12 Oct 1864
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Newspaper
Allen County Democrat
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1864
Page
1
A historical note from Allen County lists Fisher as editor with the publication dated Wednesday October 12. It marks the standard masthead line showing editor Benorrat D. 8 and the weekly issue’s footprint in the county paper.
George B. McClellan accepts the Democratic nomination for President in 1864. He contends unity, constitutional rights, and Union restoration as essential, pledging to pursue economy, law, and national strength while seeking divine guidance. He addresses Horatio Seymour and the convention committee, affirming commitment to peace on Union terms.
The platform condemns four years of war, calls for cessation of hostilities and a peaceable path to restoring the Union, urges ruling that military interference in state elections was a constitutional violation, and condemns executive overreach and suppression of civil rights as obstacles to union and constitutional government. The party seeks federal unity, states' rights, and civil liberties restored through lawful means.
A politicized attack condemns Abraham Lincoln and abolition as causes of wartime hardship. It rails at government bond sales, currency devaluation, and rising prices while urging voters to oppose Lincoln in the 1864 election. The piece lambastes conscription, draft, and the war’s toll on families, labor, and the Union.
A speaker rails at mounting levies affecting food, clothing, and daily essentials. The citizen laments taxes on bread, butter, tea, meat, and household goods, claiming systemic overtaxation hurts families and voices demand for relief.
The fragment presents a Civil War era letter and Lincoln inaugural remarks. It includes a harsh plea against abolition interference and asserts states rights as essential to the nation’s balance of power. The language notes the threat toward whites and the stance on slavery within states.
The document quotes Abraham Lincoln's 1864 message to the Trebel Commissioners stating that any peace proposal restoring the Union, ending slavery, and issued with authority to control the armies will be received and met with liberal terms. It promises safe conduct for the bearer.
Special Dispatch from Waintrorp October 4 reports Democratic gains in Connecticut town elections. Bridgeport carried their ticket for the first time in seven years, with Derby Middletown Waterbury Waterford Glastonbury East Lyme Preston Wallingford also won by Democrats. Further returns expected to show larger gains.
General Lewis Cass writes to the First Ward McClellan Club of Detroit dated September 28 1864. He explains illness keeps him from attending the meeting but confirms his support for General McClellan and his intention to vote for him if able.
Judge William Kennon of Belmont county, once with the Union party, now backs McClellan. Former Secretary of State Wilson S. Kennon, the 1862 Union candidate, also endorses McClellan. Edward Ball of the Zanesville district, long a Democrat foe, supports McClellan and Pendleton, with brother Colonel Ball and Lieut. Col. Granger of the 122d Ohio joining. The Lincoln party is shrinking amid these shifts.
A Pennsylvania regiment reached Washington on Saturday evening as The Crimin notes their route vote on McClellan versus Lincoln. The Fifty-ninth New York regiment voted in front of Petersburg with McClellan leading Lincoln by 136. Andrew Johnson challenged federal coercion powers citing the eleventh amendment. Lincolnites troubled by Pendleton’s record are advised to consider their stance.
A Republican excursion train carried a vote tally on the Mahoning road, showing Lincoln 21 and McClellan 21, while the train was the special for a Republican demonstration in Cleveland. The note contrasts the moment with Lincoln's praise for McClellan after seven days' fighting before Richmond.
Senator Sumner lauds Lincoln’s terms as abolitionist, urging no peace without ending slavery. The piece notes Halleck's 1862 plea to McClellan, McClellan’s defense of Old Abe, and reactions by Republicans. A Minnesotan elopement, wartime politics, and abolition rhetoric surface amid campaign talk and rumor.
A garbled 19th century letter references ex presidents, McClellan restoration hopes, and Union politics. It notes rising national bank activity, inflation, Idaho mine discouragement, and uncertain copper or medal finds. Several politicians including Reverdy Johnson and McClellan allies are named, with discussion of Lincoln, Union stances, and abolitionist pressure.
Fragmented OCR yields scattered phrases about freight, passengers, and mail routes with dates and places unreadable. Context references a post office, a ship or train schedule, and a potential listing of times or events, but the text is highly garbled and lacks coherent facts.
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