07 Oct 1863
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Newspaper
Dawsons Fort Wayne Weekly Times
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1863
Page
1
Publication note shows weekly issue details by Dawson and Campbell. Rates listed include one year 20 dollars, six months 10 dollars, three months 7 dollars, and other periodical pricing for a Maine newspaper. Addresses Calhoun Street details appear in the masthead.
The Union as it Was is attacked by the National Democracy with Tribune claims against restoring the old Union. It argues abolitionists push dissolution, warns of fugitive slave law, and denounces West Virginia’s status while urging restoration of the Union with constitutional order.
The piece denounces border state elections as abolitionist schemes to install Union candidates and misrule. It discusses a Tennessee gubernatorial vote for Wa. B. Cauvenn, claims supporters sent Erinrpeny to D.C. for appointment, and attacks Ethridge and the administration’s stance against his ally. The allegory of a hatched chicken is used to imply manipulation and failure of the abolitionist effort.
A public message condemns Lincoln for suspending civil liberties and centralizing power. It argues tyrants fear freedom, cites repeated despotism in history, and warns that constitutional guarantees erode unless protests, petitions, and actions stop the incursions on rights. It references abolition and disunion as feared outcomes.
The Ohio draft is suspended over a claim its quota is two thousand too high while New York faces no delay. Critics claim executive timing shifts with elections as Rosecrans and Charleston battles fade, and governors Seymour and Ted reflect a partisan pivot amid resolve to settle enrollment numbers.
The National Intelligencer analyzes the Presidents proclamation suspending habeas corpus across the United States, arguing Congress only authorized detentions of prisoners under military authority. It warns the order extends to soldiers and enlistees, potentially violating the Enrolling and Calling Out national forces act. The piece questions authority, cites cases from the Cincinnati Gazette, and calls for the President to revise the proclamation to fit legal limits and allow Supreme Court review.
A speech in Christiana Lancaster Pa dates the seventeenth alt labels the Union as it was and the Constitution as it is abolition doctrine. The speaker, a known abolition supporter, is denounced as a traitor and scoundrel used by abolitionists to push their cause. The remarks target opposition to Vallandigham and democracy.
Abvolitionists claim Democrats side with rebels and disunionists. They question if the Administration was in sympathy with a traitor when it feasted Wix pen, asserting sixteen years of effort to break up the Union has succeeded, and they praise the division's supposed break.
The piece criticizes wartime currency issues and the scarce federal notes, mocks new fractional coinage, and argues for or against a fresh draft. It also attacks abolitionists in Ohio and assails Rosecrans and the War Department for alleged administrative failures in Georgia.
The newly erected Lindell Hotel in St Louis, claimed to be the largest in the United States, is completed and opening today. Guests are invited to tours and the city awaits the grand reception.
Rex Haleas Corpus is suspended by Apragan Livcorx. Liberty is bound in chains as the public mourns the act and its implications.
The South’s push toward secession is traced to abolitionist agitation and Lincoln era policies. The piece assigns responsibility to abolitionists for sowing alienation, stirring church and social rifts, and provoking the Union’s dissolution, arguing the draft and political shifts accelerated conflict.
An obscure historical note recalls Brough siding with Calhoun against Andrew Jackson, labeling Jackson a patriot defied by Calhoun. The claim remains unrefuted and is presented as a provable point in the discourse.
Several cases of Small Pox have appeared in Toledo recently, prompting health officials to monitor the outbreak and advise precautions.
The piece argues that as Commander-in-Chief during war, Eimcola claims a broad right to take measures to subdue the enemy, displaying language unbecoming of restraint and aligning actions with such prerogatives. The text critiques the despot-like tone and unrestrained authority.
A reported incident from Altoona Pennsylvania notes a woman died of joy after witnessing a se-enactment event. The brief item mentions a strong emotional reaction leading to her death. No additional victims or details are provided in the readable text.
Private letters from Vallandigham to a Toledo contact cite Douglas support and insist the administration will suppress rebellion. The missives discuss Charleston testimony, draft politics, and denounce abolitionist criticisms, with references to Rosecrans, Chattanooga, and national figures through Sept. 1863.
Governor C. P. Morrox urges furloughed Southwest service members in Indiana to return to duty. Deserter marks will appear on rolls and extensions are denied by surgeons or officers. Published from Indianapolis September 28, 1905 to inform all papers statewide.
The report lists multiple wounded or severely hurt soldiers from the Seventy-fourth and Thirtieth Regiments. Officers and lieutenants from Companies F D H and C I G A T are named with varying degrees of injury. Captains Chapman Lee Melice Abbott Kenney and others are noted as slightly or severely affected.
General Rosecrans has 18,000 reinforcements as of Saturday and seeks to bury dead with Bragg’s permission, which was declined. Rumors of Union surrender in Georgia and Tennessee circulate from New York while Burnside remains at Enosville. Mount Jackson raid plans and a 24,000 prisoner exchange feature in the latest Army operations.
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