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Newspaper
Fremont Daily Journal
Location
Fremont, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1861
Page
4
A humorous Daily Journal recounts a wedding in which the groom offered coins to the minister and whispered a joke about paying for the ceremony. The sermon began with the couple barely restrained by nerves as laughter and blushes spread, ending in a hasty exit as the congregation imitated a famous rhyme.
Secret dispatches reveal Governor Leteher directing the Hebel Commander at Gratto to descend on Wheeling and seize arms, cut telegraph links, and destroy railroad bridges with Ohio and Pennsylvania troops. Portarfield then orders Col Willey to destroy bridges westward, leading to Willey’s capture by U S authorities.
The discourse reveals a distressed view of Kentucky’s political path as governors clash over policy while reference is made to Breckinridge’s alarming statements. The piece notes Spain’s stance on a diplomat and hints at Mexican War context and diplomatic caution in Washington.
A Baltimore writer attacks a Louisiana paper and claims many Americans are kept home by supposed necessities. He cites Lincoln’s coercion policy and references Fort Sumter and bombardment of a starving garrison. He links Confederate secessionists to a “wicked and insane war” and argues fellow citizens are misled by Jeff Davis and supporters of the rebellion.
In a cryptic report, forces arriving at the Fortrem are described as being mounted but found to be spiked. A gun named Union, in transit, suffered a failure and went down in twelve feet of water, with further details obscured by garbled text. The fragmentary note hints at a nautical or military incident but lacks clear names, dates, or places.
The Cxira correspondent of the 8. Y. Tribune reports Gen Prentiss in command of the brigade declares no treason tolerated in Illinois. James D. Pulley of Williston county was arrested at home and taken to Oxiro under military guard accused of fomenting rebellion and aiding a 30 man company. Pulling admitted the charge but claimed union sentiments. Prentiss vows swift examination and punishment if guilty, and orders guard to keep Pulley at work on a redoubt.
In the aftermath of secession requisitions along the James and York rivers in Virginia, owners are pressed to labor half their able men and many free blacks are drafted for fort building. Wealthy planters lose enslaved labor as families flee, leaving fields bare while war strains force civilians to abandon homes and crops.
An aged Washington air respondent recalls a past warning to the Administration about a telepathic link with a traitor to Charlemeo. The source hints at honorable motives yet notes a meeting with President Jostios to discuss the matter.
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