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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1864
Page
1
Campaign news outlines appointments and contest details for congressional races amid party alignment. The piece warns about financial outcomes affecting debt payments and repudiation risks, noting unsettled futures and possible large monetary shifts.
The era’s crisis prompts a letter urging Lincoln to resign amid calls to reconfigure leadership and party alignment. Debate centers on presidential dignity, independence, and the potential purge of key figures while restoring control to the executive branch.
Fragmentary 19th century text argues against Lincoln and Republican policy, claiming abolitionist agitation and territorial votes shape national strategy. Notes territorial resistance, electoral vote losses, and calls for status quo before state government, with repeated references to Lincoln and party stance.
An early examination of political strategy critiques the Lingola administration for suppressing debate. It cites mob attacks on McClellan and Democratic meetings in St. Louis Madison Portaside Covington and Olive, accusing supporters of stifling dissent and endangering free government.
A fractured historical note attacks McClellan and Lincoln, praising McClellan’s rivals while arguing for Union victory. It references Gov Bramblette of Kentucky, Brutus A. Clay, and support for Abe Lincoln, urging voters toward reelection and abolition of slavery. The piece portrays a charged partisan scene with calls to sustain Union policy.
D C Gillespis Bay of the Republican State Central Committee of Pennsylvania defects to McClellan and Pendleton. He stated that the Union can only be restored by the Democratic and Conservative party, urging support for Cameron’s faction as the Keystone State grows demoralized.
Last Saturday a mob attacked the Young Men's Keystone Club in Philadelphia. Windows were broken and transparencies destroyed by stones and missiles, amid cries accusing Republicans of mob rule and urging support for Lincoln.
Fragmentary report from Cincinnati Enquirer notes McClellan pendulum in Ohio as supporters pivot from Lincoln and Lincoln allies oppose Lincoln and McClellan factions. Mentions Findlay Courier and Dunn statements amid party realignment and campaign rhetoric.
The Delaware County Democratic Convention held in Delhi on September 24 1864 elected Maj John Jay Brown as clerk and John Galyean as recorder. Delegates named from Oneida Milo Southfork Delhi Northfork and other townships were listed with votes totals. A Democratic Central Committee was appointed including Ray B Gotha Emer son Atlowe and FM Dance. The convention adjourned with Win C Carson presiding.
The Des Moines Register lists appointed gentlemen to aid soldiers in the field. Names include Eliphalet Price at Guttenburg cavalry, Harley Peck Sigourney infantry, D. Edmundson Glenwood cavalry, Samuel Tattle Farmington infantry and batteries, GB Shanver Seinfeld cavalry, CoA Brantigum Burlington hospitals, WTS Deers Marsaring infantry and hospitals, Zuri Streeter Cedar Pills infantry, Withain Wallace Nashville hospitals, John Ky Knox Indianola infantry and hospitals near Mobile, Hane Underwood Bedford hospitals, S.N. Lindley Newton infantry and Rome GA hospitals, Joseph Clark Knoxville infantry, J. S. Horr Marble Rock infantry, Charles Aldrich Welter City cavalry and Washington hospitals, John H Campbell Independence hospitals, 2B W Sawtell Lions City cavalry, Aaron Melick Eddyville infantry and hospitals, Wm. L. Calkins McGregor infantry, A.M. Kent Cedar County infantry, Jerse Rogers Hidora cavalry and infantry, hospitals at Helena and Little Rock.
Rev Mr Schofield, brother of Gen Schofield, among drafted ministers, beloved by his congregation who plan to hire a substitute. Drafts show repeated selections. Miles Sells A McDowell drafted again. J C Webster and others twice. Alfred Humy drawn three times. William Anderson four to five times. Ex mayor Daniel Taylor conscripted. ex sheriff John H Andrews drafted then shifted to a boat captain. Charles L Lowland and E J Bennett share fates with kin. Fathers and two sons, and three grocery partners’ families faced drafts. A Detroit visitor notes Louisans crossing into Canada. many more expected toward Queen Victoria’s era.
The Richmond Enquirer and Richmond Dispatch report Sherman seeking peace talks with Georgia leaders Governor Brown and Vice President Stephens. They warn such talks could detach Georgia from the Confederacy, urge Georgia to stay united, and oppose any separate state peace negotiations amid the war.
Republican officials dissented as J. Gillespie addressed a McClellan gathering in Philadelphia yesterday, denouncing Lincoln era policies and urging Democratic unity to save the Union. James M. Stewart, Knoxville prosecutor, also endorsed McClellan, with Monmouth County notes highlighting his prior Republican prominence and valued speaking ability.
Washington World correspondent reports a rumor that Pennsylvania would cast its votes for Abraham Lincoln in the upcoming presidential election. The claim references John W. Forney and a conspiratorial note about state support for a single candidate, though details are uncertain and secondhand.
Sept 27 report from Indianapolis says draft resisters escorted by crowds after a Republican meeting at the Wigwam. They damaged the late Quartermaster Vajen’s home and forced a wealthy citizen to sign a $3,000 draft fund check amid threats against prominent residents.
Maj Jack Downing tells a shaggy Maine tale where a Quaker named Hezekiah Peabody and his dog are tested for fox hunting. Solomon Hopkins pays for a dog hoping it hunts, but the dog proves useless for foxes. The Quaker cites scripture while the tale ends with a quip about the dog being made for hunting or not, as the Kernel notes the story’s bite.
A fragmentary tale recounts a dream about the war’s duration. A narrator wakes after fifty years on the south bank of the Rapidan and sees a corporal with seventeen men and a wheelbarrow guarding Northern Virginia across the river. The scene hints at presumed Confederate and Union positions and timelines for the war’s end.
Special Dispatch reports from Pennsylvania on Sept 15 1864 describing a clash in Pottsville when a cavalry detachment attacked a large Democratic mass meeting. Dozens wounded, including veterans, as citizens defended themselves amid Abolitionist and Republican tensions over the adoption of the Federal Constitution.
Private Samuel W. Downing and John W. Ball Company volunteers, who deserted and reenlisted seventeen times, faced a court martial in Annapolis. He recounted a lifelong cycle of desertion and bounty payments, then delivered a defiant speech before execution, condemning American treatment of soldiers and urging duty.
Fragmented OCR text discusses a government order branding recruits and substitutes in the Civil War era. It references markers on foreheads, claims of coercion, and debates over legality, loyalty, and enforcement amid public controversy. The piece critiques officials and contends the branding harmed citizens and soldiers alike.
A damaged OCR fragment shows a Confederate Yankee encounter with threats and a prisoner exchange. The text includes garbled dialogue about whisky tobacco and shelling, mentioning armistice laws and a shift to prayer meetings held on a Quaker pillar as political strategy within the Springfield Republican milieu.
Fragmentary report describes mer southward movement with Confederate camps near the Cumberland River. Noted are operations by Malone and a plan to form a regiment for Confederate service. Details are unclear due to damaged text and partial phrases.
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