05 Nov 1863
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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1863
Page
1
The notice touts the Dubuque Herald as the leading medium for exhibiting advertisements and media presence. It claims superiority over other journals in the territory and emphasizes access to Chicago markets.
The text defends New York's wartime role and quotas, noting 103 000 of 200 000 troops from the state and emphasizing New York as first called upon and used to save Pennsylvania under Curtin. It critiques abolitionist Massachusetts and political rhetoric surrounding recruitment and policy.
The report notes electoral turbulence as New York faces a stormy sweep and New Jersey clings to large majorities. It predicts Democratic gains from minors in several counties, while Wisconsin remains silent. Abol ii teaiem drives the government with steam, leaving accountability vague and suggesting a verdict will name someone, possibly Chen, in blame.
Judge Murdock, a Republican with a candid pen, writes from Vicksburg about widespread destruction. He notes damaged shade trees, hedges, flower gardens, and orchards as evidence of scorched earth tactics. He protests the aim of such vandalism and warns it harms all citizens and soldiers.
An 1860s-awkward political column argues Irish support for the Union and slave emancipation. It cites Hamlin Sumner Wilson and Boutwell and notes Archbishop Purcell’s Cincinnati speech backing abolitionist Ohio politics. The piece casts Irish allegiance as a factor in the Civil War and claims disloyalty from opponents.
A prisoner of war at Johnson's Island quotes a Confederate general denouncing a slanderer. The letter reveals threats of violence and scalping if the man is captured, while complaining of insults to his wife and expressing strong Union Army loyalties and disdain for the opposing soldier.
The report details guerrilla activity in Western Kentucky with raids near Mayfield and railroad damage, plus extensive election results from Northern states. Returns show urban and county results across New York Boston Cincinnati Chicago and other locales with Republicans and Union candidates gaining in several contests.
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