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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1872
Page
2
A critical speech by Gov. B. Gratz Brown denounces Reconstruction as carpetbag rule. It cites a 70,000 square mile territorial loss, soaring taxes, and plunder in nine Southern states, arguing the Republican policy harms labor, property values, and race harmony. It contrasts peace with conquest and calls for genuine reconciliation nationwide.
The New York Financier criticizes a Harpers Weekly caricature by Thomas Nast showing Horace Greeley clasping Wilkes Booth’s hand over Lincoln’s grave. It argues the image is false, inflames war memories, and wrongly implies Southern support for Booth. The piece condemns the portrayal as un American and harmful to national unity.
A New York World critique cites Castine Maine where customs officers salaries and staff levels dwarf the value of goods, arguing the Castine setup mirrors a bloated civil service and asks reformer George William Curtis for views on the system.
A forwarded letter from Washington dated August 21 1872 shows the Postmaster General directing district officials to aid the Louisville convention movement. It urges seen support for Charles O Conor as presidential candidate and calls for concerted action nationwide with enthusiastic meetings. The document reflects partisan organizing within the Post Office staff.
A contested document circulates under false signatures, with J. W. Chandler named as chairman in error while Z. Chandler signs for authority. The letter seeks support for government policy, hinting at civil action and alerting readers to the Louisville Convention’s contentious outcome. The piece notes Greeley and the New York Tribune gained influence from the event.
The Chicago postoffice, customs, and mail office workers were asked to contribute funds from salaries for Gen. Grant campaign purposes. Officials deny compulsion but employees fear loss of jobs if they refuse. The Tribune and Evening Mail both support and corroborate the report of mandatory or pressured assessments.
A collection of science notes from the Dublin University Magazine features a cobalt salt hygrometer that changes color with humidity, a calculating machine proving multiplication and square roots, a timber model of Solomon's Temple, microscope notes on steel globules from flint sparks, and a cotton warper attachment improving thread maintenance. Additional items discuss Ear nerve counts in a mouse, underwater viewing lenses, cannon powder tests at Fortress Monroe, and the use of earth as a disinfectant with clay dressings for smallpox lesions.
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