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Newspaper
Lancaster Gazette
Location
Lancaster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1865
Page
2
A long dispatch reports the House vote on the constitutional amendment abolishing slavery, noting Democratic votes and predicting ratification. It quotes peace rumors from Richmond and reflects on Sherman, Porter's fleet, and Lincoln era diplomacy with cautious, wary tones.
A Columbus to Cincinnati Gazette letter recounts a Sunday scene in the Governor's office. A detachment of the 121st Ohio burst in, demanding a one day furlough and lamenting Civil War terms, praising Sherman, Lincoln, and the act of whipping rebels. The Governor teased and redirected them, urging patience and refusing to interfere with Union strategy. The soldiers pressed to write to Lincoln but left promising to remember the encounter.
An act restricts engagement in procuring volunteers substitutes or credits for counties towns and districts. It sets penalties including fines up to one thousand dollars and imprisonment for fraudulent counting or disbursement. It notes exceptions for agents paying reasonable compensation and details enforcement. Also mentions a local pork yield note and a Detroit fish pond update.
Dispatches from San Francisco denounce French aims in Mexico under Maximilian, detailing plunder transfers and hints of long term control. A Cincinnati Gazette excerpt links Democratic Party schemes to French designs and warns of forced emigration and territorial seizure. The piece includes a soldier’s letter urging mail, morale, and loyalty, with reflections on rebellion, courage, and national unity as wartime news dominates.
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