21 Sep 1864
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Newspaper
Dawsons Fort Wayne Weekly Times
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1864
Page
1
A fragmented page shows advertising rates for the Daily and Weekly papers and a long political defense arguing against emancipation and for a Lincoln opposition stance. The text blends notices, election details, and a polemic on federal debt and policy.
The piece argues Benedict Arnold shifted from fighting man to Copperhead, then betrayal for money and status. It contrasts him with abolitionists, labels him a unconditional loyalist, and claims his stance would place him in Lincoln's cabinet today, opposing constitutional rights.
The Hon I N Arnold of Chicago, a former Abolition Representative, seeks to avoid defeat by withdrawing from renomination. He blasts the Union and Liberty cause, contrasts 1856 and 1860 zeal with today, laments abolitionists’ ruin and disunion, and calls for renewed nerve and backing of the Administration amid a perilous political moment.
The piece clarifies that General Hooker has not endorsed McClellan for president. It notes Hooker spoke in Watertown to an abolition crowd in support of Lincoln and rejects claims that Hooker or allied generals back the democratic candidate. The editors warn against supposed Hooker supporters and prefer honest Republicans.
A historical survey notes angular fifty dollar gold pieces in California and circular European coins, wedged Japanese silver, and England's gold sovereigns. It highlights Italy twenty franc pieces, France five-francs minted in California, Russia’s elaborate silver, Hamburg’s odd tinlike coins, Greece paper money, and enduring bank notes and tests of value across regions.
Scare lines warn of scurvy and eruptions among soldiers and urge purchase of Holloway's Ointment for skin ailments. Readers abroad can write to 80 Maiden Lane to receive a free box if unavailable locally. Reference to George Pendleton as a Democratic vice presidential candidate noted.
A damaged poem reappears with lines about blood and a carnival of slaughter amid a council report dated 1864 and a long set of political-military dispatches. The text juxtaposes macabre verse with municipal proceedings and Civil War updates across multiple regions.
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