29 May 1862
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Newspaper
Cedar Valley Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1862
Page
3
The piece recounts Confederate sentiment and Union press reactions, citing rebel hopes if Yorktown falls, Farragut, Beauregard, and Hunter amid wartime debates. It notes President Lincoln's emancipation policy, amnesty questions, slave status, and a Democratic address criticizing administration policy while Iowa factions align with the Republican view.
The piece reviews Hon J Collamer of Vermont and his remarks on the bill to confiscate rebel property and free slaves. It notes his constitutional cautions and calls for punishment limits while referencing Chief Justice Hale under Cromwell’s de facto government and cautions against punitive excess.
A verbose Civil War era summary discusses party maneuvering under Lincoln, Breckinridge opposition, and calls for unity in the Union. It notes a House bill on losses and property claims for loyal border residents, prisoner releases, and prisoner exchanges. Frontline reports describe engagements near Richmond, Winchester, Front Royal, and the Chickahominy, with troop movements, rail control, and federal measures to mobilize transportation for war.
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