Burlington celebrates Atlanta victory in sure Sherman's march
A Burlington crowd fills Third Jefferson Main streets in a grand celebration of General Sherman’s victory at Atlanta. Speakers Henry W. Starr and Senator Grimes praise Union perseverance, insist on no armistice with rebels, and vow to uphold the Constitution as drums, bands, and cheers echo through the city.
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Atlanta
Burlington
Third
Jefferson
Main
Grimes’ Hall
Valley Street
Jefferson Street
Third Street
Washington
Henry W. Starr
Ryan
Sherman
Free
Union
Grant
Starr
Grimes
United Voice
Iowa
Columbia
John Brown
Senator Grimes
General Sherman
Stars and Stripes
The
Columbia Street
Market House
McClellan and the Draft in Northern Debate
The Copperheads back McClellan who urges immediate drafts as he did in 1861 and 1862 before Antietam. The piece notes his push for rapid enrollment, criticizes his later actions, and contrasts Copperhead opposition with Union resolve amid calls to sustain the war and reject traitorous terms. It also reports on a local theft incident involving a printer named Frank Seaman.
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McClellan
Copperheads
Hixator
Sim
Marcy
Secretary of War
New York
Rge B. McClellan
Antietam
Little Mac
Lee
Geo. B. McCherras
Chicago
North
Union
Copperhead
Jeff
Davis
Frank Seaman
Davenport
Outsider Eyes on the Chicago Convention Echoes
The piece surveys crowd reactions at Chicago’s Snake Convention, recalling Vallandigham’s popularity and the trial of public sentiment. It notes cheers for Vallandigham, debate over Mac and Seward, and hostile remarks toward the war and abolition, with strong language and wartime tensions. It also mentions Sherman’s Atlanta conquest, anti guerrilla talk, and a brief Iowa State Fair note.
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Chicago
Vallandigham
Val
Mac
Seward
Stanton
Seymour
Abe
Fred Douglas
Biack
Jef. Davis
Democracy's Chicago platform a rebellion against the Union
The author argues the Chicago platform abandons ancient Democratic principles and allies with rebel aims. It portrays Northern Democratic leaders as facilitating despotism and betraying the Constitution, urging loyalty to law and opposition to rebellion. The piece frames the platform as a coup against lawful government and calls for enforcing national law over armed treason.
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Tadpaay
Secundsalem Falln Bort
Sherman
Copperheads
Atlanta
George. B
Hood
Union
Republic
Democratic
South
Shane
Chicago
Democratic Party
Northern
Davis
Supreme Court
Senate
Copperheads in Chicago platform blamed for treason rhetoric
A column denounces Copperhead leaders at the Chicago platform for aiding rebellion and calls for loyal citizens to rally in November. It accuses speakers of condemning the Administration while praising rebels, and lauds Union defeats and mobilization against treason. A message notes John Morgan's reported death and praises wartime patriotism.
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Diana
Ay Oglesby
Illinois
Chicago
Copperheads
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Cox
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Wheeler
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Rosseau
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J. M. Shaffer
Iowa Agricultural Society
New York City
Richmond
Charleston
Jeff. Davis
Himelf
Platha
Mobile
John Morgan
Greenville
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Kentucky
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