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Dubuque Democratic Herald

Location

Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1864

Page

2

Democratic resistance to constitutional change in Civil War era

The Dubuque Herald reports Democratic members of Congress resist endorsing radical administration acts and oppose constitutional amendments. It argues the electorate did not decide for emancipation or abolitionist policy, condemns war expansion and state overreach, and vows to hinder what it calls national demise by any means.

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Gettysburg Ordnance Report Details Loaded Guns

Annual Bureau of Ordnance report notes 27 574 guns picked up at Gettysburg of which 24 000 were loaded and half double loaded. One fourth carried three to ten load rounds and many had five or six balls per charge. Some powder was damp and cartridges remained intact. In one musket a mix of twenty three balls sixty two buckshot and powder was found.

Bureau of Ordnance Navy Department Gettysburg

Prospect of Pacific Railroad Ties to Black Hills Riches

The Treasury report notes Dakota Black Hills at latitude 4th parallel near 103rd meridians yield gold and silver with coal iron copper and pine. With Sioux pacified and emigrant roads, Dakota will see mining boom near Missouri River steamboat navigation two hundred miles away.

Pacific Treasury Department Black Hills Dakota Ceritory Blae Hills

Destructive Fire Devastates Edo After Chosin Siege

Tribune correspondent recounts Chosin's August assault on Edo and Mikado's capital Shimonoseki era, noting two attacking columns of under five thousand, fierce counteraction by Daimyo guards, and palace troops. Hand to hand fighting, fires raged two days, destroying thousands of blocks and tens of thousands of structures, leaving half a million homeless.

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Savannah a thriving Georgian port city before the Civil War

The piece describes Savannah Georgia as the state’s largest bustling commercial hub before the Davis secession. It notes its status as Chatham county seat, early port of entry, founding by Oglethorpe in 1732 3, river setting, wide brick streets and public squares, prominent public buildings, and extensive railroad links with thirteen railroads totaling about one thousand fifty five miles. It details waterways and inlets guiding ships to Savannah including Wall's cut and Freeborne's cut, plus nearby barriers like Skidaway island and Doboy Inlet.

Savannah Georgia Chatham County Con. Oglethorpe Charleston 8. C Milledgeville Gia Prida State Arsenal Artilery Armory Savannah City Greene Pulaski Paranski Savanna Wall's Port Royal Savannah River Fort Pulaski Wilmington Creek Warsaw Sound Augustine Creek Wall's Cut Skidaway South Carolina North Carolina Anderson District Franklin County Atlantic Augusta Fort Jackson Warsaw Ossobaw Inlet Ogoctive St. Catharine Supelo Inlet Sunbury Darien Altamaha River Doboy

New Orleans Officials Named as Louisiana Senate Candidates

The New York World correspondent casts doubt on Slesers Cutler and Smith as Louisiana Senate nominees. It notes Cutler, Hahn ally and governor claimant, and Smith, a carpenter elected near St Marys parish, both linked to controversial convention origins, and questions their fitness for the national Senate.

Slesers Cutler Smith United States Senate Louisiana Michael Hahn St. Mary’s Parish United States New Orleans National Senate

State Officers and Congressional Ballot Totals

Official vote totals from the Governor's Secretary Orwig show results for state officers and nine congressional districts. Wright leads Secretary of State and Allen wins Attorney General. Wilson, Price, Allison, Grinnell, Kasson, and Mubard lead in their districts amid split home and army tallies.

Nicket Lee Sec James Write Army John J. Wallace Wright John A. Jilliott N. GC Hendershout Elliot Mreasurer W. JJ. Holmes Home John G. Lash Holmes Fur Register J. A. Harvey D. B. Holbrook Army Yee Harvey Isaac N. Allen D. M. Dunbar Allen Supreme Judge C. C. Cole Yhos. M. Monroe Cole James I’. Wilson J. K. Hornish Dem Wilson Hiram Price Geo. LE. Parker Dei Price William DB. Aliena Olisfor B. Richard Allison Yourth J. B. Grinnell Ira C. Mitchell Mubard

Government Daily Expenses Estimated At 3.84 Million

The Treasury report for the quarter ending September 30 1864 shows Civil services 4,985,079.31 War Department 286,205,288.52 Navy 338,282,915.49 Interest on debt 19,031,054.48 total 363,061,861.31. Dividing by 92 days yields about 3,837,727 per day, with costs rising each quarter and possibly reaching 5,000,000 daily by year end.

Friends of Lincoln Secretary of the Treasury Civil Services Eevee SSTLZ Pensions and War Department Navy Department Céncinnate Fuquirer

Unkind Venus and a Washington Congress Opening

A narrator recalls a Syracuse shop scene with sharp talkers like Donah Squires and a torn night shirt, then shifts to a Washington Chronicle-style opening of Congress. The image contrasts lively store chatter with the formal ceremony as the Speaker and chaplain inaugurate the session.

The Washington Chronicle Congress Paul

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