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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1862
Page
1
The Whitewater Register outlines delivery and subscription terms with weekly publication, detailing price 2 per year to village subscribers and 150 per year in advance. Address for submissions appears corrupted and requires correction to Warrenware, Wisconsin.
A fragmented business directory item naming Marl & Caine with entries for groceries shoes and related goods. Readable parts indicate retail offerings and assorted shop duties. No dates or locations clearly identifiable from the fragment.
Fragmentary verse passage describes a figure of sorrow and night amid a briar filled setting. Images of a grieving woman, a nurse or companion, a dying creature, and a witchlike figure named Lomley Moure evoke mourning and rumor in a shadowed locale.
A Wisconsin State Journal editorial condemns Democratic members in Congress for opposing key war bills. It highlights votes against oath requirements, war loans, and funding to aid volunteers. The piece notes Republican and Unionist support, cites the June resolution on suppressing rebellion, and urges readers to consider the November election to repudiate such opposition.
The piece denounces Horatio Seymour and New York Democratic leaders for opposing Union victory in the Civil War. It accuses them of propping up the Confederacy, betraying constitutional obligations, and demeaning abolitionists. It predicts Confederate support for Seymour in New York and warns of electoral consequences.
John McDonogh, born in Baltimore in 1779, built a vast land empire in New Orleans after moving there around 1800. He became a prominent yet austere figure, amassing property, closing himself off from society, and pursuing a grand charitable scheme while never abandoning his relentless land acquisitions.
The passage notes that gains from loaned sums are not surprising, but when tied to purchases of unproductive lands the situation becomes a puzzle. Even McDonogh’s closest associates find it hard to untangle the financial web.
The 1860 census shows total real and personal wealth at fifteen trillion dollars, a 1265 percent rise since 1850. Pennsylvania gains reach seven hundred million dollars, while the West posts extraordinary growth led by Iowa and other states as railroads and new cities transform the nation. The piece notes war costs may burden wealth, but vows the North will prevail and the republic endure with renewed progress.
A Chicago Tribune piece praises General Hamilton and his 2,800 men for a three hour defense against roughly 20,000 Union forces led by General Price near Corinth. It credits Hamilton with tactical genius, notes Captain Bamton’s brave leadership, and lauds the battle as a major victory amid costly losses and high praise from Wisconsin supporters.
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