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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1861
Page
2
A fervent postwar critique argues the government and cabinet plotted to seize treasuries and plunge the nation toward civil war. It condemns treasonous actors, defends the Union, and asserts the Constitution endures despite Democratic opposition and secessionist pressures.
The Secretay of State proclaims a discovery of defalcation in the Indian Trust Fund, amounting to 870000 dollars, with stocks stolen from a safe. Disbursing clerk Gutta Bailey from South Carolina is linked, and Secretary Floyd of the War Department faces suspected involvement as investigators pursue Russell Major & Co. and related bonds. The affair sparks calls for accountability as the nation weighs the political fallout.
Henry Clay warned against secession and urged defense of federal authority amid 1850 Fugitive Slave Law amendments. He recalled resisting disunion threats and favored testing government strength to maintain Union, while lamenting violence. References to Berlin dinner and ship events appear in the text.
Dispatches from Crautestoy and Charleston report Fort Moultrie evacuated last night with cannons spiked and fortifications set for demolition by fire. Maj. Anderson fled to strengthen his position, while Castle Pinckney and Fort Moultrie were later seized by South Carolina forces. Palmetto flags rose over the Custom House and Post Office.
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