13 Jan 1864
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Newspaper
Dawsons Fort Wayne Weekly Times
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1864
Page
1
Public notice lists weekly publication by J W Dawson and I W Campbell at Main and Caroon Streets Third Borough. Rates shown: one year 2.00, six months 1.50, after six months 2.50, and three months 1.00 with annual renewal and payment terms.
The Indiana Pomological Society began its third annual session in Indianapolis. I. D. G. Nelson, president, urged cooperation with the State Board of Agriculture on a possible agricultural college and warned politicians cannot be trusted to grant it. He discussed pomology’s progress, fruit preservation, and warned against Canada thistle and reckless grape variety spreads, urging education and district planning.
A northern southern ceasefire is described as a pause in hostilities ordained by a higher power. The piece urges Congress to propose peace based on constitutional rights to restore the Union, but doubt is voiced that real action will occur. It laments ongoing political fanaticism and predicts renewed conflict with the new season.
A New York World telegram reports official Chancellorsville casualties at 28 000 killed wounded and missing. It recounts Hooker's May 2 advance toward Richmond and May 6 retreat, noting rival press tales of victory and then large Union losses.
VINDEX argues that war cannot restore liberty or preserve the Union. He warns that a large standing army erodes civil liberties, concentrates power, and forces subjugation of rebel states. He contends a true union must respect state sovereignty and avoid militarized rule.
The New York Daily Mail reports a Democratic caucus in Washington formed a committee to fix the next National Democratic Convention date and location. Senators Powell and Saulsbury and Mayor Wood denounced war, with seven eighths of Democratic members spoken as peace advocates, signaling a peace‑minded trend before the next convention.
The St Louis Republican notes the winter fad of the Prince Imperial dance, from Paris, first publicly danced at the Lindell Hotel Assembly Ball with printed directions handed to ladies entering the hall. The piece outlines five figures ending in a quadrille finale.
The passage notes a broad condemnation within the Union of Chase's financial scheme. It asserts that Chase, long a critic of the system, now governs it as secretary, carrying out a monumental expansion of his own creation.
In Bensalen on November 2 1863 an advocate of agriculture tested bone dust as manure on a light sandy soil over gravel. Ten quarts were applied to every other bean row, gypsum in each hill, and results showed doubled yield compared with plastered rows. The article notes bones' lime content aids wheat and many crops, reflecting British agronomic esteem.
A Cincinnati Dispatch critique argues Lincoln’s message to Congress misstates consent of the governed claiming a seceded state’s one tenth may form a government. The piece portrays Lincoln’s stance as a flawed exemplification of majority rule.
Hon. T Butler King responds to a congress candidate notice in Georgia in 1893. He defends states rights and secession, argues for peace on terms securing rights within the Union, and urges concession if accepted by the North, while pledging support to defend the country until peace and Union are restored. He signs as T Butler King.
In Easton Maryland recently arrested individuals at a political convention were released after signing a written pledge. The document obligates subscribers to not organize or support any party opposed to the U.S. government and to refrain from nominating or voting for candidates sympathetic to the Confederate States or opposed to vigorous war prosecution.
The vice president and abolition senators spent a Sunday with Simon Cameron at his residence in Pennsylvania. The piece questions their integrity and accuses Cameron of attempting to bribe his way into the Senate, criticizing public morality and noting he has not faced punishment.
In New York on the 6th James Gallatin, financier and son of a former Treasury secretary, urged caution about proposed bank increases and paper money. He warned of price inflation, centralization of power in Washington, and transfer of debt to foreign capitalists, arguing such moves threaten national wealth and the specie standard. A second note describes the steamer A. D. Griffin incident near Chippewa where four men survived a perilous river voyage while a fifth was lost over the falls.
In Medina, a 23 year old barber with a wife and 3 children elopes with 16 year old daughter of Hill, 20 miles to Wellington and back, fueling abolitionist criticism. He is jailed. the girl allegedly persuaded him. The piece ties the event to debates over Lincoln and Union versus disunion. It also notes poultry fattening using ground oats as the preferred feed.
The Ohio and the New York legislatures are in session as Governor Seymour and Governor Grover Cleveland deliver their messages. The ensuing debates and proposed measures signal early political moves in both states.
Fragmented text shows unnamed speakers claiming Ben, Butler, and others in a disputed descent claim. The lines mix unfamiliar names and exclamations, with no clear event or context to determine a coherent report.
The New York Express notes ladies with pets face a hotel demand of seven dollars daily or seven dollars weekly for their poodles. The dispute has stirred women into lively debate and indignation, comparing it to strikes in machine shops.
The text argues the president's power to grant pardons for federal offenses is unlimited, except impeachment, and contends such reasoning would subvert the Constitution, claiming it would destroy the very document it aims to uphold. It notes no regulatory limits accompany this grant.
The passage argues that once force is used, passions override moderation. It warns that wounded pride and resentment could push states toward extremes to avenge affronts or avoid submission. The piece predicts the first war could end in the dissolution of the Union.
A French gardener uses a bottomless wine bottle placed over an asparagus shoot to encourage tall tender stalks. The method, coated with whitewash for light reflection, aims to protect from beetles and guide growth into a straight white spear as seen in early 20th century horticultural notes.
The Bedford Indiana Appeal promotes Franxiix Pierce of New Hampshire as the Democratic presidential candidate, pending National Convention selection.
A leading Republican member of Congress was asked how long the war would last. She replied, Until every slave is freed, if it takes thirty years. The remark drew harsh rebuke from opponents who called such women scandrels.
Sovrm Nerrasza notes snow drifts reach twenty five to thirty feet high in some spots while average drifts run around seven feet. On exposed ground a foot of snow is likely.
Central Park in New York features three skating ponds with the largest spanning twenty six acres. The monthly attendance during the skating season runs to two half a million people.
The clippings recount Andrew Jackson Donelson arrest and discharge in Mississippi on rebel government charges, editorials critiquing administration mistakes, and public notices of monitor exhibitions in Cincinnati. They cite old presidential history, Civil War statistics on John Morgan, and a vivid lampoon of former leaders across newspapers.
At the Irish Catholic Benevolent Association meeting held January 31 in their Hall, members unanimously adopted resolutions mourning the death of Joxs McLacounis. They commend him as a good citizen and true friend and send copies to his parents and publish notice in Fort Wayne Daily Times.
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