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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1863
Page
2
A critical editorial denounces Butler Milroy McNeil Hunter and their supporters. It argues they evade punishment after killings and insurrections, praising harsher justice. The piece defends severe measures and condemns appeals to mercy in the face of massacres and treason.
The Chicago Virtune allegedly published a dispatch claiming that Confederate wounded in Richmond Louisiana hospitals were murdered by negro workers. The piece questions the truth and vows to expose accomplices no matter their political affiliation.
In New Orleans a cathedral organist planned a sacred charity concert, but the Provost demanded a national anthem at the start and end. The organist refused, stating the request was improper, and the concert was indefinitely postponed. The episode raises questions about military law and cultural events during a tense period.
A telegraph dispatch notes Grant opposes Johnston so strongly that Pemberton’s defeat could embolden Cerant. The piece suggests Grant will seize Vicksburg when ready while Cerant may strike to relieve pressure, and questions Lae’s memory of past events.
Northern abolitionists savor a peace article from the Richmond Enquirer and welcome even a hint of Southern papers aiding their cause. They reject war fears but seize on any peace narrative, showing their readiness to profit from such variations.
A London correspondent reports that Crampton, the English minister recalled from Washington for violating the Volintment law, was knighted. He allegedly induced a young woman to become Lady Crampton, now suing for divorce on grounds of impotency.
The text cites Article I Section 12 prohibiting transport or forfeiture for state offences and recalls Gov Tod’s oath to support the Constitution. The Vatlandig ham case is mentioned as a test of how well the oath was kept.
The text mentions Nero, Ben Butler, and Wendel Phillipe in a struggle over leadership. It suggests Bullyr covets power, while Culcean is proposed as King of England, all in a fragmentary, historically flavored scene.
A Civil War era briefing outlines Vicksburg’s water-side impregnable defenses and the Confederate river crossing activity. Reports from Desoto Point to Milliken’s Bend suggest 15,000 troops with limited artillery, ferried across the Mississippi by canoes to support the siege, while Union flotilla and river operations attempt to pressure the besieged city.
The text claims the Secret Order of Leaguers controlled Ohio abolitionist nominations for a Union Convention. A Grand Secretary’s order directs members elected as delegates to attend an informal meeting on the sixth to discuss duty amid a crisis and the convention on the seventh. It accuses Know-Nothing tactics of Congress control and suppression of dissent, noting leaders have not supplied troops.
Washington correspondent for the Anti Slavery Standard explains slow enlistment among DC’s colored population. He cites fear of Confederate cruelty and the graph of intimidation by Jeff Davis, arguing blacks dread conscription and executions if they bear arms.
Revised army regulations state no person under thirteen may be enlisted without written parental consent while minors under eighteen require the guardian’s consent attached to the declaration. Recruiting officers must verify age, and the minor must be examined after consent is signed and witnessed. By order of the Secretary of War. J. D. Towns, exp. ALA. G.
The Boston towing the bark Jenny Lind was boarded by a party off Pilot Station and the tow lines cut. Boston sailed out to sea and by Tuesday night reportedly boarded the bark Lenox from New York, sent crew and passengers ashore, and carried off Captain Cole and mates Murray and Lovell as colors.
The London Morning Post cites disillusionment with the Lincoln administration. It laments civil rights eroded by military authority, cites deportations in Cincinnati, and argues the North seeks South subjugation while officials fail to offer guidance or restraint.
The Boston Courier recounts an altercation where General Butler ordered a mason, Mr Russell, off Butler property. Russell alleged Butler kicked a pipe section, struck him, and grabbed him by the throat, with ensuing push and pursuit described. Witnesses reportedly present though the paper refrains from commentary.
Civil War era dispatches dated June 16 1863 report requests to General Fremont and General Sigel to mobilize volunteers for Pennsylvania defense. A reply from Frederick Kapp and colleagues clarifies New York Governor’s offer of troops and prefered coordination with federal authorities to avoid confusion.
The Davenport News reports Governor Kirkwood has appointed Captaine O'Brien, Mildred, and Lieut. Norris of the 7th Cavalry to investigate the destruction of the Constit ntion newspaper office at Keokuk. The commission will determine officer involvement, possible inducements, and motives behind the mob action.
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