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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1863
Page
1
A garbled notice from the Dubuque Herald mentions combined Daily and Weekly Thesann forms, claiming territorial ownership and a demonstration of teoka. It references exhibitors and a comparison to Chicago, with unclear governance over the statement.
A long public appeal questions how to protect citizens and enforce law amid mob violence and political intimidation. It cites Meg Dawson Water-lo lawyer Henry Clay Denn Vallandigham and others, urging governors and presidents to uphold duties and constitutional rights with united action.
Fragmentary Civil War report recounts heavy losses at Wicksburg and Port Hudson with forced defeats and high casualties. It cites General Danks and Maine's Smith railing against Provost Marshal powers and threats to free speech, warning of violent consequences for arbitrary actions.
Report from Chicago notes the Yor Caxat Convention has become a partisan affair with principal speeches advocating administration support. Critics express little faith in the gathering, citing its evident bias and the muddled proceedings.
Gers, Crocker and Col. Stone of Iowa arrived at Cairo on the 3d from Vicksburg, each wounded in the campaign. Their condition and assignment were not immediately disclosed.
Chaos surrounded the Chicago Tribune as mobs gathered and windows were blocked with paper bales. Eight hundred Home Guards stood ready with loaded muskets while editors and staff sheltered behind barricades. A secret Republican meeting drafted actions as shellfire and river crossings shaped a tense stand in Springfield.
The piece mocks Mr Vallandigham and criticized compulsory visits to unspecified friends in the South. It suggests political banter about awkward social calls and references the King of Dahomey. Located in New Haven Conn.
A McGregor mass meeting denounces military suppression of the Chicago Times and the New York World. Resolutions defend press freedom, call for federal redress, and urge reunion of the states while praising Senator Hammer and public speakers for urging civil liberty and constitutional rights.
Disjointed lines reference Lee evacuating Fredericksburg and a unchanged situation at Vicksburg. Mentions Lincoln wanting Vallandigham to push a compromise and a November nomination for Ohio governor. Abstracted notes show wartime political maneuvering and election hints.
Special reports from Wastixecros June 6 claim Confederate evacuation of Fredericksburg and Union forces occupying the town but later notes deny the evacuation. Additional telegrams from Cincinnati say Grant presses the siege at Vicksburg and Johnston remains at Jackson with siege guns powerful and 300 horses shot on the river bend.
Democratic Convention looms as Vallandigham appears near nomination for governor with strong rural support. Rumor suggests Lincoln may seek talks with him for a possible compromise. Reports from Garro and Vicksburg note ongoing Civil War actions with no decisive engagement.
Special Dispatch reports arrangements to place the local Times under Col. WH Merritt, the Democrat candidate for governor two years ago. Merritt will issue a daily Democratic newspaper here, promising a paper with nerve and ability to meet local needs.
The June 4 New York Herald reports a large crowds gathering at Cooper Institute for a peace convention. Att J General Ooten Delaware Fer Mandy Wood, George Francis Train, Judge Snpdare, Dinninny, Judge McCain, and Wood of Virginia led speeches denouncing administration policies and calling for an immediate, honorable peace terms.
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