Execution of a Private by the Sixth Pennsylvania
The piece recounts the December execution of Lanshon a private of the Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment for disorderly conduct and assault on the regiment's major. The account details the march to the gallows the hanging and the soldiers reactions. It contrasts wartime cruelty with evolving sentiment against the death penalty and discusses reactions to Mason and Slidell and British policy.
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Lans— Hon
MacClellan
Gen. Banks
Col. Ruger
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Union
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United States
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Congress
Governor's Message Warns Against War Policy Criticism
The governor delivers a lengthy message criticizing the administration for not aligning with popular will, notes expected deficits in state revenues, and urges economy. He outlines funds, expenditures, land policy reforms, university finances, and military aid, calling for strong measures to stabilize the state’s finances and support for the Union war effort.
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Fragmentary Prospect of Slavery Policy in Madison 1862
A garbled 1862 reflection from Madison discusses slavery as property and a political framework. The fragment mentions conservatism, Providence, and the executive, with references to a national decision looming over the Union. Name and date indicate a wartime civic tone amid confusion.
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Madison
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