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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1862
Page
2
An editor urges Republicans in county townships to vote for true Union supporters in the upcoming township officers election. The piece condemns secessionists and Jeff Davis collaborators, insisting loyal voters must stand firm to sustain the government and defeat conspirators.
An Ashland leader T J Kenney from the Democratic ranks openly declares support for selling enslaved people brought to Columbus with their secesh masters to defray war expenses. He says he would sell them as readily as a horse or a wagon, a confession labeled as secessionist sympathy by critics. The piece urges voters to monitor such leaders and exposes campaign duplicity.
The publication announces Hon. Schuyler Colfax speech praising Gen John C Fremont as a noble, abused yet beloved general. It argues Colfax’s address vindicates Fremont and emphasizes emancipation, urging readers to study the speech and promising further coverage next week.
The U S Journal reports Gen Fremont has visited Wheeling and assumed command of the Department, with plans to push his column forward vigorously. Union men of Tennessee express strong satisfaction at Fremont's assignment, noting the department includes their state.
Gov Wright of Indiana denounces traitors in the Democratic party who mock taxes while brothers and fathers from Indiana fight for the Union. He condemns public discussions of taxation amid war service and urges unity against disunion rhetoric.
Acting Major Gederal Shields, born 1810 in Tyrone county Ireland, emigrated to the country at sixteen and settled as kia Mlingia in 1882. He rose to prominence as a local hero in Winchester before his later deeds.
The convention tallies daily ballots for Wade and others with votes ranging near 96 to 98 cast per count. Monroe urged adjournment believing no nominee would emerge, while Hills and Robinson led pro Union cheers as the caucus ended with mixed votes and a final adjournment motion failing 74 to 89.
Brownlow was warmly welcomed by the Union committee in Cincinnati. He said he supports the Union over slavery, spoke of his arrest and imprisonment by Southern authorities, and described the rebels’ harsh measures including hostage-taking and executions. He urged continued pursuit of the rebellion toward Corinth and beyond, expressing confidence in final Union victory.
Washington correspondent notes a shift from pro slavery officers to avowed Republicans or anti slavery men in key commands. New corps commanders include Hunter, Sherman Butler, and Fremont. Negro catching and whipping declined, an army rule forbidding such acts was enacted, and jail reforms followed. Porter is replaced by Wadsworth as Provost Marshal. Old Abe earns credit for progress.
A Lucas County judge introduced a House resolution to invite Parson Brownlow to speak to the Legislature, but Ohio Democrats fiercely opposed it. The vote reflected strong Democratic hostility to Brownlow and allied Union support, accusing Republicans of abolitionist zeal and loyalty to the Union in the Civil War context.
War dispatch reports Union forces advancing beyond Warrenton Junction driving back an estimated 10,000 rebels along the Gordonsville Railroad. The enemy burned bridges and bent rails as retreating units destroyed stores and flags. One Manassas Gap rail excursion party cleared obstructions while noting rebel evacuation began March 3.
Russell correspondence from Washington through March 8 describes General McClellan’s slow advance, Confederate resolve, worn Union troops seeking furloughs, and naval activity near Algesiras. A detailed Kernstown Winchester battle narrative follows, noting Shields wounded, Kimble and Tyler leading, heavy fighting, and the Union gaining battlefield trophies despite higher rebel numbers.
A Cairo Tribune special reports Col Buford with Illinois and Wisconsin units moved from near Island No 10 to Union City. After a 30 mile march they attacked the rebel camp at dawn, dispersing forces under Clay and King. Casualties included one Union killed by an explosion in a burning tent. rebels, numbering 700 infantry and 700–800 cavalry, fled. Spoils included 150 horses and stores.
Orr Istiano No. 10 reports the river falling several inches and rebels constructing a large entrenched camp in the bend facing our gunboats. Embankments a half mile long with mounted guns, several batteries visible, and continuous shelling and artillery activity noted. Occasional firing toward New Madrid and between batteries across the river. no news from that area.
The narrative describes between fighting lines, a heavy toll with many dead around a stone wall. Capt. Jones of the Irish battalion is captured, his eyes shot out by a single bullet. A solemn calm follows days of violence as Winchester returns to quiet, somber stillness.
A Civil War era letter from Asheville dated March 2 1862 provides an insider account of North Carolina secession efforts. It discusses troop recruitment, governor ineffectiveness, looming Union advances in Tennessee and East Tennessee attitudes, and fears of manpower shortages. The writer urges regimental raises, notes volunteer versus draft uncertainties, and critiques Confederate and state leadership while urging action to defend Tennessee and the state capitol. The piece ends with a Senate debate over correspondence related to conspiracy allegations.
In Washington on March 27, Sumner and Hale led petitions and resolutions on emancipation and naval inquiries. Discussion covered Confederate armed ships in Charleston, limits on abolishing slavery in D C, and Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware standpoints. The Senate addressed naval funding and Stevens battery, then adjourned after executive session.
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