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Newspaper
Galesville Transcript
Location
Galesville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1861
Page
4
A Democratic editor argues for arresting Northern abolitionists who oppose Jerome Mont's removal, contending a portion of such adopters would be freed while the North remains in bondage. The speaker urges broader justice and says the war targets the abolition of slavery, not merely political change.
The Cumureny Association outlines suggestions for a cemetery site to serve future generations. It urges ample, beautified grounds in view of the village, balancing cost with a lasting, ornamented place to honor loved ones.
Our correspondent G has started a series of papers thought to be interesting. The source is well supplied and readers may benefit from a continued flow. The correspondence of the Sixth Wisconsin Regiment will be read with interest. Our compositor lost part of the Washington correspondence after setting it in type, a very interesting communication and much regretted.
The Fall Term ends on the 19th inst and the winter Vern will commence January 2nd 1862. A large addition to the student body is expected for the Winter Term. Professor Farber is praised as an exceptional teacher and thorough in his methods.
A cautious commitment states nothing should pose until students fully understand. It promises that those responsible for students will make every possible effort for their improvement and well being.
The text records strong opposition to Fremont's proclamation freeing rebel slaves and notes a shift toward supporting arming the freedmen. It points to perceived inconsistency in critics who now back emancipation plus arms for the freed.
The Atlantic Monthly's December number is of special interest with fresh topics and top American literary talent including Holmes Longfellow Whitman Emerson Stowe Martineau Prescott and Agassiz. It begins its ninth volume in January with new serials by Winthrop Bayard Taylor and Lowell pieces on national topics. Price is $3 yearly or 25 cents per issue with club rates and postpaid delivery from Ticknor Fields Boston.
The Home League paper from Hartford Wisconsin receives praise for its exchange quality. The editor is noted as a skilled prose writer with a knack for Poets Corner. The reviewer lauds good judgment and literary taste across the columns.
Just as we were getting to press we received a portion of the President's Message. As it was not complete we concluded to delay its publication until next week.
A varied stock of school books and stationery available at the Transcript office. Also received a good article of legal cap paper and related supplies for patrons.
We print in another column such items of news as we consider of interest. The paper highlights noteworthy items, events, and developments in a separate column to supplement the main coverage.
A New Orleans dispatch reports Gov Moore with Generals Lovell and Ruggers reviewing about 28,000 troops including 1,400 free negroes. The leaders oversee a large force in a show of strength and organization amid ongoing military operations.
The Mississippi River strengthens as a commerce highway, tracing its discovery by De Soto in 1541 and by Marquette in 1673. The piece reviews the river’s name origins in multiple Indigenous languages, historic maps, and the river’s headwaters near Lake Itasca with elevations and noted rapids from St Peters to St Anthony, detailing navigation limits up to Trempealeau and beyond.
An aged reminiscence recalls Simon Cameron from a Susquehanna raft voyage to Harrisburg. From youth as a penniless apprentice he rose through printing to editor, state printer, and finally United States Senator and Secretary of War, aiding his family with frugal perseverance.
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