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A slate lists Ulysses S. Grant for President with Henry Wilson as VP and Mas Sayler for Congress. State nominees include Browne for Governor and Sexton for Lieutenant Governor, with Williams and Williams for two at large posts. Judicial and public offices feature J A Wildman Attorney General and J B Black Reporter of the Supreme Court.
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T. M. Browne
Leonidas Sexton
Godlove
William Williams
W.w.c
Anca
J. B. Glover
J. A. Wildman
J.C. Denny
Supreme Court
J.B. Black
Fores
Harles Schall
W. Smith
Rally of E. A. Storrs in Elkhart August 31
The Great Orator HOW. E. A. STORRS will discuss issues of the day in Elkhart on Saturday August 31 at 2 PM. The public is urged to attend in large numbers to hear this champion of Republican principles.
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Masten
Colored orator sparks Greeley speech in South Bend triumph
A colored orator spoke at South Bend Tuesday evening and faced a response from J B Lott of the city. The meeting ended with a victory for Grant supporters and a clear setback for the opposing side.
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Greeley
South Bend
J. B. Lott
Grant
Remark on coalition backing Greeley in Dix letter
General Dix condemns the broad coalition forming to back Greeley. He calls it one of the most extraordinary party alliances in history for its discordant elements and the surrender of principle it implies.
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General Dix
Greeley
Rally Planned in Warsaw with Notables Expected
A grand rally is announced in Warsaw for Thursday September 26 with Gen Logan Senator Pratt Will Cumback Schuyler Colfax and Gen Tom Brown among those expected to attend and speak. Half fare rail travel will be arranged for attendees.
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Warsaw
Gen. Logan
Senator Pratt
Will Cumback
Schuyler Colfax
Tom Brown
West Virginia Convention Promises Race Based Reforms
A newly framed West Virginia constitution, cited as sincere reform by supporters, contains an article prohibiting office holding by non white citizens and another clause excluding Negro children from white schools.
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West Virginia
Fragmented Confederate rhetoric cited by a regional newspaper
The note critiques secessionist labels around Greeley and Horace, warns about speaking to Marines, and accuses the Lexington Missouri Caucasian of biases and anti constitutional nicknames. It mentions Pat Conan and the term Fifteenth Bedamn edment as pejorative lore.
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Greeley
Gath
Pat Conan
Lexington
Horace
Sumner Removal from Foreign Affairs Chair Denounced
The text quotes Geo. W. Julian asserting Sumner was removed as chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee and labels any contrary claim as liar or ignoramus. Julian contends the removal occurred, forcing a choice of falsehood or ignorance for supporters of Sumner.
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Summer
Foreign Affairs Committee
Geo. W. Julian
Geo. W .Julian
Sumner
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Peru Editors Face Violent Riots and Newspaper Suspension
Report describes editors and foreman shot during nationwide rioting in Peru. Publication halted for a day or two as mobs fire rifles and shells disrupt a newsroom. The editor’s room was struck by a nine pound bullet while the foreman died from a rifle shot as rioters grew angry at inaccessible articles.
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Peru
South America
Horace Greeley Heads to Baltimore via New Albany
Horace Greeley plans a fall journey through a Grant era route with a stop likely at the depot around November 8 or 9. Observers may glimpse a masked face under a shabby hat, possibly white, as he travels toward Baltimore via New Albany and Kentucky. specific details about companions or exact schedules remain unclear.
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Horace Greeley
Greeley
Civil Service Reform and Clay’s Goshen Speech
In South Bend Geo. W. Julian spoke on civil service reform arguing that peace is the true issue and criticizing Grant’s reform as driven by his own men. Cassius M. Clay's Goshen address failed to fairly rebut Senator Morton, with misstatements and hints that pensions for rebel soldiers and compensation for slave masters are debated as politics shift in the postwar era.
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W. Julian
South Bend
Tojics
Grant
Horace Greeley
Greeley
Chicago Times
Clay
Goshen
Cassius M. Clay
Senator Morton
Sen. Morton
Vicksburg
Congress
South
Fort Pil- Pillow
King Cotton
Beck
Kentucky
House of Representatives
Senate
Nashville
Tenn
Cassius
Suppressed in one direction Ku Klux threaten Republican meetings
A Northern writer denounces Ku Klux mobs trying to disrupt Republican gatherings in the South. The piece predicts the end of mob rule as Republicans push for broader reforms, claiming progress since 1856 and envisioning a future of universal free labor, speech, and press.
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Ku Klux
South
Republican Party
Pillow’s Claim for Seized Mules Blocked by Union State Status
General Pillow pressed a War Department claim for two hundred mules seized by Union troops at Helena Arkansas in 1862. The Attorney General rejected the case as the property was taken in a state attempting to secede and the owner was disloyal, making the claim invalid.
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Pillow
Secretary of War
Helena
Arkansas
Soldier’s Rebuke to Julian at South Bend Speech
A wounded soldier who lost a leg on Chicomauga expresses a blunt rebuke upon hearing Julian claim he forgot there was a war. He tells a friend he would say if God granted a century to live that Julian would not have forgotten the conflict if he had endured the soldier’s suffering.
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Chicamauga
Julian
South Bend
Greeley Supporter Defends Gate of Campaign Banter
A rowdy dispute near a social gathering flares when a drunken man is accused of backing Grant. The intoxicated party responds with spirited loyalty to Greeley, shouting praise as he asserts his allegiance amid the tangle of political pride.
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Grant
Greeley
Greeleyites
Centralization Criticism Sparks Debate on Government
The remark argues that opposition to centralization would leave government paralyzed and harmed, asserting strong language about self-destructive restraint and the need for active policy. The quote frames the debate as a choice between stagnation and decisive action.
Henry Wilson Denies Know Nothing Ties in Brooklyn Letter
Hon. Henry Wilson publishes a letter to the Germans of Brooklyn asserting he was never a Know Nothing member and has always opposed the party. The missive clarifies his political stance for immigrant readers in Brooklyn.
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Henry Wilson
Brooklyn
Know- Nothing Party
Women orators praise Grant in Philadelphia convention
The passage notes the women speakers Mrs. Livermore, Fletcher, and Mrs. Hazlett as among the best, while praising the convention for attracting female support and declaring no better speakers can be found for the cause.
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Grant
Philadelphia
Jand
A Colored Reformer and The Greeley Plot
A colored messenger in the Land Office was dismissed after being defeated in stealing valuables like printed blanks and circulars. He claimed plans to go South to work for Mr. Greeley’s election and to promote civil service reform, saying he would be paid by a Greeley ally. He disappeared, possibly seeking reform efforts with Saunbers and Hatton involved.
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Greeley
Trumbull
Schurz
Reform
Saunbers
Hatton
Postal cards delayed pending congressional appropriation
The Postmaster General cannot issue postal cards until Congress appropriates funds. The Attorney General opposes using existing stamp funds without a specific appropriation. The delay is temporary as Congress’ action is anticipated.
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Congress
Creswell
Department
Bean
Greeley editors and local politics draw sharp satire
A Democratic note mocks leatherback critics and the Greeley faction in Elkhart politics. It accuses the Greeley editors of hypocrisy and preaches support for soldiers while denigrating opponents who refuse to back Greeley.
The Coming Pope Panebianco as Possible Heir to Pius IX
The Gazetta d Italia marks Cardinal Antonio Maria Panebianco of the Franciscan order as the most likely successor to Pope Pius IX. Born in Terra Nuova Sicily in 1808, Panebianco became a cardinal in 1861 and is described as reserved, mystical, and devoted to restoring the Jesuits. He admires Sixtus V and supports infallibility and the Syllabus, while being seen as a monkly, medieval utopian figure moving to revive thirteenth century church structure.
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Antonio Maria Panebianco
Order of St Francis
Terranuova
Sicily
Pius IX
Sixtus. V
Lo'sapevo
Gazetta
Panebianco
Canova
Clement XIV
Order of the Jesuits
Father Beckx
Sixtus V
Order of
St. Francis
Savanarola
Esust
Geneva Arbitrators reportedly settle indemnity question
Reports indicate the Geneva Arbitrators have settled in principle the indemnity issue and fixed the approximate award for vessels entrapped by Confederate cruisers. The total damages likely fall between £3,000,000 and £4,000,000, though some claims remain to be settled and final amounts may vary.
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Geneva
United States
Sayler Nominated by Republicans for Congress in Indiana
A complimentary notice from the St Peters Minnesota Tribune endorses Major Henry B. Sayler of Huntington as the best qualified Republican candidate for Congress in the 10th District. It cites his Civil War service, leadership in recruitment, staunch Union stance, moral character, Presbyterian faith, and legal ability, urging press support for his nomination and election.
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H. B. Sayler
St. Peters
Minnesota
Tribune
H.B. Sayler
Congress
Wm. Williams
Judge Tousley
J. H. Baker
A. Y. Hooper
Henry B. Sayler
Huntington
Billy Williams
Sayler
Indiana
Presbyterian Church
Washington
Major Sayler
Hendricks and Hall and a Pardoned Convict's Rise
A 1863 swindling case sent Charles W. Hall to a six month prison term and a $10,000 fine. Thomas A. Hendricks aided his release, Lincoln pardoned him, Hall gained control of a newspaper in Indianapolis, and later secured a New York Custom House appointment with Hendricks's help. The piece ends citing the troubling, enduring record.
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C. W. Hall
United States
Hall
Thomas A. Hendricks
Hendricks
Lincoln
Indianapolis
The
Sentinel
Andrew Johnson
New York
Doolittle Letters Ink Scandal Surrounding Reformer Senator
A lengthy critique exposes Wisconsin Senator James R. Doolittle in a pamphlet of letters alleging he urged a clerk to share cotton profits from a Civil War permit scheme. The piece accuses Doolittle of hypocrisy and traces his role through a series of correspondences and claims of corruption.
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N. Y. Times
Doolittle
James R. Doolittle
Wisconsin
The
Tribune
Republican Party
United States
Connecticut
Greeley
North Carolina
Maine
Grant
A. T. Stewart
T. J. Conatty
Treasury Department
Wsconsin
Lincoln
Conatty
United States Senate
Mr. Doolittle
Mr Conatty
Mr. Conatty
Greeley Letter on Campaign Prospects Revealed
The Syracuse Journal reports a private letter claimed as genuine from Horace Greeley to Judge Conway predicting electoral wins in November for New Hampshire Connecticut New York and New Jersey and outlining a path through the South and West. The piece notes the New York Tribune reaction and includes a series of Greeley quotes denouncing Democrats and praising Grant amid 1872 era politics.
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New England
Greeley
Herald
Mr. Greeley
New Jersey
New York
Syracuse Journal
North Carolina
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Howard Tribune Defames Julian as Aged Political Hack
The Howard Tribune brands Julian a spavined worn out stiff cold malicious and selfish political hack in a sharp editorial critique.
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The
Howard Tribune
Julian
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