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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1864
Page
2
A garbled list shows GEG H Pendleton of Ollltn and several figures such as Lange Da Cl Wetchirug Colt LM Puratos and Daniel Bo Miller among multiple candidates. The fragmentary text suggests a formal ticket with diverse regional figures and a ceremonial context.
The Chicago convention is hailed as a historic step toward peace and the election of McClellan is viewed as crucial. The piece argues for unity, laments Lincoln’s policies, and outlines expected electoral dynamics including major states and the path to a 226 electors total.
The letter notes Gen. McClellan is satisfactory to McMahon and endorsed by Gen. Jones as the man for the occasion. It predicts McClellan as next president, except possibly West Virginia, and suggests many former Democrats and Republicans would rally to his nomination. The Times is asked how it views this information.
Petar Moriarty of Jackson County and Inez Republican State Printer, long editor of a Republican Boer at Maquokets, has moved to Chicago to collect material for a new paper favored by Vols Dewoarstia, signaling major firings and shifts in regional politics.
A Civil War era critique mocks abolitionist framing of McClellan as similar to Lincoln foes. It notes Lincoln arrested legislatures, suspended habeas corpus, and ordered mass conscription, arguing the enemy project harms McClellan more by comparison. The piece condemns copperhead and peace talk while exposing the era's political spin.
In February 1861 a speaker argues Lincoln pursues wrong policies in reconstruction, finance, and race. He claims the public will turn him out and replace him with a wiser, better man, backed by conservative Republicans and denouncing Lincoln’s entire agenda.
Proceedings show the convention debated urging Abraham Lincoln to withdraw the draft. The committee from each state considered several resolutions but decided to ask no favors of Lincoln. Immense applause greeted the decision as a free field and date fight was demanded.
The Aba of Chicago nominates Long John Wentworth for Congress. Arnold, a late member, was thrown overboard after writing to Old Abe that the Northwest demanded a draft for 600000 more men. The man with air on his soul lacked even a layabout wartime role.
Special correspondence from Aug 27 1864 argues that the Union focus shifts from James River to the Potomac. It claims Washington faces higher risk of capture while Richmond’s defenses remain strong, detailing Grant’s maneuvers, Hancock Birney and Warren operations, and heavy losses around Deep Bottom Weldon Railroad and Petersburg.
Confederate Secretary of State W P Bessemey outlines Lincoln's unofficial peace overtures through James E Jacques and James R Gilmore. He recounts their July 1864 Richmond visit, Lincoln's denial of formal negotiations, and the Confederate stance preferring independence and rejection of Confederate surrender terms. He notes Lincoln's potential openness to future talks but insists on Confederate sovereignty.
Massachusetts replies to the call for five hundred thousand by proposing a scaled effort. The document outlines planned allocations, coordinating agencies, and timelines, signaling a significant but measured response to the demand.
A biographical sketch traces George Brinton McClellan born 1826 Philadelphia, detailing his early life at the University of Pennsylvania and West Point, his Mexican War service, railroad career, and rapid rise to command of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War, highlighting his strategic plans and the political friction shaping his actions.
The article reviews Lincoln's 1862 directives to move all Federal forces toward Richmond and critiques McClellan's earlier plan. It praises McClellan for steading the army amid interferences from Stanton and the White House, arguing his leadership saved the North from invasion, and lauds his subsequent political life as Democratic and principled.
From the Sioux City Register August 7 the attack on the Winnebagoes near Decatur on the Missouri River resulted in one death and one wounded in a canoe. The survivors alerted the Winnebago camp who found fourteen women and children massacred. A pursing party with ammunition from the Omaha Agency aided the Winnebagoes, with fears rising among settlers across the river. The number of Sioux attackers is uncertain, likely under twenty, and the murder site lies seven to eight miles from Onawa on the Iowa side.
From the Sioux City Register Aug 27 an item reports Gen Sully's July 5 battle near Knife River against about 5,000 Sioux with 159 Indians killed and a toll of five dead and twenty to thirty wounded for Sully's forces. Repeated clashes on the Upper Missouri signal continued Sioux hostility and expected hard fighting ahead.
A meeting of the new National Democratic Committee was held at the Sherman House Chicago with delegates from Maine to California. August Belmont was elected permanent chairman and F O Prince secretary. An executive committee and officers were named, with Belmont Prince Galbraith Hanns Storer Paul and Bagg chosen. Additional members were added and Prince appointed treasurer before adjournment.
The Cincinnati Gazette describes Billy Stone of Iowa as loudly heckling at the Republican National Convention in Baltimore. Stone repeatedly yells for reelection of Lincoln, provokes laughter, and resists sitting down as proceedings shift to vote on Lincoln.
Fragmented remarks discuss expenditures of a war, including losses of lives and property, labor costs, and the financial burden on the country. The rhetoric questions whether such costly conflict and luxury can be afforded by the republic.
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