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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1864
Page
2
An undeviating call for a restored Union through armistice and a States Convention dominates editorials. It stresses returning to shared founding principles, expediting a peaceful reconciliation, and resisting abolition as a precondition. Report includes notes on Confederate and Union views, investigations into corrupt officials, and Mobile defenses.
From Anrsanonia Va Aug 18 Sunday morning General Foster's division with Birney's corps attacked the enemy's first line at Deep Bottom, seizing four guns and about seven prisoners. Wounded from the action arrived aboard the steamers State of Maine and others, as Gen Gibbons' Second Corps pressed the Confederates amid swamp and ravine terrain. Brigadier May led the first brigade in a costly assault, while Hancock's and other corps shifted positions for a possible flank, with reports noting heavy enfilading fire and a difficult, still unresolved outcome.
An 1860s Indianapolis Journal excerpt critiques secessionists and coerced Union preservation. It argues a popular government cannot be saved by force, warning that coercion makes a government despotic and urging calm as secession pressures loom.
A fragment debate argues that rights must be shared by all and that resistance to Federal power should not be judged for others. It warns a civil war could result if states feel the Union injures them, asserting unity or separation has real costs.
The piece argues U S debt dwarfs Britain's, presenting debt totals and interest as of March 1861. It cites British debt around 729,802,130 pounds sterling and U S valuation near 11.5 billion dollars in 1861, concluding U S debt, even at six percent, exceeds Britain's relative burden when adjusted to gold payments.
The Kansas Times attacks the Republican machine led by Lane and Blunt, accusing officials and contractors of widespread corruption. W. S. Phillips appeals for citizens to expose the alleged conspiracy, urging removal of the corrupt administration to restore justice and public trust.
In a Washington Chronicle piece attributed to Lincoln & Co. the editors urge immediate military education and a national shift to a military society. They warn that without universal training the rebellion could last years and the Union would face grave domestic and foreign dangers.
The article urges a concise national convention focused on removing the administration and restoring the Union. It stresses unity, prudence, and businesslike conduct, preferring brief declarations of principles over extended discourse, and anticipates peaceful reform and restoration under constitutional bounds.
The Richmond Despatch comments on General Leo and Grant, noting Lee anticipated Grant’s Deep Bottom crossing and defended Petersburg. It criticizes Yankee praise of Grant’s maneuvers as repeated misreadings of a strategy that always leads to disaster. The piece argues Grant relies on predictable flanking demonstrations rather than decisive success.
Major Stringer arrives with government dispatches confirming Little Rock’s capture by Confederate forces after evacuation to Duvall's Bluff on White River. Transports must pass Confederate batteries en route to Memphis. General Price reportedly ordered to march and is in good condition. Steele’s potential capture appears likely.
Prem Atlanta Correspondence notes Rebels likely to resist fiercely at Atlanta, with expectation of a prolonged and bloody fight. Mentions natural defenses, limited attack points, and withdrawal of the 23d corps from the left as of late. Describes uncertainty over Richmond evacuation and the need for daily operation reports.
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