Washington letter details and party struggles in Congress
The piece reviews appropriation bills and Republican Senate opposition to Confederate-backed House measures. It highlights fears over military and judicial funding, potential vetoes, and the looming 16 day fiscal deadline. It also covers Black leaders, Ed Deven’s warnings, and notes various national incidents and political shifts.
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Daniel Hayes
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R. R
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Washington County
Ind
Mary Troxell
Greenup
Cumberland County
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Methodist” &E
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Long Bottom
William H. Colgin
George Wilson
Bellville
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Great Bend
William Sayre
Artemus Burton
Columbia Township
Main Street
Fitzgerald
Little Rock
Ark
Daniel and
Murphy
Hamilton, O
St. John’s Catholic Church
Holy Trinity Church
Nathan Simpson
St. James
Judge Simpson
Meigs County
Salmon P. Chase
Joshua R. Giddings
Hocking
Levi Davis
Andrew Worten
Jennie Westenhaver
Hocking Sentinel
Flave
Wm. Barren
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Lancaster
Lillian M. Saunders
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Caroline J. Myers
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Seth Weldy
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