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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1868
Page
3
A jumble of notices from the Cuthbert Appeal includes insurance agency ads and Millinery opening by Mrs. M. L. Cooper in Macon County, alongside county election updates. It reports frost damage, sheriff sales postponements, and the Randolph Democratic Conservative Club adjournment with commentary on the Albany convention. Also noted are calls for Democratic challengers, voter registration, and court house speeches by local figures.
The Probing Committee clashes over defense prep as scandalous speeches erupt. Colum ban reports imply Northern attitudes after Ashburne shooting. A Macon fire on Bridge Row damages 21000 dollars. Gen Hancock appointed to Atlantic department signals strong reform potential. Savannah editorials praise Jobnapo h as incorruptible.
Columbus April 4 1868. P W Avexasves speaks to the Third Congressional District race urging Republicans and former Democrats to unite to preserve republican government. He stresses duty, safety of women and children, and the need to persuade freedmen while invoking white and colored solidarity in a tense postwar political moment. He notes limited campaigning time and signals forthcoming notices on other works as space allows.
Speech brims with fierce defense of state sovereignty against Republican constitutional imposition. Fare future is tied to resisting federal bayonets and Negro rule while praising Gordon and Democratic confidence. Corroborating notes show Hancock Buckanan debates over Atlantic Military Department leadership and Emergence of Hancock as new division commander.
A fragment from a Nebraska item notes a man buying land and rapidly building a house in Lincoln as the town grows. The Evansville Journal comments on African Americans voting and holding office, questioning Democracy. The piece uses sharp humor about political power and reform.
A Georgia district convention urges voters to reject the proposed state constitution, claim its adoption would empower Congress and radicals. The call warns of military rule if rejected and frames the choice as between despotism and constitutional government, urging timely registration and votes for Democratic candidates.
Political push amid tension in 1868 Georgia outlines suppression of violence and fraud to protect black suffrage. Letter cites Major General Mead March 16 1868 General Order 89 and calls for speaking tours across numerous counties with planned dates and places to persuade voters and counter intimidation.
A meeting of residents from Clay Randolph and Terrell counties at Cuthbert Ga on March 8 1869 urged selection of Maj Wooten as their candidate for the 11th Senatorial District to the State Legislature. A three person committee was named to notify him of the choice.
Dawenn Ga April Int 1808 Towens W. M. P and others Conservative Convention report of nomination by the 11th Senatorial District assembled in Cuthbert. The nominee accepts amid crisis and calls for preservation and faithful service to rescue the State from misrules. Emphasizes patriotic duty and responsibility to posterity.
The Second District Democratic Convention met in Albany on March 68 at 6 am. Col. Lallrey W. Slylon of Dougherty County presided, with J. Clarke of Randolph County as chair. Delegates from Baker, Decatur, Early, Dougherty, Pulaski, Mitchell, Worth, Lee, Quitman, Randolph, Sumter, Terrell, Webster, and others were seated. The body adopted resolutions endorsing political action, nominated Col. Carey W. Alylos and Col. Arthur Hood as delegates, and discussed candidates for Congress. Col. Wm. A. Hurim Cal was later nominated for Congress, with an executive committee appointed. The convention adjourned sine die.
A fragmentary report notes confusion over a new constitution and the suffrage clause in Michigan. Names, dates, or clear actions are unclear in the readable text, but the item hints at constitutional changes and debates on voting rights.
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