Debate on martial law and rebellion in wartime New York
A speaker defends martial law against civil liberty fears during the Civil War. He attacks Governor Seymour for aiding rebellion, denounces copperheads, and urges unwavering support for the government. He cites trials, arrests, and the danger to soldiers, calling for unity and decisive action to end the rebellion.
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Comani Yuarder
Couper Institute
Valiey
Burnside
New York
Rynders
Thomas HH. Seymour
Connecticut
Gov. Seymour
Vallandigham
Govrnor
Seymour
Gordon
Union
Joseph
Simeon
Benjamin
Hell
Misuser
Gen. Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Saul
Copperheads
Two Rebel Officers Impersonators Executed Near Nashville
Rosecrans dispatch from Murfreesboro dated June 9 reports two men dressed in Union uniforms who claimed to be Col Orton and Major Donlap. They were arrested, tried, condemned, and hanged by Col John P. Baird at Franklin Tennessee after confessing they were rebel officers. One man claimed kinship to Robert E Lee and boasted prior staff roles under Bragg and Scott.
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Bain Hanes
Rosecrans
Murfreesboro
John P. Baird
Franklin, Tenn
Orton
Donlap
Townsend
Nashville
Baird
Lawrence W. Orton
W. Orton Williams
Ong
Robt. Lee
Bragg
Gen. Scott
2D Regular Cavalry
General Rosecrans Portrait in New York Tribune
A Tribune correspondent describes General Rosecrans as a tall, erect man of 175 pounds with a 43 year old face. He notes a clear blue eye that flashes with excitement, a Roman nose, high cheekbones, ruddy complexion, and a quiet smile that reveals reserved power and character.
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General Rosecrans
New York Tribune
Gen
Rose
Rosecrans
Jie
Hamlet
Latter Day Martyrs and Liberty of Speech Debate
A harsh critique of copperheads and butternuts arguing for treasonous speech. The piece asserts loyalists support free discussion but oppose preaching treason and weakening government confidence. It calls traitors the worst class and defends government integrity.
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Copperheads
Butternuts
Loyal Southern Gentleman on War and Governance
A National Intelligencer letter argues most white Southerners back the existing republican system, while a small class of slaveholders and rebel leaders seek monarchy under Jefferson Davis. The piece notes South’s lack of arms and unity, doubts of European intervention, and doubts of Confederate prospects as leaders convert assets to gold and pressure mounts on key figures like Sterling Price.
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National Intelligencer
South
United States
Jefferson Davis
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Texas
Southern Confederacy
Gen
Sterling
Civil War Era Confed Exports Through Matamoros
The passage rails at Union policies and notes large sums of exchange and gold escaping the South via Matamoros. It accuses Northern-leaning Southerners led by figures like Slidell of fleeing sinking fortunes with future safety awards abroad.
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Sonal
Floyd
Slidell
Sevessia
Lincoln
Matamoros
She Wouldn't Marry a Mechanic
A young man visits a young woman who scoffs at his work as a mechanic. She later marries a different man, becomes dependent, and learns the value of honest labor. The piece warns against scorn for workers and praises industrious mechanics as noble providers.
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Mschazic
Mechanic
Aphorisms on Tight Lacing and Health
A series of satirical lines condemn waist constriction linking narrow waists to narrow minds. It argues that healthy lungs and a poor figure are better than a tight corset, warning that health and happiness flee with confinement. It cautions that prolonged stays wear on health and finances, ending with a call to abandon stays for true comfort.
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le Follet
Dutch Temperance Prank: Eight Drachms in an Ounce
An elderly Dutchman newly joined to a temperance society falls ill and is advised by a doctor to take one ounce of brandy daily. He recalculates apothecaries weight and exclaims in disbelief that eight drachms make an ounce, lamenting that he never received six drams before and now gets eight.
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Temperance Society
Table of Apothecaries
Signs and Grips of the K. G. C. as public warned
The Indianapolis Gazette reprints a warning about a secret fraternity, listing signs and grips for recognition and danger to the republic. It urges loyal citizens to watch for traitors and enemies, both at home and abroad, and to warn or report them to protect the government.
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Gillv
Ans
Northwestern Confederacy
Indianapolis Gazette
Anecdotes From An Ohio Journal On Grace And Prepositions
An Ohio journal recounts a theology student who first says grace with humor and charity noting many suffer while others enjoy health. The writer compares a Methodist clergyman who prayed for the gospel to be preached around the world, wryly commenting on preposition usage.
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AasAn
Ohio
Dust Thou Art and Unto Dust Thou Shalt Return
A young wife wed a man named Dust without her father's consent. The marriage soured and she returned home, but her father refused to take her back, remarking that she was “Dust” and would return to Dust.
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Dust
Child philosophers and the cost of forcing minds
A hazy claim suggests that young children aged six who think deeply become blocked or cracked by early pressure. The passage contrasts early forcing with long term mental strain and questions the wisdom of pushing young minds too soon.
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