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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1861

Page

1

England and America: army officer purchase reform debated

A broad discussion contrasts England’s purchase system for military commissions with reforms urged in the United States. The piece traces historical flaws in patronage, cites India’s misuses, and argues for merit based commissions to prevent disaster and revive national strength amid the Civil War era.

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Market summary of commodities and prices for week ending Aug 21

The report lists quiet activity in ashes candles coffee and cotton with modest sales in pots and pearls. It notes firmer flour and sugar markets, steady naval stores but weak hides and lard, and active indigo and shellac trade among numerous firms and ports. Prices are given for English Cannes Pictou Sydney Rome New York and others.

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Commodities for sale at various New Bedford merchants

List of goods including liquorice paste hemp gamboge and prime pork with quantities and supplier names at 36 India Wharf 8 Central Wharf and 32 India Street. Entries mention brig Brill from Marseilles and firms Homer Sprague Thayer Brigham Field and A G Vege & Co with dates in August and July.

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Kentucky’s Union Loy alty Faces New Legislature Test

The piece surveys Kentucky’s Union stance amid secession pressure from Tennessee. It cites confiscations, border tensions, and local Guard movements, praising Joseph Holt and urging Kentucky to uphold national laws and protect the Union against secessionist action.

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Officering the Army and the Bull Run Critique

The piece denounces poor army officering in the Union forces after Bull Run. It calls for military commissioners to vet commissions and faults administration for incompetence and slow response. It warns of disaster without swift reform and mass mobilization to defend Washington.

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Letter From New York Reflects Political Turmoil 1861

In a Boston Post correspondence from August 20 1861 the writer discusses New York politics ahead of state conventions and local primaries. He predicts a triangular Mayoralty race among a Tammany candidate a Mozart supporter and George Opdyke with Opdyke likely to lose and criticizes Opdyke for past actions. The piece notes Mrs Lincoln's visit to Long Branch clothilde at Dr Cummings’s church disputes at a Brick Church and speculation about cabinet changes and war management with Chase Cameron and Welles possibly leaving.

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Union Convention urged for Massachusetts state officers

To the Editors of the Boston Daily Advertiser local political parties should not seek to be known in the present state of public affairs and for greater unanimity a Union Convention should be called for nominating State officers. Delegates should be chosen from all towns to represent the masses of the people and unite union loving men.

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Patriotism and unity urged in wartime political letter

A public letter praises the Post for its pro government stance during the rebellion. It calls for unity beyond party lines to defend the Constitution, the Union, and enforce laws, urging removal of rebel sympathizers and steadfast commitment to the country and God. The writer urges a Democratic State Convention not to escalate partisan conflict.

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