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[Homer_J_Simpson]

Important from the West: Preparations for a Great Battle in Kentucky – 2-3
The Escape of the Sumter: Serious Charge Against the commander of the Gunboat Iroquois – 3
Down the Mississippi: From Cairo to Memphis – 3-5
News from Washington: Startling Report Brought from the Rebels by a Deserter – 5-6
Editorial: The Search of the Trent-The Views of the British Ministerial Organ – 6-7
Editorial: The Search of the Trent No Outrage – 7
Editorial: The Latest Outrage – 7-8
Editorial: Another Report About the Sumter – 8
Editorial: What Shall We Do with the Slaves? – 8

[BroJoeK]

"Editorial: What Shall We Do with the Slaves? – 8"

Union Gen. Wool's plan is a practical one, but, just guessing, may not withstand closer scrutiny.

"Whatever Congress may do -- whatever laws may be enacted, Slavery will disappear under the silent influences of our advancing armies just as certainly as the snow-drift melts under the constant heat of the sun."

So, even in 1861 Civil War was already about slavery.