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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1862
Page
2
Abstracts from the Legislature note delays in publishing but not publishing refusals by Columbus papers. The Hurnside Expedition has endured a rough voyage to North Carolina with losses but many ships and war matériel reached safety near Hatteras Beach. Reorganization may delay attacks on New Bern or other targets for several days.
A clipped, formal notice asserts today’s publication settles doubts by meeting Britain's demand and restores the once polished standing of the Americas in global affairs.
The Port Royal expedition moves with great energy toward Fort Pulaski as gunboats target the city. The force includes all available troops at Port Royal ready to defend and the fortifications to be attacked. The Savannah Gazette notes the army musters 25 000 men prepared to seize the fort and take Pulaski.
A 1861 Washington letter shows D Pright of Indi defending arms for resistance to the national government. The missive introduces Thomas B. Lancoun of Texas to Senator Bright and seeks favorable consideration for a noted fire arms improvement. The message is dated March 1, 1861 and bears Jesse D. Bryan's signature to Jefferson Davis.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss a Treasury Notes bill seen by the United States related to salaries and debts. The text is garbled but suggests a government financial measure debated or noted on a Wednesday of last week.
Reports from January describe Gen. Burnside’s punitive expedition arriving at Hatteras after storms. Out of 125 vessels, many wrecked or stranded on bars. several ships total losses and crew saved. Despite setbacks, 7,000 troops and gunboats crossed the bar with 24th Massachusetts and Rhode Island battery landed. Union pilots accused of treachery.
Rebel dispatches describe a Cumberland engagement in which Gen. Crittenden’s force of about six thousand attacked 14,000 Federals near the Hatteras area. Zollicoffer was killed, Crittenden wounded, and Col. Carroll led a retreat across the Cumberland after heavy losses.
Loversville Jan 25. At Tene Crosa Roads on the 15th the First Ten Regiment and the Tenth I were ordered to hold the Roads and not join the main fight. Col Mel Yeok and Lieut Wetmore Captain assisted the 12th Kentucky and Gen Catter engaged the enemy in the rear.
Report notes Col Garfield at Paintville and Col Cranor at Fortieth Ohio with detachments to guard the Big Sandy corridor. By wintering in the region, Union troops deter rebel incursions through Pound Gap while supply routes along the Ohio River stay protected. Humphrey Marshall remains near Pound Gap with roaming bands likely to press for subsistence.
The piece recounts a January battle at Mill Spring with rebel forces of about 10 000 against Union troops including the Fourth Kentucky Second Minnesota Ninth Ohio and Tenth Indiana. Gen Zollicoffer is killed as Union forces break the rebel line and pursue to their camp, while Gen Thomas advances and reports strong Federal gains and captures. The article credits Indiana Ohio Kentucky Minnesota regiments and notes significant losses on both sides with a hint of ongoing pursuit.
Long session items include a bill to tax newspapers for postage and telegrams, a substitute rejected, and Parliament adjournment. Senate moves to appoint two extra Secretaries of War. debate over Mr Bright’s expulsion and letters to Jefferson Davis. House proceedings cover clerical pay and war funding. Senate reviews witness rules and rail and telegraph seizure measures. Ward and funding issues loom as talks close.
The Legislature considers a defense of Washington measure and a prisoner exchange reference with Col Wilcox. Amendments pass after debate led by Mr Wilson. A bill to increase pay for War and Navy Departments, amended in the House, is approved and enacted. The Bright case is revisited as Mr Davis of Ky. continues remarks.
The House resumed debate on stricter limits on selling spiritous liquor to Indians and the need for enforcement beyond Indian lands. A Senate bill allocating twenty five thousand dollars for protection of emigrants on the Overland route passed, then adjourned.
Senate debated Sherman bill creating two Navy Department bureaus. Davis presented credentials for Robt. Wilson to fill Missouri’s Senate seat after Polk’s expulsion. Wilkinson moved to refer papers. Wilson denied aiding rebel resolutions. Bright expulsion case discussed. adjourned after executive session.
Washmerton January 27 report on Wade's joint resolution to develop and mobilize U S mechanical resources for suppressing the rebellion with Census supervision under War. Fire up to secret session rules limit debate to five minutes per speaker and expulsion for breach of secrecy. House and Senate consider military roads and uniform postage as congress adjourns after measures on West Point and military academy funding.
In Columbus on January 24 the Senate debated Scott's Military bill with several speakers and no definite vote. The House passed Baltimore & Ohio Railroad resolutions with an amendment and adopted naval depot and straight-line railroad measures. Various resolutions on officers, education, and state offices advanced, while committees studied military departments and legal reforms and the session adjourned for Monday.
In a tense post in Memphis and across the South, supporters of the Union resist the Confederate cause while prices for common goods soar due to wartime strain. The piece argues for steadfast federal authority, condemns treason, and defends the Constitution as the nation endures blockade and economic hardship.
Six months after the Bull Run disaster the North rebuilds resolve and a capable army forms for Burnside. The plan centers on landing at Pamlico Sound and advancing inland via New Bern and the Neuse River to strike Richmond’s rail links and threaten Wilmington and Raleigh.
The Liverpool and Queenstown arrivals report no troops or stores carried, Cunarders halted shipments, and warlike preparations at Woolwich lingering. Steamers take heavy stores for Halifax and Jamaica while Seward’s dispatches in Council hint at a neutral law ruling in the Eugenie Smith case and a potential English American understanding on indemnity and security. The Times notes large expenses and pending bills, with Daily News offering a lukewarm tone on the situation.
War Department appoints two commissioners to oversee relief for Federal prisoners held in the Southern states. They will provide necessities and comfort at U S expense, where permitted, to aid prisoners and ensure their welfare under authority of the department.
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