Vindication of Major General Porter in a Civil War case
A long defense argues that Porter was maligned by military court actions after his court martial. The author claims publication fraud, court errors, and the President's hasty approval without full evidence review. It urges public scrutiny, warns against political manipulation, and defends Porter’s honor and service to the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Fitz-John Porter
Porter
Charles Eames
Pope
Roberts
Thomas C. H. Smith
Washington
Smith
Senate of the
United States
Fessenden
Convic
Peninsula
Malvern
McClellan
Congress
Fitz John Porter
Charles J. Napier
Kennet
War Department
Senate
Judge Advocate
Prentiss
Helena
Arkansas
Hunter
Virginia
Col. Smith
Holt
Pacific
Richmond
Democrats of Massachusetts Convene in Worcester September Meeting
The Democrats of Massachusetts are invited to convene in Worcester on Thursday September third at 10 o clock A M to select state officers and four delegates at large to the Democratic National Convention. Representation is one at large per city or town plus one extra for every twenty five votes for the Democratic Governor candidate. The Democrats request local clubs to form for better organization and perpetuation of Democratic principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Worcester
Joseph Smith
Gro. Sennott
C. O. Morss
Commonwealth
A Word to Democrats on Union and Constitutional Power
A historical piece argues for Democratic adherence to constitutional division of power between state and national governments. It cites Burke and Jefferson, praising progress through law, local rights, and a strong federal system to bind the individual to national authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Burke
Burke
Stuart
Brunswick
Jackson
Jefferson
Madison
An Acceptable Bequest From John Pickens Will
The estate executors, through Geo W Searle, paid 500 dollars to the Mechanic Apprentices Library Association after deducting the 5 percent U S legacy tax. A special meeting adopted resolutions noting the receipt of the legacy and its tax deduction as a significant event for Roxbury’s library supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickens
James Read
Mechanic Association
Mechanic’s Apprentices Association
John Pickens
Mechanic Apprentices Library Association
Geo. W. Searle
United States
U. S
Roxbury
Radical slander in Maine and Ohio quoted by Henry Winter Davis
Henry Winter Davis of Maryland attacked the Democratic party in a Portland Radical meeting, claiming if Democrats win Maine and Ohio the three largest central states will fall to the enemy. He asks which enemy holds New York, and denounces the slander as unwholesome partisanship against the Constitution and the Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Winter Davis
Maryland
Portland
Abolition Papers
Democratic Party
Maine
Ohio
New York
Abolition Journals Rail at Gov Seymour Pitch
The Abolition journals attack Governor Seymour with bitterness. They deny patriotism despite praise for his wartime leadership in raising regiments to defend Pennsylvania. As another election nears, they call him a Traitor, a label they cast on any non abolitionist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abolition
Gov. Seymour
Pennsylvania
N. Y. Express
Scenic tour of the White Mountains from the Ossipee region
The author describes dramatic mountain scenery viewed from the Red Hills and Belknap range, with Ossipee and Saco valleys, Winnipesaukee lake and its 364 islands, and a panorama of peaks. He notes the route from Boston via Eastern Railroad to New Hampshire's mountain lake region, praising the varied scenery and sea views along the coast. The narrative emphasizes the grandeur of the landscape and the inviting summer resort.
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Woltsboro
Lake Village
Boston
Montreal
Grand Mountain Cathedral
Red Hills
Peter
Saco
Seba Smith
Curtis, Everett, &c
Boston Post
Sandwich
N. H
Ava
Ossipee Range
Saco Valley
White Mountains
Switzerland
America
Bear Camp
Merrimack
Winnipisaukee
Belknap Mountains
Ossipee Mountains
Capple Crown Tower
New Hampshire
Eastern Railroad
Massachusetts
Malden
Lynn
Salem
Beverly
Ipswich
Newburyh, &c
New England
Cape Ann
Great Falls
Portsmouth
Navy Yard
Har
Death of Duke of Hamilton in Paris Sparks Controversy
Foreign papers report the Duke of Hamilton died in Paris after an apparent fall from stairs at the Maison Dorée. The dissipated, wealthy nobleman was linked to Louis Napoleon and Parisian and London society, with a history of profligacy and a life spent abroad amid political and social intrigue.
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Duke of Hamilton
Paris
Maison Dorée
London
Louis Napoleon
St. Cloud
London Post
Roué
Hamilton
Brandon
Earl of
Angus
Lord Hamilton
Arran
Marquis of
Douglas
Abernethy
Jedbury Forest
Earl of Lanark
Avon
Polmont
Macanshire
Inverdale
Scotland
Duke of Brandon
Suffolk
Baron Dutton
Dutton
Cheshire
Lanarkshire
Holyrood Palace
Marischal
Kinniel
Linlithgowshire
Brodie
Isle of Arran
Ashton
Lancashire
Eastern
Pyramids
Egypt
Hamilton Palace
Duke
Christ Church, Oxford
House of Lords
Brodick Castle
Baden
England
Tuileries
William de Hameldon
Robert de Bellomont
Gilbert Hamilton
Edward I
James V
Anne Hamilton
Selkirk
Gunning
Horace Walpole
Duke of Douglas
Europe
Johnson
Boswell
Douglases
Swift
Sir James
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