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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1863
Page
2
The Dubuque Herald quotes harsh criticism of white soldiers and politicians amid Civil War tensions. It denounces claims of philanthropy that excuse oppression of Black and white families and condemns President Lincoln’s stance on emancipation and military service, labeling such rhetoric insincere and hypocritical.
In Thackeray's autos biography he recalls three years where the Yellowplash band members distinguished themselves by playing tunes in church horzin style. He names Yellowplushes like Loan Mc Clernand Dickinson Williamson and notes they blow bellases while Abolitionists pick tunes.
John Brough of Ohio denounces Irish Catholics as destroying their country and seeking to destroy another, claiming they fear only competition with the mayor. He insults Catholic natives, calling them voting cattle and equates those who hate their homeland with abolitionists.
The piece notes a large Democratic gain in Vermont and a weak, puzzling showing in California. It recalls 1860 figures with Lincoln and Douglas, showing abolitionism rising by nearly 20 000 in a direct contest while Democrats face a disappointing finish. The author decries the canvass outcome as disgraceful and hard to explain.
The notice urges democratic soldiers to exercise rights and challenge dubious votes under a partisan law. It laments unfair treatment by commissioners and asks readers to distribute the law to soldiers so they know their rights.
The article says General F. P. Biak is among recent converts to copper headism. It notes his St Louis speech where he expressed a desire for the re establishment of the Union as it was, a view abolition papers interpret as a return to earlier Union conditions.
The house of Samuel Heackley in Bay, Charles City was burned on Tuesday the 8th. Nothing was saved from the blaze.
A multi-state gathering of Democratic leaders from the Douglas Breckinridge factions and others met at the St Nicholas Hotel. About two hundred gentlemen attended as delegates from states including Louisiana and New York. The session organized under Chairman August Belmont adjourned at 3 o clock with no major actions beyond agreeing to hold a national convention after Congress resumes and to seek broad support for democracy to rescue the government.
A satirical piece from Saratoga depicts Lord and Lady Jingle dining in pressurized irony. The guests are described as self absorbed, devouring meals with sharp critique of manners and appetite while contracts and status loom behind the dinner table.
Seville papers report Blondin in a rope walk near disaster as a fireworks head dress ignites. He loosens the apparatus and balance bar to free himself, dropping from the rope but staying suspended by one leg before safely landing amid cheers.
The Sunbeam foundered near the mouth of Eagle River Lake Superior with about twenty five souls. Charles Javer the only survivor from Superior City described the wreck and rescue attempts as the wheelhouse flooded and the ship capsized. The Sunbeam owned by A Goodrich was built at Manitowoc Wisconsin and valued around 50000 with a light cargo.
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