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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1861
Page
2
A garbled, dreamlike meditation on love and memory unfolds in fragmented lines. The speaker contemplates longing and time as distant town scenes and familiar sounds blur, invoking Luna, Dens tree, a mother, and distant music. The mood remains wistful and surreal through erratic phrases and half-formed images.
A brief excerpt debates the futility of secession, criticizing the idea as absurd and misaligned with broader unity. The fragment emphasizes humor in the notion and references the broader political tone of the era.
In a fragmentary exchange from Main Street after a Crisis report, two men debate South concessions, noting already given political capitulations and extreme measures. They discuss whether further concessions are prudent to maintain fraternal peace, referencing abolitionist violence and the Mississippi river incident as context for restraint.
Charleston reports on December events as U S troops moved from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter. Major Anderson and his garrison spiked guns, destroyed carriages, and evacuated at night, transferring stores and cannon to Sumter. Fort Moultrie showed extensive preparatory works, mines and trains ready, with observers noting abandonment, smoke, and heavy fortifications still visible amid scattered debris and damaged ramparts.
A fragmented 1860 letter with Secretary Frieyd resigning over the Charlestown crisis and Civil War fears. It recounts his plea to withdraw Fort Moultrie garrison, President Buchanan's response, and the resignation letter to the President dated December 18 1860 with postmaster administration noted. The text includes references to Major Anderson and the political tension between South Carolina and the federal government.
Missouri's governor voices strong Union support while opposing secession and urging protection of states rights. He condemns drastic northern restrictions and southern provocations, calls for measured action to secure just rights, and then shifts to state matters, urging military law revision and rail/financial policy, before a lengthy digression on ancient Capua and Neapolitan fortresses.
The governor argues against treason and secession, urging loyal enforcement of federal law. He supports reconciliation while resisting Missouri Compromise extension and calls repeal of Personal Liberty laws. He advises New York to assure Southern rights under the Constitution are recognized and upheld.
The Michigan Legislature met at Lansing and organized by electing Dexter Massey of Macomb County speaker. The retiring Governor delivered a yearly message noting prosperity in state affairs. He criticizes the fight against union and accuses President Bag of misrepresenting Republican aims, blamingNorthern Democrats for sectional strife.
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