War policy on slavery and Cameron report sparks debate
The page discusses the Cameron Report on slavery in the war, its altered publication, and the debate over how to treat enslaved people in Southern territory. It notes Lincoln's stance, Congress actions, and calls for a timely policy to end the rebellion with minimal loss. It also mentions Doolittle, Madison regiments, and Sumner's speech.
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Cameron
Congress
Terrtory
Beaufort
South Carolina
Gommenitter
Tim
Solockude
Free North
Mr. Lincoln
The Fremont Imbroglio and Confederate Congress notes
A distrustful editorial calls for patience until an investigation of General Fremont’s removal concludes. It forecasts a Confederate Congress meeting at Richmond, the 22 Senate seats and 87 Representatives, with Jeff Davis and Alexander Stephens slated for President and VP, and mentions suspected fraud in Army contracts.
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Confederate States
Richmouil
Kentucky
Missouri
Montgomery
Confederacy
Jeff. Davis
Aleckah Stephens
Secretary Chass Outlines War Loans and Revenue Plan
The report details loans raised via 6 percent two year Treasury notes and 60 day notes, with banks in three cities aiding a three year bond program. It notes total loan proceeds of about 107.7 million, revenue shortfalls, proposed tax hikes on tea coffee sugar and other goods, and a plan for national note circulation to sustain Union finances. It also discusses war expansion, retrenchment, and seizure of rebel property to fund operations.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Sauboard
Congress
Sttes
United States
New York
Government sales and reopened ports under Union authority
The passage states that all sales are for government accounts with proceeds to the National Treasury. It argues commerce should honor the flag, ports to be opened without restriction once Union authority is restored, and free commerce. The Secretary aims to inject vigor into his department and to expand experience for its proper role.
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Mettelhin
See’y
Caiceron
Chicago
Jeff Davis
Geo
McClellan
Treasurry
Tie Union
Interior Department War Strains Land Sales and Reforms
Report outlines steep revenue drop and suspended land sales due to war. Notes bounty land warrants, cash sales, and licenses for traders. recommends paying volunteers in cash or securities. Details Indian affairs strain, pacific slopes turbulence, and patent office deficits. Also covers pensions, census plans, and slave trade suppression efforts.
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Congress
Pacific
New Mexico
Kansas
Nebraska
Indiana
Department
Government seeks cuts and wider city improvements
The plan proposes Burton's theater sale at 215000, an extended Capitol grounds, a new Washington jail, and a street railroad via Pennsylvania Avenue. Savings include a 50 percent cut in Congress printing for the Executive Department and a $1000 monthly binding reduction. Fredrick A Conkling introduces a retrenchment bill with salary reductions and abolition of cranking privilege.
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Burton
Capitol
City of
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Congressional
Executive Department
Hfon
Fredrick A Conkling
New York
Ling
Congress
Washington City
Forney on Mason and Slidell in Philadelphia Press
The Philadelphia Press quotes Forney condemning the capture of John Slidell and James M. Mason by U S Navy officers. It calls them Southern chivalry and charges they plotted foreign aid for Jefferson Davis. The piece laments the humiliation of secession leaders and predicts harsh treatment upon capture.
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Washington
Philadelphia
United States Navy
John Slidell
James M. Mason
South
United States
Confederacy
Slidell
Mason
Blidell
Europe
Jefferson Davis
Republic
Port Warren
Boston Harbor
Paria
Gener
McCigllan
Richmond
Letter From Florida Lawyer on Prices in Jacksonville
A dated 1861 letter from Jacksonville Florida reports extreme prices for pork butter soap and other provisions during the Civil War era. The writer notes high costs and hunger despite abundant crops and makes a provocative remark about enslaved people affecting crop yields. The tone reflects wartime hardship and political sentiment.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Tribute and Civil War Notes From Harper's and War Dispatches
A December Harper's tribute to Col. Baker recalls Lincoln era figures and mourns leaders. a Civil War slice notes commissary store demands for 600 000 men, detailing pork beef flour beans rice coffee sugar and more. Western Virginia statehood aims, Wisconsin troops join Negley’s brigade, a soldier’s accidental death, and prisoner clothing deliveries from Richmond and Massachusetts.
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United States Army
Congress
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