War news and civilian reflections from a wartime issue
A Confederate raider plan is detailed with Halifax supplies and a St Lawrence route to seize Detroit. Reports mention York, Shelton, and Detroit. federal restraint on Great Lakes naval action. plus shifts in Lee Meade positions near the Rapidan and Brandy Station. Also notes on Hartford sheep killings and Missouri politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Lee
Rapidan
Gordonsville
Meade
Brandy Station
Beware of false leaders in Indiana politics and war policy
The Indiana Sentinel reviews a lengthy letter by Samary EB. Peeniss opposing Lincoln era civil policy and railings against military dictatorship. It condemns Democratic leaders for pushing a platform mixing abolitionist aims with war politics and warns voters against false leaders as tensions rise in Fort Wayne and lakeside cities.
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Indiana State Sentinel
Samary EB. Peexiss
Lincoln
Serres
Democratic Organization of
Indiana
Democratic Party
Asi
PerwerpLe
Sentleman
Himaelf
Sentinel
Pendleton for Speaker Said Strongly by Cincinnati Enquirer
The Cincinnati Enquirer argues for George H. Pendleton of Cincinnati as the next Speaker of the House. It praises his experience in Congress and statesmanship while noting Ohio and Democratic support amid a closely divided new Congress. It cites Pendleton’s long service, loyalty to Democratic principles, and leadership alongside Vallandigham and Pugh.
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Congress
Washington City
House of Representatives
House
West
George H. Pendleton
Ohio State Senate
Noman
George A. Pendléteén
Val Sandingham
Qayie
Ohio
New York
Queen City
Vallandigham and Pugh
Cincinnati Enquirer
Erals
Abolition
Lincoln
Jefferson
Missouri
Mr. Jefferson
Mr. Stevens
Georgia
Sumner
Washington
South
le Ruirel
Journal of Commerce
George II
Pitkins
United States
Tarleton
Rawdon
Cornwallis
Saybrook
Union
Connecticut
Peveril
Freedom of Election arrests in Baltimore county
Early polling day in Baltimore county saw independent candidates Geo H Carman R Edwin Hook and Richard Grason held by military authorities then released. They faced unspecified charges with no public details given. The episode follows a newspaper item in the Baltimore Sun.
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Manynanp
Baltimore County
Messrs
Geo. H. Carman
R. Edwin Hook
Richard Grason
Circuit Court
Connecticut Democracy Urges Steadfast Stand Against War Policies
A Hartford Times excerpt argues the Connecticut Democrats must stick to principled platform amid national disputes over war policies. It warns against abolitionist pressure, praises Lincoln critics, and urges unity to preserve liberty while resisting federal overreach and intimidation tactics.
Important Peace Propositions From The N.O. Tre Melia
Informants claim separate channels report North and South steps toward early negotiations to end the war. Proposals include armistice for months, suspension of negro enlistments, debt consolidation with six percent stock, taxes on land cotton and incomes, constitutional changes for Senate elections, seven year presidency, compensation for slaves and seized property, and slavery excluded from Congress with fugitives struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.O. Tre Melia
United States
Confederacy
Friends of White
National Treasury
National Congress
Detroit in Danger from Vast Rebel Scheme Revealed
The Free Press reports a rumored plan by Canadian based Confederate refugees to seize Detroit in winter and form a rebel army to invade Michigan Ohio and Indiana. A naval force is needed and authorities warn of potential lakefront attacks and prison releases at Johnsons Island.
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Jake Erie
Detroit Prep Press
Abolition
The
Ferrit Free Press
Detroit
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Canada
No Election in State Despite Mock Form Claim
The Cecil Democrat argues there was no real vote last Wednesday, only a form. It contends abolitionists claim a triumph but admit the result was falsified and not a fair, free expression of public opinion in the state.
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Cecil
Prompting Democrats to reflect on party achievements through history
The quotation urges readers to remember that history has vindicated the Democratic party from its founding to the present. It urges discreet men to anticipate the future and value self-respect in time to come.
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Democratic Party
Chase borrows vast funds as banks lend at six percent
A Times style note claims Mr. Chase borrowed fifty billion from banks at six percent to be repaid in five percent notes, paying five hundred thousand in sixty days while drawing only two hundred twenty million. It alleges idle treasury funds could settle deposits. A separate item recounts a girl blown from English cliffs saved by her crinoline, landing unharmed on sands eighty feet below.
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Mr. Chase
Chase
Times
England
Pirates in Portland Jail Paid in Gold by Confederacy
Report notes pirates confined in Portland jail received their monthly wages in gold from the Southern Confederacy, highlighting ongoing support and payments amid the civil conflict.
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Portland
Civil War Dispatches from New York and Missouri
Reports from New York state Seward refuses permission to raise men for Juarez government and warns of prosecution. Richmond papers quote Jeff Davis praising Fort Sumter while condemning Yankee persistence. Missouri vote shifts toward Radical majority. Caldwell's cavalry rolls through Arkadelphia. Burnside’s force suffers in Rogersville with 690 captured. Blair may resign from Congress.
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New York
Seward
Halleck
Grant
Virginia
Tennessee
Rappahannock
Tuscumbia
Richmond
Jeff
Confederacy
Wasumetos
Burnside
Rogersville
Hawkins County
East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad
Virginia State Line
Knoxville
Frank Blair
Congress
St. Louis
Hog market mixed as demand wanes in late session
In Cixcry Hall on November 11 hog sales showed strong early demand with top prices up to 6 50 and averages 200 to 250 pounds, while lighter hogs traded 6 to 6 10. Afternoon offerings grew liberal and the market closed weak with best hogs around 6 25 and 180 pounders at 6. Whisky steady at 60. Also reports from New York describe Buford’s pursuit near Brandy Mallon, skirmishes with Wilcox’s corps, and notable cavalry losses on both sides though details remain uncertain.
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Cixcry Hall
New York
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Ceu. Buford
Brandy Mallon
Culpepper
Wilcox
Hill
Immann
J. A. Stevens
St. Illinois Cavalry
Chapman
50Th Indiana Cavalry
Rapidan
Pafoard
Delach
Rebel positions near Culpepper and report of prisoner gains
The report notes Lee's army across the Rappahannock near Pony Mountain beyond Culpeper as observers for the Rebels. It cites about 700 prisoners taken near Culpeper, reaching total captures around 2,500. Pennsylvania court findings on conscription are also mentioned. News from New York and Philadelphia sources is mixed with military updates and judicial rulings.
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Tov
Meade
Culpepper
Kilpatrick
Fredericksburg
Rapidan
Lee
Chattanooga
Bragg
Rome
Atlanta
Longstreet
Tennessee
Buckner
Knoxville
Washington
Burnside
Virginia
Halleck
Grant
St. Louis
Fourty
Jefferson City
U.S
Little Rock
Col
Caldwell
Arkadelphia
Price
Culpepper Court House
Pony Mountain
New York
the Herald
Waknestox Juxaties
Averill defeats rebels near Lewisburg with prisoners and artillery
Dispatches report Gen. Averill's decisive victory near Lewisburg with over 300 killed and wounded on the Confederate side. Averill takes 100 prisoners, captures artillery, colors, and camp equipment. Meade’s HQ near Bandy Station. Johnson's Island harbors over 2,000 rebel officers with heightened escape precautions.
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Washrgeton
Kelley
Clarksburg
Lewisburg
Averill
Tribune
Meade
Bandy Station
John M. Botts
Johnson’s Island
Warning of Rebel Plot to Free Prisoners and Burn Buffalo
Mayor Fargo received a dispatch from Secretary Stanton reporting rebel refugees in Canada plotted to release prisoners on Johnson's Island and set Buffalo ablaze. The high official source said other Lake cities were warned similarly.
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Berrano
Fargo
Stanton
Canada
Johnson’s Island
Buffalo
Expedition of armed steamers feared to attack Johnson’s Island
Northern state reports excitement over alleged Canadian fitted rebel expeditions aiming to free 4000 prisoners at Johnson’s Island in Sandusky Bay and then strike Sandusky and Buffalo. Gov't has ordered troops and batteries to Johnson’s Island for defense.
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Averill
West Virginia
England
Mersey
Washington
Europe
Misouri
Missouri
U. S
Gov
Gamble
Chalmers
Collierville
West Tennessce
Middleport
Iroquois County
Col. Hawkins
Hackins
Cincinyatt
Johnson’s Island
Canada
Sandusky Bay
Sandusky
Buffalo
Lake Erie
Indictments rise as Grand Jury probes treason in Indianapolis
Fourteen additional indictments are found by the Grand Jury in the United States Court for disloyalty and treason. A murder trial continues in the Marion Circuit Court with Sutherland accused of killing Small in a machine shop dispute. Gov. Morton’s Thanksgiving proclamation date is corrected to November 26. An advertisement promotes S. D. & H. W. Smith instruments and Mezoprox offerings at 54 Calhoun Street.
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Solicitor Warfive
South
Montgomery
Alabama
Thadeus Stevens
Cuares Sumner
Indianapolis
United States Court
Mortén
Marion
Sutherland
Small
Cincinnati
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Welland Canal
Great Britain
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Hartford
Hartford Times
Tnion
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Agwaon
J. W. Dawson
J.W. Campbell
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Eric Speaker— Kion
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New York World
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Gettysburg
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Chicago Times
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Tolmes
Marshall
Texas
Nagasaki
Juce
Tenn
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Heintzelman
Department of Washington
Augur
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Memphis and
Inka
Federal
Corinth
Philadelphia
Johnson's Island
Lord Lyons
Governor General of
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Dix
Waryland
News BY
Telegraph
Lowrie, Woodward and Thompson
Pittsburg
Wasursatox
Novo
Army of the Potomac
St. Louiis
Jeffenson City
Brown
Phelps
Wingate
Anderson
Breckinridge
Voorhees
Broadhead
C. J. Hill
S. D
H. W. Smith
Smith
Calhoun Atreat
Court House
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