Patriotism and Lincoln Emancipation Sparks North Herald Clash
A Louisville Journal critique accuses pro slavery North editors of duplicity over Lincoln’s emancipation policy. The piece urges relentless pursuit of victory, damning rebel-sympathizing papers and calling for harsh measures to end slavery in wartime. Also announces teacher examinations across multiple towns with dates, venues, and requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisvile
Unron
Nashville
Memphis
New Orleans
North
Kentucky
Fremont
Missouri
Halleck
Union
Marshall
Buckner
Act of Justice
Congress
Free States
N. Y. Express
Herald
Louisville Journal
Gulf Mexico
Teachers' Notice Examinations Set for April Dates
A series of examination meetings for teachers are scheduled in multiple towns. April 7 Youngsville and Brokenstraw at 10, April 8 Sheffield at 1, April 9 Kinzua at 1, April 10 Corydon at 10, April 14 Freehold at 10, April 15 Sugar Grove at 10, April 16 Farmington Center School House at 10, April 17 Pine Grove at 10, April 18 Elk Roy's School House, Pittsfield listed.
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Waren
Court House
Spring Creek
State Road
Columbus
East School
Deerfield
Eldred
Valley School
Southwest
W. F. Dalrympre
Pittsfield
Youngsville
Brokenstraw
East School House
Sheffield
Dunham's
Kinzua
Corydon
Freehold
Sugar Grove
Farmington
Progress of Allegheny and Great Western R R gains steam
Reports from Crawford and Erie exchanges show renewed vitality for the Allegheny and Great Western Railroad with English funds ready for a vigorous season. Along the line shanties rise and ties and laborers are advertised as right of way proceeds. Meadville and Jamestown gain foreign capital and improved access while a discerning observer recalls public oratory and political hints amid legislative adjournments and road tax measures.
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A. & G. W. Railroad
Crawford and Erie
Allegheny and
Great Western R. R
England
Meadville
N. W. Pennsylvania
Jamestown
Letter From Harrisburg March 24 1862
Harrisburg letter notes Lincoln’s policy to restrict slavery, urging its ultimate demise. It compares factions, praises the war effort, and predicts Republicans and Democrats shifting with the national policy. It also highlights a new poem by T B Reed and Wendell Phillips' visit, praising elocution and discourse. The piece reports the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad completion progress and projected June rails laying toward fall trade, with optimistic economic outlook for the region.
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Harrisburg
Lincoln
St. Lawrence
Gulf
T. B. Reed
Murdoch
Wendell Philips
Washington
N. Y. Tribune
Philadelphia and Erie R. R
Sunbury & Erie
Warren
Speech of Governor Johnson at Nashville Stirring Rally
Provisional Governor Andrew Johnson spoke to a crowded Nashville crowd by night on the Union Constitution and enforcement of laws. He pledged aid to reassert Tennessee under the Star Spangled Banner and recalled the wartime ordeal and loyalty of the state.
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N.Y
Johnson
Nashville
Nasavu.e
Tenn
Andrew Johnson
St. Cloud
Army of the Republic
Tennessee
Gov’ Johnson
Toome
Breckinridge
Tnion
Bell
Douglas
United States
Jackson
Yancey
Great Britain
Davis
L'Combs
East Tennessee
Lennessee
Webster
Emerson Ethridge
John Brown
Jeff. Davis
Gov. Johnson
Horace Maynard
Secesh
Secoad
Maynard
Iennessee
Buell
Messrs. Etheridge
Wm. H. Polk
State House
Tennessee War Commentary and Nashville Washington Rally
A detailed Nashville gathering featured Governor Brownlow oratorical defense of the Union and reproach of Secession. Speeches extolmed the Constitution, exposed disunion leaders, praised the United States Government, and urged Tennesseans to defend the flag and reestablish Union rule. The crowd dispersed after cheers for the star spangled banner.
Soldiers Evacuate Town Belief Sparks Unmolested Entry
Informants report General Shield's troops screened on the town's east, prompting the belief that all forces had evacuated and that Jackson could enter unmolested, according to prisoners.
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Winchester
Mar
Ashby
Michigan
Maryland
Shields
Jackson
Gen. Shields
Kearnstown
Ohio Infantry
1St
Mich
Virginia Cavalry
Col. Tyler
84Th Pennsylvania
13Th Indiana
Murry
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Shield
Sprague and Slavery A Rhode Island Governor in War Time
The Buffalo Express lauds Governor Sprague for wartime service and renomination while noting his prudent stance at the Democratic convention. It cites his view that the Union’s survival and slavery’s destruction are inseparable, urging decisive action to end slavery as the nation’s fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprague
The
Buffalo Express
Rhode Island
Washington
Boston Transcript
Review and Journal of Thursday
Letter to the rebels from Kentucky correspondent
The Frankfort Commonwealth prints a tongue in cheek Civil War era letter asking Confederate leaders questions about fortifications leaders and Kentucky politics. It mocks ongoing conflict topics including Fort Donelson, Buckner Tilghman Pillow and the Provisional Government of Kentucky.
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Frankfort
Ky.) Commonwealth
Rebs
Fort Donelson
Tennessee
King Cotton
Yancey
Buckner
Louisville
Lloyd Tilghman
First
Lloyd
Pillow
England
France
Kentucky
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Old
Boston
McClellan
South West Township
Oil Creek
Garland
South West
E. C
McKean
Familliar
Dixie
Gen. Patton
A. C. Blodget
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