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Newspaper
Linn County Register
Location
Marion, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1863
Page
1
Historic proclamation celebrates Union success with Vicksburg’s surrender, 95 000 prisoners taken, 30 000 rebels killed wounded or missing in Pennsylvania. Report hails Port Hudson forthcoming surrender and Rosecrans advances, asserting the rebellion’s defeat.
The piece argues that Missouri and Delaware model voluntary emancipation without state purchases. It asserts the nation will not pay for freedom, calls slavery a moral wrong, and contends immediate emancipation could be economically neutral or beneficial for slaveholders through hiring emancipated workers. It urges border states to follow Missouri and Delaware's path.
The nation embraces compensation as sufficient to win slaveholding states to emancipation. Freedom brings justice, honor, peace, and prosperity, with universal rights and equal protection under a strengthened Constitution. Border states receive honor as they join Union and liberty.
A Saturday celebration in Marion drew many townsfolk from surrounding townships. The event featured a parade led by Capt Seaton, a Ferguson Brothers brass band, and a public address by Rev Ravolin on America's past present and future amid Civil War unity, plus a Union Soldiers Aid Society dinner raising about 120 dollars for wounded troops.
Crowds witnessed the Fantastics burlesque on secesh cavalry and enjoyed patriotic band airs throughout the day. A grand nighttime fireworks display closed the celebration with no accidents and unusual order due to the absence of alcohol.
The notice reports on alleged loyalties of government officials’ families amid Civil War tensions, comments by Rep. Jason Eastman and Thaddeus Stephens quotes, counterfeit postage warnings, and a tragic accidental shooting in Buncomb township where eight year old Gribben caused the death of a five year old girl.
A heated exchange recounts a mistaken date regarding a Princeton letter and warns against further attacks. The postmaster Wa. Downing defends official integrity and challenges Winter to prove accusations. An Park fireworks exhibition ends with a stampede but no serious injuries, Dubuque Times reports.
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