05 Oct 1864
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Newspaper
Dawsons Fort Wayne Weekly Times
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1864
Page
1
The notice discusses advertising rates for Daily and Weekly editions, extra charges for long notices, and marriage or death notices with fees. It then shifts to a political column denouncing Mr. Lincoln’s draft policy, arguing for constitutional rights, trial by jury, and critics of wartime governance amid the ongoing draft and election tensions.
The Peace Democrats of Ohio Indiana Illinois and Iowa plan a mass convention in Cincinnati on October 18 to advance Democratic interests and express party doctrines. The draft enforcement is questioned amid rumors of abolitionist victories and near victory claimed by papers. George E. Pugh of Ohio spoke in Covington creating a hostile reception from abolitionists and Cincinnati in a scene described as a mob. Free speech is reported as diminished in Kentucky and nearby areas.
In Columbus the Crisis endorses McClellan and pledges gallant service to further his election prospects.
The Louisville Journal quotes Mr. Winthrop’s speech calling a Whig who aligns with Democrats an apostate. It says such a man deserts his colors, renounces principles, and has no right to call himself a Whig, urging honesty in language and loyalty to Clay and Crittenden's example.
In Philadelphia Gillespie of Jefferson County denounces Lincoln policy and urges McClellan and Pendleton. He argues for Union preservation, gradual emancipation critique of abolitionists, and loyalty to Democratic leadership, urging Republicans to switch sides for the country’s salvation.
A speaker on a mountain top calls citizens to defend the Constitution and the Union as inseparable, invoking Washington and the charter of liberty. He urges loyalty and votes for Gen. George B. McClellan, framing liberty as clinging to the last plank.
At a farm near Queensville a blaze destroyed a two story wood house trapping the Malony children. A lone girl and another child escaped, one girl fatally mangled, suspicion of arson lingers though no suspect identified. The parents survived in grief as the ruin reveals the tragedy.
The piece denounces Abolition and Republican papers for spreading lies about McClellan offering services to the Confederacy and Pendleton voting against supplies. It urges fairness and accuses those papers of damaging their own cause with slander and forgery.
Report of a Democratic rally in Lancaster Pennsylvania where speaker Cas eseuy urged submission if beaten by voters from bogus states and warned against federal interference. He argued revolution if cheated at the polls and urged Gen George B McClellan to lead if needed to defend constitutional liberty. A motion at the meeting declared the Union cannot be restored by war.
The New London Chronicle and several papers including The Louisville Journal and The Iowa Banner have published the names McClellan and Pendleton, with other local papers listing varied Democratic symbols and regional mentions.
Mayor Gunther denounces the American Emigrant Company act of Congress as a fraudulent effort to enlist foreigners for war service. He cites unreliable terms, heavy fines, and debt liens on emigrants, arguing for equal treatment and free labor markets instead. He warns against importations used to provoke strikes or bolster armies.
An officer from Gen Sherman’s army allegedly proposed sending Republican soldiers from Indiana and Illinois home to vote while keeping McClellan troops at Atlanta. The claim, reported as corroborated by a soldier from the Eleventh Indiana, accuses the Lincoln administration of fraud to extend power. The Evansville Times and New Haven Register are cited.
The Charles Carroll of Carrollton China and glassware collection, once owned by Carroll and later by Charles Carroll McTavish, sold at Samuel Hoover's auction. Items fetched high prices from $10 to $410, with a total near $4,000 as spectators packed Baltimore street rooms. Col. Gover hosted the sale in a humorous style.
The article asserts Lincoln plans another 500000 man draft if re-elected, to be strictly enforced, with opponents predicting they will vote against him to avoid conscription. It notes Henry S. Foot’s letter to the Richmond Whig urging a calm response to peace manifestations and labeling the McClellan-supporting faction a peace party.
Amid chaotic reporting the article describes a mock vote among asylum inmates following General McClellan's nomination by a Chicago convention. The tally names Abe Lincoln Joe Miller Fred Douglas Dan Rice and Joe Bowers among participants.
A short man was mocked by a bold woman who taunted him about being “too big for a cradle” yet “too small to go to church,” revealing a witty clash over social expectations.
The Lancaster Intelligencer notes discord among abolitionists over General McClellan and Lincoln letters. Abolitionists fault McClellan for not naming slavery and Lincoln for not using the word union. The dispute centers on patriotism and the significance of the omission.
The Chicago Tribune claims Gen. Cass repudiated the Chicago platform, with abolition papers amplifying the charge. The Detroit Free Press, Cass’s home organ, calls the assertion unfounded and states Cass supports McClellan and Pendleton.
A U S Journal of Commerce note accuses a well known abolitionist of organizing slave abduction and return for 300 dollars per head, claiming they were once aided by an underground railroad then salted for profit.
A license issued to a Centre township farmer in Marion County Indiana allows occupation as a farmer for ten months at ten dollars a year. The document, issued by Theo F Haughery as Collector of the Sixth Internal Revenue District, notes the act to provide internal revenue and the license valid until May 1, 1865 with compliance required under current tax and licensing provisions.
The author argues against Ldabols and his party, portraying him as ruinous to agriculture and industry. They condemn reliance on fanaticism, call for principled governance, and urge voters to uphold justice and peace. The piece cites religious and moral concerns and warns of humanitarian harms from current policies.
Fragments from an era of intense loyalty describe nationwide enthusiasm and mobilization. The piece laments perceived threats to reformers and officials while urging Lincoln to observe current ground realities and the fleeting nature of life.
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