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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1864
Page
2
The constable proclaims COB GRAY as a candidate for the office of constable in the forthcoming borough election. The notice signals the start of the campaign and formal eligibility for the race.
Governor Curtin orders mobilization efforts for the 9th Army Corps with regiments 45th 3th 50th 51st and 100th and Urells Independent Battery D urging enlistment bounties. Also reports Pennsylvania squire land scrip valued at 789000 acres now for sale at Harrisburg Suveyor General for private buyers.
Telegrams report Arkansas authorizes Gen Steele to convene a loyal convention to abolish slavery and elect state officers, signaling Union expansion with potential creation of two freed states. Correspondent in Harrisburg notes McClellan letter overblown. Kentucky Senate approves draft for 5000 troops. Kansas considers a geological survey.
E W GANTT writes from Little Rock acknowledging a long-delayed letter and arguing that the Civil War must continue until negro slavery is ended. He advocates vigorous war, reorganization of redeemed territory, and immediate abolition as the path to national renewal, expressing love for country and republican institutions despite sorrow for the South.
General Burnside recounts anecdotes from Knoxville and detours into Union policies, while Arkansas figures like Gen Gantt urge return to the Union and abolition of slavery. The piece notes populist support for the war, drafts, and a postal repeal authorizing clothing shipments to soldiers.
Abraham Lincoln signs a proclamation ordering a draft of 500000 men for three years or duration of the war, crediting those already enlisted or drafted by March 1. Other items note Republican caucus in Hannisrivere favoring currency interest payments, Wade rescue case developments, Holloway’s health remedies, and a rebel Senate report against Davis using officers without authority.
Hon. Alfred B. White of Indiana is nominated by the President to succeed the late Judge Caleb B. Smith. The move fills the vacancy left by Judge Smith's passing.
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