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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1862
Page
2
The piece praises a direct, plain language Lincoln message, opposes colonization, supports compensated emancipation, and argues the North must conquer to end the rebellion. It rebuts Empire editorials, defends wartime measures, and notes Oshkosh Weekly Review critiques of Olds and Democratic soft politics.
In the House on Tuesday Western Virginia appears close to statehood, a move the paper says would aid the Union and lessen the South’s strength. The piece also notes the Old Dominions’ dismemberment as punishment for treason, and reports the bill passed the House awaiting the President’s signature. An editor at The Alta California received a sack of three potatoes weighing twenty pounds each.
Proclamation sets December 30 as election day to fill the late Luther Hanchett seat. Republican papers name Hastings or Meladee as candidates. Mastings praised as current State Treasurer though his resignation would affect the state. Walter D. McIndev, Provost General, cited as a strong possible governor candidate and potential 2d District representative. Both men are viewed favorably by Republicans and contentions are discouraged. either could serve well.
Dispatches report Gen Burnside firing 143 guns at Fredericksburg while Franklin's division builds river bridges three miles below. Gunboats shell the enemy fifteen miles downriver. Banks not heard from, but likely to move. News from Nashville hints a major battle with Johnston Bragg and others in front. The piece also touts the Chicago Tribune as a top Northwest paper and notes political shifts in New York City and Maryland fears over the Emancipation Proclamation.
Paris dispatches report Gen Herron and Gen Blunt leading 6,500 to 7,000 Union troops against 24,000 Confederate forces under Hindman at Crawford Prairie ten miles south of Waynesville Arkansas. The Union lines held at day’s end, with 6,000 Union casualties and 1,500 Confederate killed or wounded, and the rebel force retreating to Boston Mountain. Major equipment losses included four cannon captured and several field officers reported dead or captured.
The piece argues that a decisive, overwhelming Confederate victory is needed to end the war. It contends that only a complete win comparable to Austerlitz or Jena will bring peace and justify continued sacrifice, and it warns that lesser victories will not yield lasting peace.
General Pope defends General Banks and the Banks corps amid reports of weakness after Cedar Mountain. He notes Banks was severely wounded, many officers killed or wounded, and argues the corps deserved withdrawal and respect rather than reproach, urging public posting of the letter.
State canvassing board reviews congressional ballots with many informal returns rejected for lacking oaths poll lists or proper signatures Gov Salomon absent on state benevolence tour while new assembly nears completion ceiling decor and ventilation praised Fritz Anneke named Colonel of the 34th drafted regiment with Wa Fuchs as 1st Lieut and adj Harmann Hese as lat Lieut A bashful bachelor teased by young ladies with wormwood and tansy is playful dialogue
The London Times argues France proposes a mediation armistice but would threaten intervention and war if accepted by Britain and Russia. It warns against siding with the south and urges self-reliance for Americans to settle their own affairs, noting domestic cotton and industrial concerns. Port Royal skirmishes and naval movements are reported from Richmond papers.
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