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Newspaper
Waupun Times
Location
Waupun, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1861
Page
1
Gov Jackson of Migguri urges 50,000 volunteers to defend the commonwealth against rebellion and protect citizens. The call frames the crisis as a defense of rights and liberty, citing uprisings, foreign opinion, and the need to stand against Confederate and federal tensions amid sweeping war rhetoric.
The text laments theft of property and urges the United States to leave the speakers alone and recognize independence. It condemns hypocrisy and calls for restraint, noting fools and mountebanks in Crenson and other figures, while insisting on right and peace despite rebellion.
Waxt A Moxancoye Russell reports from South Carolina that plantation society voices a strong, united wish for one Royal English ruler to govern. The correspondent notes friendly, frank talks with planters and a chorus across Marion Sumter Pinkney and others, expressing a desire for royal rule over the rebellion era.
Dispatches note the First Wisconsin Regiment encamped six miles south of Chambersburg Pennsylvania, allied with the Connecticut Fourth, as reported in New York papers from Saturday.
A dispatch from Eribine reports the President pushing for an expanded war campaign. He backs prosecuting the war with broad support and asks for funds and a substantial levy of men, aiming to push forward by next winter if feasible.
The article notes the barge indebtedness of the country to the United States and reports the total specie remitted by November 28 reaching 29,010,009 dollars. It cites The Daily News acknowledging America's control over the specie flow and its implications for the nation’s finances.
A damaged OCR fragment describes detainees in Louisvilla with references to memshes, walk lists, and a man whose head is shaved with ears and unse removed. The text is garbled, making specific names, dates, or places unclear, but hints at punitive detention and mistreatment.
A vessel named The Propsilr Gstaraet sank near Brie on the 1c hour. Four passengers are reported drowned while others survived. Authorities investigate the cause and recover bodies as rescue teams search the area.
Fragmented excerpt from a 1842 speech by John Quincy Adams discussing war powers and slavery. He argues Congress can use war authority to emancipate slaves in invaded territories and cites military command as the basis for abolition, challenging state exclusivity over slavery and legal limits under martial law.
Professor Parson presents a compact review of a controversial subject from Harvard Law lectures. In a Boston Atlas excerpt he outlines a debated speech attributed to Jel Darmis in 1897, touching on equal rights, rebellion, and wartime aims. The remarks discuss federal authority, emancipation, and the Union’s postwar vision.
The speaker discusses military necessity and the rights of invaders to seize private property, harbor runaways, or arm slaves. He explores four wartime options including propelling a slave insurrection and controlling enemy resources, emphasizing legal constraints and the role of military command in declaring necessity.
A murky remark questions a fasting day proclamation by Jef Davis and condemns pirates who mimic parsons as fit for gibonsization. The tone mocks Macauley and exposes a view of hypocrisy in public piety and criminal pretensions.
The Chicago Tribune pressed for a Democratic appointee to lead Doug Jas as the big gun of Illinois. W T McRernolls of Grand Web was hastily appointed to command Carl Schurz's cavalry Heym. A far sble hedied meg ara. Headquarters at Pataca Gardens New York.
The Washington court paper reports the U S Supreme Court or cabinet actions on contraband, noting Butler’s orders and the debate over fugitive slaves in wartime. Readers in the North react with mixed approval as passions rise and legislators seek reasons to support or oppose generous emancipation.
A fragmentary quote from Navona Cavitan claims the fate of Harper’s Forty hinges on events within eight to ten days. It envisions Union defenses strengthening near Washington as 40,000 troops move toward Mannassas Junction with regiments from Connecticut, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts arriving through Western Virginia.
A correspondent from Charles Mercury reports on intelligent meat Washington figures who see troubles in the country Europe and Asia foreshadowing the coming Christ. A politician is quoted as saying national troubles would quieten, with police remarks suggesting uncertain identity.
The text outlines three secession factions: First Stripe repudiation refuses to pay debts, Second Stripe secession refuses obedience, and Third Stripe Privatgerine advocates support for living soldiers while prizes a dead one.
The St Louis News reports Secessionists in Hannibal Missouri openly celebrate the death of Senator Douglas amid wartime tensions. The brief item notes public expressions of joy and provocative mood in the city following the event.
Telegraph reports a British squadron heading for the American coast with over four hundred guns and five to six thousand men. General Butler’s relay house guidance and Civil War updates show officers wounded and troops engaged, amid general health notes on Gen. Scott and Gen. Davin.
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