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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1863
Page
2
The Dubuque Herald notes Republicans James Inelan and Wing M. Stone disputed a quote about slavery ruling the nation, accusing opponents of deceit. It accuses a horses trade figure of spreading a lie and mocks the political pretenses behind the claim.
A telegram from Washington to Major General Rosecrans announces the order to exile C L Vallandigham beyond federal military lines. The note hints at his future role as Ohio governor and invites republican readers to discuss the action. It notes the unprecedented exile for a political offence since John Adams.
The passage mocks loyalists who invoke God to defend pensions and offices. Sidney Stith contrasts grand phrases with self interest, noting many claim government support while avoiding personal risk. It targets Union Leagues members and writers who profit from regular patronage without jeopardizing their positions.
A Saturday gathering at Cascade drew 52 Democratic teams from Temple Hill with strong attendance. Speakers Richards Barker Cort Mahony Cantillon Hutchins addressed the crowd for seven hours. The writer vows to reassess if western Dubuque county and Jones deliver a poor report.
A notorious Western disunionist leader is put forward by Muscatine county abolitionists for the Legislature. Once president of a 1838 Chicago disunion convention when Union meant peace, he now favors vigorous war and the suspension of habeas corpus. He and Wendell Phillips are praised as patriots while Union supporters are deemed traitors.
John Cochrane was discharged by Gen Burnside as of no further use to the country. The republican party nominated him for Attorney General of New York. Critics say such men become useful to abolitionists when deemed useless to the nation.
The project titled Southern Cross promises a lively run, drawing comparisons to Sobstick's railroad ascent in Vienna, as papers tout its momentum and public interest.
The account describes Sunday’s fighting at Chickamauga where Wood and Van Cleve’s divisions broke. Reynolds andThomas rallied the shattered lines as Grant’s forces, including McCook and Crittenden, retreated toward Mission Ridge. Fresh Union troops under Granger and Mitchell arrived to bolster the line against a renewed Confederate assault.
Gen Thomas positions at Chattanooga hold a critical hill as Confederate forces led by Bragg launch a major assault. Steadman and Mitchell reinforce, Turchin breaks rebel lines, and Union troops rally under heavy fire. Casualties exceed 1,700 killed and 4,000 wounded. Bragg fails to destroy the Army of the Cumberland.
Washington dispatch blames mismanagement for the Chattanooga defeat. It argues Union forces may retreat to Nashville and reoccupy Chattanooga Knoxville and eastern Tennessee as Confederates seize the Great Southern Railroad. Blame falls on Burnside and Lincoln, not Halleck, for failures surrounding Rosecrans and the Knoxville move.
The piece attacks military decisions by critics of the era, accusing administration organs of spreading falsehoods about Union and Confederate movements. It condemns delayed or inadequate troop reinforcement to Rosecrans and accuses the War Department of deception and failed strategic judgment.
The newly elected Governor Pendleton Murray of Texas is described as a poor boy from Alabama who graduated Brown University in 1948, noting his education was partly funded by charity.
A letter offers a free recipe and full directions for a vegetable balm claimed to remove pimples blotches freckles and skin blemishes. It promises simple guidance for Baldheads and Bere faces and includes directions for preparation and usage.
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