Lincoln support divides patriots and traitors in Chicago Times
The Chicago Times argues the nation must rise or fall and urges Lincoln support to keep the country from ruin. It praises Pittsburg ladies for the sanitary fair and notes Kentucky Republicans at Baltimore favor abolition. It also critiques Fremont and George Train, and predicts Oregon’s Union victory as a good omen.
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Copperhead meeting pledges lives in Northern village
In a Northern village, a Copperhead meeting resolves to pledge their lives and safeguard home. the fragment notes a resolve for loyalty amid tensions.
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Political row over seats and certificates in New Hampshire
The House rejects Frank Blair as a seat holder and confirms Knox as the lawful member. NH caucus rejects Hale for re election, deeming his certificate insufficient. Dahlgren forgery claims backfire, and Fremont’s letter hints at Democratic committee influence. Radicals debate unity with Copperheads.
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Kentucky and Confederate notes on elections and raids
The text rails at John Crzan and Gen Burbridge over Copperhead interference in Kentucky politics. It condemns foreign powers aiding rebels, praises China’s restraint, and mocks European despotism. It predicts Morgan's Kentucky raid fails and calls for punishing traitors and hanging captured Kentuckians who aid the rebellion.
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Copperhead rhetoric and labor in wartime politics
The piece criticizes Copperhead papers and leaders for attacking laborers while claiming to support them. It calls out Whiting for unpaid War Department service and imagines a grand funeral display, framing the rhetoric as treasonous attempts to manipulate democracy.
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Reverend Breairidge Preaches in Washington Capitol Listenership
The Kentucky preacher Reverend Robert J. Breairidge spoke in the Capitol at Washington last Sunday. The President, Cabinet, Congress members, and much of the city’s intellect reportedly attended. No report of the discourse is available, but it is deemed an able sermon with ideas worthy of the occasion. The Missouri Democrat supports Lincoln and Johnson. speculation follows.
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Battle of Jenkins Ferry Reported Heavy Rebel Defeat
From Little Rock June 1 1864 details arrive on Jenkins Ferry on the Saline River. Kirby Smith allegedly led about twenty two thousand against Union General Steele. the rebels suffered heavy losses including Generals Scurry and Randall. Telegraph urges legislative action while wartime desolation spreads across Arkansas. An Arkansas Confederate mail includes letters showing swift peace hopes and humane letters contrasting with war's toll.
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Unseasonable Rain Delays Iowa Farm Work Despite Drought Fears
A Sigourney News note warns that without rain soon much labor over the past two weeks may prove fruitless. Other items report a runaway horse wrecking a carriage, sudden death from accidental gas exposure, Fremont’s political stance, fires, storms, floods, and local crimes and reflections across towns like Leon, Mt. Pleasant, Afton, and Keokuk.
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