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Newspaper
Wilson Ledger
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1861
Page
2
The piece surveys European views on the American Civil War era, discussing republicanism, secession, and the stakes of victory or disunion. It weighs the possibility of foreign intervention, dictator ideals, and the Union's survival against rebellion and restoration of order. It also reflects on historical lessons and the moral framing of national integrity.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Edward Pitz gerald and Mrs Pinklington and Birch with phrases about shine and future success. Names and places appear garbled. core sense hints at a character named Birch expected to shine, with contemporaries commenting on his prospects.
An exercise asks to place figures once in units and tens to create a sum where the digits align handily. It claims the puzzle has not been solved with the Purela preserved as it was, and mentions Milfone defending a Black person during a road ball incident.
A 1861 letter from Senator Clingman discusses the Union, the stance of Southern states including North Carolina, and the prospects of safeguarding the Union without broad war. He argues for prompt, coordinated action by the Southern states to avoid full dissolution while acknowledging differing regional positions. This note urges cooperation with other Confederate states and warns against prolonged conflict.
The article lists lawmakers voting on the third reading of the Convention bill. It names fifty seven affirmative votes from listed members and a separate set of negative votes, with some members noted as having constested or abstained. The result shows broad division across the General Assembly on proceeding to a popular election for delegates to the Virginia-style convention.
An exchange between an ex editor a judge and a professor frames newspapers as a great institution and the library of the reading public. The Judge agrees yet jokes about calling them the lie brary amid a playful quarrel over accuracy.
The first numbers of a new cue paper in Concord are received, published by John W. The sheet is neatly printed and expected to be well conducted. A note from the Lederer junior offers fraternal wishes to his relative and namesake for success in the new venture.
The piece argues it is high time to address the secession issue as most residents have had time to read reflect and form a view. It suggests few in the state lack opportunity to consider the matter and that those undecided should decide soon.
Washington rumors focus on Lincoln’s stance after the electoral count in February and a border seas compromise as the basis for adjustment. Friends of the Union push for swift action in Congress while Secretary Dix orders revenue cutters to defend ships, even to ashore-and-explode tactics if attacked. The Washington mayor denies knowledge of any capital seizure plot as inquiries continue.
The last Wilson County court issued bonds totaling 5000 to arm the people. Wealthy citizens endorsed the county bonds and banks will discount them. The piece urges Wilson magistrates to imitate Northampton and allocate funds for the arming effort.
Old Squeeze bags declines Sonny Dashwell’s plea for five hundred dollars claiming money is scarce. Dashwell persists but Squeeze warns against good deeds gone unpaid, echoing a magistrate’s rebuke about rogues who ignore debts. A town rumor notes a man in a vender blanket facing public scorn.
Bates Rover La Jan 26 The secession vote was declared with yeas 11 nays 17. A concurrent resolution was sent to the convention recognizing free navigation of the Mississippi and its tributaries by friendly states and the right of ingress and egress at the river mouth, with willingness to guarantee these rights by stipulation.
Fortifications south of Mason and Dixon line total twenty nine with cost about 14 274 000. They mount 3 145 guns and require 16 350 men. Fort Pulaski and Fort Jackson at Savannah cost 3382 000 with 500 and 70 men and 150 and 14 guns respectively. Hampton Roads remains the naval depot of the South. Pensacola is a strong harbor and Gulf passage fortifications at Key West and Tortugas seen as world power. Council of State convened in the city on Wednesday the 83d with members Conner Wooten Murphy Cunningham Ferguson Graves and Hilliard. Wooten elected President. Daves appointed Clerk. Henderson Gordon Yates named directors and Long Fulton named commissioners of the Board of Improvement. Slate Juvenaal.
A writer apologizes for an erroneous article in the Wilson Ledger about Theo Brown of Tarboro. He explains the hoax involving Edgecombe Guards preparing for Charleston and a false claim of Captain Bridgers offering services to the South Carolina governor. The piece defends Brown’s character and aims to counteract mischief and protect future trust.
In Virginia on January 29 186 Recent proceedings state that any coercive act against the Southern States will be treated as an act of war and resisted. The legislature resolution calls attention to overt coercion at Fortress Monroe as a present act.
The Police attempted to seize arms on the steamer Montgomery bound for Savannah but the captain ordered the hooks cut and the vessel left the wharf. Arms seized on the Caspian were destined for Savannah and returned. Those taken from the Monticello remain at the United States Arsenal.
The South Carolina legislature rejects entering negotiations with Virginia to suspend hostilities and moves toward Fort Sumter if demands for forts are refused. Governor Pickens and Commissioner Hayne’s Washington talks are cited. New York markets show cotton firm at 12 1 4¢, flour down, corn up, and rosin steady amid tensions.
Avcersta Ga January 24 State troops gathered for a demonstration at the U S arsenal Governor Brown demanded surrender and it complied at 12 a o'clock The Federal troops saluted the American flag and will proceed to New York
Lincoln will leave Springfield Illinois for Washington City on February first. He will not accept a military escort and has written to Republicans urging compromise. He hints that the border States plan may be acceptable.
A newspaper column extols Russian manners noting that a nobleman in conversation shows deference to all, removing hats to women and saluting tradesmen, describing princes of the imperial breed as paragons of courtesy.
January congressional session notes the Senate not in session. A House discussion centers on a five member Select Committee to investigate existence of secret organizations hostile to the U.S. government in the District of Columbia. Debate features Kunkel Grow Craige and others over objecting and previous questions.
Mrs. Anderson, a Charleston native, arrived in the city and rested at the Brevoort House on Fifth Avenue last Thursday. She reports courteous reception in Charleston and a brief, uneventful visit with the Major at Fort Sumter.
Charleston correspondence notes a shift to direct port shipments, with Southern cotton sold for gold to foreign navies. About thirty-two vessels from Britain, France, Spain, Sweden, and Germany loaded cargo in Southern ports while twenty-two Northern ships waited idle awaiting cargo. The Columbian carried a large foreign cargo valued at roughly 450,000 dollars.
The Little Rock State Gazette reports Capt. Pike’s address to the Legislature and citizens urging exhausting all means to preserve the Union. He counsels Virginia Maryland Missouri and Kentucky to be consulted and a state delegation of commissioners to represent in a general Southern convention. The New Orleans Delta notes seizure of arms from the revenue cutter Lewis Cass by Capt. Thomas Rees’s company. Also brief notes on a duel challenge between John Spelman and W W Holden and the resulting substitutions and relations.
A fragment discusses using a spider web as a city plan and notes legislative appointments by the state to meet another state's commissioners. It also quotes Illinois debate remarks about defending borders and opposing northern invasion, with dramatic phrasing about crossing the Ohio River.
In Reapin Pennsylvania on January 28 a hundred guns were fired to mark the repeal of Rhode Island's Personal Liberty Bill. Citizens hailed the action as a conciliatory olive branch to the South and a sign of upcoming peace.
Reports describe a Saturday night altercation involving Col JW Mspaugl Clef Clerk of the Senate in High Point where AL was shot but not dangerously. Col A Thay by prevented from resuming duties for days. The Shelby Medical College students in Nashville presented a gold-laden cay to honor Gen Baxu and vindication of Southern rights amid evolving national tensions. Kentucky Legislature passes resolutions resisting Northern efforts and hints at a Southern alliance. discussion of a national compromise and possible convention noted. Washington preparations grow for a grand presidential inauguration with military encampment looks and railcar readiness while local lines report a track derailment near Wilsons. Earthquake shock and various political and social notes fill the rest.
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