Election Victory Brings Broad Republican Triumphs Across States
A late 19th century despatch reports overwhelming Republican gains nationwide after recent elections. General Logan and key state slates appear victorious with large majorities in Illinois and other states. New York returns show mixed results but overall GOP gains elsewhere. The piece foresees a grand victory tally to come and praises the war’s lasting success.
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Republican Party
Justice
Freeoe
Equal Laws
Bi Mahy
Logan
Oglesby
E. B. Washburne
Senator Addams
Robey
Freeport
Delaware
Maryland
New York
Hoffman
Fenton
New Jersey
Congress
Massachusetts
Michigan
Wisconsin
Missouri
Johnson
Radical
Republic
Wilt
Prominent Tennessee Citizen Divides on Constitutional Amendment
A Knoxville Whig report says a friend of the President recently returned from Washington and told colleagues that the President will not abandon his policy unless New York opposes him. If opposed, he would support the amendment. if New York supports him, he would oppose it during his term. The Johnsonite asserts that with New York backing the President, Brownlow and his usurping Legislature would be driven from the Capitol.
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Tennessee
Washington
Knoxville
New York
Johnsonite
Brownlow
Capitol
Republican landslide across states reported in late election
The dispatches show Republicans winning nationwide margins with Michigan and New York favoring GOP, all six Michigan congressmen elected, and large Republican majorities in Illinois and New Jersey. Chicago and New York City returns indicate strong GOP leads, with statewide majorities exceeding 25 000 in Michigan and heavy gains in several districts.
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Detroit
Cincando
Chicago
New York
New York City
Fenton
Wor Ileft
Hoffman
Chandler
Cen
Wood, Dens
Stewart
New Jersey
Robertson
Miiwauk
Brown
Dem
Hopkins
Cobb
Sawyer
Washburne
Eldridge
Baltimore
Galena
East
McClellan
Jo Daviess County
Proria
Rockroap
Congress
Logan
Dickey
Union Maj
Farns
Haines
Senate
Fuller
Rogers
Springfeld
Navy
Yimes
House of Assembly
the Times
The
Herald
Tribune
Newark
N. J
Heil
Newell
Massachusetts
Missouri
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Kansas
Ier St
Anecdote on Fenton Marcy and the Nebraska Bill
The New York correspondent of the Hartford Press recounts an anecdote from the Pierce era. Secretary Marcy questioned Governor Fenton about opposing the Nebraska bill and party separatism. Marcy hints that younger men might have higher prospects if he disagreed, suggesting Marcy’s dissatisfaction with his party’s course before his death.
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New York
Hartford Press
Fenton
Marcy
Pierce
Nebraska
Washington
Marey
Butler Discusses New Orleans Riots and Freedmen Wealth
Gen Butler at a Boston social gathering says the New Orleans riots were a preconcerted plan to drive Union men from the state. He recounts Mayor Monroe, imprisoned as a traitor, and notes Monroe’s attempted oath refusal. Butler cites the freedmen’s wealth in New Orleans, estimated at 15 to 20 million dollars, warning of their stake in the state’s future.
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Boston
Masachusetts
Anthony
Rhode Island
Gen. Butler
New Orleans
Ile
Monroe
Asin
Massachusetts
McClellan
Washington
Butler
Iie
Fragmentary War News From Charleston and New Orleans
The text is garbled but references locations Charleston and New Orleans and mentions wars, repulses, oppression, and a figure described as fawn trodders. It hints at a narrative of continued oppression and potential retaliation in a historical conflict context. Unable to confirm dates, names, or events from the fragment.
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New Orleans
Charleston
Count Bismark Interview Reveals War Policy Ties
Berlin correspondent G V Smalley reports Bismark regards Prussia as aligned with the North, honors the American struggle for independence, and notes a civil offer from Southern naval officers to join with 5,000 men. Wright advised Washington to oppose the plan, which was declined.
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Berlin
New York Tribune
G.V . Smalley
Bismark
Prussia
Frederick the Great
America
Austria
Italy
Wright
Washington
Serames
Bribery Tale Told At Glasgow Reform Rally
In a speech to seventy thousand in Glasgow on the 10th, John Right recounted an England bribery episode. He quoted a Government member claiming an election cost £6,000 with £3,000 more needed. The burden, he said, would force the party to resign rather than dissolve Parliament to avoid costly campaigns.
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Glasgow
John Right
England
Death of Miss Fanny Seward
Albany Journal reports the death of Miss Fanny Seward in Washington from typhoid fever on Monday morning. It notes the family’s long ordeal with illness after Gov. William H. Seward and his son were previously stricken, and describes the sorrow and public sympathy for the governor’s household.
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Fanny Seward
William H. Seward
Washington
Albany Journal
Signs of a Hard Winter Foretold by Animal and Plant Clues
The passage cites signs from quarters predicting a severe winter. Reports mention honey flows, thick corn husks, wild animal fur, rat migrations, and squirrels hoarding nuts. Despite skepticism, the piece urges preparedness given the long-standing belief in such omens.
Texas Plan Seeks Common Schools Free of Yankee Teachers
Johnson's reconstructed Texas Legislature sees a school bill banning Yankee teachers in public schools, followed by a joint resolution to remove dead U S army soldiers from the state cemetery. Senator Jascue denounces the soldiers as vile dust unworthy to mingle with Lone Star heroes and claims the cemetery would be polluted by such trash.
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Johnson
Texas
United States Army
Texas State
Jascue
Lone Star State
Quaker Lady Questions Johnson’s Power to Expel Officials
In a New Jersey hearing a Quaker woman pressed that Johnson threatened to remove all office holders who do not also hold any policy. She asked if he could do it and stand on one leg long enough to kick anyone.
Court case in Lancaster County on stock orders and carrier liability
A Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas ruling covered a stock purchase made October 16 1864. The plaintiff sued Reed McGrann Co and Wm O’Brien Bankers after a telegraph order to buy stock did not reach New York. The telegram was delayed and a later telegram caused a $462.50 excess, yielding a judgment for the plaintiff. The article also notes Sir Frederick Bruce visiting Washington and a fashion note on metal tipped shoes popular with Boston families.
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Court of Common Pleas
Lancaster County
Ofinsy
Vania
George K. Reed
Reed,McGrann & Co
Pittsburgh
Northwestern
Prairie du Chien
Reed
United States
Autograph Company
North Queen Street
Wmn. & J. O'Brien
Wall Street
New York
Reed, McGranh & Co
Night Blooming Cereus cures urged by imitators
A critical note argues that imitators exploit Phalon's Night Blooming Cereus. It claims two miracles are needed to sway the public: halt its manufacture and deprive the nation of its sense of smell, asserting the two are linked as long as the product remains on sale.
Politics and Religion Near Homer Calhoun County Michigan
In Homer Calhoun County Michigan the elderly Mr Sabine, a deaf retired Methodist clergyman, faces a Copperhead neighbor who accuses him of mixing politics with religion. The elder defends that only Union politics mingle with religion, provoking a loud outburst from onlookers. A pro slavery preacher anecdote closes the fragment with Wendell Philips sparring on abolition.
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Homer
Calhoun County
Michigan
Mr. Sabine
Copperhead
Union
Union Party
Burrell's
New York
Boston
Wendell Philips
Philips
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Ledermerhorn
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New Orleans Riots
Count Bismark
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