Free Speech and Civil Liberties in Wartime Debate
A fragment from a February speech by Hon. A Gleddle, Republican from Ohio, argues that free speech must endure amid calamities and political persecution. The speaker contends Democrats and Republicans alike must pay for the privilege, defends Vallandigham, and discusses wartime criticism of administration, press reports, and battlefield casualties.
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A.gleddle
al- Areas
Ohio
Acta
Vallandigham
Abolitionist McKay Targets Arcus Paper in Iowa Row
A city subscriber sent the Arcus to a friend in Iowa, Mr. McKay, who flames abolitionism, prompts back-and-forth remarks, insults, and comets, while the editors defend their paper, denounce McKay, and pledge no further protest from their office.
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Arcus
Towa
McKay
Copperhead
Thas
Iowa
C. McKay
Jackson
Sentinel
Mr. McKay
The
New York
Anti-Slavery Society
Ite
Elis
Lona
Unity and peace thwarting civil war in the Union
The New York Herald argues that even amid brutal Civil War slaughter the Union must seek reconciliation. It foresees if peace returns within six months the United States could rival the European powers and conquer new glory, urging a constitutional compromise and united North and South to face a world in arms.
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Gui Bone
Rappahannock
New York Herald
Cui Bone
Europe
United States
Mexico
Monroe
News From Vicksburg Reports No Change in Siege
Dispatches from Cairo May 30 describe ongoing bombardment and siege actions around Vicksburg. Grant's lines extend toward the inner fortifications as bombardment continues. pundits expect a surrender within days, with thousands captured or paroled and Yazoo City raids completed.
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Grant
Pemberton
Cairo
New National
Young's Point
Sherman
Memphis
Washington
Navy Department
Blackhawk
Walker
Haines’ Bluff
Yazoo City
Drury’s
Lass
Davin D Posten
Chicago Times
Vieksbars
Gen. Granta
Yazoo
The History of Vallandigham From Washington Car
Biographical sketch of Clement Vallandigham detailing his Virginia lineage, Ohio birth in New Lisbon, early education, law career, Dayton editorship, and political campaigns. Highlights include support for the Mexican War, a constitutional convention, Ohio judiciary and lieutenant governor bids, and multiple Congressional runs culminating in his 4th term.
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Vallandigham
Washington
Commerce
Clementl Vallandigham
Virginia
New Lisbon
Ohio
Jefferson College
Snow Hill
Mexico
Maryland
Dayton
Dayton Empire
of Common Pleas
Congress
Lewis D. Campbell
Cincinnati
Buchanan
Campbell
4Th Congress
Invalid Corps recruits and camp plan disclosed
Col Fry provost marshal general sues a circular directing all state marshals to open recruitment rendezvous near headquarters for the Invalid Corps. A camp of remlezvers is to be established under officers to admit soldiers transferred from hospitals and districts after enrollment certificates. Recruits deemed unsuitable will be transported home at government expense. Wisconsin is assigned eight companies. Milwaukee News reports. In other items The New York Culture notes a loyal rally in Los Angeles. Times questions the loyalty of critics to the flag. Springfield Republican cites concerns over lying in Republican institutions and reports Vallandigham’s potential transfer to Richmond for residency decision.
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New York Cultuve
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Davis
Lee
Washington
Rappahannock
Massachusetts
United States
Adonestee
Vermont
Burnside
Ohio
O G. A. Wickiiffs
Kentucky
Journal of Commerce
Democrate
Repaolican Party
Stig Abolition Paceans
Fort la Fayette
Abraham
la Crosse Democrat
Free Speech and Vallandigham in Civil War Era Debate
A long argued editorial discusses the arrest of Vallandigham and the broader issue of free speech during the Civil War. It condemns abridging liberty, cites Charles Sumner and reactions to suppression, and critiques Union League campaigns and political maneuvering ahead of the 1864 presidential contest. The piece warns that silencing dissent risks despotism and notes controversial comments by Senator Wall on religious toleration.
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New York Tribune
Forney
Union League
Tau Sitele
Jes-nee
Senator Wall
New Jersy
Freeman's Journal of
New York
Maryland
New England
Lynn
Will the South Become Depopulated or Starved Out
A New York Herald correspondent argues the South has a large surplus population capable of sustaining war. He cites figures showing four million slaves and six million whites, with about 1.5 million of the latter of fighting age. He estimates remaining able-bodied men at about one million to sustain four hundred thousand troops, and notes rising wheat and corn harvests in southern states to support the war effort.
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Arkansas
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Georgia
Mississippi
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Vera
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