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Waynesboro Village Record: March 20, 1863 Go To Page : 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |

Speech Of Hon. H. B. Wright
(Column 2)

Summary: A transcript of Wright's address. Though a Democrat, Wright chastised the faction within his party that sympathizes with the Confederacy, labeling its members "enemies" of the country.

Editorial Comment: "The following speech was delivered by Hon. Hendrick B. Wright, at the organization of the Union League Association, in Philadelphia, on the 11th inst:"

New Use of Bloodhounds
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Summary: The article asserts that a new use has been found for bloodhounds in the South. Though traditionally used to capture runaway slaves, since the outbreak of the conflict, the dogs have been used to track down whites "hiding in the woods to escape the fierce conscription act which is now seizing about every man under sixty years of age able to carry a gun."

Origin of Article: Philadelphia Ledger

Graduated
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Summary: The article proudly notes that Isaac N. Snively recently graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.
(Names in announcement: Isaac N. Snively)

[No Title]
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Summary: A report that the "colored men" of Pittsburg are actively engaged in raising a regiment for the war. Thus far, they have enjoyed "encouraging success."

A Union League
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Summary: Noting that Union Leagues have sprung up across the North "with surprising rapidity," the article calls for the organization of a chapter in Waynesboro.

Progress of Union Leagues
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Summary: The piece informs readers that 500 chapters of the Union League have been established in Illinois.

Origin of Article: Chicago Tribune

[No Title]
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Summary: It is reported that Union men in Texas are mounting considerable opposition to the Confederacy. In the event of a Union victory, the rebels in the state have formulated a contingency plan; they will "retire to Mexico, and establish a republic under a French protectorate."

[No Title]
(Column 3)

Summary: The President has issued a Proclamation requiring all men who have been enlisted or drafted into Union forces to return to their respective commands by April 1, 1863 "under pain of being arrested as deserters and punished as such."

The Work of Copperheads
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Summary: Reports on a "race riot" that occurred in Detroit. During the melee, bands of drunk white men roamed the streets of the city in search of blacks, including women and children, whom they beat, in many instances, to death. The orgy of violence continued until troops were called in to restore order.

Origin of Article: Detroit Free Press

Full Text of Article:

A dreadful riot happened in Detroit last week, in consequence of a gross outrage committed by a brutal negroe. For some months, however, copperheads of that place have been endeavoring to incite for political effect, a mob against the negroes, and were unsuccessful until the perpetration of the offence stated. In place of permitting the law to take its course, which would have adequately punished the offender, war was declared against all the negroes of Detroit. Leaders distributed whiskey among their followers, and the work of murder and arson, was commenced and prosecuted until the mob desisted in consequence of sheer exhaustion. To exhibit the fiendish character of this massacre of innocent persons by a drunken, frenzied mob, it is related that a house containing several negroes was set on fire, and according to an account in the Detroit Free Press, one colored woman made her appearance at the door with a child in her arms and appealed to the mob for mercy. The monstrous fact must be told that her tearful appeals were met with a shower of bricks, stones and clubs, driving herself and the babe in her arms back into the burning building.

Men roamed the streets, besplattered with the blood of innocent victims, bawling like fiends, and demanding more blood. It became necessary to call the military from a distance to restore order. Surely such conduct as this is only equalled by the recent Indian massacres in Minnesota, and will always rest as a foul stain on the good name of Detroit. Yet this is the kind of work traitors desire to see inaugurated in the North for which they are working; to counteract which loyal men everywhere must labor unceasingly.

The Altar
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Summary: On March 12th, Daniel Thompson and Elizabeth Bellane were married by Rev. W. Krebs.
(Names in announcement: Daniel Thompson, Elizabeth Bellane, Rev. W. Krebs)

The Tomb
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Summary: On Feb. 14th, Mary Speck, "consort" of Frederick Speck, died near Waynesboro. She was 80 years old.
(Names in announcement: Mary Speck, Frederick Speck)

The Tomb
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Summary: Last Sunday, Henry Jacobs died near Waynesboro. He was 66 years old.
(Names in announcement: Henry Jacobs)

The Tomb
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Summary: On March 9th, Joseph Brenner, 78, died.
(Names in announcement: Joseph Brenner)

The Tomb
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Summary: On March 4th, Susan Miller, 69, died in Waynesboro.
(Names in announcement: Susan Miller)