Conscription bill sparks national opposition and fears of tyranny
Special Correspondence reports widespread opposition to a proposed conscription bill. Letters from across the country condemn it as unjust and impractical, warning that liberties would be lost. Critics cite federal overreach, state resistance, and calls for action by governors and legislatures.
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Chicago Times
Wasuixotox
Congress
Russia
Brazil
North- West
Military Committee
Stevens
Lincoln
Butler
Seymour
New York
Warsaw
America
Poland
Gov. Curtin
Pennsylvania
Morgan
War Department
Curtin
Philadelphia
Boilean
New Jersey
Illinois
Bastiles
Slander and Emancipation Debate Across States
A historical column blends moral denunciations of slander with political analysis. It cites Missouri elections, reports on federal influence, and critiques of Republican misrepresentation in Indiana and Illinois as part of a broader wartime discourse. The piece references figures like Lincoln, Greeley, and Wendell Phillips while examining voter disenfranchisement and press freedom.
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Lincoln
St. Joseph Journal
Dent County
J. E. Calahan
The
Coun
Barry County
J. W. Boone
Barton County
Cartwell
Bates County
T. H. Starnes
New Madrid
T. J. O. Morricon
Newton County
T. O. Wood
Pulaski County
J. B. Ellis
Beatt County
N. C. Johnston
Greeley
Dog Forney
Wendell Phillips
Kia
Harrisburg
Penn
Patriot and Union
Negroes and White Soldier How They Are Treated
A Civil War era letter from the Rappahannock army criticizes pay inequity and living conditions. It contrasts bread rations for Black laborers with soldiers’ hard tack, notes pay delays, and calls for stronger officers. The piece includes a separate Hazel-Eyeprints blurb about hazel eyes and gendered traits.
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Rappahannock
Crowd Fears as Rumored Governors Train Passes
A prank rumor spread of Gov. Miches and Gov. Yates with a Republican delegation riding a Louisville and New Albany train. Enthusiasts gathered at the depot, but a stock car owner’s loud hee haw thinned the crowd in minutes. The Salem telegraph operator faces complaint and possible dismissal.
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Cadel
Louisville and New Albany
Salem
Gov. Miches
Indiana
Gov. Yates
Illinois
Straggler Mistakes Jackson for Drunken Cavalry Leader
Richmond correspondent recounts a skirmish beyond Richmond last October. A lone man by a warm fire calls out to a rider asking for liquor, only to find it is Stonewall Jackson, famed for his unsteady, swaying ride and notorious reputation as a poor horseman.
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Richmond
Charleston Mercury
Stonewall Jackson
Senator Nexmith Mocked War Officers At Willerds Hotel
In a recent speech Senator Nexmith joked about an apparent brigadier incident at Willerd's Hotel. He claimed a man threw a stage and knocked down two brigadiers, quipping it was not good for generals either.
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Geverals
Nexmith
Willerd
The Fraud upon the Soldiers Ep State Sextines
Letters from Indiana Volunteers claim they voted for Hunter resolutions under false impressions that Juliana legislature opposed army supplies and recognized the Confederacy. Soldiers allege officers misled them and many did not vote, asking for truth about the so called Hunter resolutions and a broader manipulation of the issue.
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Northwestern States
Morton
Indiana
Union
Northwestern Confederacy
Confederacy
Illinois
Dadianapolis
Morton C. Hunter
Juliana
Lincoln
Gooding
President Lincoln Sings on Antietam Field Anecdote
The New York correspondent of the London Morning Herald recalls an anecdote about President Lincoln at Antietam. He allegedly asked a wounded officer, famed for song, to sing Jim along Josey publicly in view of the dying and the dead. The tale contrasts Lincoln with Nero, who fiddled as Rome burned.
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New York
Manhattan
London Morning Herald
Antietam
Lincoln
United States
Jim
Josey
Nero
Rome
Abolitionist insult censured by Louisville paper
The Louisville Democrat rebukes a remark about abolitionists and rebels, comparing the insult to a green passenger on a Western steamer who mistakes a pier glass for a door and erupts in vulgarity, and notes the parallel to Southern attitudes.
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Louisville
Bear hunt ends with a hasty retreat after growl in thicket
A group of amateur sportsmen hunted bears last fall. They followed a trail, labored through the day, and heard a slow growl from a thicket. One hunter fled, claiming he would be shot if he kept chasing a bear, though none had been found.
A Terrible Retribution in a New York Safe House
A widow in New York discovers her son in law murdered in her own home. Her faithful dog guards the crime scene as a shadowy Providence is blamed for the fatal chain of events. The tale frames a moral verdict on greed and divine justice.
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New York
Mother
Providence
Rover
Stont
Perhass
Hess
Controversial sermon sparks racial taunt at church
A Sunday sermon by a Black preacher described two paths to damnation. A congregant named Sambo interrupted, shouting a racial joke about the preacher and the woods, reflecting harmful stereotypes from the era.
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Sambo
Pattern of thrift: socks last fifteen years
Lt Old Mra. Darnley showcases extreme household economy by knitting new feet onto a single pair of socks each winter and replacing the legs every other winter, stretching wear to extraordinary lengths.
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Mra. Darnley
Fragmented OCR Note Weighs a London Porter Choice
A garbled OCR fragment discusses choosing a London porter and mentions two options with names unclear. The text lacks readable details on persons, places, or events to form a complete news item.
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