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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1861
Page
1
London speakers denounce England's neutrality in the American conflict, praising Union leaders Seward Cameron and Chase. They attack Southern secession, call for a robust American defense, and urge policy shifts to isolate the Confederacy while expanding national industry and naval power.
The piece compares General McClellan and General Beauregard, noting their heights builds and temperaments. It highlights McClellan as genial and reflective and Beauregard as taciturn and crafty, both shaped by their prewar backgrounds and current circumstances.
A stirring Proclamation from Col Jennison of the first Kansas cavalry declares loyal citizens must aid the Union or face punishment. It vows to treat traitors as outlaws and promises confiscation of rebel property, with fighting to defend the flag and government.
A terse reflection on moral struggle and human effort notes that in the end all men confront the devil’s hardest work they undertake. The line emphasizes toil and enduring challenge as a test of character.
A survey of beard fashion across civilizations and ages, tracing sacred status in Egypt and Rome, shifts under Greek rulers, church and royal influences, and culminating in Victorian tolerance of natural facial hair. It notes periods when shaving signified status and moments when beards reemerged as a mark of elegance.
Fragmented lines recall a wartime scene with a wheelbarrow bearer and wounded soldiers. Moral reflection appears with a line about good deeds and repentance. Names and precise events are unclear, but the mood centers on hardship, duty, and memory.
Dispatches from Port Royal dated November 25 report the U S flag flying over Tybee Island within mortar distance of Fort Pulaski. The capture blocks Savannah approaches and features a Martello tower with a battery at its base guarding the harbor.
Dispatches through rebel sources describe no breach at Fort Pickens on Monday as Bragg plans reinforcements and a fresh assault. Col Brown concentrates fire on Pensacola, burning the Navy Yard and stores while Bragg vows surrender never. Rumors claim Bragg's force defeated and Pensacola burned with possible capture of his troops.
The Cour de Lion arrived at Fort Monroe after exposure to incoming fire with minor damage. A man naming himself Bryan O Harra from Porto Rico, from Norfolk with a flag of truce, was detained by Gen Wool. His trunk contained sealed British papers to Lord Lyons sent to Secretary Seward for inspection. O Harra is tied to the Fingal project and Whitworth guns. Fingal purportedly sailed from Southampton to Tyhee via Puerto Cabello and carried arms later used at Fort Pickens.
Washington November 29 Treasury Department reports some post masters refuse to take on demand Treasury Notes for postage stamps and stamped envelopes. Postmasters instructed to receive and disburse them as equivalent to coin by order of the Post Master General H N Saerley third assistant PMuell
Savoy Hook Maryland November 29 reports about 30 rebel shells at the 26th Pennsylvania camp near Harper’s Ferry. No casualties. General McCall dispatch says Col GD Bogard with 700 Pennsylvania Reserve Cavalry captured a party of enemy pickets at Crarosville, killing two and wounding one, taking 11 prisoners. Bogard wounded. two prisoners on horses. Potomac blockade lax this week as coal and wood ships reach Washington area. Army board retires three officers for disability. Col Stephen S Lupy to lead Topographical Engineers.
In New York on November 27 the Fulton delivered about thirty thousand stand of arms destined for the government, marking a significant shipment for military supplies.
A Fortress Monroe letter reports fifteen killed or wounded in the Warwick camp shelling. The Richmond Despatch cites 3000 Unionists in East Tennessee under Parson Brownlow and Major Gutham causing trouble in Kentucky, and urges abandoning Norfolk while reinforcing Richmond City Point and Yorktown. An order reads no winter quarters for those there. This suggests an advance.
News reached this city by telegraph, connecting through Halifax, detailing the first known instance of its kind. The telegraph system, attributed to George B Nick, of Cleveland, Ohio, enabled direct flash of the report.
The piece discusses Elkanah Watson's 1815 prediction of U S population growth as cited in Men and Times of the Revolution. It compares his long range estimates to actual figures through 1860 and projects future populations for 1900 1980 and beyond with several numerical values and years.
A collage of maxims and witticisms touching morality humor and social conduct. It includes reflections on truth fashion promises obedience governance and human folly with varied imagery and pointed observations.
In Wassington on November 20 Sir James Ferguson denied spying in the United States. He said he was accused by Southern people of delivering letters to Northern recipients. Arriving in Washington he was told the conveyance was banned and surrendered all letters to the State Department. Spencer's repeating breechloading rifle passed Army Board review and awaits service. Col Berdan will not issue more commissions for sharp shoo ters. enlist under preexisting captaincies.
The captured British schooner Marble carried blankets cloth starch tin coffee potatoes lead and other goods. It was formerly owned by June W Anderson of Baltimore and suspected of attempting to run the blockade. The vessel will be sent to Philadelphia for adjudication. Boston November 29. Eleven Kentucky men were released from Fort Warren and left destitute.
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