Soldier Speaks at Brooklyn Rally on Horatio Seymour
Lieutenant Governor Woodford denounces Horatio Seymour's Civil War era acts while praising soldiers. He recalls Lincoln and Stanton backing the draft, laments Seymour's 1868 New York Academy of Music address, and urges unity under Ulysses S. Grant. The crowd reacts with applause and hisses as war memories mix with political critique.
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Indictment of Horatio Seymour in Sedition Case
Horatio Seymour stands indicted for fomenting sedition during riots in New York City. He allegedly told crowds that a mob had equal right with the government to proclaim public necessity and demanded suspension of the draft. The government argues his actions endangered the Union and national defense.
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Seymour and the People. A political broadside on Seymour
The piece attacks the Democratic presidential nominee as unpopular and calculating, recounting repeated losses in state elections and arguing the public verdict will rebuke him again. It contrasts Seymour with Grant, cites parleys at Vicksburg and the idea of unconditional surrender, and questions which had the best national impact.
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Blair and Bitter Union Speech Echoes 1860 Debates
The text cites Frank Blair labeling the Democratic Party corrupt in 1860 and opposing rebels, then notes his letter supporting a Copperhead nomination for Vice President. It also quotes Blair’s Union meeting remarks in St Louis after Summer 1864 and mentions The Bite Tavern in Boston as a Seymour Blair venue, with state constables seizing gambling instruments.
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Sheep hoof rot outbreak hits Geneva area farmers
A farmer near Geneva reports 1,100 sheep affected by hoof rot with many others complaining. The disease appears far more prevalent than commonly believed, signaling a broader agricultural issue.
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Democrats Carried Away by Seymour Blair Ticket
A fragmented 1868 political preview argues Democrats back Seymour and Blair while Republicans push for Reconstruction, noting party divisions and figures like Wise Vallandigham and Logan. The piece critiques finance policy, Eight Hour Law, and mentions anti Union sentiments, urging vigorous campaigning.
News items and odd remedies and political questions
A column of scattered news items includes a folk remedy for felons using onion poultices, a defamation suit by Wooly against General Butler, and Western Plains tribes possibly moving to attack the Pacific Railroad. It notes military prep, a method for toads to farm the land, seasonable pest tips, Beecher’s short sermon, a Buffalo ball remark about Miss 11 dances, and a critique of Horatio Seymour as a national leader choice.
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Campaign turmoil and political rumors in Washington
Washington dispatch notes the campaign opening amid factional tension as Democrats and rebels fear Grant's election. Mentions Hendricks's Senate speech, Blair’s nomination, and loyalty vs treachery. Reports on Reverdy Johnson leaving for England, Cox's Pension Commissioner nomination, and railway improvements on Baltimore & Ohio. Also notes a marriage incident and city water works output before a slow business week.
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Chicago sensationalism in church clash and naturalization stance
From Chicago July 29 1868 the Journal reports a Methodist preacher Rev Hatfield attacking Catholicism with fiery rhetoric likening the Pope to an emissary of Rome and predicting torture of Protestant martyrs if Rome gains power. Chicago aldermen proposed bans but failed. The Grant Clubs plan to curb naturalization as a judicial act, backed by leading lawyers.
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The Spiritual Sun and Human Form in Divine Use
An excerpt on the formation of man as the spiritual sun’s forms and their degrees. It links divine love and wisdom to paternal and maternal mind, describes three discrete spiritual degrees, and explains how consciousness and senses arise from contiguity with the divine. It discusses correspondences, regeneration, and the rise from natural to celestial mind.
Lena Indiana letter warns of thieves and citizen vigilance
A Lena Indiana letter from July 29 1868 laments dull harvest town trade and a nightly theft gang haunting stores and homes. The writer recounts a break in at a dwelling where a would be intruder was startled by a scream from a mother nursing her baby and fled. Citizens are urged to act as a committee of one to confront the criminals.
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Novel Fly Game of Chance Proposed in Jacksonville
A newly introduced game of chance called fly out is described as simple and fair. Players place a sugar lump on a surface. names are written nearby. A fly lands on a name, determining the winner, with no cheating involved. Some readers may dislike the game, but its basic mechanics are straightforward and engaging.
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Fragmentary political notice from Seymour October election
Fragment reads a Democratic campaign fragment from October in Seymour about slavery, Union preservation, and Southern Democratic views. It mentions withdrawal guarantees, endorsements of the Stars and Bars symbol, and questions surrounding Seymour’s stance and national party choices.
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