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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1868
Page
2
A column of scattered items covers elections and ballots in Galena and La Crosse, debates over negro equality, a smoking duel anecdote in New York, a new patent steamer for cooking, and Seward altering War Department certificate phrasing to avoid naming Stanton. The piece blends satire with current events and minor inventions.
A historical summary enumerates claims about the Democratic Party’s role in the Civil War era. It asserts leaders of the party led the rebellion, opposed government measures, discouraged enlistments, aided rebels, opposed soldiers' voting rights, resisted peace efforts, created debt, and caused high taxes and prices.
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