Annals of Cleveland

New York

Abstracts: 48

249

Cleveland Morning Leader, 6 January 1864 (ed; 2 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

249 - L. Jan. 6; ed: 2/3 - "The seizure of so much Rebel currency in New
York is unfortunate for us. Why not let Memminger have it. Another
hundred millions would only be a feather that would break the Rebel
camel's back. Send it to Dixie and let us martyrize Ililton, the printer,
by inviting him to a speedy cz it from this unhappy world. (2)

Confederacy

Index terms:

Hilton (printer); Memminger; New York

294

Cleveland Morning Leader, 25 April 1864 (ed; 10 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

294 - L Apr. 25; ed:4/3 - Mexican dollars were discovered lying upon the
bank of the river below City Mills by some boys. People collected them
arid began digging. By noon they had $300. These coins were counterfeit;
plainly the deposit of some suspected counterfeiters. (10)

Counterfeiting

Index terms:

City mills; New York

691

Cleveland Morning Leader, 28 October 1864 (ed; 3 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

691 - L. Oct. 28; ed: 2/1 - A most astounding fraud has come to light
in connection with the New York soldiers' votes. In Baltimore sealed .
envelopes containing the votes of the New York soldiers were opened
and McClellan votes substituted for Lincoln votes. "This shows how much
faith the 'Copperheads' have in the soldiers votes, and to what desperate
efforts they are ready to resort in order to carry the election for . -
McClellan." - - . (3)

Elections, Campaigns and Candidates / United States

Index terms:

Baltimore, Md.; McClellan, George B.; New York

698

Cleveland Morning Leader, 2 November 1864 (ed; 2 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

698 - L. Nov. 2; ed: 2/2 - Now that Governor Seymour and his friends have
been convicted of such gigantic crimes against New York soldiers as rob-
bing them of their votes, they try to escape the wrath of the people
by making a great noise about the frauds in Indiana. "But this will
not help them. The people in New York are becoming thoroughly alive
to the schemes of these Democratic party leaders." (2)

Elections, Campaigns and Candidates / United States

Index terms:

Indiana; New York; Seymour, Governor

700

Cleveland Morning Leader, 3 November 1864 (ed; 7 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

700 - L Nov. 3; ed:2/2 - The revelations made concerning the conspiracy
of New York politicians to defraud soldiers of their votes is one of
the greatest crimes against the purity and freedom of the ballot box and
every one who engaged in it, no matter what his position in life, should
be punished to the full extent of the law. Imprisonment for life is not
too severe. "The safety of our free institutions, the very life of the
nation itself, depends on a faithful expression of a popular will."
(7)

Elections, Campaigns and Candidates / United States

Index terms:

New York

702

Cleveland Morning Leader, 3 November 1864 (ed; 4 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

702 - L Nov. 3; ed: 2/2 - The ingenious "Copperheads" of New York
who hoped by the art of forgery to carry the state for McClellan,
must realize that the government knows what it is doing and will
not be cowed by New York bullies. The arrest of three men who
took part in this forgery will likely have a wholesome effect upon
New York politics. "Democracy has gained but little in trying to
carry its schemes by fraud." (4)

Elections, Campaigns and Candidates / United States

Index terms:

Copperheads; McClellan, George B.; New York

706

Cleveland Morning Leader, 8 November 1864 (ed; 6 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

706 - L Nov. 8; ed: 2/2 - The presence of the much-hated Butler in New
York city with 10,000 troops will influence Rebel refugees and "Copper-
heads" who propose to control the polls on election day.
"If it means riot, we trust Belmont, Barlow and Marbel, of the World
fraternity, will have a good taste of the old beast Butler before he
returns to super intend his Dutch Gap canal and assist in the taking of
Richmond." - (6)

Elections, Campaigns and Candidates / United States

Index terms:

Barlow; Belmont, August; Butler, General; Ditch Cap canal; New York; Richmond Va.; WORLD (newspaper)

824

Cleveland Morning Leader, 2 March 1864 (31 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

824 - L. Mar. 2:4/2, 3 - Mr. Griffith of New York, the celebrated billiard
table manufacturer, donated a splendid specimen of his work to the Sanitary
fair. The table is NE PLUS ULTRA, everything for a complete game of bil-
liards set up in the Bower of Rest. - - - - -
tº Rossiter sends more of his oil paintings to be exhibited, among them are
AUTUMN SCENERY, A BRUNETTE, A DEVOTEE, and three others. :
Produce and manufacturers' hall is large and crowded with articles of in-
terest. Several more boxes of war relics from Hilton Head, S. C., have been
placed in the museum. - - - (31)

Fairs and Expositions / Sanitary Fair

Index terms:

AUTUMN SCENERY (painting); Brunette, A. (painting); DEWOTEE, A (painting); Griffith (New York); Hilton Head S. C.; New York; Northern Ohio Sanitary fair; Rossiter (artist)

844

Cleveland Morning Leader, 13 July 1864 (ed; 2 inches) ~ See original
p.3, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

844 - L July 13; ed: 3/2 - The World's Health association, composed of a
"baker's dozen of old maids of both sexes," met in New York recently to
effect a change in the style of women's dress. Some wanted the bloomer
costume, others didn't; "so they adjourned without revolutionizing
society." (2)

Fashions

Index terms:

New York; New York city

850

Cleveland Morning Leader, 16 July 1864 (ed; 18 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

850 - L. July 16; ed: 2/1 - In the commercial and financial transactions
of the nation, New York is becoming the index of trade throughout the
world. Wall Street is an infernal machine which sends its life ting ling
along the channels of trade. The men who run the machine are not known
to attach a higher value to patriotism than to pocket.
"The laws of war will yet come in, the laws of trade will prevail,
and tumbling of a huge kind will be the order of the day." - (18)

Finance

Index terms:

*Finance; New York; Wall st.

1349

Cleveland Morning Leader, 18 March 1864 (ed; 12 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

1349 - L. Mar. 18; ed:2/2 - The editor of the New York bruiser and
prize fighting organ makes himself ridiculous. His weekly diatribes
on the President fell harmlessly everywhere. -
"The great zeal of the New York PRIZE FIGHTER is so wanting in good
sense and respect for the common decencies of partisan literature, that -
all such efforts of Wilkes are but stillborn monstrosities, deformed
and disgusting." (12)

Newspapers

Index terms:

Lincoln, Abraham; New York; NEW YORK PRIZE FIGHTER, THE (periodical); Wilkes (editor)

1350

Cleveland Morning Leader, 18 March 1864 (ed; 3 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

1350 - L. Mar. 18; ed: 2/3 - Jeff Davis' organ in New York city starts
with "Now's the day, and now's the hour" in their daily quota of non-
sense and treason. - -
"It is a signal proof of the strength and forbearance of our Govern-
ment, that it tolerates the existence of such a nuisance as the New
York NEWS." (3)

Newspapers

Index terms:

Davis, Jeff; New York; New York NEWS, The

1358

Cleveland Morning Leader, 21 May 1864 (ed; 4 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

1358 - L. May 21; ed:2/1 - The manner in which the forged proclamation
found its way into the New York papers shows that the whole affair
was a miserable "Copperhead" scheme to make money. The object was to
stimulate the Confederate stocks in England and to advance gold here.
"We do not think, from all the circumstances in the case, that the
journals suppressed, knowingly published it as a forgery." (4)

Newspapers

Index terms:

Confederacy; Copperheads; England; New York

1360

Cleveland Morning Leader, 23 May 1864 (ed; 3 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

1360 - L May 23; ed: 2/1 - The New York WORLD and the JOURNAL OF COM-
MERCE are to be published again. The order suppressing these journals has
been revoked. "We are gratified, therefore, to see that the press is
not to he interferred with, while we have the assurance that the men -
who perpetrated the forgery will be severely dealt with." (3)

Newspapers

Index terms:

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE (newspaper); New York; New York WORLD

1363

Cleveland Morning Leader, 25 May 1864 (ed; 7 inches) ~ See original
p.1, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

1363 - L. May 25; ed: 1/2 - The New York WORLD had been wearing a de-
fiant "do-it- if-you-dare" manner toward the government. Then Lincoln
closed the WORLD and the JOURNAL OF COMMERCE for three days, for pub-
lishing semi-rebellious sentiments.
** "We hope the WORLD will learn from this that the nation is as yet
by no means ready to rush into revolt, at its revolutionary bidding." (7)

Newspapers

Index terms:

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE (newspaper); Lincoln, Abraham; New York; New York WORLD

1364

Cleveland Morning Leader, 25 May 1864 (ed; 10 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1,2 ~ View at ChronAm

1364 - L. May 25; ed: 2/1,2 - The New York WORLD, after an interregnum of
three days, makes its appearance. Its chief editor, Manton Marble, ad-
dresses an editorial three and one-half columns long to Abraham Lincoln.
The letter opens with a flourish of knowledge on the constitutional
points in the case. Then follows a recitation of the circumstances
leading to the publication of the hoax. - - -
"It was only the great liberty the Press enjoys, that allows the re-
publication of the WORLD." - - (10)

Newspapers

Index terms:

Lincoln, Abraham; Marble, Manton (N. Y.); New York; New York WORLD

1392

Cleveland Morning Leader, 17 September 1864 (5 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

1392 - L. Sept. 17:2/4 - In a letter to the editor, E. Cluseret says
that three individuals without means, proposed to publish his newspaper,
NEW NATION, under certain conditions. They did not fulfill them and
created debts ruining the newspaper. Then they declared that the news-
paper belonged to them. Was this rational? "I am a very unimportant
personage in comparison with Mr. Fremont, who has boasted to me that he
could stop the course of justice for five years in New York in his own
favor; but I doubt if he can stop that of public opinion." (5)

Newspapers

Index terms:

Cluseret, E.; Fremont, General John C.; NEW NATION, THE (newspaper); New York

1416

Cleveland Morning Leader, 11 July 1864 (ed; 20 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

1416 - L. July 11; ed: 2/1 - The Cleveland Typographical union demands
an advance in wages from 35 to 45 cents per 1,000 ems. The proprietors
of the LEADER and PLAIN DEALER agreed to pay 40 cents per thousand.
This strike will not interfere with the publication of the papers which
is assisted by volunteers. Prices for our paper would increase if demands
of the strikers are granted.
Wages are not as high in Cleveland as in New York, Chicago, and
Cincinnati, but living is also higher in those cities. Their circulation,
also, is much larger.
Under the rules of the union, no publisher can employ a non-union
foreman not even his own son, if he is not a union member. Any man re-
fusing to join is called "rat."
"From the tyranny of this unreasonable organization, we declare our-
selves free." (20)

Newspapers / Labor

Index terms:

Chicago, Ill.; Cincinnati, O.; Cleveland LEADER; Cleveland PLAIN DEALER; Cleveland Typographical union; New York

1439

Cleveland Morning Leader, 19 December 1864 (31 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.3,4 ~ View at ChronAm

1439 - L Dec. 19:2/3,4 - In a letter to the editor, J. H. R. says that the
eagerness to make money, by buying and selling of oil lands at advanced
prices, is looked upon as being detrimental by men who actually have the in-
terests of the oil trade at heart. Men are anxious to speculate by buying
and selling lands, but do not want to develop them, because selling of lards
at advanced rates is a certain source of profit, attended by none of the
risks of actual development. The maps and sketches of the oil country now
drawn are inaccurate, but a large and detailed atlas of the oil regions
will be published in January, in New York.
The oil boom has been the means of starting a new branch of business in
drafting and sketching, which is followed by a number of lawyers at various
places. In regard to investing in oil stock there are various things to be
considered. It is true that many people have made from fifty to two thou-
sand per cent on their investments, but it is also true that just as many
have lost money. (31)

Oil / Petroleum

Index terms:

New York

1574

Cleveland Morning Leader, 21 November 1864 (ed; 6 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

1574 - L Nov. 21; ed: 2/1 - Since the Democratic party was defeated,
things have quieted down a great deal, but in some quarters a feeble
attempt is being made to put new life into dead issues, which can never
be resurrected. "No public effort of the New York NEWS and others can
vivify them again." It is rumored that some wily leaders, seeing ruin
unless they retrace their steps, have decided to take radical and ad-
vanced ground on the subject of slavery and the war. They propose to
take the lead in abolishing slavery by an amendment to the constitution,
thus snatching salvation from the confusion of their overthrow.
"This is their only hope. Had they nominated Grant or Dix, and
planted themselves on the side of Freedom, today they might have been
masters of the hour." (6)

Political Parties / Democratic

Index terms:

Dix, General; Grant, Gen. U. S.; New York; New York NEWS, The

1584

Cleveland Morning Leader, 2 June 1864 (ed; 18 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

1584 - L June 2; ed:2/1 - The "Fremont" convention held here May 31 was
given wide publicity by the Democratic press throughout the country, but
its slimness and insignificance was a surprise even to those who knew how
feeble the whole affair would be.
The authorized delegates present did not exceed 200. Of the six
or eight individuals who manipulated the convention only General Cochrane
of New York was f any national prominence. -
The state of Missouri, in which a rabid red Republicanism finds ex-
istence, virtually controlled the convention.
The object of the convention, aside from gratifying a spite toward
President Lincoln, was to affirm a more radical policy than any yet
enunciated, and to put forward a man who will carry the policy into
effect.
Mr. Foster, the special champion of radical views, was obliged to
confess in his speech Tuesday (May 29) that the Republican party holds
the same views on the subject of slavery as expressed in the Fremont
platform.
The doctrines laid down in the Fremont platform, those that are
vital, will all be substantially affirmed at Baltimore, (the Republican
convention.) Their realization will be much sooner attained by a strict
unity of the Union party, than by such a disorganizing scheme as the
one inaugurated in Cleveland.
"We have commented thus at length, not from any apprehension, ...
but from the conviction that the Copperheads... will endeavor to fan the
whole affair into importance.
"The Convention, in a word, was made up of oily politicians from
New York, impetuous, hair-brained Germans from St. Louis, several
venerable abolitionists... together with an admixture of personal friends
and parasites of Fremont, all controlled by one feeling - that of hatred
for Abraham Lincoln." - - (18)

Political Parties / Fremontites

Index terms:

Baltimore, Md.; Cochrane, General George; Democratic press; Foster; Fremont, General John C.; Lincoln, Abraham; Missouri; New York; Republican convention (Baltimore); Republican party; St. Louis, Mo.; Union

1587

Cleveland Morning Leader, 3 June 1864 (ed; 4 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

1587 - L. June 3; ed: 2/1 - Article 12, Sec. 1, of the amendment of the
constitution proposed at the Fremont convention says: "The electors
shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for president
and vice president, one of whom at least shall not be inhabitant of
the same state with themselves." -
"Cochrane and Fremont are both of New York, and in the event of
their carrying their own state, the electors on their ticket would have
to take their choice between the two, being constitutionally disqualified
from voting for both." (4)

Political Parties / Fremontites

Index terms:

Cochrane, General George; Fremont, General John C.; New York; U. S. constitution

1590

Cleveland Morning Leader, 16 June 1864 (ed; 2 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

1590 - L June 16; ed: 2/1 - Fremont, in his letter of acceptance, says
nothing of continuing the war and is very guarded on the subject of
confiscation. He has already attracted the drowning Democracy. The
New York NEWS contains a letter signed "Peace Democrat," favoring the
nomination of Fremont. "It would not be at all surprising if this
should be done at Chicago." (2)

Political Parties / Fremontites

Index terms:

Chicago, Ill.; Fremont, General John C.; New York; New York NEWS, The

1627

Cleveland Morning Leader, 1 January 1864 (ed; 7 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

1627 - L. Jan. 1; ed: 2/1 - Democratic politicians and New York newspapers
support the establishment of an independent nation in the South.
We quote from John Stuart Mill's article in FRASER'S magazine for
December, 1859, in order to refute them. Mill said: "The sacred duties
which civilized nations owe to the independence and nationality of each
other are not binding toward those to whom nationality is a certain evil
or a questionable good." . . . -
(LEADER) "A nationality has no right to build a government upon a
'corner stone' of slavery. Subjugation of the South by our armies is
justified." (7)

Politics and Government

Index terms:

Cleveland LEADER; FRASER'S MAGAZINE; Mill, John Stewart; New York

1631

Cleveland Morning Leader, 22 October 1864 (ed; 12 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

1631 - L Oct. 22; ed: 2/2 - The New York WORLD is trying hard to over-
come objections to a convention of states. It admits that state sov-
ereignty is opposed by the North but approved by the South. The WORLD
also tries to show that the same doctrines of state sovereignty has been
held at different times in history, but has repeatedly died out, its
former defenders becoming its bitterest enemies. It also says "that
if the Union can be restored this metaphysical opinion of the South
would ultimately, by reason of self interest, die out in the South."
(LEADER) "This is all a very nice bit of reasoning, but it is un-
sound in starting with the assumption that the Union could be restored
and the virtual independence of rebel States be recognized before a
convention of States was called. A convention of States predicated
upon an admission of the right of any State to secede and consequent
justification of the rebellion, never could result in restoration of
the Union except on such terms as the rebels might see fit to dictate
as conditions of their return. The recognition of the right of a State
to secede Inight be salve to Southern pride, but it would never result in
restoration of the Union." (12)

Politics and Government

Index terms:

Cleveland LEADER; Confederacy; New York; New York WORLD; North; South; Union

1659

Cleveland Morning Leader, 17 May 1864 (ed; 15 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

1659 - L. May 17; ed: 2/1 - The public debt of the country is
$1,730,870, 140.83. Whether the national debt can be paid is to be
considered in the light of the experience passed through by European
countries.
Mr. Stebbins of New York, in a speech on national finance, took
the ratio of increase in the value of the property of the entire Union,
excluding the assessed value of the slaves from 1850 to 1860, and
calculated that in 1870 we shall have 35 billions of national wealth,
and in 1880, 80 billions.
"The danger is not in our ability; it lies in the partisan reck-
lessness which counts national integrity and honor as a small thing,
preferring repudiation to an honest discharge of obligations incurred in
a noble and patriotic cause." - - (15)

Politics and Government / Public Finance

Index terms:

New York

1688

Cleveland Morning Leader, 21 June 1864 (ed; 4 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

1688 - L June 21; ed: 2/2 - A New York paper wrote that the postmaster
general has instructed Postmaster Walburn of Philadelphia to use his
official influence to prevent the re-nomination of Judge Kelley.
"Mr. Blair (postinaster general) has the interest and the successful
administration of the Department too much at heart to allow himself
to turn it to a political machine." (4)

Politics and Government / United States

Index terms:

Blair, Montgomery (postmaster general); Kelley, Judge; New York; Philadelphia, Pa.; Walburn (Philadelphia)

1703

Cleveland Morning Leader, 30 December 1864 (ed; 11 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

1703 - L. Dec. 30; ed:2/2 - Among the improvements made by Postmaster
General Dennison, is an arrangement for through mail trains from New
York to Washington. The time of these trains is to be fixed, the num-
ber of cars on such trains limited, and these trains are to have the
right to the road in preference to all others.
The mails between Cincinnati and Chicago are to be carried by the
Chicago and Cincinnati railroad. "This arrangement will be of great
advantage to the public in both these cities."
These changes indicate the determination of the Postmaster General
to give the very best postal service possible to the public. He has
earned the thanks of the President and the people for the energy with
which he has pushed them forward, and for the pre-eminent ability which
he has displayed in the discharge of the duties of his high position. (11)

Postal Service

Index terms:

Chicago, Ill.; Chicago and Cincinnati railroad; Cincinnati, O.; Dennison, William (U. S. postmaster general); New York; Washington, D. C.

1706

Cleveland Morning Leader, 7 April 1864 (12 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

1706 - L. Apr. 7:4/3 - Letters by express is a new and important arrange-
ment by the American Express co. The envelopes used for this purpose
are the regular three cent government-stamped envelopes, with the pre-
paid stamp of the express company on them, stating that carriage and
delivery of the same is paid to and from their offices in the states
of New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Illinois,
Missouri, Iowa, and Minnesota.
(This appears to be the first attempt at "special delivery" of letters.)
(12)

Postal Service / Special Delivery

Index terms:

American Express co.; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kentucky; Michigan; Minnesota; Missouri; New York; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Wisconsin

1714

Cleveland Morning Leader, 9 July 1864 (ed; 6 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

1714 - L July 9; ed:2/1 - Great loss has been felt by American shipping
due to Rebel pirates who have wrought such havoc that shippers no longer
use American bottoms. IIundreds of vessels are rotting at the wharves
in New York and the East Indies. "It is very mortifying to any man
who takes pride in the extent and glory of American commerce, to reflect
that a half dozen pirates, fitted out in English ports should be able
to inflict so heavy losses on our shipping." (6)

Privateers

Index terms:

East Indies; New York

1720

Cleveland Morning Leader, 11 January 1864 (ed; 4 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

1720 - L Jan. 11; ed:4/4 - The Atlantic and Great Western railroad is
completed. It runs direct from Galion to New York. It has agents pro-
curing rich agricultural centers. It relieves Cleveland roads and mer-
chants of the burden of transporting, storing, ard selling rich products.
This is another question for Cleveland to ponder. (4)

Railroads

Index terms:

Atlantic and Great Western railroad; Galion, O.; New York

1755

Cleveland Morning Leader, 1 January 1864 (adv; 2 inches) ~ See original
p.1, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

1755 - L. Jan. 1; adv. 1/4 - The Mahoning railroad advertises that on and
after Jan. 4, passenger trains on this road will arrive and depart from
the New York depot on Scranton ave. (Seneca st.) as follows:
Arrive Leave
Youngstown express 3:45 p.m. - 10:20 a.m.
Mail 7:15 a.m. 5:30 p.m.
L Jan. 4:4/4 - See Newspapers (2)

Railroads / Schedules

Index terms:

Cleveland and Mahoning railroad; New York; Scranton ave.; Seneca st.; Youngstown, O.

1840

Cleveland Morning Leader, 24 May 1864 (10 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.5 ~ View at ChronAm

1840 - L. May 24:4/5 - The chief interest in navigation has been trans-
ferred from the shipyards to the harbor, most of the new vessels having
been launched.
A splendid yacht for T. W. Kennard, Esq., is being built by Peck and
Masters, and a propeller called IRONSIDES is being built by Quayle and
Martin. The Kennard yacht is 44 feet long. Her beam is 25 feet, the
depth of the hold, 14 feet and the tonnage, 500 tons. She is really a
small ocean steamer built for swiftness of sailing and comfort of pas-
sengers. Mr. Kennard has given orders that the boat shall be built of
western material and by western labor. Her furniture will be costly and
luxurious. At the end of the season the boat will be taken to New York
in readiness for a trip to England at the beginning of the next season.
The dimensions of the propeller IRONSIDES are as follows: Length, 233
feet; beam, 31 feet, and depth of hold, 13-1/2 feet. She is being built for
Lake Superior passenger trade. Her engines, two low pressure cylinders,
34 by 46 inches, are from the Cuyahoga works. She will have three foot
guards, and her cabins will be 210 feet long and 14 feet wide. Her speed
is expected to be 16 miles an hour. (10)

Shipbuilding

Index terms:

Cuyahoga works (marine engine firm); England; IRONSIDES (ship); Kennard, T. W.; New York; Peck and Masters (shipbuilders); Quayle and Martin (contractors)

1965

Cleveland Morning Leader, 8 March 1864 (43 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

1965 - L. Mar. 8:4/3, 4 - In a speech at the Sanitary fair, Miss Dickinson
referred to a story of the black man at Rodmans Point, who, when a boat
was stuck fast and swept by Rebel bullets, coolly got up and pushed it
off, remarking: "Somebody must die to get out of this and it might as
well be I." Above all groans, l;atred and sighs comes the voice of a
down-trodden people saying: "Somebody must die to get us out of this
and it might as well be we."
When she compared the Breckenridge Democrats in New York as fit
associates for robbers in the South, several people got up and walked
out, whereupon the speaker remarked; "Thats right, run away from the
truth you can't stand." (43)

Slavery

Index terms:

Dickenson, Anna E.; New York; Northern Ohio Sanitary fair; Rodmans Point; South

1978

Cleveland Morning Leader, 1 January 1864 (ed; 8 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

1978 - L. Jan. 1; ed: 2/1 - "It has now become a daily jeremiad among the
so-called Democracy, that Mr. Lincoln, in making his Amnesty Proclamation,
has done a very cruel, impolitic and unconstitutional act.... The South,
driven to the verge of Union, ... wooed by the dulcet assurances of demo-
cratic love, ... were about to fling themselves into the loving embraces
of their Northern friends.
"According to the New York WORLD... Mr. Lincoln could have offered to
these Southern Lords no greater insult than to demand an oath of alle-
giance to the proclamation of emancipation. 'If instead of this he had
made t l;em offers which the world would have regarded as just and liberal,
the bottom of Meminger's financial bucket would have been knocked out....'
"There may be politicians ready to hob-nob with Jeff Davis in the
Senate, and look benignly upon Toombs and Stevens and men of that
sort, as... misguided men.
"They very much mistake the American people, if they imagine them to
be so blinded and gullible that they (the people) cannot see what's the
matter. Slavery is eternally doomed. In the eyes of all mankind, this
nation would be blasted with infamy to allow the men who have plunged
this once happy people into a war, to return to their old positions of
honor and favor." (8)

Slavery / Emancipation

Index terms:

Davis, Jeff; *Emancipation; Lincoln, Abraham; Memminger; New York; New York WORLD; South; Stevens, Alex; Toombs, Robert; U. S. Senate

2260

Cleveland Morning Leader, 12 February 1864 (ed; 15 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

2260 - L. Feb. 12; ed:2/2 - Legoyt, chief of the statistical bureau of
the French ministry of agriculture, commerce, and public works, reports
on the strength of the armies of Europe. The report says: "In a time
of profound peace this strength is 3,875,847 men, nearly equal to the
whole population of the state of New York." Legoyt indulges in reflec-
tion as to the "disarming of one-half" of each army. 1,907,924 men,
between the ages of 20 and 35, are restored to labors of peace, and at
once a saving of $32,000,000 is affected. This amount can be used to
extend railroads, establish more schools, or reduce taxes. This would
mean a great deal to the people of Europe. Two million men would be re-
stored to the arts of peace and rates of labor would be reduced. It
would preserve family bonds, broken because of absence.
"It is to prevent just such a condition as this, that the American
people have been plunged into this bloody war....
"The southern slave lords would like to imitate the 'baker's dozen'
plan by which Europe is governed. This vast system by which men are
dragooned into submission, will receive its death blow in the triumph of
our arms." (15)

Wars / Civil War

Index terms:

Europe; Legoyt, Monsieur (France); New York

2273

Cleveland Morning Leader, 24 May 1864 (ed; 16 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2273 - L. May 24; ed: 2/1 - The nation is pre-occupied with stirring
events and the great interests of society, such as temperance and re-
ligion, suffer by reason of the overwhelming issues of war.
"This is forcibly illustrated by the study of the jaded, over-anxious
faces of men who push their professional and financial enterprises with
remorseless energy and excitement, which are rapidly working the physi-
cal and mental ruin of their victims." (16)

Wars / Civil War

Index terms:

New York

2419

Cleveland Morning Leader, 13 July 1864 (ed; 9 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2419 - L. July 13; ed:2/1 - By a system of organized efforts, speculators
manage to rob recruits of one-half to three-fourths of the bounty paid by
those who put representative men into the army. These crooks deserve
proper and speedy punishment. Many citizens are considering adopting
measures similar to the plans adopted in New York so that the bounty will
go directly to recruits.
"It is the duty of all citizens to warn those proposing to enlist
against the villainous brokers who plunder their innocent victims of most
of their bounty." - - - - - - - (9)

Wars / Civil War / Enlistments and Confiscations

Index terms:

New York

2619

Cleveland Morning Leader, 1 February 1864 (ed; 4 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

2619 - L. Feb. 1; ed: 2/2 - Authorities of New York are delinquent about
receiving returning regiments properly, so the ladies have taken the
work into their hands. As the brave men entered headquarters, they re-
ceived flowers, smiles, and cheers, with dinner, music, and speeches to
follow.
"We hear it more than intimated that the opportunity will be seized
by Cleveland ladies, if neglected by others." (4)

Wars / Civil War / Receptions and Celebrations

Index terms:

New York