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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1864
Page
2
The House approves a conscription bill after contentious debate in Washington. It authorizes the President to call men for military service, retains the $300 commutation, and expands exemptions and substitutions. The bill also expands enrollment to African descent and sets quotas by ward based on prior enlistments.
The Richmond Whig notes a booming white fugitive traffic along the York River railroad to the North via Washington DC. Pickets offer immunity while blockades fail to deter, with patrons described as citizens seeking goods and sport. Payments reach five hundred to five thousand dollars in gold or greenbacks.
A March 1863 New York Copperhead speech by Indiana Congressman Voorhees is condemned as lying by Brownlow's Rebel Ventilator. The account accuses Democrats of instigating the rebellion and faulting their leaders, with strong charges of ignorance and impudence.
A letter defends White Willow cuttings from Mr. Pike against skeptics. H. D. Emery reports extensive trials across Illinois with hardy growth, dense staking, and strong winter resistance. He cites reputable nurseries and farmers backing the sale. A separate note criticizes two senators for drunkenness with Memphis dispatches on rebel troops in Arkansas.
In Columbus the state education center for the deaf and dumb, under Mr. G. L. Weed Jr., houses 150 pupils in cramped quarters. The report admires sign language, daily chapel rites, and students writing their details, with arithmetic, geography, and history showing strong gains. The article also covers Ohio House debate on the Soldiers Relief Bill and a partisan amendment about aid to families of colored soldiers.
The record details Senate and House proceedings from February 9 to February 11, including efforts to repeal Fugitive Slave Laws, establish state governments, and reform electing processes. It notes petitions for abolition, proposals to create a Freedmen's Bureau, debates over enlistments and compensation, and actions on emancipation and civil rights amid wartime tensions.
The Senate debated amendments striking out the clause designating Geo Grant and the provision that the Lieutenant General command all armies. No vote was taken before adjournment. A House bill providing 12000 dollars to rebuild the President’s stables passed both chambers. The Enrollment Act faced full discussion with Stevens’ conscription amendment altered to permit free slave owners of drafted enslaved people to pay 300 dollars. Fernando Wood cited peace propositions before the rebel Congress, suggesting an olive branch.
The Senate resolution by Sumner proposes an amendment abolishing slavery or involuntary servitude with crime punishment as exception and empowers Congress to enforce. The New York Evening Post notes twelve amendments exist and outlines recent history of amendments proposed by Congress and state ratifications through 1798.
A Boston lawyer argues via a note to the Advertiser that allegiance under the U S Constitution supersedes state ties, slaves are persons not property, and emancipation may be a lawful war measure. The piece outlines wartime powers, rights under international law, and the Supreme Court’s final authority, emphasizing how proclamations and peace terms fit constitutional bounds.
Joseph Marwin and Mrs Temperance Marvin, both of Bazetta, celebrate their sixty seventh wedding anniversary on January 22. Born in Lyme Connecticut, they moved to this county in 1821 and have ten living children among fifteen.
The Confederate leader extols soldiers for faithful service and self sacrifice, vows to honor their devotion in the spring campaign. He contrasts public support with mercenaries, urges unity and continued effort for liberty and independence, and prays for God to protect them and bring safe return.
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