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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1861
Page
2
The Levthelfth Regiment of Iowa Volunteers departed on Thanksgiving morning amid regret from many families. Patriotic women planned a Thanksgiving dinner for the soldiers but were unable to host them. Citizens sent benedictions and boxes of goods to support the unit as they head to duty.
A long passage critiques Confederate leaders and their supporters through satirical imagery of grazing rebels and Nebuchadnezzar stars. It contrasts northern loyalty, wartime economy, and supply lines bolstering Union funds with attacks on Southern ambition, citing Chicago Tribune and Dubuque Times as aligned yet critical. Gen Cass supports arrest of Mason and Slidell, asserting belligerent rights and the legality of wartime searches.
The president and press hail a group of generals while singling out Salmon P. Chase as key. The Paris Times and Philadelphia North American credit his financial leadership. The National Intelligencer lauds the Treasury Department for meeting wartime coin demands, praising Chase’s integrity and energy. The piece predicts the war may end swiftly thanks to Chase and the financial effort led by him.
A long reflective piece contrasts youth arts with later life virtue and courage. It praises growing old gracefully through temperance, cheerfulness, and public service, cites examples of American figures, then shifts to a Civil War era city review, congressional policy guesses, and a vivid southern siege anecdote.
The Ninth Regiment sent 720 dollars to Waverly distributed in parcels of five to fifty dollars among the soldiers families.
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