30 Jan 1864
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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1864
Page
1
The Dubuque Herald notes that the combined circulation of the Pally and Weekly Inninsto is the highest among journals in the territory and mentions a storm causing telegraphic delays. Wires are broken in many places and reports may arrive only by evening.
A Washington newspaper clip argues Confederate plans for spring operations, the defense of Richmond, and the supposed abandonment of the Charleston siege. It asserts Union evacuation from Washington before Richmond, predicts Canada annexation, and claims Charleston harbor remains impregnable despite federal boasts.
Former United States minister to Denmark Samuel J. Kirkwood has resigned after a lengthy career marked by skilled diplomacy. The article notes his desire for retirement and separation from political pressures, hoping he becomes an honest and respected citizen in rural retreat.
A montage of brief observations on the era’s politics and society. It mentions federal abandonment of a region in Louisiana, a stubborn Pennsylvania Senate deadlock, commentary on a statue, religious periodicals in politics, Michigan’s Lincoln renomination, Utah’s critique of Fernando Wood, Catholic prevalence in Boston, and Robert Dale Owen’s amnesty argument tied to Charles I.
The telegraphic columns note the United States acquiring cannon from England while pondering Confederate rights to buy ships or ironclads. They cite Seward’s warning about enforcing neutrality and protecting commerce and ask if Crameron’s cause is uniquely privileged amid calls for naval action against British ports.
The Johnstown Democrat reports consoling word for the widow of Private John Gallagher of the 7th New Jersey Volunteers. An Army War Department order reviews the court martial, stating death would be remitted and Gallagher would be returned to duty in his regiment.
A Richmond newspaper reprints Southern reaction to the Emancipation Proclamation. The piece argues the decree weakened the Union, strengthened Confederate resolve, and spared Lincoln from abolitionists while noting Lincoln still served the South by shaping the war and Providence. It contends emancipation was neither a victory nor a concession.
Telegraphic report cites Liverpool arrests for Confederate service recruiting and British naval gun shipments to the United States. Gov. Vance reportedly offered a Confederate Senate seat to W A Graham, amid Raleigh papers notes and a Christmas toasts in Raleigh.
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