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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1863
Page
2
A patriotic letter from President Lincoln to the Union Mass Meeting at Springfield is highlighted as a decisive and compelling address. The piece notes the letter occupies space in the paper and lauds its significance to the American public.
A presidential missive to supporters rejects peace by dissolution and argues forceful suppression of rebellion. It defends emancipation policy, asserts war powers, and contemplates a constitutional path to Union victory, highlighting opposition to any allowed compromise with Confederate forces. The letter urges unwavering loyalty to the Union and questions retraction of emancipation policies.
The text discusses Lincoln’s emancipation stance and the role of black troops in Union victory, noting military opinions among Union riders and the push to save the Union. It cites Democratic Party loyalists, a contested convention resolution, and remarks on Confederate generals Pemberton and Holmes, with commentary on loyalty and war aims.
A detailed critique of Copperhead sentiment and Vallandigham’s reception, noting divisions among Democrats and Unionist reactions. It cites a Milwaukee Sentinel correspondent, reports on draft riots in New York, and condemns Copperhead influence while praising loyalist unity and Negro enlistment efforts.
Several steam warships sold out of the navy at Plymouth are being refitted in the Great Western Docks. The Avon Heula and Mertin have been renamed Typhoon and Sea Hawk. Sea Hawk is advertised for a Mediterranean tour with luxury fittings and a retired naval commander aboard. Work on cabins continues though sail date slips beyond the advertised day. Sea Hawk’s status and future remain uncertain.
The text reflects a rumor that a person or vessel named Jacks &G. will carry the Confederate flag, with a belief the tour hides a different destination. An application to register as a British ship has been made to the Custom House, and reports say this request may be granted.
A military inquiry is appointed to probe alleged cotton speculators in the department. Major General D S Stanley Brigadier Jett C Davis Colonel Langdon and Lt Colonel W M Warri lead the commission. Accused include officials and the army police chief Coloret Troesdalt implicated in schemes that extorted cotton owners with threats and price manipulation.
Fragmented dispatch discusses Confederate and Union prisoner exchanges. It questions equality of exchange terms, comparing White soldiers to Black Unionists and debating if negotiators value each side’s captives equally. The dialogue mocks claims of racial disparity in wartime bargaining and poses provocative hypotheticals about parity.
The State Board of equalization met at the Capitol with Secretary of State and the Senate, Spooner chosen President. Only a tenth of the Senators attended as the board adjourned to tomorrow morning. In Louisiana, the gallant force has been converted to cavalry, the 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, formerly mounted infantry. Enrollment for Wisconsin was completed last week, Washington County lawfully enrolled. corrections and enrollment adjustments will take two to three weeks.
General Gilmore reports the practical demolition of Fort Sumter after a six day bombardment, noting a powerful Northeaster and the breach batteries at 3,930 to 4,240 yards have destroyed Sumter’s usefulness. He states he has also opened batteries on James Island within range of Charleston, and transmitted Beauregard’s reply and his own rejoinder.
Chattanooga, Tenn., once home to about 6,000 residents, sits on the Tennessee River bluff just north of the Georgia line. It served as the northern end of the Western and Atlantic Railway and eastern end of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, linking Charleston and Memphis. The city became a repair and manufacturing hub for rolling stock, with numerous machine shops and foundries prospering before the Civil War era.
A garbled 19th century chronicle names Quantrel as a Maryland native linked to an 1835 1856 Kansas war and later rebel sympathies. It portraits Gilmore of Ohio and a siege at Charleston, notes oil well disputes in Pennsylvania, seized Confederate bales near Natchez, and odd anecdotes about marriageable wealth in Paris. The piece collapses into a broad, sensational mix of figures and events with little cohesive narrative.
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