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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1861
Page
2
Payment required in advance in all cases. A note from the Dubuque edition outlines pricing and circulation details for the publication. The fragment references Fats Fuger and claims a larger circulation than other journals in Northern Jews.
The narrative claims General Sporr has smoked out rebels at Harper's Ferry and vows harsher actions. Troop movements surge toward Virginia as Pennsylvanians, Ohio, Indiana, and Western Virginia units converge on Richmond. Col. Lamoza advances toward Winchester with five regiments. Reports also place Gen. Pittow on track for Cairo seeking aid from Kentucky and Missouri. Missouri rebels and Gov. Jackson factor into the balance. Expect cannon fire this week.
The article argues that wartime taxation will fall on Iowa, with estimates from $250,000,000 to $500,000,000 in cost, and possibly $850,000 per year until the war debt is paid. It denounces the Dubuque Herald and New York News for encouraging rebellion and urges Iowa to bear its share to preserve the Union, while noting a Yankee Settlement delegation seeking sympathy from rebels.
The article discusses intra party conflict over a state convention call, accusing Dorr and Manomoy of overreaching authority, amid Civil War measures. It defends presidential actions, cites Lincoln’s policies, and notes dissension among Iowa Democrats while praising Union patriotism and describing troop movements to Detroit.
A Dubuque Herald sourced critique alleges Southern deep-state anger over shifts in 1860 election, charging Republican and Union leaders with fomenting disunion. It condemns Southern demagogues, cites letters by Epwargo Evesstr, and accuses Democrats in Iowa of treasonous rhetoric while urging a pure Republican slate and warning against coalition.
A garbled message urges rural readers to be on their guard against alleged statements about merchants and businessmen. The text hints at reputational concerns and cautions readers to assess sources carefully.
The Wateries Courier reports a twelve year old son of Mr. Dowd in the town’s lower area drowned in the Coder river behind Mr. Leavitt’s backing house. Clothes and shoes were found on the riverbank by a bystander who helped locate the body after a several dives into a water hole about four yards from the shore. The drowning is believed to have occurred about an hour before discovery.
Fragmentary report notes changes to vents at Fort Me involving Colum Minds from Phusberg and Baltevers with unclear context and lingering questions about the event.
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