Tariff policy and Southern ports spark national anxiety
The piece debates how the Union will enforce tariff laws in seceded ports as New Orleans and Charleston collect duties, while Southern Confederacy trade flows shift. It weighs economic costs, potential revenue losses, legal options, and the prospect of an extra Congress session as Lincoln's policy unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Charleston
Savannah
Mobile
Galveston
United States
New York
Aeust
Charleston Harbor
Congress
Gulf States
N. Orleans, &Co
Eutherisies
Confederats Stetes
Porkage Se
Fort Sumpter
Boston
Lincoln
Three Cheers for Andrew Johnson in Senate Debate
An eye witness recalls the final struggle between Tennessee senator Andrew Johnson and Oregon secessionist Joseph Lane. Johnson’s bold Union defense defeats Lane’s two hour tirade, galleries erupting in applause as the Senate clears. Johnson concludes to a cheering audience, the Capitol’s mood uplifted and the Senate’s dignity affirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Senate
Jo. Lane
Jonssom
Jommsom
Jommson
Cleonherg
Union
Ais
Tennessee
Unies
Peux
Jomseen
Strongtet Union
Aries
Jemmecom
Lana
Lane
Fensles
Cardinal Woolsar
Lever
United States Senate
Immigration Westward as Political Troubles Spread
The article argues that national strife will push workers from the South and North toward the Midwest and Northwest. It predicts large movements of merchants, laborers, and professionals seeking cheap land and new business, with rail travel already rising to Pennsylvania to Iowa routes. It warns of a possible new federal order and a forced realignment of regional power, placing Minnesota, Iowa, and Kansas at the center of a future upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North-West
South
Free States
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
Clinois
Wisconsin
Missouri
Towa
Potowise
Mississippi
Northwestern Lakes
Pacific
Kanene
Iowa
Minnesota
Annexed list of vessels shows mostly nonwar craft
The annexed tables name all available crafts chartered or not held at present. Few would be useful in combat with enemy ships or fortified shores. Many are small schooners under 500 tons burden and some are not intended for war at all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheamer
New Lendon
Orleans
Rear
Dal
Norfolk
Horfolk
R. McClslland
New Grivens
W.L
Key Weat
Fis
Cal
Jeff
Davia
Puget Sound
Jos. Lane
Lewis Dan
Galveston
Texas
Ale. Bowes
Bardok Dutt
Tendure
Teta
Empire City
Brooklyn
Sabine
Fragmented OCR Notes on Troop Movement and Site Plan
A garbled OCR fragment mentions troops on roads and a site plan near a way. It references vehicles and a border or city context, but the exact event, dates, places, and organizations remain unreadable. The readable bits imply a movement or deployment discussion without clear names or outcomes.
Oil Excitement Shakes Western New York
A correspondent reports widespread oil fever across Western New York as investors form companies, lease farms, and sink shafts from Olean to the Pennsylvania line. Indians’ Seneca Reservation lands near Allegany are leased for oil, with locals confident deeper digs will yield vast wealth beyond estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pennsylvania Line
Allegany River
Olean
Tha
Fragmentary omen of asylum politics and party praise
The fragment references an asylum issue and political figures in a Democratic context. It notes that the asylum was built to hold the insane of several states and expresses approval that Democratic friends are behaving prudently, hoping fellow party members imitate this prudent conduct. References to Meure, Claydean, and Hurcures appear as names tied to endorsements and party fraternal ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Owe
Mount Sock
Couty
Wasiel
Ines Hellece
Penn
Meure
Claydean
Ren Cassrumves urged for Congress candidacy in Kentucky
Reports say Ren Cassrumves is pressed by friends in Kentucky to run for Member of Congress and to seek a Supreme Bench appointment. Clamor grows for his return to public life and favored posts amid ongoing discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tus Feemedio
Ren
John J. Cassrumves
Kentucky
Congres
Fife
Supreme Bench
Judge Waceur Injury Update Sparks Hope
A brief note regrets that Judge Waceur has not yet recovered from his injury but expresses hopeful anticipation for his speedy restoration. The message emphasizes continued healing and patient recovery progress.
Summary of New Confederate Constitution Differences
The World outlines how the Confederate Constitution differs from the United States one. It notes shifts like removing union language, adopting confederacy wording, tighter state powers, state impeachment rights, and stricter naturalization rules. It covers Senate election timing, department heads in Congress, line-item veto, and requirements for admitting new states and amending the Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegraph
The
New York World
Union
Calhoun
Confederate States
United States
House of Congress
Moore
House
Senate
Abolitionist Definition Cited In Opinion Piece
A historic piece discusses what constitutes an Abolitionist. It cites The Southern Literary Messenger to define an Abolitionist as anyone who does not love slavery for its own sake, noting the question has long puzzled the country and calling attention to the broader context in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
the Herald, Ben, Samone & Co
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Dubuque
Impoven Tevredat
Palmer, Gilmore & CO
Ofics
Ff. W. Paler
P. Upmann
C. A. Gilmore
Andrew Johnson
Jolane
Wamp
Irioads
Tancrement Howe
Chicago
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