27 Aug 1864
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1864
Page
1
Poetic meditation on national triumph and liberty across regions and eras. It contrasts enslaved past with a radiant future, invoking battles, victory, and marching toward truth and right as dawn approaches. The verse envisions vast landscapes, ships, cities, and a chorus of determined resolve.
In ILastings Minnesota July 28 1864 letters note a bright summer with warm days and cool nights. Wheat yields rise after May June drought with bountiful rains promising an abundant crop. The Mississippi river remains calm as wishes for peaceful times and neighborly ties across north and south are expressed. Also, sponge industry in the Bahama Islands earns about 20000 annually and undergoes processing from ocean depth to bale packing. The New York Herald criticizes Judge Barnard over a habit of teeth picking during rulings.
Nellie Raymond scorns heartfelt warnings from Alice May as she wins a noble Edward May’s love, drives away Ally’s hopes, and causes Walter Mayfield’s ruin. After Edward wins Lilly Walton, Nellie collapses, transforms, and seeks redemption through compassion and restraint.
A poor man in a petty case pleads his own cause on bended knee, arguing to the Lord for right and justice while opposing counsel grows exasperated. The judge allows the prayer as a legal closing, and the man wins with his unconventional, devout method. The article also notes Sons of Liberty activity in Indiana with officers named.
The Chicago Board of Trade voted a $1000 gift to the widow of Col. Mulligan. A saying notes a person can raise Cain without being a sugar producer.
The young Ohio man and former Indiana Regiment adjutant addressed a hostile crowd with vows of loyalist zeal. He urged war continuation, demanded mass expulsion of rebels and claimed Lincoln Johnson ticket will end the war. He warned against Copperhead opponents and promised future appearances if called.
The speaker cites humorous, antiquated ideas about widows, exemptions, and draft rules. He jokes that a widow’s remarriage could exempt her family if the husband served in war. The text mocks the draft process, listing odd conditions and saying a man could be drafted twice at most, with odd bans on substitutes and height requirements.
A moral exhortation urges young and old to value well done work. It warns botching wastes time and money, and notes that skill earns the best market and profit. It argues that worthwhile labor deserves care, shaping a prosperous life and community.
In Tyvol mountains and Adriatic shores women and children sing at dusk to summon return of husbands and fishermen. The voices from hills and water knit strong ties for the weary, praising humble, beauty-filled customs among the lowly.
A witty line suggests some authors overcompensate for short length of head by thick ness of thought, implying mental sharpness can balance physical stature.
The Copperheads adopt the motto The Union in peace or pieces signaling a pledge for keeping the Union intact or disunion. The phrase reflects wartime political sentiment and party rhetoric shaping public opinion.
The St Joseph Herald reports a Sunday brawl north of Albany between Union supporters and a Confederate lady, sparked by horses taken for service. A Union girl aids soldiers, a scuffle ensues with blows and shouts, witnesses attest the scene, and both combatants are cared for afterward.
A Logan man named Spooner protested his arrest for drunkenness with fiery rhetoric. He argued drinking supports the war effort and lambasted prohibition, claiming liquor taxes fund the government and that he would prefer nonalcoholic beverages if possible.
The piece notes that counties voting against soldier voting turnout are the most Democratic. It cites Berks 6286 against 4881 for, Northampton 693 against, Columbia 1021 against, Montour 900 against, and asserts these counties reliably support the Democratic ticket and would oppose Lincoln if Vallandigham or Jeff Davis were the opposition.
The Richmond Sentinel states it is willing to make peace only if independence, honor, rights, interests and territorial integrity of slaveholding states remain intact. It asserts peace could be achieved without further fighting if these terms are secured.
A Sherman aide writes from Atlanta dated the 27th ultimo stating Lincoln is the soldiers’ candidate and his re election is the surest quickest means to end the war.
The Great Eastern cost $5,000,000 with nothing remaining after the sale for both original and preferential shareholders.
Among four hundred soldiers who recently passed through Portland one hundred thirty had lost a leg. The American Bible Society reported June receipts from New Jersey totaling 2425 dollars and 15 cents. A brief note remarks that a woman's tears and flatteries affect a man.
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