02 Aug 1870
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1870
Page
1
A dense sheet lists subscription terms and advertising rates, then mounts a heated critique of Reconstruction laws in the South. It cites Democratic reactions in Louisiana and laments martial law, voter suppression, and social policy shifts. They attack the 1868 69 70 era as misgovernance and pledge strong partisan resistance.
The report says Hon D W Voorhees started campaigning on return from Washington with speeches in New Goshen Creal’s Mill and Centerville in Vigo county. Opponent Hon Moses F Dunn is depicted as unable to counter, with the electorate described as distressed and moving toward Voorhees.
The author brands William W. Holden a scalawag for his shifting loyalties during and after the Civil War. He accuses Holden of extreme Confederate rhetoric before the war and rapid loyalty to Reconstruction authorities afterward, framing this as part of a broader Republican tactic.
A retrospective notes how nine years after Bull Run few top field leaders remained in public life. It lists McDowell Sherman Burnside Tyler Hunter Heinzelman Ranyon Miles and others with later roles and fates. The item also adds assorted curious anecdotes about Whitman, diplomacy, and 19th century curiosities including demographics crime and oddities tied to newspapers.
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