Abolition debate and slave trade critique in Civil War era
A contemporaneous Dominion-era article denounces slave trade and slaveholding in the capital, detailing jailed free people of color, runaway captives, and alleged abuses by local officers. It cites reports to Provost Marshal and criticizes abolition opponents while referencing Douglas, Confederate sympathies, and international reactions to the war.
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Inns
Worhington
Seruediig
Hari
Ecan
Big Gall
Allen
John Alslock
Welford
Bermarie
Charlottesville
Union
Richard Oliver
Dbulti
Te Eine
Ington
Georgetown
Taha Piveeip
White
Ohio
Cook
Hill Bowie
Jobn H.wan
St. Paul
Minnesota
Regife
Tanawayn Wenthy
Carceratina
Patiepictan
Tring
Cig
Mving
Éutel
Nashville Banasi
Enxlund
Fanewit Uall
Boston
Massachusetts
Canada
Jonathan
England
George Bancroft Denounces Slavery in Union Cause
Historian George Bancroft argues for preserving the Union over slavery in a New York speech. He condemns secessionists and calls for loyalty to the Constitution, predicting shifts within the Democratic party as leaders from Bancroft to Vallandigham align with the right and patriots.
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George Bancroft
New York
United States
Brancrofts
Dickinsons
Dixes
Butlers
Democratic Party
Vallandighams
Coxex
Trent
Vorts
Times
Richmond Papars
Archbishop Hughes
Mearres
Amesynibeth Howe
Michigan
The Rebellion Its Causes and Consequences Pamphlet
Hon. J. M. Ashley of the Toledo District delivered a Toledo College Hall address on November 26 1861. The Toledo Blade notes the speech as rich in factual causes and consequences of the rebellion and urges support for Ashley as Wade’s successor in the U S Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Ashley
Congress
Toledo
College Hall
Telegraph
Colinhas
Ashley
Monstrone
Wade
U. S. Senate
Marching South from Bacon Creek to Nashville
Ky correspondent describes Union troops marching from Bacon Creek toward Nashville with 500 wagons en route and Christmas camp life. He notes two cave regions near the Blue Hole Mammoth Cave area, a large hospital list from measles and mumps, vaccination, and a devout chaplain guiding soldiers in prayers and church attendance.
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Bacon Creek
Louisville
Nashville
Mitchel
Washington
Harrison
Blue Hole
Mammoth Cave
Elizabethtown
Wien
Ives
S. van Olio
Bhs
Steel
News of the Week notes rebel raids and political shifts
The summary reports capture of fifty bridge burners led by Jeff Owen in Missouri, improved health of Gen. McClellan, and claims of dispatches from Mason and Slidell to England. It covers Confederate raids, government graft, militia movements, and foreign dispatches, with multiple references to battles, blockades, and political maneuvers shaping the war effort.
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Jeff. Owen
Missouri
McClellan
Mason
Slidell
Providence
Rinald
England
Washington
Ayma
Col
Schuyler
Carl Sehura
Spain
Daniel
Dickinson
New York
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Romney
Kelly
Phillippi
Congress
Mexico
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Vera Crus
Floyds
Jeff
Davises
Beauregards
Potomac
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Army of the Potomac
Chase
Milage
Lave
Louis-ville & Nashville R. R
Nashville
Benham
Roecerans
Floyd
Port Royal
Canada
Mason and Slidell
Green River
Secession
South
The
Montreal Gazette
Bank of Tennessee
Sevessia
Missouri Democrat
North Missouri Railroad
Sea Island
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