This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1864
Page
5
A partisan call urges Democrats to support McClellan and Pendleton, arguing against secession and urging unity under the party platform. The piece emphasizes fidelity to the Union, criticizes Lincoln and the Republican course, and appeals for a peaceful settlement while maintaining Democratic principle.
The excerpt predicts the war will end soon with a few thousand more men doubling as reinforcements. It claims Gov. Seymour of New York is officially notified about volunteers and warns Lincoln’s reelection could trigger broader drafts. The tone urges vigilance against perceived corruption and arbitrary arrests.
The article notes that campaign papers will be sent to a single club contact rather than each member. The club organizer will distribute materials to members via postal routes or other chosen methods, ensuring broad but centralized dissemination.
The piece argues Lincoln’s reelection leads to four more years of war, high taxes, and foreign influence, while McClellan offers a restoration of the Union with honor. It condemns Republican calls labeling Democrats traitors and urges voters to back McClellan to preserve constitutional liberty and peace. It also warns the nation faces a stark choice between Lincoln’s administration and McClellan’s unionist platform.
The Jackson County Democratic Convention convened at Andrew on September 10. Delegates debated and voted for county offices and adopted resolutions pledging support for national party nominees McClellan and Pendleton, endorsing Chicago platform principles, and affirming loyalty to liberty and the constitution. The body elected county officers including recorder, clerk of the district court, and superintendent, and named a county committee with several members.
From Washington dispatches on September 11 186- the Shenandoah positions near Winchester Berryville and Charlestown show continued Confederate fortifications and Union delays. Early holds Winchester with Anderson’s corps, while Sheridan fortifies Berryville and Crook blocks the valley. Telegraph lines, railroads, and supply flows tie into Richmond as Lee’s lines remain intact and Confederate forces pressure Union moves from Berryville to Harper’s Ferry.
Dispatch from Cairo reports 723 soldiers voted after Mer Gillespie's nomination announcement. The outcome shows McClellan leading Lincoln in a Western post, signaling broad support for McClellan among troops across regions.
A corrupted verse explores memory and landscape, naming places and vague figures. The imagery shifts through wind, bells, water, and hidden doors, hinting at journeys past and the hush of night, with distant bells and tides shaping a contemplative, spectral scene.
A clipped and garbled verse pattern extols McClellan and freedom, invoking rallies and allegiance across states. The text salutes McClellan, Preston, and others while urging unity, liberty, and defeat of tyranny, amid a chaotic cadence of slogans and refrains.
Fragmentary verse imagines Abraham Lincoln confronting tyranny and war. A dreamlike scene features Lincoln seeking names of tyrants as a crimson book is traced, recalling grand conflicts and moral questions in a dark, reflective mood.
The piece compares Lincoln and McClellan through extracts from official reports noting their acceptance of the presidential nomination. It urges Christians and patriots to judge the seriousness of their utterances, contrasting Lincoln’s jocular style with McClellan’s earnest tone amid national crisis.
Fragmentary excerpts present Lincoln asking whether slavery is right or wrong. The text cites Antanas Lascouy and includes a garbled quote from Lincoln’s emancipation proclamation declaring slaves in designated states to be free, plus a rebel commissioners’ note offering terms tied to peace and union.
A Springfield correspondent describes Grant army earthworks around Petersburg. The piece details extensive trenches bomb-proofs and covered ways, a chaotic network of vidette pits and picket trenches, graves amid bombardment, and the brutalities of war as artillery shakes the land near the front lines.
Delegates met at Brick School House De Witt on Wednesday to organize with Col J M Preston as temporary chair and Dorace A Fay as secretary A three member credentials committee reported the list of entitled delegates A formal ballot named Geo I Parker as the unanimous choice for Congress A seven member congressional committee was appointed and Parker was formally notified He pledged to support the Democratic ticket Chicago platform endorsed Publication of proceedings requested and the convention adjourned sine die.
A heated compilation of quotes from Albany Evening Journal New York Times New Haven Carrier and Chicago Tribune denouncing wartime graft in Washington. The rhetoric claims contractors profited from the war, officials looted the treasury, and civil liberties were eroded under the administration, urging drastic political change and peace terms.
From Albany Arenas yesterday morning about 150 soldiers enlisted under the new call and departed for the field while cheering for McClellan. In Detroit discussions show soldiers favor Lincoln, but a wounded veteran notes a unanimous Republican stance among wounded troops when voting recently.
Washington correspondent reports that the Lincoln party in Congress will seek to amend the enrollment act to strike out the substitutes clause. Substitutes are said to be poor soldiers who desert at first fire. officials deem them next to worthless. The remedy suggested is forcing drafted men to serve themselves, to be enacted if Lincoln is re elected.
Wilke's Spire of the Times reports a mass convention to meet in Cincinnati on the twenty eighth of the month to discuss the country’s state and consider a new nomination. If Lincoln is deemed by the convention to be supported, his re-election is assured. if Grant is preferred, Lincoln may withdraw for patriotism.
A fragment recounts a riddle like speech about lack of room and water. The solution points to an Italian vineyard owner frustrated by a long hot summer that dried up his grapes, leading to a complaint about thirst and wine.
The Richmond Examiner analyzes the Democratic convention's McClellan nomination and the platform's peace and war elements. It foresees clashes between Lincoln Seward loyalists and McClellan backers, warns of armistice implications, and discusses potential political maneuvers, including a coup-like scenario and its impact on Union stability.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.