10 Mar 1862
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Newspaper
Rolla Express
Location
Rolla, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1862
Page
1
The Rolla ESS announces subscription options at one dollar and fifty cents per year in advance with email delivery to one address for five dollars. It lists advertising rates and durations with several line limits and advance payment details for legitimate business advertisers.
In Washington on February 14 the President directs that political and state prisoners held in military custody be released on parole with amnesty for past treason or disloyalty. The War Secretary may exclude spies or others unsafe, while future arrests fall under military authority.
In Lynn Eastern Massachusetts a man described as a fine Irish gentleman hung a blue shirt and a white one together with an old woman's red petticoat to celebrate federal victories. He proclaimed he would have the emblems though the chivalry shows holy horror of occupation by Union armies, reflecting tension over loyal celebrations.
A fragment mentions a weight puzzle with numbers and pounds, then reports a skirmish at Independence on the 18th where a detachment of Ohio cavalry fought Quantrill Parker's rebels. Parker's force was routed, with three killed and several wounded.
Correspondent notes the Lane expedition and rumors of a southern led push from Fort Leavenworth region. The piece describes Union leaders in Kansas and Hunter’s faction preparing troops, with seven cavalry regiments and four infantry regiments ready, while public sentiment seeks to avoid provoking southern prejudices. It also details blockade effects, currency shortages, shinplaster economy, and rising prices across the region as the conflict looms.
Citizens express joy at the reestablished liberty and flag's return while fearing exposure of their identities. They praise Tennessee’s soundness at heart but urge careful government handling of postwar sentiment and policy.
A description of a currency system where money flows freely enabling busy merchants to transact substantial business without handling physical money, highlighting the convenience and frictionless nature of the new money concept.
Senatorial discussion centers on Supreme Court confirmation of Congress powers to confiscate property and draft persons, with Pomeroy opposing colonization plans and Wiley urging harsh measures against traitors. Fessenden calls for treasury certificates, while Northern journals mock Southern claims after Fort Henry and Roanoke Island actions.
A fragmented historical note imagines scattered printer dollars from Alabama Tennessee Mississippi Georgia Missouri gathering to support a printer. It urges collective action against debts to paper makers builders and workers, proposing a united return to fund the printer's business and form a battalion of capital.
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