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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1864

Page

2

Gantt Urges Vigorous War and Emancipation Policy

Edward W. Gantt of Arkansas spoke at Cooper Institute to a crowded audience urging strong war prosecution and strict emancipation enforcement as the path to reconstruction and lasting Union. The report notes his rebuke of slavery conservatism and his persuasive arguments for decisive policy.

N. Y. World Edward W. Gantt Arkansas Cooper Institute Gantt

Prints of Sewards Papers Urged After Debate

The House reluctantly agreed to print ten thousand copies of Seward's correspondence. The page also notes sensational street rumors and political chatter from Portland Me to New York, including Lincoln and Fremont factions, theater of war talk, and shipping news from Liverpool and London.

Seward Jeff Davis Lincoln New York Fremont

Capture of the Confederate Steamer Rosita by Western Metropolis

The steamer Rosita, bound from Havana to Nassau, was captured by the Western Metropolis after being forced to anchor and its crew and cargo seized. The prize, scuttled and later salved, carried a valuable cargo of liquors and ammunition and was condemned as a blockade-runner at Key West. The Rosita, 150 feet long, 24 feet beam, 400 tons, outfitted with a 26 inch beam engine, was valued at about 000 with cargo.

N.Y Gray Jacket Pass A Poutre N.N. E Stewart United States Army Havana Nassau Gulf Metropolis Hilton Rosita Burns Key West Admiral Bailey Mobile Ainey Gulf Trade

Fortification bill funds New York defenses and naval actions

The Ways and Means Committee reports a fortifications appropriation exceeding five million dollars for New York area sites including Fort Schuyler Willett's Point and Fort Hamilton. The Navy reports actions against salt works at St Andrews Bay and several captures of blockade runners including the Caroline Gertrude and Mayflower, with details of prizes and prisoners. A Kasson bill would issue cotton indebtedness certificates through military authorities and regulate purchase within military lines. The House agrees to an internal revenue bill raising duties on spirits and liquors from July 1864 onward.

Washington Committee On Ways and Means Fort Schuyler Willett’s Point New York Harbor Fort Hamilton Fort Richmond Fort Tompkins Staten Island Sandy Hook Fort Mifflin Winthrop Warren Navy Department Lee Department Wm. C. Brown Restless St. Andrews Bay Bloomer St. Andrews Anderson Robinson Nav Department St. Mark’s Bay Florida U. S Stars and Stripes Laura Jane St. John N. B Havana U.S Sendrick Hudson Key West Union Tampa Bay Mayflower Sarasot Pass Kasson United States Secretary of War Committee of Ways and Means House Internal Revenue Senate

Senate and House Debates on War Policies and Tax Proposals

The Senate discussed pay equalization for colored troops with amendments and a reciprocity treaty correspondence request. A revenue bill was debated with liquor tax amendments rejected. The House considered fortifications funding, cotton capture proposals, and printing Foreign correspondence. Debate over confiscation with varied views adjourned.

Washington, Fen Senate Wilson U. S Messrs Fessenden Conness Sandwich Islands Secretary of the Interior Hendricks Doolittle House Stevens Penn Kasson State Department Davis Maryland Pomeroy New York Messrs Washburne Illinois Pennsylvania Woodbridge Vermont Cox Ohio Keenan Iowa Secretary of the Navy Advisory Board Noble Onid

Descriptions of Rebel Deserters and Brandy Station Sale

Reports downplay rebel deserter numbers to the Army of the Potomac with arrivals still rising this month. Refugees say many conscripts from Virginia failed to assemble and may reach Union lines. Sutler goods were sold at Brandy Station, ~1500 dollars in liquor proceeds for relief of the sick and wounded. Gen. Birney's ball pleased a large crowd as weather shifts from heat to freezing cold with a brisk south wind. No front-line news.

Washington Army of the Potomac Virginia Brandy Station Clinton Patrick

Regulation lifts trade restrictions in West Virginia

Treasury dept approves easing of wartime trade limits in Western Virginia. Merchandise may be transported within the state as in peacetime, except goods moving to insurrection states or blockaded ports, under Sept 11, 1863 regulations. Signed by Secretary S P Chase.

London Star Emancipation Society Geo. Thomon United States William Evans M. Victor Scheelcher France Morse Henry Vincent Thompson Boston America Treasury Department Washington, D. C Secretary of War Secretary of the Treasury West Virginia S. P. Caase the Treasury

Nova Scotia Legislature Opens Under Doyle Address

Major General Doyle opened the Nova Scotia Legislature with a speech praising export growth and surplus revenue. He urged railway expansion, mining activity, and a geological survey, plus acts for agriculture and gold fields, and proposed a Maritime Court and federation of Atlantic provinces. Wade elected Speaker. Confederate officers present. Chesapeake case adjourned with ship's return expected.

Halliwax N.S Fen Doyle St. Peter’s Canal Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward's Island Wade Marshal Kane Johnson’s Island Admiralty Court Chesapeake

Fire at Kauffman’s Confectionery in New York

New York reports a blaze at Kauffman’s confectionery at 444 Pearl Street this afternoon causing about 30000 dollars in losses. The steamship Kedar sailed for Liverpool today with 44 passengers. Baltimore notes bridges on the B&O Railroad repaired and service resumed. Weather update mentions fog with no sign of the Asia.

New York Columbia Fire Insurance Company New York City Tanding Scrip Seocetokda Ash Timothy G. Churchill EpWamp Kemeys Boston Congress Street A. HK. Hills Messisa Ak A. Lawry Ncr Co Oe Beeze & Co Tf A

Parliamentary Panorama of National Affairs and International Notes

Editorials cover Radicals loyalty Congress and country. Miscellany surveys bank commissioners annual report and McClellan despatches. Reports include The New Campaign five hundred thousand men, captivity of a newspaper correspondent, Thiers speech, Grant in St Louis, Charleston siege, cotton question, Thirty-Eighth Congress, Massachusetts Legislature, European intelligence, Paris gossip, and ship news. Weekly post price two dollars, clubs five or more copies one fifty per year.

New Hampshire Bayard Congress McClellan Second Empire Thiers France Charleston Louis Napoleon Grant St. Louis Gilmore Admiral Dahlgren Massachusetts Paris Boston the Statesman

Financial markets show strength in loans and stocks

The era brings easier bank loans and cheaper Treasury deposits while outside rates linger at six percent. The article notes a lively share market with strong iron ore and mining stocks, and reports on the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad as a major growth line with high earnings and expanding western traffic.

NEW York Stock and Money Market First Board Chicago and Kock Island Railroad Michigan Southern Railroad Wlindgal Railroad New York Central Railroad Oak Railroad Hudson River Railroad Missou Erie Railroad Galena and Chicago Railroad Cleveland and Toledo Railroad Michigan Central Riailroad Harlem Railroad Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad Terre Haute and Alton Railroad Pittsburg and Fort Wayne Railroad U S Treasury Cumberland Coal Quicks Iver Mining Company Pacific Mail Pacific Mail Teamship Comany Reading Railroad Michigan¢entral Railroad Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Alton and ‘Terre Haute Railroad Minis Central Railroad Scrip Cleveland and Toledo Pitsburg Fort Wayne Chicago Railroad New York Treasury Department Blackstone Bank Atlas Howard Maine Railroad Ojid Colony Lowell Fitchburg Metropolitan Eastern Wilmington Lyman Mills Water Power Quincy Pittsburg Minesota Pewabic Central Franklin Huron National Copper Falls Isle Royale Phenix Bay State Rockland Mesnard Hancock Star Albany & Boston American Sterling Exchange

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