Lincoln Monument Debate Echoes in Atlanta City Council
A miscellany of court talk, political rancor, and civic controversy surfaces in the excerpt. It cites Judge Underwood, President Johnson, and local figures discussing capital punishment, wartime penalties, and the fate of Lincoln Monument proposals. The piece condemns council votes supporting a Confederate memorial, labeling the act as degenerate and tone-deaf to postwar memory.
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Lincoln, Monument
Nessa
Ciy
Atlanta
Rome
Ronan
Scily
Ferien
Shane
Louisiana and Georgia: call for a union convention
A Southern appeal urges unity among whites to support a convention and a new Constitution, leveraging universal suffrage debate, opposing radical plans, and seeking a moderate compromise with property qualifications. It argues distrust of Northern support and stresses duty to rally behind a just, practical framework.
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New
Vrs
New York
Folie Lo
National Assembly
Puthy
Magnificent Harper factory described in New York editorial
Editorial correspondence from October 1867 extols Harper & Brothers printing establishment in New York. It details seven story, circular staircase access, vast mechanized operations from type setting to binding, and vast output with hundreds of workers, mostly women, working by the piece with high efficiency and decorum. The piece praises the system, inventiveness, and managerial order while noting the era’s social sensitivities and a commemorative anecdote of honesty by a young female employee.
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New York
Dean Lawrent
Noble Metropol Ue
Meters
Tipper & Brothers
Jhaing
UBS
Adios
Mim Arthir
Arthur
Steen
Harper
Armerica
Wren
Sens Fon Times
Thundgreer
Bo Wach
Agiwe
Ely
Vnleary
Poverly
Reconstruction convention vote rule clarified in riveted opinion
The opinion asserts that a majority of all registered voters must vote on the convention question, not merely a majority of votes cast. It clarifies the law requires a majority of registered voters to determine whether a constitutional convention is to be held, with both for and against votes counted in the total.
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Neves & Lienwld
Georgia and the Union War Terms Debate Letter
A long Atlanta Intelligencer letter by B. Yancy argues Georgia remains under military rule until a peace treaty with the United States. outlines the conqueror’s demands, possible franchise changes, and the risks of rejecting Convention terms. It warns of intensified demands, potential loss of white political power, and the existential stakes for Georgia’s future.
Ohio returns spark doubt on state ticket gains
From Macon Georgia on October 9 a dispatch notes Democratic gains in Ohio exceed six thousand affecting the statewide ticket and leaving the fate of the Legislature in doubt. No reports yet from Iowa and composite results remain unsettled.
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Macon
No Oath Required by Delegates to State Convention
Richmond September 25 The following letter discusses whether delegates to the State Convention must take the oath for officers of the United States under the July 6 act. The writer says delegates cannot be required to swear, since the act applies only to officers elected or appointed in the military district and not to convention delegates. The letter cites the law and outlines eligibility based on existing amendments and exceptions. A second item lists teachers chosen by the Georgia Teacher's Association to report on teaching methods and textbooks, with names and institutions across Georgia.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Georgia
New York
Texas
United States
Geongin
Eno
Siper
Virmeur
Congress
Eleck Goaden
Bal
Nopeinel
Metz
Richmond
Whig
State of Vincints
Browmon
Delates
Congress of the
J. McDonald
Richmond, Va
Google Teacher's Association
Thin Association
Williams Rutherford
University of Georgia
Athens
Gustavna J. Orr
Masonic Female College
Covington
W. Leroy Brown
Joseph B. Willett
Merver University
Penfield
D. Swope
Beg
Atlanta
Los. K. Axsop
Savannah
J. M. Bonnell
Wesleyan Female College
Macon
L. M. Smith
Emory College
Oxford
Montpelier Institute
Monte County
Pouche
Hon
W. Lewis
Sandersville
H. H. Treker
Georgia Teacher's Association
Penfold
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Yeonsylvania
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White Mouse
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Marietta
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Jolson
Lane Tevage
Underwood
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Acre
Davie
Johnson
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Radical
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Tlinois
Harper & Brothere
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Yancy
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Atlanta Intelligencer
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Western & Atlantic Railroad
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Loni Wble
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Terrell Sheriff's
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Terrell County
Joseph Gilpin
Maniely Ft
Terrell Superior Court
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Boudin
John Ml. Edge
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James BR
Koott
Game Lia
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Jobo A. Powell
U. Sears
Jobo I
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Randelph
Orbinady Lee
Standulph
Len Coury
W. ¥. Wright
Aira
Feniae
Rene D. Wateon
Lee County
Sonpgs
Enie
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Mitten Courryre
Taylor Scott
Ordlowry
Bor Latiers
W. A. Taita
Cwaned
William A Daniels
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Cothuert, Georgia
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Jan- Wary
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Ron Witch
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