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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1864
Page
2
A harsh editorial rebukes wartime policy that favors white officers over enslaved Black soldiers, arguing Lincoln’s administration sinks to partisan aims. It cites War Department decrees and Confederate exchanges, noting repeated refusals to swap enslaved Black troops, and insists on honoring pledged promises to colored soldiers.
The text argues for releasing Confederate soldiers and swapping them for Federal prisoners, contending negro soldiers endure improved conditions in captivity and that exchange would ease suffering. It contends Lincoln’s policy harms both sides, urging prompt action to restore liberty and life for captured troops.
Washington correspondence reports a May exchange between President Lincoln and General Grant. Grant’s reply contends that promises for swift victory have not been realized and that the administration bears responsibility for setbacks in the Richmond campaign, viewed by some as an election tactic.
A dated 1964 reinterpretation of a 19th century withdrawal letter, protesting party unity and the reestablishment of liberty. The author declines presidential candidacy while pledging continued involvement to ensure constitutional governance and the defeat of slavery, urging a united front to pressure the next administration.
A speech fragment discusses the Chicago platform, Lincoln's administration, and the path to reconstructing the Union after rebellion. It argues for withdrawing support from Lincoln, opposing Democratic renomination, and proposes two methods for reuniting the country including reliance on Black voters to secure Republican victory. It references Jefferson Davis, Fremont, Banks, and general Civil War themes.
Washington electrified by Reverdy Johnson speech criticizing Lincoln’s wartime policy and praising McClellan. Johnson argues Lincoln’s methods exhausted treasure and soldiers, calls for replacing Lincoln with McClellan to restore the Union, asserting loyalty and competence.
At the anniversary gathering of the American Anti Slavery Society Wen dell Philips argued that force cannot unify the nation. He cited 1861 as an era when the South was split and suggested the Crittenden resolution aimed to reassure white Southerners of conciliatory intent, though he doubted its effectiveness.
In Derby Connecticut a crowd of about three thousand heard Thomas Burlock, a nonaligned speaker, condemn re election of Abraham Lincoln and support George B. McClellan. He quoted Union devotion, decried party loyalty, and cited Henry Winter Davis and Senator Wade accusing Lincoln of high crimes and misdemeanors in a public document.
An 1845 promotional notice touts Venecuss Talc Pye and Vesalian products as cures for chronic catarrh and hair loss. It cites Dr Cowalo's Catarrh remedy, claims of rapid action, and affordability. Mathown and L. Mathews advertise agents and prices, urging readers to buy through druggists.
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