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Martial Law in Missouri
Gov. Gamble, of Missouri, is here to remonstrate against the extension of Martial Law over the entire State, and to speak for the restoration of the Provisional Government, of which he is the Chief Executive, but he will be unable to induce any change. The President is determined to induce energy and firmness in commanders by sustaining them in such measures as they may deem necessary to insure success, and he will take no step backward.
The Reported Death of Jeff. Davis
The report of the death of Jeff. Davis is received again to-day, and generally credited – not as much because of positive information, as because those here who are acquainted with him have for a long time entertained expectations of his breaking down under the excitement and responsibilities he has been called to endure, since he became the chief traitor of the rebellious States.
Citation: New York Times. 5 September 1861. Gift of Steven and Susan Raab. AN .N5682