Lincoln honored alongside Washington. It also critiques Provost Marshal appointments and cites Lincoln and Davis in the era context.
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Draft Criticism of Provost Marshal Sparks Public Outcry
A local war opinion laments the Provo Marshal’s handling of draft quotas and credits. The writer blasts indecision and mismanagement, calling for removal and warning that thousands may be drafted due to faulty administration.
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Thia
Harrisburg Correspondence on Slavery Abolition Debate
The Harrisburg correspondent reports Pennsylvania’s legislature debated ratification of federal abolition amendments. Democrats opposed the measures causing a pause in final action, with McClure delivering a strong pro amendment speech. The debate touched on race, political loyalties, and a proposed riverbed lease tied to land royalties, while two local bills passed the House affecting Beaver County and county officers.
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Beaver
John Shane
Je C. Barsows
Orphans'Court
Robert Moore
Beaver Township
Abtone
Montgomery Hartford
Daniel
Austore
Andrew McCloyd
John McDade
McKee
Couri
Darlington
Aldo
Eliza J. Patterson
Oorth Imbrie
Sproat
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Second
Derlin
Ifon
Firat St
A. W. Eugar
Edgar
J.T Royd
Ae Eakin
Liam
Eakin
Maridas
Moreh
Joseph Lis Dlie
Exchange of Prisoners and Union Letter Reflections
In a Civil War era dispatch Governor Cuttin writes of a full prisoner exchange and the draft in relation to wartime policy. The piece praises the agreement and urges restitution for those held in prison camps, calling out Provost Marshal and stressing national unity while noting a period of intense political tension.
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Waeers
Fry
Forpler
Joseph Trons
Tribute to Lincoln as Electoral College confirms reelection
The National Intelligencer reports the electoral vote count completing the decision to reelect Abraham Lincoln for a four year term. It notes broad support within his party and among loyal opponents who hope he leads the nation through a time of peace, urging unity and constitutional fidelity amid celebration and reflection.
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Tittlebat
National Intelligencer
Lincoln
Pera
Abraham
Missouri
Butler Speech on Equal Rights and Citizenship in 1865
A fragment of Gen Butler’s 1865 Boston speech urges equal rights for Black citizens under the law. He argues no Confederate or any man can rightly deprive the freed slave of citizenship, education, or employment, and condemns resettlement plans as unjust. He highlights Massachusetts’ historical stance on rights and condemns colonial schemes.
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Massachusetts
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A moral argument urges remedy for national injustices toward Black Americans, advocating gradual self-sufficiency through land ownership education and contracts. It urges state and federal action to ensure equal rights and end colonization, warning that without justice punishment will follow. The piece invokes biblical and historical references to duty and reform.
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Plymouth
Massachusetts
Geo
Severley
Mani
Aga Nation
Boundary survey tale of Maryland and Virginia
A historical note recounts commissioners tracing Maryland's northern boundary with Virginia. Night fog and rain swelled the North Potomac River, guiding them along the river's source and leaving Maryland short of a wide, valuable border region.
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A. Washington
Maryland
Virginia
Potomac
Trick of the Trade in Postwar Cotton Selling
A trade trick in dry goods uses aged looking cotton to pass off freshly manufactured cloth as genuine old cotton. Vendors dampen low priced cotton to remove sizing, display it aged, label it slightly damaged, and sell at reduced prices. Shoppers, thinking bargains, often buy while unaged stock remains unsold.
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