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.
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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.
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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.
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Private Civil War Letter From Camp Describes Burnside Mission
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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