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Marshall Statesman in Marshall, Michigan

13 Feb 1861

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Marshall Statesman

Location

Marshall, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1861

Page

4

Texas Convention Swings on Secession Question

Austin and other cities report the Texas convention failed to submit the secession ordinance to the people as planned on February 20, while a new convention may be called for March 2. The House voted to sanction the convention. the Senate approved 29 to 5. News from Virginia Georgia Florida and the South shows rising secession sentiment and debates over joining the Confederacy. Disturbances and rumors ripple through New Orleans and Galveston as other states move on Union or secession paths.

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Reenlia of the Virg ad election and Virginia notes

Washington reports that Union prospects improve in border states with Seward predicting unity. A Charleston mission delivers South Carolina’s reply to the President, while Col Hayne heads to Charleston with Lieutenant Tall. In New York, ships bring Fort Sumter families and troops, Charleston fortifications grow, and Port Moultrie defenses advance as siege pressure increases. Toronto and Milwaukee briefs extend habeas corpus and postmaster changes.

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Kentucky Remp and foreign threats color a quiet debate

An eye witness in Washington recalls a parlor discussion on compromise and a proposed commission to Washington and seceding states. A Kentuckian was praised as the ideal mediator, deemed the material to settle disputes. The scene shifts to a fox parable, a Pearl Harbor of insults, and swift reactions to a Confederate flag incident in a foreign port. The Free Press is accused of bias after railing against Mrs. Varian and Union songs, with the Grand Rapids Eagle noting strong condemnation.

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Peace Congress Session At Washington Delivers Patriotism And Caution

Mr Tyler chaired the Peace Congress in Washington amid high hopes for union harmony. Ohio’s Chase praised Tyler’s speech and said many commissioners would follow Virginia’s lead, though Massachusetts announced no commissioners today. A proposed rule to restrict officials from communicating deliberations to outsiders sparked debate and confusion among Republicans.

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Love Letters Read In Court On English Trip

A Genote of Rich reads romantic letters in a court in England. The snippets describe longing, wishes to be with a beloved person, and reflections set amid wild mountains and seas. The language shows archaic spellings and typos, but conveys deep affection and frustration.

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Ludicrous Translation Mistake by Mies Cooper Delights Readers

In a late work titled Pages and Pictures, Mies Cooper recounts a translator blunder from her father's novel The Spy. The translator misrendered The Locusts as Grasshoppers and, assuming American grasshoppers were giant, claimed a dragoon tied his horse to a locust outside the door, provoking amusement.

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