Colorado Admittance Debate and Presidential Veto Contention
The account recalls Hon D P Wilson of the Colorado House criticizing the President’s veto of a COED admission bill. It details Wilson’s claim the President first opposed Colorado’s admission, sought assurances from Radicals, and warned Senators that approval would trigger his veto if signatures were not aligned with policy.
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P. Wilson
Colorado House of Representatives
Indianapolis
Wilson
Orado
Evans
Mir. Chaffee
Congress
Johrigon
Johnson
Colorado
National Congress
Take Your Choice in Johnson Veto Excerpt and Political Echoes
A fragmented extract from President Johnson’s veto on the Freedmen’s Bureau bill frames Congress’s political impact and the justice concerns tied to wartime actions. It references orders directing arrest and detention of violators and notes reactions from Detroit Press and a dying Quaker father’s political caution to his son about factionalism and office seeking. The content highlights partisan divides and calls for strict enforcement and caution in political maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Freedmen’s Bureau
Congress
Billina
United States
Levestios
John-Minor Botts
Detroit Press
The Bricks of Brick Pomeroy Speak Tonight
In a venomous tirade Brick Pomeroy denounces himself as a shameless, self-justifying villain. He proclaims the public a fool for validating his acts while admitting he is the Democratic volunteer and scavenger who writes spiteful attacks and sells lies for gain.
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Betes
Union
United
Democrat
Liwonder
Prentice
United ‘States
Boe Roy
Secret political circular prompts deception in Montgomery area
A discarded circular from the New York Evening Post dated August 6 warns of a covert political society. It names E. L. Williams and Randall as mailed from Montgomery county, urging Johnson party loyalty, secrecy, and a new deputy charter for five dollars. The dated signatures and erased details imply a confidential scheme.
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New York Evening Post
Randall
Montgomerious
E. L. Williams
Montgomery County
Dear Sir
P. M
Johnson
Kbate
Qudelode Ey
Yaqu
Washingto Atays Tees
Washington
J. C
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