Prepare for Disunion Abolitionists Warn Public
A prolonged war debate is presented as a push toward disunion with abolitionists blamed for pushing subjugation of the South. The text argues only a Democratic victory can save the Union and urges resisting abolitionist influence while seeking peaceful settlement if war fails. It cites The Cincinnati Commercial and New York Post as sources and warns of plans to buy rebel cotton to aid the Confederacy.
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Cincinnati Commercial
Oatset
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Abolition Party
Ito-Party
Confederate States
The
New York Post
Ebels
North
Democratic Party
Three Cheers for Democratic Principles in Ninth District
The Ninth Congressional District Democratic Convention at Winnemac adopts resolutions decrying abolitionist influence and defending Jeffersonian Democratic principles. It condemns centralized power, supports white supremacy rhetoric, and calls for restoring constitutional harmony and Union while opposing measures seen as abolitionist. The Logansport Pharos notes limited county representation due to weather and railroad, praising the delegates as faithful to the Constitution.
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Paley
Abolition Church
Committee On
Ninth Congressional District
Union
Congress
Andrew Jackson
Democratic Party
Logansport
Chicago
Wianamae
Corn Credit Blocked by Editorial Exchange
A colonial era newspaper column complains editors over editorial ideas borrowed from others. It urges papers to credit original content or produce their own work. The note singles out discussions on government schooling and administration policy as areas of claimed editorial borrowing.
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New York Day Book
Lawyers Gone by Conscription Act Cited in Debate
An argument claims lawmakers will abolish lawyers through a forthcoming conscription act. The instrument is described as designed to raise money or blood, and in the hands of a merciless creditor could extract debts, threatening a man’s livelihood if funds are lacking.
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Vindes
Plain rules for the common people in a decisive day
A correspondent argues the common people must hold to a principled platform rather than policy in the upcoming national convention. He criticizes nominated leaders and urges nominees to endorse a clear, unwavering doctrine that aligns with popular demand.
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Wisp
Varnas- Digham
McCruen Lax
Grant
Sryswoor
Woonwarn
Prorcy
Abolitionists Push Test Oath in Senate Power Play
The abolitionists in the U S Senate seek to force a new test oath for members elected to Congress. They aim to bind fealty to the administration and use military elections to keep control of Congress and the executive. It remains to be seen if the public will submit.
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U.S. Senate
Congress
Conscription Act Patch by Senate Expands Draft Powers
The Senate patched conscription rules authorize the President to draft as many able bodied men as needed during the war. Two classes are merged into one liable group ages twenty to forty five. A substitute must be non liable, commutation rises to 400 dollars, exemptions cut materially. House action pending.
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Senate
House
Quv Farmers Donate Wood for Soldiers Families
Quv farmers contributed wood and money to assist soldiers families and the needy in the city. Teams formed lines late morning and a martial band led a public procession through main streets. A full committee report is expected tomorrow and officials estimate over two hundred fifty loads collected.
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Public sentiment calls for negotiated settlement to end war
A Raleigh newspaper quotes a citizen’s plea from the state’s people urging a legislature to adjourn and seek peace talks with honest effort. It argues negotiations must accompany force, warns of accountability for leaders, and says the Union plan lacks statesmanship.
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Pance
Nuun
General Assembly
Carpera
Twenty Five Soldiers March Through Cincinnati
Twenty five soldiers passed through Cincinnati bound for Washington last Wednesday, according to a brief wartime transit note. The report notes the delegation traveled in formation en route to federal duties.
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Rae
Cincinnati
Washington
Smallpox Cases Rising in Major Cities Including Chicago
Reports indicate smallpox is present in several large cities and is raging notably in Chicago, with widespread outbreaks causing concern among authorities and residents.
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Chicago
Raven and soldier fall on battlefield in a moan of war
A dramatic prose-poem describes a raven circling a fallen soldier on a Civil War field, its calls echoing as nightmarish war imagery. It blends scenes of death with a political tirade arguing Union sentiment is non existent in the South and critiquing reconstruction politics and leadership.
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JA Raven
Catastrophic fire kills thousands at Santiago cathedral
News from Valparaiso reports a gas pipe explosion at the cathedral in Santiago Chile. A blaze from inflammable decorations raged as crowds fled through doors and sacristy. Over 2,000 people, mostly women and children, perished when the roof collapsed and flames swept through the interior. The steamer Chili reached Valparaiso after 81 days from Liverpool bringing further dispatches.
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America
New York
Panama
Valparaiso
Santiago
Chili
South America
Helmy
Liverpool
Discovery of Coal Oil and Marble Beds Near Chicago
Coal oil has been discovered in Chicago and a company is organized to begin boring. In the city suburbs a bed of Athens marble has been found.
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Gueay
Chicago
Government Expenditure Figures Stir Debate On Lincoln Era Costs
A Baltimore Sun Washington correspondent outlines estimated federal outlays from the Civil War era, projecting next year’s budget around 1.2 billion and total government spending near 3.533 billion. He notes interest at 200 million annually and urges readers to consider the cost of Lincoln’s administration. A separate local anecdote recounts two frost deaths amid harsh winter conditions near Warren.
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Washington
Baltimore Sun
Navy Department
Lincoln
Mysterious Death in Siengen’s Feather Factory Oven
In Newark a worker named Davin Winston vanished Tuesday from Siengen’s patent feather factory. A strong smell led to discovery Wednesday of his baked body stuck in a hot oven chamber. The chamber proved fatal as Winston reportedly sought warmth and could not escape before the oven was cooled.
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Newark CN
Davin Winston
Siengen
Mysterious carved stone puzzle presented to editor
An editor of an English paper received a carved stone from an old building and faced a cryptic inscription. After many experts consulted, they concluded the stone carried a puzzling message about cattle rubbing their tails amid efforts to decipher the ancient text.
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Sord
Abolition Newspapers Nominates Asrawaw Lixcony for President
The Abolition newspapers nominate Asrawaw Lixcony for president in 1864 amid war, the devil, and the smallpox concerns. The remark reflects wartime anxieties and public health fears shaping political sentiment.
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Asrawaw Lixcony
Return of Vision for Elder Blind Guide in Hungary
In Hun gary a 150 family Jewish community shares news that Habbi Abraham Yathom, blind for 40 years, had his sight restored after his centenarian wife and guide died. He now sees again and attends synagogue daily without a guide, thanking the All merciful for this mercy.
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Junsdorf
Hungary
Habbi Abraham Yathom
Labbi Abraham
Legal stamp ruling affects patents and writs in U S Claims Court
Summary of a decision in the United States Court of Claims holding that no writ or legal process against the United States requires a fifty cent stamp, since sovereignty is present in courts and no process is necessary. The report also notes arrests, a riot in Seymour Indiana, a death from exposure in Jackson County, and various local notices and advertisements including Porter's Curative Balsam with endorsement.
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United States
Coa
Jute Peck
Restoration of Union Moves in New Orleans and Richmond
Reports from January 19 and 23 describe Gen Banks signaling early Union restoration, a constitutional revision, and a May election in New Orleans, plus Confederate troop movements, prisoner exchanges, and port actions from Richmond to Key West. The dispatches note ironclads sent to Charleston, patrols near Virginia, and Junker advices on Juarist clashes and foreign seizures.
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Meridan
Orher
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Lee
Johston
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Savannah
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Stnncotti
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Vsginia
Fields
Louisiana
James Rumor
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
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Virginia
Cumberland
Harrison Burgess
Recruits and Rebel Officers Move Through Louisville Route
Reported movements show Jane Cixciygati and units from Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio arriving in Louisville en route home. Recruits pass daily to the front as two trains run Chattanooga to Nashville. Mortality in Chattanooga hospitals runs about per week. Indiana sees large arrivals of recruits for Indians rediments at Indianapolis. Grant and Sherman plans set for spring campaign in East Tennessee with cavalry in reserve.
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