Gold bill fails to curb currency woes and debate rages
The piece outlines a congressional bill banning contracts for gold or foreign exchange delivery beyond set times, demanding payment at purchase and restricting loans payable in currency. It argues depreciation of currency, excess circulation, and war burdens drive gold prices, not speculation. Remarks target President Lincoln, Trumbull, and Republican critics amid mixed views on public credit and constitutional challenges.
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Grant versus Richmond and the telegraph war debate
A wartime opinion piece critiques General Grant’s strategy in Virginia, arguing he sacrifices troops for telegraphic gains. It estimates Union losses and Confederate resilience, mocks reliance on dispatches, and questions whether victory requires battlefield action or more rapid telegraph reporting.
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Maximilian Answers Veracruz Plea for Peace and Civilization
In Vera Cruz on May 28 1861 Emperor Maximilian delivers a public address to the people pledging to devote himself to justice, equality before the law, protection of property, national prosperity, and peaceful progress under a strong constitutional government. He urges unity, rejects factional hate, and invokes God’s guidance as Mexico seeks a new era of happiness and independence under his rule.
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Addenda and Supplamant Named After Finis Family Tale
A family near a hero named Finis thought it their last child, then welcomed a daughter and two sons named Addenda Appendix and Supplamant. In Pennsylvania a man named his son James Also and another William.
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Mutiny Aboard Ocean Queen Ends in Fatal Clash at Sea
Report from New York World recounts a June mutiny aboard the California steamship Ocean Queen bound from port to Ar rginwall. Sailors seized the deck, Captain Tinklepnugh was killed, Commander Ammen and officers shot mutineers, securing the ship. The revolt collapsed. many mutineers died, others jailed and sent to Aspinwall. The incident drew Indies passengers into the turmoil amid panic and violence.
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War News and Local Vignettes from the Siege Era
A mixed dispatch recounts Civil War totals with 1.8 million in uniform, 4,000 battles, and 210,000 killed or captured. It notes Gen Buell’s resignation, Fremont and Cochrane as Republican prospects, and rebel prisoners at Fort Delaware. A Central Railroad accident near Schenectady concerns a worker crushed between trains. Anecdotes include facial hair records, a beard shaving note, and an April Fools joke about the Florida capturing the St Louis ending with Lincoln’s bemused reply.
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