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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1865
Page
2
The Dubuque Herald reports Missouri legislators move to amend sections to legalize marriages between whites and blacks, arguing for “taste of every person.” The piece predicts passage and frames it as abolitionist progress toward minimal barriers to miscegenation, calling opponents odious.
The Cairo News denounces abolitionists as copperheads and traitors while defending the Constitution and the Union as foundational. It argues Democrats remain true to the founders’ design and the nation’s unity against abolitionist rhetoric and anti constitutional sentiment.
The Chicago Board of Trade adopted resolutions backing a Nisgera Falls ship canal and authorized sending an agent to Washington to urge Congress to fund the project. Proponents claim the canal would weld the East and West, securing Great Lakes military and commercial dominance for the United States.
Tax telegraph reports another batch of peace rumors to fuel conversation among skeptics of officials. The same conveyance that brought Mr. Blair from Richmond carried Gen Singleton there, so readers may await his return and view on the rebellion’s status.
A graphic report on potential petroleum deposits within seventy miles of New York City highlights a possible oil region along the Hudson and nearby rivers. The article notes vast capital tied to oil ventures in New York Philadelphia and ten northern cities, signaling a transformative era with substantial wealth and speculative activity.
The article notes expanding petroleum regions in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Colorado, Canada and signs of demand in New York Michigan Indiana and California. It highlights lubricants refined products in lamination and toilet uses and mentions residue used for steam propulsion. It also cites Moscow and St. Petersburg lighting with petroleum exports and a rise in US petroleum exports in 1864 surpassing 1862.
An elderly narrator recalls courting Nancy Knox and a schoolteacher rival named Bill Smith. A midnight spying mishap leads to a fall into the kitchen. Nancy rebuffs the rival and later marries the storyteller, now set to celebrate forty years of marriage next June.
The passage describes the Illinois Central railroad facing state legislative action over high passenger fares and calls out alleged corruption and extortion by the railroad and comparison with the New York Central. The piece urges patience for legislative remedy and warns of injustice if action is not taken.
Cuatro Democrat laments road regulation as tyrannical private practices threaten the public weal. He argues road tolls of three cents per mile and calls on lawmakers to act justly against the perceived enemy of the public good.
A New York Express informant describes Georgia troops with Lee in Virginia as unwilling soldiers since Sherman’s Atlanta march. He notes many Georgians deserting to return home, but claims Lee cannot lose Richmond and praises Confederate endurance. He mentions black troops in Federal ranks and brutalities at Petersburg, with Grant headquarters issuing paroles.
Chicago Tribune argues that Grane vindicated by relieving Butler at Fort Fisher. It notes the stronger rebel garrison now and claims Butler risked greater offense to military discipline by leading the expedition. The piece labels Porter's prior report as less important than the decisive facts now revealed.
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