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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1861
Page
5
The text recounts a June 1861 picnic in Manchester by Good Plars of Northern Iowa and a Times publication at friends in Delaware County. It includes stanzas praising martial virtue, the Crimean War reference, and a prisoner of war like line about Courage and patriotism, with Bayard Taylor cited as author of many poems.
A letter from Missouri describes rebel raids and a loyalist counter sentiment in North Carolina. The Raleigh Standard warns of counties declaring independence and forming a Provisional State Government, while Union sentiment grows amid tax resistance and equipment shortages.
The New York World argues South Carolina is the rebel state chiefly responsible for the war and invasion. It predicts swift punishment and unconditional submission to avoid further ruin, condemning Southern arrogance and the misconduct of its elites.
New York World reporter chronicles the arrival of contraband at Beaufort during the expedition. Slaves flock to shore, some hopeful for safety and aid from Union forces. Officers assure humane treatment and possible work opportunities as camp life forms around Fort Walker near Port Royal.
A letter by champion shooter Mr. Ross argues for adopting Whitworth rifles over the Enfield as superior in accuracy and range. He condemns the Enfield as inferior and urges open competition to determine the best rifle for the army, noting the potential future preference for smaller bore rifles.
Richmond reports the Virginia division ordinance passed by near unanimous vote and a Wheeling convention on the 26th will ratify it. The new state Kanawha will include about two hundred eighty two thousand people and enslaved population of eight thousand.
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