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Emancipation debate and Civil War notes from Washington
A Washington letter surveys Senate discussions on abolishing slavery in the District, condemns slaveholding opposition, and predicts House passage with Republican backing. It also covers military moves toward Richmond, Fremont’s rising profile, and Civil War news from Tennessee and Kentucky with local dispatches and public sentiment.
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Corry
Washington
Borron
Senate
South
United States
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Davis
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Boartloas
Cain
Thi
Unien
Ofrnorm
Prrraavna
Tenn
Afl
Sanny South
Fremont
Earnord
Gremiaet Depelvelioda
Tong
Teland
Lincoln
Denlaver McClellan
Priser
McClellan
Fremort
Mimouti
Enment
McClellin
Tan
Loderic Miller
O'Elopk
Groton
Erie Co
Inowm bin
Corinth
Gite
Andrew Johns
Colonel Forney
Philadelphia
Andrew Johnson
Nashville
Tennnessee
Fio
Pennsylvania
Free States
Mr. Lincoln
Ower Mont
Johnson