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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1863
Page
1
The Dubuque Herald reports rising circulation and strong advertiser interest. It notes continued reader reach and the paper’s position as a top medium for business notices and local advertising.
A stern critique argues that Abolitionists and “patriotic” Republicans misuse virtue to attack the Constitution. The author contends abolitionists poison the federal government, oppose administrations, and feign devotion while eroding rights, with calls to Stop thief echoing as a cover for theft of the people’s rights.
The publication denounces the Hinato owners and former editors as traitors and urges readers to shun the Journal as a viper. It claims thousands of subscribers and calls constitution-loving citizens to reject the Ethiopian sheet and its teachings.
Abolition papers of New York claim Arch Bishop Llughes has shifted to Democratic politics and supports the conscription law and other administration measures. The piece mocks his church authority versus political influence, noting his war forecasts have misfired amid evolving national events.
The New York papers report the Chinese emperor is funding gun boats with relaxed oversight, building several in Maryland and Scotland. Some vessels may be ordered in New York at high cost, possibly to be used by the Confederacy after being armed and supplied, per speculation in The New York Sun.
Thad Stevens in the House denounces the Negro Soldier Bill and warns that in two years and nine months the volunteers must leave, displacing about 300,000 men. He argues voluntary enlistment cannot supply 50,000 white troops and conscription is untenable.
The fragment cites bold statements by Blair senior on freedom of speech during civil strife, arguing that government interference must be justified. It contrasts licentious speech with the perils of arbitrary authority amid wartime turmoil.
A Metropolitan Record report cites a Treasury note stating the total people loan to the U S government for the deathly war did not exceed thirty million dollars and that another million cannot be raised by the 2 percent popular loan. It questions public confidence in government conduct.
The Bank of Mobile remits a large sum in specie, about $200,000, to cover interest on Alabama state bonds due in London at the Union Bank, up to July 1864, amid wartime strains on the Confederate state.
The Spaulding and Rogers Circus battles local papers in Buenos Aires. A clown taunts an editor who ends the clownish archives. After two weeks of insults the paper reports the circus folded in despair. An armistice ends the press war with Nacional and Fide na agreeing to publish articles at the circus’s expense.
The boiler blast at Hernn n n Rickets chair factory Friday noon destroyed six buildings. No lives were lost though four persons were badly injured. A Frenchman M Mouls wrote on oysters claiming the oyster is an acephalous molluscous bivalve. A Boston paper notes a fruit seller trapped a pickpocket in South Boston car. Berlin provost marshal and female detective sold passes and contraband goods near the Potomac. A German shoemaker found his gold hoard decayed by a rat in a wall vault after using it as a bank.
Rostox reports the Europa arrives from Halifax with mails bound for New York. A correction clarifies Farragut leading Hartford past Port Hudson batteries at 11 PM. An arrest order targets Lieut Col Gardner over fake peace signatures affecting the Connecticut election. Gen Ferry leads Union forces. prospects of success noted.
A large fleet of schooners left harbor this afternoon after riding out the storm in the roads. The weather has cleared to fine conditions. Gun boats in Newport News practiced with their guns today. Gov Curtin and Col Ruletson left for the Army of Potomac on Pennsylvania troop business. Curtis likely to remain in charge of the Department of Missouri. Ramsey to return to Minnesota to resign the governorship within ten days. Surgeon J R Smith asks for transfer of long‑term sick to nearest general hospitals in detachments of about 50 under proper officers. Nassau Gazette notes a Charleston summary error about letters from Lord Lyons to the Petrel. Ossipee now in fine sea-going condition.
Memphis papers report a new canal from the Mississippi fifty miles below Elena into Deer River Washington Lake and Sunflower river enabling access to the Yazoo River near Yazoo City and Caines Bluff. They note Union gunboats at the lower Yazoo, cotton rediscovered at American Bend, and vessels sent to move it to Young's Point. Also reported are Confederate defenses, reallocation of guns, and ongoing Yazoo expedition difficulties.
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