07 Aug 1863
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Newspaper
Dawsons Daily Times And Union
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1863
Page
1
A fragmentary 1800s platform outline praising equal rights and republican virtue. It emphasizes peace, commerce, strict constitutional government, majority rule, a well disciplined militia, honest pay, public faith, agricultural and commercial growth, free religion, and justice by juries, with calls for non entangling alliances and popular elections.
A Washington paper says Meade’s forces occupied LeRappahannock and battle looms, but claims lack basis. Reports note Lee’s army moving toward Fredericksburg and Gordonsville, Warrenton skirmish, and a possible Morris Island clash unfounded. Vessels, steamer Truth fire, and $2,000,000 in greenbacks destroyed. Talks of Charleston reinforcement, and Detroit Wisconsin GOP convention at Madison. Outrage investigations in Williamson County urged. calls to stop abuses by Federal troops.
The piece argues that Douglas would reject abolitionist reverence and that a loyal Union requires fidelity to the Constitution. It attacks abolitionists for misrepresenting Douglas, defends his constitutionalism, and urges support for a pro-Union, anti-slavery policy while criticizing current administration policies.
A fragmentary report recounts Union forces in Williamson County enforcing enrollment. Major Vining leads a night raid on Blairsville prisoners, their captors torturing and parading them before coerced townsfolk. The narrative condemns martial rule and calls for liberty amid a tense county mood.
A long argument unfolds over Congress power to draft state militias into federal service. The speaker defends constitutional limits and warns against coercive measures, citing precedents and the need to defend national frontiers and ensure a regular army.
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