26 Mar 1863
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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1863
Page
1
A recent clash in a Fifth Avenue car in New York pits an Abolitionist against a Democrat. A second Abolitionist interposed, likening the Democrat to a copperhead and the Abolitionist to a bold copperhead that never surrenders, while the Democrat retorts with a sharp reply. The exchange ends with no resolution and no further letters received.
The piece mocks a New York paper’s forecasts from September claiming bold prophecies about January 1 PROS and Jeff Davis harming cotton states. It argues the Tribune’s reasoning soon becomes ridicule as these forecasts fail to prove confident judgment.
The War Department forbids printing its official advertise ments in the Innudinal Inteligencer while promising free future notices. The piece recalls past similar proscriptions during Buchanan era cabinet days and includes a cotton speculation anecdote about a fevered officer awaiting marching orders.
The article surveys varied items from politics to war, noting weekly soldier discharges, dress costs for the Princess of Wales, a court martial shooting sentence, and the Illinois State Medical Society meeting in May. It itemizes fashion prices, wrestling match bets, piano-forte demand, and press wit. It also cites church, newspaper, and legal notes, including a New York Court of Appeals decision on railroad street takings and Wisconsin secret societies bill.
Report from New Jersey and Washington in late March describe rebel guerillas near Chantilly feigning attack, Union cavalry skirmishes, and Burnside's Kentucky defense plan. Dispatches from Cairo note Farragut's fleet movements and possible Mississippi actions as Union forces push toward Richmond.
Reports from Cairo to March 26 describe Farragut's gunboats Hartford and Albatross entering the mouth of a canal, with engagements at Port Hudson and Warrenton. Rebels bombard but cause minimal damage as Union forces push toward Lake Providence. Guerrilla activity and riverine warfare intensify along the Tallahatchie and Yazoo, while San Francisco mining excitement grows and Confederate movements near Danville, Kentucky, threaten renewed action.
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