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The conflict between the military and the mob in Second-avenue, on Thursday night, proved, as has been anticipated, to be the decisive struggle between anarchy and order, and yesterday morning beheld a restoration of peace and quiet throughout the length and breadth of the City. Nearly all kinds of business was resumed, and, except for the military precautions observable around the theatres of the late riots, a stranger would not have mistrusted that there had been any departure from the usual serenity of the Metropolis. Toward noon, the following proclamation was issued from the Mayor's Office, and was felt to...

Should the secretary of war order two anti-Lincoln newspapers to close after publishing fake proclamations that make the administration look bad? Can First Amendment freedoms of speech and the press be limited during a time of civil war?A new crisis strikes on May 18, 1864. At 3:30 a.m., a messenger pretending to be from the Associated Press news service delivers a forged presidential proclamation to a number of New York City newspapers. The proclamation calls for 400,000 more troops through either voluntary enlistment or a new draft. It makes the Union Army seem desperate. Most newspapers check on the validity of...

Lord, Keep our Troops forever in Your care Give them victory over the enemy... Grant them a safe and swift return... Bless those who mourn the lost. . FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time. ...................................................................................... ........................................... U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. In the FReeper Foxhole, Veterans or their family members should feel...

"Throughout the rioting, police and military authorities were hampered, and their plans often frustrated, by the politicians, especially the Democratic members of the Board of Aldermen and the State Legislature, who seized the opportunity to embarass the administrations of the Republican President and the Republican Mayor. These worthy statesmen frequently appeared at Police Headquarters, and at a time when houses were being looted and burned, and Negroes (sic) tortured and hanged, when business was at a standstill and the streets were filled with surging mobs, demanded that the police and soldiers be withdrawn from their districts, complaining that that they...