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Newspaper
Allen County Democrat
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1864
Page
2
The Democrat announces a three year readership and declares a new year of political struggle. It pledges to oppose tyranny and abolitionism, advocate the Asion as it was and the Constitution as it is, and to publish a county paper with news, markets, and local items to grow circulation.
A Gazette article accuses Democrats of withholding aid to soldiers families while Republicans tout charity. It argues Democrats have contributed more generously and morally, without contracts, and that charges of Democratic hypocrisy are false. The piece defends the party's record and challenges Republican claims.
The note warns that advertising and subscription debts are being pursued with new bills mailed to those over two years in arrears. All subscribers owing over one year on February 1 will receive eight bills. until then, publishers offer a temporary rate of 1.50 per year. The piece condemns nonpayment and appeals for immediate settlement to avoid further trouble. It also recounts a soldier’s family seeking aid and criticizes charity fairs for misused funds.
Extensive corruptions uncovered in the New York Custom House show government officers taking large bribes to clear goods for rebels. Loyal officials have been supplying rebels with necessities and war materiel for months, revealing a stark contrast between proclaimed abolitionist loyalty and actual dishonest conduct.
At a fall meeting in New York City at August Belmont's house the National Democratic Committee voted unanimously to hold the next convention in Chicago on July 4. On September 7, 1863, committees fixed each state's chamber of delegates at double its electoral votes.
The message from Governor Brough is published today, omitting verbose praise of prosperity and demagogic rhetoric. It presents a concise plan and highlights policy aims, including support for infrastructure, education, and public welfare.
The Ohio Legislature has met two weeks and passed an appropriation bill while ousting a Democratic senator. Abolition measures flood the session with prohibitions against minorities, draft disloyalty, and taxes for soldiers’ families. Auditor's figures show county taxes and farm outputs amid war measures, with fierce partisan dispute over state policy.
The new Ohio Chief Magistrate, John Geer, faces a hostile war era and explains his resolve to govern with fidelity and integrity. He notes Union gains, rebels’ planning, and the approaching end of the rebellion while defending sectional tensions and constitutional loyalty.
A speech argues that rebellion must be crushed and the Union restored only through unconditional surrender of rebel leaders or continued military conquest until the Confederate power is broken. It denounces secession as treason, condemns slaveholding as an outgrowth of rebellion, and insists on unwavering federal authority to ensure lasting peace and prosperity. The speech notes loyal Southern sentiment exists but has been crushed by military power and oppression. Time, repentance, and loyalty may mend the nation, but the rebels must pay for their crime.
A Civil War era proclamation argues that only loyal Southerners can restore peace and govern, urging continued military action to push back the Confederacy, subdue its power, and reestablish civil government under the Constitution. It asserts many Southerners oppose secession, predicts defections, and calls for reinforcement of armies and protection for soldiers, ending with a vow to oath of office by John Broughill.
News from Valparaiso via the America reports a catastrophic fire at the Santiago cathedral in Chile after a gas flare exploded. A dense crowd caused doors to jam, and burning lighting swept the interior, killing over 2,000, many women and children, with a few escapes through sacristies and side doors. Fire spread rapidly from inflammable decorations to the roof. The disaster is confirmed with treasure shipments to England and a large death toll.
The text contrasts reconstruction with restoration, noting abolitionists favor reconstructing the Union in a revolutionary way rather than returning to former conditions. It argues reconstruction is misused to push broader policy changes, equating it with transforming the government beyond mere restoration.
Fragmentary report notes General Banks aiming to complete the organizational effort in Louisiana amid the Civil War era. Mentions federal soldiers in the army of the Potomac and political moves involving John M. Botts and a Senate race, with references to Eastern Virginia and electoral actions amid confusion from the period.
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