17 Aug 1864
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Newspaper
Dawsons Fort Wayne Weekly Times
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1864
Page
1
A Dawson's Weekly Times editorial denounces the draft and calls on Democrats to reject conscription, urging peace talks and an armistice. It warns abolitionists and draft supporters and predicts riots if the war continues, urging a peaceful resolution and legal order.
Wade and Davis condemn Lincoln's July proclamation as a grave executive usurpation. They argue Congress must decide restoration terms, reject military governors, and warn of executive power overruling the Senate and House in rebel-state policy.
The report details Union General Kelley repulsing McCausland and Bradley Johnson on the 4th at New Creek with severe rebel losses. Federals suffer seven killed while capturing four cannon and hundreds of prisoners at Moorefield before Averill’s subsequent rout of the Rebels.
The piece notes partisans attack Old Abe over rejecting peace offers from the South and circulating circulars claiming rebel terms. It mocks the supposed terms as baseless and urges prompt, resolute action against perceived insults, labeling supporters as cowards if they fail to resist.
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