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Newspaper
Galesville Transcript
Location
Galesville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1861
Page
4
The season has been very cold but favorable for small grain with wheat looking well though not as far advanced as typical. Indian corn requires a good summer as much ground remains unplanted yet many are sowing. Four years ago June planted corn matured. farmers urged to exert effort as army feeds demand, and abundance would ease national burden during a dark hour of conflict.
An English Leeds Times extract argues that civil war in the United States would be a calamity yet suggests peaceful secession could benefit both sides. It questions manifest destiny and imperial arrogance, hoping future Transatlantic relations become less aggressive and more amicable.
A brief note thanks G. for an interesting communication and states that his reply will be published. It also mentions H. T. will appear next week.
Wa B Gaun Asq of Chicago sends late despatches noting Mr Gale formerly resided here and was friends with locals. He remarks on Senator Douglas and states Douglas is likely to recover, correcting an earlier death report and praising Gale’s amiable social qualities.
John Banner, an English resident near the village, allegedly stole over £100 from a countryman guest and has not been found. Banner left a heavily mortgaged farm and vanished. Meanwhile R A Odell relocates to the Transcript building lower story, offering new prints and goods for customers.
The text reports a proclamation by Queen Victoria calling on her subjects to observe strict neutrality amid the American troubles. It notes the royal command aims to keep Britain impartial and avoid involvement or entanglement in the conflict.
In Washington on May 26 65 Col Ellsworth was killed while descending stairs at the Marshall House. He was shot in the breast by a double barreled gun as he tore down a secession flag from a roof staff. He fell in a blood drenched passage exclaiming My God and died within moments. The killer James W Jackson keeper of the house, was shot through the head and bayoneted by a private.
His wife found the fatality and cried out in frenzy as the house filled with confusion. Zouaves kept order while reinforcements arrived delayed by grief. Surgeon Gray described the slug wound piercing the heart. Ellsworth rests in the Navy Yard engine house, wrapped in a red blanket and laid under the flag with a wreath, as the city shows half mast and guards the damaged uniformed body.
A telegraph report claims Col. Anderson was jailed in Harrisburg on Wednesday and that Johan C. Breckinridge would meet him in Cincinnati to command in support of the United States government. The piece suggests Kentucky loyalty hinges on Breckinridge’s stance, a claim viewed with cautious hope by the Times. A separate note mocks reports of Gen. Scott’s resignation, calling it a traitor’s move and noting printers from Cincinnati marching to war.
An epistolary aside remarks on a neighbor's harmless mischief, framing it as light banter from a representative's neighborly vantage. The brief comment carries a gentle, tongue in cheek tone suitable for a period newspaper column.
The poem recounts the Trempen-Jean Guards eager for battle and the governor’s plea for a rifle post. Soldiers pledge but only Whiskey and a single brave vote step forward while the Father of Waters remains steadfast. Echoes question the guards pride as glory confronts peril.
A steel cannon invented by Louis Napoleon has met with much success. St Louis has raised 10 000 men to aid the Union battles. Onur Government has had 250 000 men offered from west of the Alleghanies. Indianapolis Journal says Indiana now has 40 000 men organized. Maryland secession cost about 1 000 000. Elmira New York hosts about eight thousand volunteers. About 20 000 Union men driven from seceded states last month. No fortifications on Potomac or Chesapeake Bay in secession hands. Five thousand Kentucky ladies petition for Union. Government accepts Miss Dix for Hospital Department. Charles Lever died at Spezia. born in Dublin, trained in Paris as physician. D B Miller, ex-editor Utica Observer and US Consul at Hamburg, died at Marseilles.
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