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Dubuque Democratic Herald

Location

Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1864

Page

2

Degradation of People and Espionage in Government

A critical piece denounces widespread surveillance and postal intrusions under the current administration. It cites detectives, spies, and opened letters affecting Gen. McClellan Fremont and Gov. Seymour, arguing the nation endures abuse of power and demands reform.

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Banks seeks nonmilitary path to Union settlement

The piece reports Gov Banks writing to friends in Massachusetts and Washington that force should be avoided and negotiations used to restore the Union. It notes Banks’s lessons in the school of experience and claims the party largely shares this view while denying emancipation worsened Southern attitudes.

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Statesman urges Lincoln to decline nomination for unity

The Albany Statesman argues Lincoln should resign his presidential bid to avoid a Democratic win. It favors nominating Grant Sherman Bal er or Hancock to unite the party, warning that further division among Lincoln Fremont Seward and Weed could produce a humiliating defeat in November.

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Peace Convention Statement by Mr Byington in Iowa

A 1864 letter from Delaware dated July 26 accuses editors of misrepresenting Mr Byingtons Peace Convention aims. It asks to publish his own signed statement detailing his objects and principles to inform Iowa Democrats about the event and counter hostile commentary. The writer supports Byington and urges wider publication of his views.

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Woman in Indiana Mutilates Son to Prevent Draft

In Terre Haute area, Mrs. John Bastwick, mother of seven, fears conscription as war advances. She attempts to blind her son Stack Eastwick by holding a burning coat to his eye, leaving him permanently blind. Her distress grows with the draft and rumors, and she remains melancholic and disturbed.

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Lincoln Letter Complicates Lincoln-Greeley Clash in New York

A July dispatch reports that a key Lincoln-Greeley exchange is omitted from official correspondence. Debates flare among Republicans and Democrats over abolition conditions for arming, with Celled letters suggesting party splits and shifting bases as Lincoln’s terms face challenge from rebel commissioners claiming general authority.

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Platform of the peace democracy circular appeals for reform

A circulated platform from the Des Moines faction urges opposition to the Lincoln war, defends states rights and constitutional limits, and calls for armistice or negotiated peace. It condemns abolitionist aims, endorses state sovereignty, and outlines plans for political realignment and protest actions.

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McPherson born in Sandusky County Ohio in 1829

The Missouri Republican traces James B. McPherson from his 1829 birth in Sandusky County Ohio through his West Point career 1839 to 1853, his engineering work on fortifications including Fort Delaware and Alcatraz, his rise to Brigadier General and Major General of Volunteers, and his role in the Tennessee Department during the Civil War. It also notes the Beaubien will probate case in Detroit and a rumour about Confederate vessels.

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Venetian Hair Dye and Related Medicines Advertised

An 1840s advertisement touts Dixon’s Blackbury Carminuive for dysentery and venetian hair dye claimed to cure consumption risks and scalp issues. It promotes Dr J L Heelig Linuid Catarrh Remedies and Matthias Maluews as general agents with claims of safety and effectiveness, listing prices and distribution through druggists.

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