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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1863
Page
2
In Chicago a ban on arming merchants is questioned as a pretext by critics who accuse authorities of using the embargo to hinder trade. The piece argues the logic mirrors hollow excuses and exposes political double standards amid a chaotic era.
The article reports on a Bradford meeting where citizens condemn Copperhead badge intimidation. It notes a resolution opposing forced badge wear and defends personal rights and political expression. The piece criticizes intolerance and asserts citizens will defend their freedoms against coercion.
Telegram reports Cairo State Senator G. W. Green arrested on charge of uttering disloyal sentiments and paroled for five days. The notice notes the Senate of Hinds is Democratic by one vote, with the Governor Republican, implying a potential party tie and minority control if another Democrat is detained. Citizens wonder at the unfolding political maneuver.
Henry Winter Davis declared the President has done too little, arguing for arming 100,000 Black soldiers. He asserted those who refuse to fight alongside them do not deserve to be free. The remarks followed harsh critiques of McNeil and Air Tight Curtis.
A General Milros manifesto warns of pursuing armed treason at the North if Union forces return. He asserts sovereignty over the South and threatens to exterminate treason at home with allied officers backing such measures. Public reaction credits or critiques remain unsettled amid wartime rhetoric.
The text mocks religious and political leaders, denounces slavery, and ridicules Sherman M. Booth of Milwaukee for commenting on the war. It condemns apparent hypocrisy in the debate and laments public lecturing by Booth while calling for caution in political discourse.
A list of Provost Marshals and district assignments emerges for Jowa conscription duties. Names include K. B. Rutledge and Philo Thi as provost marshals, J. Charington and J. Mathews in key posts, with districts relocated from Minnis to Council Blads. Peter Melendy is noted as Provost Major, and Duncan of the 3d Cavalry is slated as Provost Marshal General.
The Dubuque Democrat records a county gathering in Jackson County adopting resolutions to defend the Constitution and state rights, oppose unconstitutional war aims and suspension of habeas corpus, and pledge nonviolence while enforcing legal rights. The minutes name Bedeed, Chairman, and Dawns Eley, Secretary.
The Floyd County Democratic Convention at Charles City elected John Blunt and Joseph Ankeny to the State Convention in New Maine on May 20. Sidney Stowe addressed the meet and the body unanimously approved a resolution endorsing cessation of hostilities and Union restoration, urging peace and humanitarian aims.
In a period echoing strong rhetoric, figures promise massive volunteer support for a national proclamation. Aimed at expanding military readiness, references claim hundreds of thousands could enlist with muskets, and Germanic or British lines of argument surface in political discourse.
A Washington correspondent for the Cleveland Herald denounces abolitionists and calls for a Committee of Safety to monitor spies and sympathizers. The proposed duties include aiding Provost Marshals, compiling lists, and tracking suspicious persons.
A Cincinnati paper reports General Reynalds force captured Mrs. John Morgan during a foray near Mediinnville Tennessee. Miss Mattie Reedy identified as the bride to the famed guerrilla leader, once a noted beauty, now rumored to be his spouse.
The Denton Md Union reports a slave, owned by James Stevens of Kent Island, hanged near Queens town on a Friday night after confession of assault on a seventeen year old girl from a local farmer's family. The girl denied guilt, but the master confirmed the slave as the offender and the sentence was carried out publicly on the roadside.
A Cairo correspondent notes nine people arrested on a grave charge for wearing topper breastpins and later released. He cites a prominent Cairo citizen who faced pressure to abandon brown jean pants due to Confederate symbolism, illustrating perceived national decline and revolutionary zeal.
The text notes Washington as a lasting base of operations for a large army with 88 barracks under erection for two to three years. It mentions Senator Chandler gaining authority to recruit a regiment of Black men in Michigan who must sign temperance pledges. It also reports on the Queen of Spain ordering a crown jewel diadem and describes contraband goods and confiscations amid wartime measures.
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