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Newspaper
Cincinnati Daily Gazette
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1861
Page
1
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A heated critique accuses Southern Methodist clergy of corruption and treachery, claiming they profit from religion, attack the government, and ally with rebels. The author highlights figures like Will P. Revisey of Alabama and calls out dissent within the church over slavery and loyalty.
A tirade condemns corrupt politicians and clergymen who profit from treason and piracy, seeking to split slave states from the free and expand an empire. The speaker accuses elites of funding doctrine to suit the Montgomery dynasty, turning the temple into a den of thieves and harming the poor.
Correspondent notes the Persia refused to carry arms back to the United States and criticizes Cunard for dissuading American orders. He reports British sentiment favoring the North, describes Chester England’s Roman walls, a Conqueror castle, and Donkey-driven houses, and surveys sanitation tips from Dr. Howe for Massachusetts troops. He discusses campaign life, food, clothing, cleanliness, and the need for portable cooking and washing apparatus.
A. B. Corwine United States Consul at Panama replies to the Intendente General of Panama about U.S. naval protection to preserve neutrality if rebels attack. He assures enforcing neutrality, states it is policy to avoid entangling alliances, but naval aid may be used to safeguard transit and sovereignty per treaty obligations. The letter underscores U.S. interest in maintaining order on the isthmus and uninterrupted transit between oceans.
The Central Christian Advocate in St. Louis prints Bishop Morris’s brief address on obedience to law. He defines law as a rule of action by supreme authority and argues that without enforced law there is no security for liberties. He warns against mobs and vigilante committees and calls for unity behind government, warning secession is rebellion.
Correspondent describes the Cairo fortifications including a seven foot high earthwork redoubt on the old distillery site, with three 32 pounders and three 24 pounders, an 8 inch howitzer and a Bancquet gun platform. The Missouri camp is well entrenched, guarding approaches, while plans consider occupancy of Columbus to shield Cairo from alarm.
The Military Board at Frankfort directed Governor Magoffin to issue public notice that no arms held by the Commissioners will be distributed for now. A requisition form, certificate of organization, and bonds will be required for any future arm requests, with notice to be published when forms are ready.
The Charleston Mercury notes the Alabama Diocese meeting in Montgomery chose Mr Pinkney of Washington for bishop, but the vote rejected him as not sufficiently Southern. The diocese declared independence from the Northern Church and planned a July gathering of seceded-state bishops to form a unified church. Alabama to reconvene in November to elect a bishop.
The brig Mystic brought Major Sibley and 213 men of the United States Third Infantry from Texas to New York. Officers include Major C. C. Spiey and Lieutenants Lay Hopkins and EF, with Dr. Byrne. Captured at Satura by Col. Van Dorn on April 25, they were paroled and sailed May 3, reporting rough Gulf weather but good health and spirits, and noting anticipated action by Gen. Cortinas and Confederate preparations nearby.
A private Paris Moniteur dispatch from England warns that rising cotton prices and dwindling American exports threaten nine months of factory running. With 2,250,000 bales consumed annually and 1,500,000 bales in English warehouses, Lords Lyons and Cobden press Washington to avert a Civil War era disruption as Northern and European buyers fear shortages and plant closures.
A concise history traces flag symbolism from colonial mottos on early standards to the rattlesnake emblem and Don’t tread on me. It covers the Great Union flag, the 1777 Congress design for thirteen stripes and thirteen stars, and later changes through 1818.
A dream sequence depicts specters of Hope, Love, Despair, and Death by a sorrowful river. Hope and Love promise renewal while Death and Despair retreat as the river dries, greeted by angels proclaiming a renewed world where life and love prevail.
A traveler reports Southern skepticism about Northern volunteers and finances, noting debts owed to the North. He debunks chivalry myths and asserts that battles will prove the North’s resolve, warning that bluster cannot win wars. The piece mocks Southern leaders for deception and urges realism amid conflict.
The Harper's Ferry correspondent reports two Baltimore ladies arriving with patriotic aims for fortification efforts. One dressed in two uniforms, the other hid twenty five thousand percussion caps in her crinoline to aid the cause, while passengers at Relay House faced intense scrutiny. The Mississippi travelers reportedly suffer measles outbreaks.
A fragmentary letter from Garibaldi addressed to General Mieroslawski dated May 4 at Geyod expresses solidarity with suppressed nationalities and frames the struggle as a personal duty for every man.
The Toronto Globe reports that Secessionists withdraw from Grafton and plan to evacuate Harper's Ferry. Maryland and Missouri are back in Union hands, Kentucky neutral, Tennessee canvassed for the Union, and Western Virginia forming a sovereign state. Northern forces advance toward Richmond, with Major combat unlikely this summer. Gen. Scott may force Virginia's submission without fighting.
San Francisco dispatch notes California’s swift mobilization mood after Fort Sumter fall and Lincoln call for troops. State papers rally to Union support, forming administration clubs and denouncing peace sentiment as war looms. Public opinion shifts as doubt fades and loyalty tightens across cities and counties.
Citizens hoped for his Kentucky employment but a Cincinnati contact confirms Colonel Anderson will not take a command in Kentucky. Due to his declining health he will spend the summer in the Pennsylvania mountains, ending sensational disunion headlines.
The Committee on the National Hymn announces that words only will be received by June 20 1861 without prejudice to claims under original conditions for words and music. Applications to committee members are not considered and authors and composers remain unnamed until judgment. No correspondence or receipt acknowledgments will be made. Mayassin B. Fieza, Secretary, New York, May 30, 1861.
A Nashville observer reports about 2000 soldiers at Camp Trousdale near Richland and a similar number at Camp Cheatham near Springfield. About one third are armed and poorly fed, with 400 sick from measles. Desertions are common and enthusiasm lacking. Union sentiment runs strong in Nashville despite secessionist mob pressure. Twelve private Union meetings occurred Saturday evening in the city.
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