Radical press misleads on Greeley secession charge and Lincoln era
A historical critique rebuts claims against Horace Greeley and the Republican stance during Lincoln’s election era. It argues for open discussion on secession, cites Dix’s 1864 remarks, and condemns deliberate misrepresentation by the radical press.
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Greeley
Pittsburgh
the Sun
Lincoln
Horace Greeley
Republicans
New York State
Republican Party
Dix
New York
Controversy and accusations in Reconstruction era politics
The piece cites reactions to Grant era policies, criticizing civil service reform, revenue losses, and campaign fundraising. It notes quotes attributed to Trumbull, reactions from newspapers, and harsh denunciations of Wilbur Storey and Horace Greeley supporters, with strong language about loyalty and political loyalty.
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Lyman Trumbull
Trumbull
Dixon
Civil Service Commissioners
Logan
Chicago Tribune
Grant
United States
Internal Revenue Department
Daniel Shephard
Republican State Committee of
Illinois
J. Y. Scammon
Chicago
Brown
Earlville
Storey & Co
Louisville
Blanton Duncan
Wilbur F. Storey
Washington
Detroit
Times
The
Chicago Times
the Tribune
John B. Hawley
Congress
Court House
Horace Greeley
Mr. Hawley
Pittsburg
Mr. Greeley
Hawley
Crew
Ilis
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Eugene Pinckney
W. M. Kennedy
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OF New York
B. Gratz Brown
Missouri
William Bross
Cook
John D. Caton
la Salle
Thomas Hoyne
C. C. P. Holden
Arvo Voss
Isaac W. Swan
Kane
Robert C. Burchell
Ogle
Eric Johnson
Henry
Casper Butt
Will
Stephen B. Moore
Kankakee
Martin Shallenbarger
Stark
Geo. Edmunds, Jr
Hancock
Charles Steinwedel
Adams
David L. Phillips
Sangamon
Samuel Parks
John Cunningham
Coles
John N. Gwin
Effingham
Kd. C. Zink
Montgomery
John Hinchcliffe
St. Clair
Wm. Sharp
Perry
Franklin Pierce
Wayne
Gustavus Kurner
John Charles Black
Edward Rummel
Peoria
Daniel O'Hara
Charles H. Lanphier
John V. Eustace
Lee
Supreme Court
Southern Grand Division
R. A. D. Milbank
David A. Brown
Eli Smith
Phillip Runyan
Conrad Durkees
Alfred Tooker
O. F. Wariner
Union
Brutus
Union Republican
Congressional Executive Committee
Washington, D.C
James Hannan
Brubaker
Clark
Brocha
Crockery & Croceries
Amboy
Ilils
Bourne
Hawks & Borryg
Amboy, Ill
AmBoy, Ills
van Epps
New York City
Europe
Union Hall
Georgia Minstrels
King Laugh Makers
Billy Keeasanxos
Bos Hmour
Perk Devenear
Billy Wilson
Bob Height, the
Prince of Commedians
W. C. Harris
Charles Singer
J. Anderson
A. Green
Otten
R. G. Norton
F. Anderson
John Anderson
Mead’s Book Store
James H. Todd
Stinson & Co
Portland
Maine
Yan Epps
Boston
Philadelphia
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