01 Aug 1868
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Newspaper
Dallas Herald
Location
Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1868
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR item mentions CLARK & A, West wide Symrr, Deliss. Readable facts are limited. no clear event, date, or outcome evident.
The Texas Democratic Convention in Austin reports on crime and lawlessness attributing increases to military appointees and radical influence. It criticizes Judge Caldwell’s report as biased, cites riots and murders, and urges access to Caldwell’s evidence, sworn testimonies, and a public release of county-specific crime details.
A cable dispatch reports the death of Samuel Lover the Irish novelist artist song writer and lecturer at age seventy one. Born in Dublin in 1797 he turned from business to letters wrote popular songs and novels and lectured in a lively style. He lived in Britain and later the United States where pension and retirement followed while he continued to contribute writings.
The President declares Southern states legally restored to the Union and denounces Congress power to reject their electors. He contends the joint resolution is unconstitutional and warns that arming or governing Southern states under reconstruction acts is invalid, while Republicans debate plans and military provisions.
A July 22 1868 report from Avetin notes a resolution for a Governor controlled armed cavalry to arrest offenders, committee actions on executive provisions, and a plan to send a three member committee to Millican for riot investigations. debate over railroad sales and county court abolishment continues.
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