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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1863

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Senate Debates Motion to Reconsider U S Senator Choice

The Boston Senate debated reconsidering Thursday as the day for selecting a United States Senator. Swan Tucker and Dean spoke at length, with Swan's remarks promised in full elsewhere. In the House a bill to aid families of volunteers for one year after a member's death was introduced, and a Fletcher petition urged incorporation of the Union Cotton Supply Association.

Senate United States Messrs Swan Tucker Dean Swan House Charles F. Fletcher Boston Union Cotton Supply Association

Taxation in England and the United States debated

The piece contrasts British taxation burden with U S plans, arguing that heavy taxes fall on workers, not the rich. It cites per head rates, praises U S representation, and defends continued taxation to preserve the Union amid Civil War tensions.

England United States Edward J. Sears National Quarterly France Great Britain Russia Austria Prussia Scotland Ireland

British Press on Atrocities and Northern Conduct in War

A reflective critique of British reporting on Civil War atrocities condemns Northern crimes while denouncing British journalists for bias toward the Confederacy. It cites the McNeil and Mumford cases, praises the Telegraph for moderation, and rejects retaliatory violence as a moral stance amid wartime brutality.

McNeil Mumford New Orleans Murfreesboro London London Telegraph North South The Telegraph Government House the Times Confederacy Holmes Times Davis Brabazon Lord Elgin Lord Clyde Lucknow England Clyde Elgin

Private Civil War Letter From Camp Describes Burnside Mission

A Civil War era letter from 1863 in Camp A. D. details Burnside's headquarters moves toward Alexandria and pontoon train redeployments to Aquia Creek. It notes heavy cannonading, rumor of Siegel’s retreat, and a translated Prussian staff letter praising Gen. McClellan’s tactical skill.

Siegel Aquia Creek Washington New York Herald Cologne McClellan Peninsula McDowell Stanton Halleck

Soldiers must be paid for sacrifices to Union cause

In discussions of relief for contrabands many neglect the unpaid soldiers families in the North. The writer, a guarded veteran, laments months of delayed pay to soldiers, arguing the government bears responsibility for withholding thirteen dollars monthly and the demoralizing effect on troops and morale.

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Why Christ did not Proclaim Emancipation

The fragment argues that Jesus did not directly rebuke slavery to avoid civil disruption and war, citing Haven and Wayland on religion shaping society. It contends the gospel permits but does not authorize slavery, urging prudence of early Christians to prevent universal bloodshed and social chaos.

Christ Haven Wayland Jesus Christ

The Delights of Richmond The Rebel Capital

The Richmond Examiner extols Richmond as superior to European capitals, praising its government, morals, and society. It celebrates a new diverse population, describes pushback against prior gentry, and notes bustling streets with vendors, refugees, gamblers, and deserters amid wartime life.

Richmond Southern Confederacy Haroun Alrashid Europe Paris Confederacy Wickhams Gambles Randolphs Leighs Wirts

Secretary Chase's New York Mission and Swans Senate Speech

The text reports Secretary of the Treasury Chase arriving in New York for a financial mission and facing banker opposition to his plans. It contrasts New York Boston and Philadelphia financiers with his policies, then shifts to Hon. William D Swan's Massachusetts Senate speech arguing for cautious action, tracing causes of national strife back to Missouri Compromise, abolition debates, and Sumner Boutwell influence, urging unity and constitutional restoration.

New York Boston Sec Chase Philadelphia Seceen Chase Treasury Washington Congress Spaulding

Public Debt Figures Presented by Spaulding in 1868

Representative Spaulding on the Treasury balance for Jan 2 1868 presents funded and unfunded debt totals and notes estimates for the next eighteen months. He cites a potential public debt peak around June 1864 if war continues and urges discretionary authority to issue United States Notes plus bonds and stocks to cover the excess.

United States Sebsbockiaane Sator Meun Texas Oregon Treasury Cheske U. States Pion Cumin Spaulding Committee of Ways and Means

Jackson’s 1815 Victory Recalled At Democratic Supper

Bancor January 9 1863 To the Editors of the Boston Post recounts a Democratic supper at the New England House celebrating General Jackson’s 1815 New Orleans victory. John Sargent Jr led speeches to unite Democrats against the current party and criticize Davis’s Tennessee visit and Kentuckians. Joe Johnson is described as nearly in command of the army.

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