Fron CONKEING SPEECH Concluded Amid Centralism Debate
Fragmented OCR notes discuss a speech on centralism and stability, referencing past reform movements, the Republican party, and opinions attributed to Mr. Greeley. It traces reactions to Lincoln era peace efforts, Niagara talks, and Greeley’s stance on secession and Reconstruction, with critical observations on political strategies.
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Conkeing
Paris
Reform Movement
Republican Party
Greeley
Gid
Presi- Grant
York
Ebreeley
Sprey
Tenielp
Lincoln and Greeley affair exposed fraud and missteps
The narrative recounts how Mr Greeley sought peace terms via Niagara Falls, aided by Thompson and Co. and how Lincoln guarded the process. It notes Greeley's missteps, Lincoln’s withheld publication, and later critique by Mr Raymond. It also covers Greeley’s shifts on currency policy and the push for specie payments amid Civil War finance.
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Greeley
Lincoln
Niagara
Mr. Greeley
Canada
W. Cornell Jewett
Gooders
Athorized
Greer
Electte
Saunders , Thompson & Co
United States
Richmond
Niagara Falls
Thompson & Co
Jeff Davis & Co
Stanton
Greeley opposed by critics over his fiscal plan and leadership
The piece argues against Horace Greeley s nomination, labeling his financial theories as risky and unstable. It recalls his calls for heavy taxation and debt payoff, warning that a Greeley presidency could bring chaos, misjudgment in war and finance, and social unrest. It contrasts this with a stable alternative, urging readers to trust proven governance over fusion attempts.
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Mr. Greeley
Fforace Greeley
Army
Navy
New York
South
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
United States
Tennessee
Balters
Missouri
Frank Blair
Senate
Funeral carriage choice sparks uneasy procession
A bereaved husband objects to riding with his wife’s mother in the same funeral carriage. The undertaker insists the arrangement stays, arguing it would disrupt the procession. The husband laments that riding with the dreadful woman ruins his pleasure on the occasion.
Umbrella Heist Sparks Elderly Restraint
A youth visiting his aunt tried to open an umbrella kept in a corner as rain began. The old lady, noticing the move, blocked him and asserted the umbrella had never been wet in twenty three years and must not be wetted now.
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Dave
Master and servant horse feeding tally tale
A master questions Dick about feeding horses and counting them. Dick reports all are fed and counted except one bay horse that bolted and proved uncountable, racing away before the master could keep track.
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Massa
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