Cincinnati Daily Gazette, Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday morning, December 10, 1863

Cincinnati, OH: The Daily Gazette, 1863. 60 x 70 cm. In the middle of the Civil War this ""Western"" paper gives Status of the Rebel States: ""How did the district held by the rebels become foreign territory in the eyes of the law?"" This issuer features ""The President's Message"" in which Abraham Lincoln reports to Fellow Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives that Foreign Neutrality has been preserved, our blockade of Southern ports has been observed and respected, our Slave Trade Treaty with Great Britain has been ratified and carried into execution. Report also includes operations of the Treasury , and report of the Secretary of the Navy. The Secretary of the Navy reports acquisition of armored vessels, increase in seamen from 7000 in 1861 to 24,000 now, the Naval Academy (now located in Newport, RI) is rendering signal service in preparing midshipmen for their highly responsible duties; also detailed plans for Reconstruction, upon cessation of the war. Separate report from the Secretary of the Navy summarizes 36 page report, including action of blockade over 3549 miles, employing more than 100 vessels. the Navy at present date includes 588 vessels with 4,443 guns. Since December 1862 the Navy has lost or had captured 12 vessels, another 35 destroyed in order to prevent their falling into the hands of the enemy, sunk in battle or by torpedoes, 4, shipwreck 5 and collision 13. Secretary also reports on the development of the Monitors by Capt. John Ericsson. In ""Latest by Telegraph"" report from Washington reports that the President's Message has been favorably received, but radical wing of the Administration has become more cautious in praise. ""The pivotal point of the whole Message is the idea that absolute complete emancipation, will at length be the basis of reconstruction."" Newspaper, numerous holes in folds in front page, poor. . Catalogs: Civil War/Newspapers.