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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1862
Page
2
The Warren Mail reports Dr. D. W. Stranahan of Warren as a Republican candidate for Assembly subject to party usages.
The county announces Willis B. Benedict of South West as a candidate for County Treasurer and Jerome B. Fisher of Pine Grove as a candidate, both running under Republican party guidance.
Eldred resident William Brown announces candidacy for County Commissioner under the Republican party designation.
Governor Curtin proclaims Pennsylvania must recruit twenty one new regiments, enlisting nine month terms for new units and twelve months for existing ones. He appeals to counties and citizens to fund bounties, urges swift action without awaiting legislature, praises current volunteers, and asks Warren County to rally two more companies with generous bounties.
Gov Curtin calls for 21 new regiments for nine months and urges Warren County to raise funds and volunteers. He cites rival states paying $50 per volunteer and notes Harrisburg meetings that raised large sums, urging immediate local action to support the Union and avoid a draft.
The Harrisburg convention produced a harmonious ticket aimed at serving the people in perilous times. Auditor General candidate Cochran is praised for integrity and savings, while Judge William S. Ross of Luzerne County is lauded for reliability, Union support, and suitability for Surveyor General. The piece stresses the men behind the offices, the office seeking the right man.
Congress adjourned with a record of significant passes including The Free Homestead Act The prohibition of Slavery in all Territories The Abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia The Pacific Railroad Act and funding for agricultural colleges The act retrenching military expenditures and the emancipation of rebels property The session left several major measures incomplete or deferred such as the National Bankrupt Law and a National Banking System The status of West Virginia and compensation for states abolishing slavery are noted as pending into the next session.
The article details a bill reorganizing the Supreme Court into nine districts with named justices for each region, salaries for Chief and Associate Justices, and the court meeting in Washington. It also notes Dr. Bates of Crawford seeking re nomination to the Legislature and lauds his fidelity, zeal, and reliability as a Republican defender of the Union.
The State Convention praised Senator Wilmot as timely and just in approving his course. The resolution was applauded and expected to be endorsed statewide. He is described as a faithful representative of Pennsylvania through a trying ordeal.
A Republican convention in Ridgway recommends holding the Congressional Convention there on Wednesday August 13. It notes Ridgway’s central location for county attendees, accessible by railroad, with Evie county as a distant exception.
General-in-Chief Major General Henry W Halleck is ordered to command all land forces of the United States. He must repair to the capital at the earliest safe opportunity within his current departmental duties. Charles Dickens is slated to visit in the fall.
Harrisrore July 17 delegates from Philadelphia to the People’s State Convention select John Knox as President and honor Abraham Lincoln, Stanton, and Wilmot. Col Forney denounces Buchanan and supports Union victory, while nominations are made for Auditor General and Surveyor General of Pennsylvania.
President and War Department leaders discuss volunteer enlistment extending beyond three years amid strong anti drafting sentiment. Army orders direct arrest of disloyal male citizens within lines and offer oath takers to remain at home. Those refusing will be sent south and treated as spies under military law.
Executive Order issued by the War Department on July 22 directs military commanders in Virginia South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Texas and Arkansas to seize and use needed property for military purposes and to employ African descent laborers with fair wages. It requires detailed accounts of property and persons for potential compensation and assigns department responsibilities for execution.
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