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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1862
Page
2
Ohio Goveror Dayip Top proclaims a statewide day of Praise Thanksgiving and Prayer on November 29 1862 urging citizens to abstain from business and worship together to seek divine guidance for the nation and state during the Civil War.
Returns from the 20th Congressional District show similar results with Republicans dominating in Pennsylvania and Iowa lines. The data lists Crawford as a representative, with totals indicating strong GOP support in Clarion Mercer Venango and other companies.
The Knox County Express reports that at a Mount Vernon jubilee to celebrate the recent election a eastern Knox delegation carried a Secession flag. After listening to Vallandigham the Democrats shouted for Jefferson Davis and Stonewall Jackson on their way home, signaling sympathy with the rebels and suggesting loyal Democrats aligned with misguided Republicans during the campaign.
A Hillsborough Democratic jubilee in Highland County unanimously endorses Vallandigham for Governor and the Hillsborough Gazette backs him as gallant and patriotic. In Knox County Vallandigham speech ends with Mt. Vernon crowd nominating him for U S Senator over Wade, provoking denunciations of the Democratic meet. Citizens question how any patriot can support a party tied to such actions or back Vallandigham for high office.
Early returns from over two hundred towns suggest Democrats secure a large majority in Congress with Bey and Rice showing decisive outcomes. Wadsworth appears to lead outside New York City and Brooklyn by about 11 000 votes, while national sentiment skews toward the Democrats in many regions.
Scattering returns from Dermort on November 4 indicate the full Republican State ticket will be elected by a substantial lead, not less than five thousand votes.
Kansas City Nov 4 returns from precincts in this city Independence and Wesport show Samuel 280 King 882 Birch 104 Benton 887 Van Horn 759 for State Senate. For Representatives M J Payne 452 and E M McGee 877 lead. Returns incomplete.
Newark reports the State has gone Democratic with Parker elected governor and Perry and Steele winning Congress. In the 4th district the Union candidate leads in towns heard from.
The November election passed quietly with a large vote. Arnold, Republican, leads Congress in the district by about thirteen to fifteen hundred. Springfield shows Stuart, Democrat, ahead by four hundred for Congress and Allen, Democrat at large by two hundred. Yankee county reports Norton, Republican, ahead by about one thousand. Galena and seventy towns show Ingersoll, Republican, for Congress at large with a thirty three vote lead.
In Welworth county seven towns report Potter as Republican with a 1238 majority. In Kenosha county three towns give Potter a 300 majority. Countywide, Potter’s overall lead is expected near 500 votes.
The Ohio State Journal reports county totals showing the Slave Democracy averages a 6,600 majority across counties for the positions of Supreme Judge and Secretary of State. The table lists results by numerous counties including Adams, Belmont, Cuyahoga, Hamilton, Holmes, Marion, Medina, Seneca, Shelby, Summit, Trumbull, Union, Wayne, and others with the corresponding vote tallies and grand totals.
The text argues that Republican voter absence in the army and Democratic home votes shaped late election results in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Iowa. It cites regiment vote patterns showing Republican dominance in some lines and cites figures and annotations from Iowa regiments to support claims of partisan impact.
Governor Davin Top outlines wartime mobilization, detailing the draft numbers, voluntary enlistments, and county participation. He notes 20,427 subject to draft on Sept 16, about 8,000 volunteered by Oct 1, and roughly 12,000 remaining to be drafted. More than half have since volunteered in three-year terms.
The Cambridge Law School professor offers a concise critique of Judge Curtis on President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. He separates constitutional power from expediency, arguing the President has military authority to act while leaving civil power to others. Rebellion, he says, has no rights and must be subdued. Cambridge.
The excerpt notes that British papers misread emancipation but Parisian Journal des Debates argues the proclamation will indirectly empower northern generals to enact partial emancipation as towns fall. It predicts gradual changes without a general slave revolt, while warning of contagion and lasting damage to the southern system.
The Cambridge Intelligencer editorial argues the Civil War is a war for liberty beyond freeing enslaved people. It contends the South’s social system is despotic and that true progress requires freedom of opinion and speech, condemning laws restricting manumission and praising a future where whites also gain liberty.
Collection of quotes from George Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Randolph and others, tracing early abolitionist rhetoric and pro slavery defenses. Includes references to emancipation aims, slave trade abolition, and calls for a disunion or moral reckoning, with Benton's note on the attributed sentiments.
A report to the president from Headquarters Army of the Potomac describes Gen McClellan’s dispatch from Snickers Gap at 6 PM noting Hancock’s arrival and enemy cavalry driven out by a 6000 strong infantry column. Rebels attempted to retake the gap but were dispersed by our fire. Pleasanton’s forces pushed the enemy beyond Union and captured wounded left behind. Reports mention Gen Jackson and Gen A P Hill across the valley.
The Anglea was captured after a collision with a vessel while the Charleston blockade stood. Her captain, two engineers and thirteen crew were taken. the ship carried arms and ammunition. The rest of the crew are aboard the Florida bound for New York. Scotia repairs at Hilton Head and will sail soon. Gen. Mitchell died at Beaufort from yellow fever.
The dispatch notes Burnside’s advance into Virginia with Porter's corps ready to act. Confederate signals show rebel pickets opposite Sharpsburg and river crossings remain fordable. McClellan may press a vigorous forward movement to force Lee to stop at Gordonsville, while reports of heavy rains are unfounded.
The guidance outlines excise taxes and licensing rules for manufacturers such as railroads and stair builders. It covers stamping of financial documents, license dating for new businesses, exemptions for certain transfers, lampblack taxation, farm product claims, and duties on finished articles including shoes and engines. It notes penalties for missing stamps and the need for new licenses when moving locations before September 1, 1863.
Front reports Gen Stahl's cavalry drove the enemy from Thoroughfare Gap and the Gee Schurz division advanced. Sigel's troops push toward the railroad with Schurz in position. Cavalry holds Backlaw Mills and Aldie area as reports place 5,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry at Warrenton with artillery.
Secretary Chase notes the national debt rose from 90.9 million on July 1 1861 to 640.0 million by October 7 1862 with wartime increases. He cites May 22 1862 as 481.8 million and projects future growth at about one million and a quarter per day for the year. Cleveland Herald commentary.
In Kanai area a town change hands on Thursday as rebels show no resistance. News desk notes slow updates from Freduruksurgh with no reported clashes or casualties.
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