Democratic Club Convention slated for June in Mbany
The Democratic Club of Mbany calls a convention in the district on Thursday evening June 11 to plan the upcoming campaign. Randolph and other counties are urged to be represented. The note defends past editorials and clarifies intent while highlighting ongoing political organizing and state matters.
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Onoasta
Democratic Club
Mbany
Thia
Thureday
Randolph County
Albany
Georgia Radical’s Rise and Fall in Reconstruction
A Georgia observer recalls Joseph E. Brown’s role at a Chicago convention, praising his intellect and leadership yet criticizing his shift to Reconstruction politics. The piece traces Brown’s career from loyal state leader to radical opponent, noting his guarded private life and eventual estrangement from Georgia’s public. The author laments the loss of a once-influential figure and questions his postwar alignment with Reconstruction forces.
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Band Peveyeeane
Tennessee
Georgia
Joseph EB. Brown
Brown
Bar
Davia
South
Civil Department
Congress
Areneo
Jhot
Fountain Springs
Stephene
Confederscy
Banda 4
Mara
Prades
Benny Peto Wollen
Geyre
Eee ‘Co
Atlanta
Promises and Excommunication in Abury Editorial
The writer questions Gov. Brown’s honesty and forgiveness, suggesting recalling excommunication and awaiting repentance. It appeals for readers’ judgment of the Bowth party and ends with a public apology for treating Brown with respect, citing betrayal and treachery as the headline facts.
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Gov. Brown
Belover
Chicago
Bowth
Arvaat
Ourself
Social critique on race, economy, and politics in a crisis
The piece argues against single-cause remedies for national decay and blames Northern actions, moral decline, and economic ruin. It discusses the demoralization of newly freed Black workers, the role of superior oversight in labor, and the persistence of coercive labor dynamics, stressing collective responsibility and caution in reform.
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Ingin
Plmler
Uyon
Fragmented Remarks On Labor, Morals, And Politics
A long editorial compares postwar labor shifts with slavery era attitudes, criticizing white and black workers and urging practical, hands-on management of freedmen. It condemns misapplied capital, urges modest scaling of ventures, and defends honest labor while warning of looming societal and political collapse. It also laments a decayed Confederacy pillar and the peril of abolitionist-backed power.
Political crisis and the limits of democratic transition
The piece argues over the nation's shift from Radical to Democratic rule and the risk of tyrannical ambition. It notes efforts to restore constitutional liberty, celebrates Grant and Colfax as divisive symbols, and warns of powerful interests resisting change, doubting a peaceful result. The outlook is cautious and speculative about the political future.
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Archy
Barbariem
Grant
Schuyler Colfax
Chicago
The Chicago Nomination for the Second Office
The piece surveys Thad Colfax as a potential second office nominee and praises Grant as a wartime leader. It portrays Colfax as bold and unscrupulous in party service, while detailing Grant’s military campaigns from Donelson to Petersburg, arguing his role in turning the war and crisis points in the Union effort.
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Hondehoyler Colfax
Congress
Indiana
House
Colfax
Tian
Thad
Stevens
Ben Wade
Sumner
Wilson
Controversy Over War Policy and Major Sturges Burial
A disputed Southern paper report claims Grant and Sherman pursued harsh war policy to the point of eroding generals' skill and troops bravery. The text criticizes political aims behind military actions and notes the author’s mixed perception by parties. It then corrects a Richmond Dispatch fabrication about Major Sturges of the Third Georgia, clarifying he was buried near Williford and Charles City lines after Malvern Hill, not on a battlefield. The piece closes with a Washington correspondent asserting Jeff Davis trial postponement to next fall.
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G Waders
Leon
Congress
Europe
Confederacy
Securiy
Trysses
Grant
Fort Donalison
Buckner
Buell
A. Sidney Johnson
Chickamauga
Vickeburg
Bragg
Missionary Ridge
Richmond
McDowell
McClellan
Meade
Hooker
Barneide
Pope
Preas
Junius
North
Radical Party
Mason Jons B. Sionora
Southern
I Selena
Sturges
Third
Georgia
Seen Pines
Malvern Hill
Ae A. Philips
Will Fitnetu' Y
Charles City Ronda
Major 8
Chron. & Sentinel
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Mornokohy
Sawtell & Jones
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Turraensen
Panhington
Srese
Chas
BE. Moore
Savannah
Borevene Ferry
Rasaull
Griffin
Wwe
Mr. Ruswell
Mr. Griffin
Sator Ultra Crepidam
Jmen
Becamy
Oma
Fauve ix
Algeria
New York
United States
Washington
Saye
Jeff, Davin
Cuthdert Manufacturing Co
Lard
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Cuthbert Manufacturing Company
J. B. Buchanan
Sey
Coermoeer
Moylath
Robertron
TOY Books
Childe
Alexander H. Stephens
the Southern Cultivator
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Anthony
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