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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1863
Page
2
An 1860s broadside warns that four proposed measures would mortgage property, seize poor laborers, dethrone state banking, and indemnify the President. It promises a pamphlet of 200 pages sold for penny price, with orders via Norton & Co New York, urging rapid response.
An anonymous ex Navy officer denounces abolitionists and Northern policies in a fiery letter about the Southampton county insurrection. He details violence against whites, claims Union forces indiscriminately harmed civilians, and calls for retribution while defending Confederate actions and warning of future suppression.
The piece notes invitation extended to Cox Vorhees Richardson and others to speak at the Democratic State Convention in Des Moines on May 20. It also recounts comments on Irish-born sailors and a humorous exchange about Wilberforce, reflecting a lively postwar political and social landscape.
The text quotes Governor Yates praising Illinois as a strong producer of corn and wheat with robust livestock, noting it ranks high in value and output behind Ohio. It compares New York’s cities to polished linen and mentions plans to appoint an Assistant Provost Marshal General for each state.
A Confederate era correspondent argues cotton drives strategy at Vicksburg and along the Mississippi. He accuses officers and civilians of profiteering from cotton while Grant withholds trade, and notes several suspected shipments and contracts involving Lake Providence and surrounding plantations. The piece ends by questioning the strategic value of cotton trafficking amid siege operations.
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