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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1864
Page
2
List of individuals with county affiliations including Ashtabula Hashilton Monroe Fulton Auglaize Coshocton and others appears in a public notice. Names include Horace Wilder secretary William Henry Smith refermey Ganiczal W W P Richardson Moses R Brailey Philip Herzing Ames Moore and more.
At a state convention of delegates from the 14th district Judge S Orr of Wayne County was chosen chairman with R G Horr as secretary. Delegates to the National Union Convention in Baltimore were selected as Judge S Orr, H G Blake of Medina, with alternates H G Corey of Ashland and B C Brown of Holmes.
The Union State Convention in Columbus drew over seven hundred delegates from all Ohio counties. Reporters praise unprecedented harmony, absence of party rancor, and a unified stance for Lincoln and the war effort. Reflecting on the crisis, attendees vow to support the Baltimore Union Committee's decisions to crush the rebellion.
The Great Convention day reports Ohio Kentucky Illinois and New York nominating Abraham Lincoln for President. Missouri is the exception, but Lincoln is considered the unanimous choice of the Great Union Party and the people, with his election viewed as a foregone conclusion.
The Wayne County Democrat is accused of flat-footed peace advocacy and supporting War Democrats. The text portrays the paper as treasonous for favoring immediate peace with the South and opposing the war effort, naming Gey and McClellan as targets of its criticism.
The Radical Convention met in Cleveland with about 150 delegates mainly German Radicals and disappointed office seekers. Gen Fremont was nominated by goin goce vote but will withdraw, to avoid dividing loyal Republicans in the North against rebel sympathizers. The proceedings were described as mostly harmless.
The piece honors Ohio Governor Brough and the National Guard for mobilizing 35 000 troops at a critical Civil War moment. It notes eight regiments called out, armed and sent to reinforce Grant, with the President and War Department thanking Ohio for its patriotic sacrifice and timely action. It cites Stanton’s official dispatch dated May 26 approving the aid and commending Ohioans.
A Civil War era letter from Gov. Brough rebukes rebels of aristocratic class and refuses to intervene for parole or visitation of two Johpam’s Island prisoners. He recalls seeing Bell Isle prisoners, notes starvation and death, and asserts top officials control prisoner exchanges.
The Senate debated a draft for one year, discussed an Ocean Mail Steamship Service to Brazil and contract with Venezuela, and rejected a Wilkerson amendment. The Pacific Railroad bill was amended. House and Senate reports on Montana Territorial Government and suffrage, with a rejected suppression protest, were noted. The session adjourned for the weekend.
The Louisville Journal reports John Morgan seeks a raid into Eastern Kentucky to reach Pound Gap before Federal troops. General Hobson leads a large mounted force advancing quickly, with a close race expected to reach the Gap first, though Hobson may arrive in time to block the passage.
Hon Joshua R Giddings former Consul General of the United States at Montreal died suddenly in that city last week. Born October 6 1795 in Athens Pennsylvania he moved to Ohio as a child and served in the War of 1812 at seventeen. A long career in law and politics followed including twenty one years in Congress where he opposed slavery and the slave trade. He rose to prominence with anti slavery stands and wrote political essays including Pacificus. He died after repeated fainting spells and a nervous system to heart condition. The announcement notes his opposition to the Fugitive Slave Law and his debate over Creole slave revolt.
Intercepted dispatches reveal French dissatisfaction with Mexican support for intervention. The Regency purges church-aligned Council of State members, Uraga rejects a French armistice, and vows to fight. Anti French forces reportedly gain strength as French allies are routed across Chiapas and neighboring states. The National Government fields about 100,000 troops.
The Boston Journal prints an extract from Dr. T. G Morton dated May 19 at General Grant's headquarters. Grant discusses the war’s duration perhaps to July Fourth, promising troops, supplies, and re-enforcements, and notes simple camp life with coffee and butter at a field camp.
Orange Judd of the American Agriculturist describes the U S Sanitary Commission’s work in Fredericksburg Virginia. He cites daily rounds, supplies distributed, and the extensive relief network aiding wounded soldiers, urging continued generous contributions to ease thousands of brave fighters.
Dispatches confirm the election of three new bishops. D. W. Clarke of Cincinnati editorship at Ladies Repository and Maine birth. Calvin Kingsley of Cincinnati editorship at Western Christian Advocate and Pennsylvanian origin. Dr. Thompson, former editor of New York Christian Advocate and Journal and former President of Delaware College.
The Richmond Examiner notes widespread placidity due to store closures as authorities mobilize arms. Families of soldiers protest amid fear and anger while extortioners react to lost profits. Citizens grow weary of rapid wrongs and vow to treasure their resolve.
The army repulsed a major rebel assault near Hancock's rifle pits. Grant reports Lee pulling back toward Richmond with Warren Burnside and Scoot pushing forward. Sherman Butler and Canby dispatches indicate continued operations as Banks advances on Morgania. Stanton notes improved army condition and readiness.
The War Department reports rapid progress by Grant's forces with about a thousand prisoners taken. Hancock, Warren, and Wright converge toward South Anna while Lee's forces attack Wilsons Wharf but are repulsed. Casualties and missing details are not fully tallied at this time.
Official dispatches from the Army of the Potomac dated May 28 describe Lee forces retreating while Grant's army moves across the Pamunkey near Hanoverton and Magahick Church. Sheridan seizes Hanover Ferry. Sherman engages near Dallas as Johnston fortifies a strong line. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton reports no other fronts.
Dispatches report Shermans forces crossing the Pamunky and holding a front three miles south of the river. McPhersons corps fought near Dallas with 2500 enemy killed or wounded and about 300 prisoners taken, our losses under 300. Stanton notes transfers in Virginia and updates on Canby, Banks, and Rosecrans commands as Atlantic dispatches mention Georgia relief efforts.
Washington dispatches report General Grant preparing an attack while Lee may stand north of the Chickahominy. Wilson's cavalry targets Little River and South Anna bridges. Bermuda Hundred transfers aid the Army of the Potomac. supply lines shift via York River to White House. General Smith and Brooks advance. General Gilmore stays with Butler.
A report states the secretary will offer 300 million dollars at four percent bonds at public auction. Military intelligence news suggests a favorable Sitting of intelligence may be expected soon.
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