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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1863
Page
2
The Dubuque Herald reports the President's message was not published in full in Chicago until Thursday morning, twelve hours after the Unnaun, which released it to citizens on Wednesday evening. Earlier exchanges show the Enanap printed the message before the public, the first west of the Mississippi.
A Chicago letter from Forsyth of Illinois Central defends the railroad while accusing Merry Gibbs and associates of grain manipulation. The piece argues central management discriminates against the public, blocking freight and harming western rail routes, urging Dubuque to back the new enterprise or face decline as a major outlet with Milwaukee prospects noted.
The New York Central Railroad announces a semiannual dividend of five percent. The piece mentions social events in Washington and notes newspaper dinners for Schuyler Colfax, plus various comments on politics, the Lynn shoe trade, and remarks on Gen Bragg and Georgia politics.
A Chicago newspaper rips the President's message as slipshod and weak in literary style while arguing the emancipation policy underpins Reconstruction. It questions timing and the oath to repentant rebels, suggesting harsher terms could have weakened the rebellion and sped peace.
The fifth and crowning section of the colossal Goddess of Freedom statue was raised on the Capitol Dome at noon. A large crowd gathered in the park east of the Capitol as the nation’s tin crown rose, followed by thirty five gun salutes and artillery volleys from forts nearby. The bronze statue stands nineteen feet six inches high and weighs about fifteen thousand pounds, crafted from plaster model by Crawford and cast at Clark Mills foundry. The project cost twenty five to thirty thousand dollars and iron dome construction replaced the old wooden dome after the 1851 library fire.
A Richmond Dispatch critique details Edward Everett as a flamboyant yet hollow orator. It mocks his Gettysburg remarks, noting his fondness for funeral imagery and admiration of heroic deeds while doubting his sincerity and political stance. The piece contrasts Union sentiment with Southern hostility to Northern leadership.
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