25 May 1865
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1865
Page
1
Rippling reminiscences recount Abraham Lincoln's 1860 New York visit. He reviewed his Cooper Institute address, met with New York Republicans, toured the city, and impressed crowds with a plain, powerful speech. The piece notes the address’s lasting influence and Chicago nomination impact.
The New York Herald recounts how Secretary Stanton challenged General Grant over sending troops to the front, only to be humorously outmaneuvered. Lincoln then settles the dispute, allowing Grant to run the Army of the Potomac with his own plan.
A fragment discusses weight and leverage, likening a child’s finger turning a rock to a grand idea centered on St Paul’s Cathedral. The line ends with an unfinished thought about why it was built.
In both houses of Parliament the sorrow over Abraham Lincoln’s assassination is voiced with sympathy for the United States. Sir D Israeli’s speech praises Lincoln’s moral strength and calls for national unity. A London meeting of Americans, led by Charles Adams, states the bereavement is shared and urges continued support for the Union.
A party revolted weeks before execution and sought to back out of a planned plot. He fled the city for sixty days but, after Lincoln's assassination, surrendered at Fortress Monroe. He confessed to knowing the plot and names of participants. Stanton issued rewards based on his testimony.
The Arlington site, once General Lee's home, was opened May 1 1864 as a national cemetery for soldiers and sailors who died near Washington. By year’s end about 6000 bodies were interred. General De Russy moved headquarters north, graves bear Rebel on headboards, and the Declaration signing table is in Charleston owned by a lonely woman who refused to lend it for the South Carolina secession ordinance signing.
The piece compares life in a cave to earthly existence and imagines awakening to God's likeness. It argues that after leaving darkness one would marvel at the better land beyond, where spring and eternal summer reveal the hollowness of earthly longing.
A narrator recalls a first school lesson on distrust and duplicity learned from a harsh teacher. The tale contrasts a child’s early skepticism with moral lessons. Generals Grant and Meade testified before the War Committee about Stanton and army movement concerns.
The writer argues it is essential to execute Northern traitors to deter further rebellion. Citing Lincoln era prosecutions, the piece recalls Gordon’s New York slave-trading conviction and hanging as a turning point, urging strict enforcement of treason laws to prevent future insurrections.
Bermuda investigation details Dr Blackburn allegedly tried to introduce yellow fever to New York and Philadelphia. He is said to have transported infected bedding and clothing from Bermuda, with trunks and agents, while posing as a Confederate emissary. Several trunks reportedly found and burned by health authorities. Blackburn linked to extremist circles. related arrest in St Louis on conspiracy charges.
A 19th century sober critique condemns wives who neglect domestic duties for public diversion. It defends social grace beauty and fidelity as binds to hearth and home urging wives to model virtue for their families and country. The tone targets married women seen in theatres and public events as harmful.
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