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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1864
Page
2
A SWE column recounts the three days of fighting on Red River Texas with estimates of 6000 Confederate casualties and massive materiel losses. It notes Union forces and negro soldiers captured and reports on the shifting defense amid calls to mobilize the National Guards for wartime relief.
The State Convention of unconditional Union men at Parkersburg endorsed the national administration and Lincoln Johnson ticket. Resolutions urge support to coerce rebels, prohibit slavery, and favor constitutional amendment to abolish slavery nationwide. West Virginia pledges loyalty and calls Congress to action.
The Army Appropriation bill as amended in the Senate provides equal pay and allowances for colored troops, including bounties as ordered by the President, not exceeding one hundred phelidra. An additional amendment guarantees bounty and full pay for colored volunteers enlisted under the October 1883 call. The move is hailed as justice to recruits and officers who enlisted under the promise.
Ashland County details contested election cases and commissions. The State of Ohio Executive Department issues orders renewing and revoking commissions for local officials including Probate Judge Edward Ingmond and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, with related notes on corollary appointments and a political jab from a Journal correspondent.
The Adjutant General announces that the Governor has called National Guard units into active service. Telegraph operators and other state workers on government duties may be exempt if serving as substitutes. All members summoned must report to rendezvous or be treated as deserters unless exempt with an approved substitute.
Ohio National Guard units are called into active service for one hundred days. They will be clothed armed and paid by the United States Government. Rendezvous announced for May 2 1864 at approved county locations with telegraph reporting by 4 PM on game day. Governor's order Adjutant General notes prompt assembly and support for field campaigns.
General orders require officers and enlisted men of the 62d Regiment Ohio National Guard to rendezvous in Wooster Ohio on Monday May 2 at 10 AM with arms and equipment. Those failing to report will be deemed deserters. James L. Drake colonel 62d Reg. O. National Guard.
A Washington correspondent argues against whiskey taxation, asserting distillers profit 400 to 600 percent while critics groan. He contends a two dollar per gallon tax is tiny, noting whiskey costs six dollars a gallon and that most revenue comes from drinkers, not producers.
Gen. Shackelford of Kentucky visited Madisonville to marry when guerrillas in Federal uniforms abducted him at gunpoint. They demanded oath to the Confederacy and threatened shaving his head, but local citizens intervened and released him after about an hour. Gov. Seymour seeks militia to defend New York forts to relieve troops statewide.
Thirty eighth Congress notes in the Senate and House debates on the Pacific Railroad Act amendments the Fugitive Slave Law repeal and national currency bills. Key figures include Sherman Van Winkle Dawes Washburne Stevens Allen and Morill. Legislative actions span taxation immigration quotas ship canal construction and military justice Bureau creation and postwar reconstruction measures. Adjournments mark several days of stalled votes and committee discussions.
A Cleveland era piece details how Peace Democrats prepped an address to influence the Columbus State Convention. It cites the Akron Beacon account of officers and editors’s reactions and exposes a pro peace faction arguing for constitutional state sovereignty against federal coercion. The piece quotes the Democratic creed and asserts Ohio Democrats lean toward peace and separation to stop the war.
The text argues racial hierarchy and labor needs, predicting Negroes will thrive if kept in servitude and Indians will fade. It discusses Democratic collapse over McClellan Grant choices, secession, and postwar goals to restore the Constitution and expand the Union while avoiding coercion of Southern states.
A Civil War era discussion defends state banks and government issued paper money. It argues for national control of the currency to support public credit and finance the war, while condemning abuses and urging specie convertibility alongside a robust national banking system. The piece defends and critiques banks, taxes, and the Union’s money policy.
The article argues taxation should treat National Bank property the same as other property, while preserving the public faith to protect National Securities. It notes large government borrowing and urges citizens to support National Loans, highlighting exemptions from taxation as a factor in investor decisions and urging that pledged immunity remain intact. The piece cites the example of a citizen with substantial holdings whose net worth spans estate, National Securities, and bank capital.
Advices from Grand Ecore describe Civil War actions along Red River. On April 8 at Sabine Cross Roads Union forces under A J Smith and Banks fought a fierce engagement against Generals Magruder Holmes and Taylor. heavy Confederate losses followed, including generals Mouton and Parsons. The next day at Pleasant Hill, Union lines repelled a strong Rebel attack with massive casualties, aided by reinforcements from Emory and Smith and crucial artillery fire.
The Herald copies Army of the Potomac notes from April 24 and Richmond Sentinel from April 22. Bragg receives news of Pirworth Plymouth capture by Bragg allied forces with Hoke, 1 600 troops and 20 artillery pieces seized. Col J Taylor Wood reports Plymouth fall and Plymouth prisoners about 5 500. Norfolk casualties include Col Rice among the dead. two gunboats sunk and a steamer captured.
Ohio State Asylum for Idiots trustees invite donations or land sales for a suitable site. The 1864 General Assembly appropriation of 25 000 dollars funds site purchase and building. proposals should be sent to Dr G A Doren, Supt, Columbus, before May 2.
The Springfield Republican notes a month long buildup at the armory interrupted by a government order to ship four thousand to Governor's Island New York and ten thousand to the Washington arsenal. Resulting relief is temporary as the Washington arsenal holds two hundred twenty four thousand.
Colonel Potter received instructions from Colonel Fry to allocate the veteran credits prepared by Adjutant-General Cowen to the correct wards and town. After this assignment is completed, the draft will begin without delay. Ohio’s precise manpower is uncertain, but it is estimated at no less than 17 000 or 18 000 men.
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