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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1863
Page
1
A damaged note describes a weekly newspaper in town and a public reading at the Counting Room. It references the President of the Southern Confederacy, calls for printing limits on dissenting messages, and critiques Union conduct without graphic detail.
The piece critiques abolitionist push for emancipation legislation in Congress. It warns of severe penalties for slaveholders freeing enslaved people and claims abolitionists exploit fear to destroy the South. It draws a parallel to ancient Rome and Carthage to claim inevitable South victory.
A recent observer describes widespread distribution of posters urging George B. McClellan for president in 1864. The writing notes posters appear in hotels, saloons, stores and homes, with supporters believing McClellan’s nomination would reflect policy and merit while criticizing premature war stance and Democratic convention missteps.
The piece argues the Republican party must defend its issue stance or be unable to compete. It criticizes Democratic papers for bias and urges frank expression of convictions rather than silence over nominating a military candidate.
Senator Wilson backs a bill to raise army pay and provide bounties for veterans and recruits while expanding the draft to all men aged 20 to 45 and ending racial pay disparities. Critics like Wade, Wade, and Chandler oppose the current setup, accusing the act of shortchanging soldiers.
The passage contends the President disenfranchises nine tenths of Southern residents and places constitutional power in one tenth, comprised of stray Yankees installed after the army’s advance. It argues these outsiders do not represent Southern people and that abolitionists among them push slavery’s abolition and Union readmission.
Washington dispatch notes McPherson the new Clerk of the House of Representatives. Born in Gettysburg he is a 33 year old Pennsylvania College alumnus with a background in printing journalism and farming. He served two terms in Congress and led the Library Committee, most recently serving as Assistant Controller of the Currency.
The clipping reports Hale facing bribery charges with Senator Sprague in a pivotal scene. It notes Lincoln’s final message and a strong abolition billet-doux, plus various Civil War era dispatches from Camp and Memphis. It details fires, steamship arrivals, and military orders including coin exchange restrictions and guard deployments along routes into cities.
The Ella and Ann captured the Chesapeake in Sandra harbor. Soon after the Decotah arrived and ordered her to Halifax. the three vessels are now nowhere.
The 38th Congress Speaker announces select committees including Pacific railroad and ways and means. reports on consular expenses and naval resolutions. roads and canals inquiries into canal connections to Hudson and Great Lakes. pensions for widows and homestead benefits. reinstating naval and military service benefits. and a vetoed tabled motion. Adjournment set for Monday. A privileged inquiry over bribery allegations involving a New England senator is debated with Hale and Reverdy Johnson offering responses.
Debate centers on whether senators may prosecute government claims and accept legal services while in office. Hale's actions cited under his opinion, with Johnson and others arguing no general bar exists. A committee inquiry is authorized into J P Fate and Hunt case conduct, and a bounty bill is recommitted. A presidential message on freedmen’s aid prompts Congress to act.
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