24 Aug 1864
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Newspaper
Dawsons Fort Wayne Weekly Times
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1864
Page
1
readers condemn Lincoln and emancipation policies, citing a Baltimore incident and quotes from Lincoln's inaugural and Greeley letters. The piece rails at Lincoln as an usurper, argues for constitutional rights, warns against military organizations, and references Indiana politics and calls for open elections.
A printer’s page shows classified rates for notices and ads in a weekly publication across daily and weekly editions. It lists per-line charges, special notices, and candidate announcements with advance payment required. Fragmentary phrases reference political tension and conflicting rhetoric about abolitionists and Democrats.
A brief entreaty outlines the Unwary being inveigled and the Abolitionists seeking coaxing methods. The fragment hints at social friction and organized reform action without specific names or dates.
A recounting of a large peace demonstration in Allen County condemning conscription and urging restraint. Democrats and abolitionists clash over plans to fund or resist the draft, with calls to protect liberty and condemn military overreach. Leaders push unity while warning of political manipulation and possible civil strife.
A harsh anti Lincoln piece mocks government appeals for funds to finance the Civil War. It argues wealthy lenders resist and urges mandatory taxation, contrasting US and English rates and calling Abraham Lincoln an Africanus ruler. The writing is a satirical attack on tax and loan measures.
Citizens of Mifflin Township Franklin County Ohio meet August 4 elect David Beers Jr chair O T Goodwin secretary adopt resolutions opposing further war effort and calling Lincoln to negotiate peace Niagara basis. They condemn ar rests without due process and deny use of black labor or conscription to continue hostilities.
The text outlines drafted quotas for New York New Jersey and Missouri based on 1860 population and presidential vote totals. It compares state quotas to per district figures, noting proportions of voters and populations. It cites specific numbers: New York 89 318. New Jersey 15 001. Missouri 26 678, and references 1860 vote and population tallies.
A reflective poem urges a musician to play softly to soothe a grieving heart. The speaker recalls summers and the dead, praising music that blends sadness with solace. The verse envisions honoring the deceased and easing personal sorrow through song.
The fragment describes John moving, whispering check, then kissing Julia as he declares mate. It reads as a dramatic chess metaphor with implied romance and a checkmate conclusion.
The 2d and 10th Corps moved up the James River to Dutch Gap with fighting Sunday that carried two rebel earthworks and captured 50 prisoners and seven cannon. Grant and Meade are on scene. armistice rumors swirl as Lincoln faces pressure amid evolving war moves and Sheridan shifts to Winchester with Early reinforcing the Shenandoah.
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