Governor Stone's militia charge drawn from anonymous letters
The Chicago Tribune reprints a harsh critique of Governor Stone accusing him of political libel and meddling with militia duties. It argues Democrats oppose a partisan militia under his control and call his claims baseless and dangerous to public peace. The piece notes alleged contradictions in Stone's Auburn and Washington remarks and labels them a characteristic falsehood.
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Katuren
Goernot Stone
Saward
Republican Association
Chicago Tribune
Washington
Goward
Tribune
Democratic Nominee Hornish In Keoukwk Race
Fragmented account from a 1860s era newspaper cites Hon. Hornish of Keoukwk as Democratic candidate for Congress urging support amid a recall of wartime violence. It contrasts him with Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, questioning Republican tactics and constitutional debate.
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St. Louie
Name Corrections for Democratic Columns Issued
State colleagues note errors in candidate names on the Democratic column headers. Corrections will be published here with the correct spellings as listed by the official sheet.
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Sferald
McClellan Support Surges Amid War Opinion Clash
A Boston era excerpt reports Republicans decry alleged war lies and praise McClellan, with Boston and Wisconsin figures backing him. Soldiers in hospitals cheer the McClellan ticket, echoing a wave of unionist sentiment against Lincoln, and West Coast and Philadelphia papers note shifting allegiances.
Night Riot Destroys McClellan Club Front in Ward Fight
A hostile crowd surrounded the McClellan Club in the Sixth Ward as soldiers and rioters clashed. Stones flew, windows shattered, and a theater of damage unfolded with verandahs lit, a headlight torn, and two flags destroyed amid police and military protection urged by authorities.
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Lindell Totel
Aimilar
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Feanaparencien
Sevanth
Washington Avenue
Schoanlers
Washington
Krum
B.D. Killian
John Hogan
Norman J. Coleman
Jim Lane
Lincoln
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Cardera
Lindell
Stans
No. 10
Haseily
Adisrters
Washington Correspondence Recounts Grant McClellan Praise
From Washington the Journal of Commerce notes General Grant’s perseverance praised universally and hints McClellan’s popularity could make him president. A Treasury signature mix up is joked about as President signed on the Sunday after Bull Run, when he was reportedly frightened and hard to read.
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Petresburg
Ike
Grant
McClellan
Massachusetts
Treasury
Bull Run
America
Price and Shelby Rally for Missouri Invasion
Arkansas advices report Price advancing toward Missouri with Confederate cavalry under General Shelby already in Missouri. Yankees evacuate Memphis and Charleston Road to reinforce Rosecrans, while Magendor takes command of the department. The narrative notes exiles, rearmament, and expected large defections to Price's standard.
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Arkansas
Price
Missouri
Memphia
Charleston
Hoseerane
Shelby
Confeder
Ano
Smith
Apprehensions of a Return of Peace
A fragment from the N S Commercial Advertier discusses merchants planning early relief from business duties, risking heavy price drops and failures by shifting stocks amid hopes of peace. It notes dry goods merchants with ten million dollars in stock and predicts more to follow, ending with a partisan reference to McClellan.
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N. S. Commercial Advertier
Minnous Losaea
Plone
Flollara
New York Democratic State Convention Endorses McClellan and Pendleton
The Democratic State Convention of New York adopted resolutions pledging to support Gen George B McClellan for President and George H Pendleton for Vice President and to deliver the Empire State’s electoral votes to their ticket. It criticized Lincoln administration, praised Governor Horatio Seymour, and called for peace and Union restoration under constitutional bounds.
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Congress
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Union
Tloratio Seymour
Natnte
Drunk with Madness and the Press Fury of 1861
A fragmented moral critique of partisan journalism cites arguments about General McClellan and press reliability. The text compares editorials from the New York Tribune and the New York Journal of Commerce, accusing publications of shifting claims and political bias. It weaves in anecdotes about Lincoln era politics and questions of loyalty, with a side note on a Smithland accident report involving four women thrown from a wagon.
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