Chicago Convention Nomination Doubt Remains in 1864
Dispatch notes McClellas and Seymour of Connecticut as Chicago Convention candidates but reports indicate the convention adjourned without a nomination. Peace meeting at Iowa City drew steady turnout with resolutions urging party unity and avoiding division while abolitionists press McClellan attacks.
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Seymour
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Weldon
New York
Theo
Iowa City
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Iowe City
Aelvetlas Rolph McKee
Iowa County
Iron
Tony Ancre
Tnries
LeCirand Byington
Byington
Johoson
Cariny
Platform demands peace and free elections across states
Fragmented OCR text describes a convention pushing for unity and a nationwide peaceful platform. It praises a democratic draft, calls for a united movement, and vows to defend liberty against abolitionist foes. The tone is urgent, urging voters toward a free election and national cooperation.
The Same Fatality and Grant as Commander Debate
A fragmented 19th century dispatch discusses Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Potomac. It contrasts Grant with McDowell Scott and others while speculating on leadership fate. The note mentions Judge Charles Mason of Town in a Chicago nomination context and praises his character and patriotism.
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Scott
McChellan
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Meade
Urant
Grant
Geurent
Potomne Ix'tée
Washington
Legan
Waashington
Charles Mason
Aound & Democrat
Constitutional Union
Chicago
Charlee Masones
Town
Lincoln nomination and gold price moves noted
A brief remark compares gold prices reacting to Lincoln’s nomination at Baltimore and the Chicago Convention. Gold rose ten cents on nomination anticipation and fell ten cents when the convention assembled without waiting for the nomination, illustrating market sensitivity to political events.
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Baltimore
Chicago
Treasury Clarifies Stamp Duty on Transport Receipts
Washington August 23 The Treasury lays down that receipts for delivery of property including dray receipts steamboat railroad and express company receipts and bills of lading are subject to a two cent stamp duty both originals and duplicates The question who pays the duty the carrier or shipper depends on the case circumstances and the company may refuse to issue an unstamped receipt.
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United States
Compa Ob
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Chicago convention platform favors peace and Union
At Dubuque Herald dispatch Aug 30 the convention adopted a peace platform urging preservation of the Union under the Constitution, condemning military overreach, and calling for a peaceful path to end the war. Horatio Seymour emerged as a leading president candidate while McClellan drew strong opposition. The session adjourned amid disorder with delegates planning to reconvene tomorrow.
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Fr. Moxner Aug 28 Mail Boat Brings No Front News
The City Point mail boat arrives with no new front reports. Richmond papers yesterday admit the loss and wounding of several Confederate generals on the Weldon railroad as four killed and one wounded.
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Belfast Riot Suppresses Under Military Might
From Liveroom to New York reports describe the Belfast riot easing as voters are overawed by a strong military presence. Dispatches note continued injuries to people and property, while soldiers maintain order and deter further clashes amid mounting tension.
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