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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1861
Page
3
The document argues Congress and the Executive share emergency power, criticizing states rights claims used to justify secession. It asserts the Union created the states, rejects sovereignty claims, warns that secession threatens debts and unity, and urges decisive legislation and federal action to preserve the Union.
The discourse argues that minorities may act rightly within a majority framework and questions whether seceded states hold a genuine majority of legally qualified voters. It praises the Union’s wartime government, defends its constitutional basis, and asserts that ballots sustain peace while opposing coercion or overthrow. It notes loyalty in the armed forces and asserts the government’s duty to preserve the republic under law.
A fragmentary historical letter discusses preserving government integrity amid conflict. It argues that people must reverse their deliberate decisions, the executive bears duty, and citizens should renew trust in the Constitution and laws. The text ends with a pledge to act without guile and with pure purpose.
The message from the Presidential Chair is praised for clarity and vigor. It argues against State Rights and defends a hard line to crushing rebellion. Congress met on the Fourth, electing Grow as Speaker and Etheridge as Clerk. A confiscation bill targets governors and officers who take up arms. A tariff bill was reported and passed to improve duties on imports.
The article argues nations endure probation and must accept the consequences of their character. It foresees a testing fire for the United States Republic, warns of centralized power and corruption, and insists slavery must end through an irrepressible conflict that will reshape the Union.
The speaker argues that lasting peace requires emancipation and acceptance of equal rights across states. Slavery betrays loyalty, and future generations will judge the war by its success in self-government, liberty, and republican strength. The war, though costly, purifies the nation and proves its enduring vitality.
Reported July 3 battle near Carthage in Jasper County pitted 10 000 state troops against Col Seigle’s U S forces. Early tallies cited heavy losses for both sides, but later accounts corrected Seigle’s casualties and claimed a Union victory with 45 prisoners. Nearby movements hint at broader clashes and impending actions in Virginia.
At Falling Waters near Williamsport the secessionists suffered six killed and several wounded while Federal forces lost three killed and eight wounded. Mr Graham, late Commercial Editor of the Wisconsin, was among the wounded and has since died. The First Wisconsin Regiment bore a conspicuous part, displaying courage and bravery.
A major Milwaukee blaze on the Fourth night destroyed property valued at about 70 thousand dollars. The American House, a popular hotel run by Kane & Son, suffered the greatest loss with twenty thousand dollars in damage and seventeen thousand dollars of insurance. The fire, blamed on exploding firecrackers, spread despite Fire Department efforts as repairs were underway. Total insured loss on the debris reached thirty four thousand dollars. An immense conflagration in East Boston on the Fourth left two hundred families homeless and an estimated three hundred fifty thousand dollars in damage.
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