01 Aug 1867
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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1867
Page
1
Democratic Enquirer published every Tuesday and Friday by W Bowen. Located in Dodge's Building over Swetland’s Store at Main and Locust, east of the courthouse. Publication details indicate a local urban newspaper with period masthead information.
The Vinton County directory lists representatives and local officials including Congressman Bundy State Senator De Bieadbury and others such as Probate Judge Joseph Kaler Clerk George Lanth and Surveyor Bteinukook Names cover townships including Vinton Station Witkenville and Clinton with multiple officers and trustees named across the region.
Fragmentary OCR shows rail timetable data with locations such as Hamden Chillicott and Parkersburg. Mentions names like Zaleski and Baltimore Ohio system, night departures and connections to Western Trains. Details are garbled but indicate scheduled arrivals and transfers across multiple cities.
A lyrical meditation recalls childhood beach days and a longing to return to a distant shore. The poem explores memory, longing, and the pull of the vast sea as a metaphor for time and desire, with imagery of shells, tides, and the rolling deep.
The piece attacks advocates for gold as payment for government bonds while soldiers fought for greenbacks, arguing bondholders demand aristocratic benefits. It questions racial equality rhetoric, asks for historical context on "higher rank," and critiques Radical domination, referencing a New Jersey school incident.
The article discusses racial theories and political stances, criticizing both abolitionist and radical arguments for negro suffrage. It cites claims about white superiority, party differences, and calls out leaders and figures such as Longstreet and Piatt while referencing Radical Reconstruction debates and alignment with Jacobins rhetoric.
In a satirical cartoon caption from the Advertiser, Congress keeps Kentucky out of the Union for stubborn rebellion. A symbolic scene shows Saint Peter and celestial figures, with references to the Union, reconstruction, and punitive moves by Congress as Kentucky sits cold and excluded.
Sam Galloway, the Negro Suffrage nominee for lieutenant governor, refuses the nomination and writes a sharp letter to Gen. Gowan, chair of the Negro State Central Committee, offering his reason and mocking the ticket. The missive critiques political strategy and calls for unity, ending with a pointed Selah.
A partisan republican column denounces proposed amendments in Ohio, arguing that the plan would disenfranchise 2 million white men and deny citizenship to many veterans while enfranchising about 80 thousand Black residents. The piece cites military service, draft avoidance, and citizenship as central issues, interspersed with anecdotes about dead soldiers and a late absurd communication from a deceased townsperson.
A garbled snippet shows a child asking a mother if men want marriage as much as women, and a misread line about Byroms and locals discussing marriage, reflecting unclear OCR.
A long, uneven excerpt contrasts a woman seeking a virtuous, companionate husband with men urged to work hard and respect women. It critiques masculine arrogance, rewards gentleness, and urges mutual restraint, companionship, and moral conduct while weaving in miscellaneous vignettes about labor and social behavior.
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