03 Jun 1863
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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1863
Page
1
A historical notice proclaims the Dubuque Herald as a leading advertising medium likened to major journals in Iowa. It emphasizes willingness to exhibit and promote advertisements, asserting superior reach on every page.
The document reports Judge Miller’s grand jury charge in Des Moines criticizing those who oppose strong enforcement of laws amid national calamity. It notes his call to defend the constitution and security of the government, and questions critics who refuse to unite with authorities. It also includes a second letter from Judge Russel of New York declining Union League membership citing opposition to abolitionist influence and loyalty concerns.
A distorted report outlines Gov Seymour resisting federal draft authority and militia control, warning of possible civil unrest if Washington oversteps. It mentions tensions with Gen Wool, potential police commissioners action, and an upcoming sharp correspondence, signaling Democratic bond power during enforcement debates.
A Bluffton newspaper recounts defying Gen Liscall military orders in May 1863. The piece quotes threats to halt publication and includes a private aside about a Roman-style debate and breakfast fare, illustrating tensions between press and occupation authorities.
A Camden New Jersey note recalls a law about infant behavior with two or three children considered an indiscretion or misdemeanor. A parade of twenty eight wounded soldiers under Captain Louis Loeb marches on crutches, a crying boy witnesses the scene, and a singer is corrected for a poor voice. The New York Tribune notes over four thousand emigrants arriving at New York from Britain and Germany. Gen Herron sought relief due to friction with Schofield after Prairie Grove. A Stonewall Jackson monument fund begins in Toronto with the Toronto Leader as treasurer. Various remarks on military life, hospital air, and a Paris report on Dupin, with Detroit confiscation cases and a child’s playful farewell to Boston.
A historical overview details Joseph E. Johnston, leading Confederate commander opposing Grant in Mississippi, his West Point ties with Lee, Civil War roles from Quartermaster to full General, key wounds at Cerro Gordo and Chapultepec, and his later Mississippi and Tennessee campaigns including Chattanooga and Vicksburg actions.
A Fort Giurry correspondent reports a trader from Blackfeet country arriving with news of extensive gold discoveries near the international Boundary line at the Missouri headwaters. He says Americans and others are flocking there, with daily yields rivaling or surpassing Saskatchewan mines, and many intend to start for mining supplies and relatives.
Telegraphic dispatches describe Union actions near Vicksburg and Port Hudson with mentions of Banks, Porter, and Confederate raids. A Burnside order forces suppression of opposing newspapers, including the New York World and Chicago Times, in all departments.
Night dispatches report the gunboat Cincinnati sunk after battery fire near Vicksburg with 15 to 40 killed or missing. a pilot escaped. The Shingus returned, river calm, while other items note Sam Houston’s Texas Governor bid, rumors of Lee, and Tod’s court appearance amid impeachment questions.
The article reports John Van Buren purchasing the Lindenwald estate for thirty thousand dollars and plans to devote himself to agriculture, arguing farming is a respectable independent pursuit. It adds a New York News note questioning James T. Brady’s intended purchase.
A Richmond newspaper urges renewed Confederate offensives after the first Manassas battle. It argues the South has not recovered a city or subjugated state and calls for transferring hostilities into Union territory to avert defeat.
The eastern paper reports that the people of Phipsburg Maine have voted to pay every man drafted under the conscripting act a sum of 300 dollars to gain exemption from service. The decision reflects local relief measures amid wartime payroll concerns.
The record notes the case continuation for a defendant as legal counsel enters a new cognizance. Col Corwin clashed with Gen Rogey at Florence on May 27, capturing 100 men and officers, 400 mules and 300 enslaved people. He destroyed foundries and mills aiding the enemy. May 29 dispatches from Vicksburg show no change, but Grant’s prospects remain hopeful.
New York June 2 Trotting races held with Rockingham and Nittingham in mile heats best two in six to harness. Rockingham won heat one, Nittingham won heats two and three, Rockingham withdrawn. Time 2 28 2 274 2 284. Curcaco note.
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