Democratic Campaign Attacks Raise Alarm in Stephenson County
The Freeport Bulletin lists Democratic prayer meetings across Stephenson County from Oct 7 to Oct 26 as Republicans denounce the spreads of Democratic rhetoric. The piece questions the credibility of a new Democratic speaker, Mr Abrams, and urges loyal Republicans to counter misinformation and keep the public informed.
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Democratic Gains in Freeport Bulletin Readings
The Freeport Bulletin prints Democratic gain figures near truth in a comparison of this year and last. It notes the gains at about 96,000 with a 4,410 vote variance and calls readers to support the Democratic County Convention. The piece also suggests the convention call may be stale news and critiques its ad emphasis.
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Markets and crop reports weigh on farmers prices
The Markets, Warmers discuss harvest timing as Department of Agriculture reports show large yield increases in reading wheat states and substantial rises across most states. Domestic stocks are scarce, foreign demand rises, and exporters warn prices may rise or fall. farmers must decide when to sell to maximize profit.
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Convention delegate counts and court of inquiry request
The piece notes Republican rules for state delegate quotas based on Congress members, discusses a Chicago convention roster and potential Rebel State representation, and reports General Grant backing General Sickles for a presidential court of inquiry into Sickles' acts as district commander in the Carolinas. The President is unlikely to deny the request.
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Colorado Seems Republican in Official Canvass
The editorial accuses Democratic papers of misreporting Colorado results, noting the official canvass shows a Republican stronghold. It states the Legislature is Republican in both branches with 9 to 4 in the Council and 16 to 10 in the House, totaling 26 to 14 on joint ballot. It predicts other states will align similarly once official returns arrive.
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Fragments on a Mammoth Cave descent and political kneejerk
The piece riffs on a 175 foot descent into Mammoth Cave and links it to Andrew Johnson, Stanbery, and cabinet power. It muses on rope, fate, and political peril, imagining a grim ascent or descent with satirical humor and historical justice. It ends by noting even a president might find such reflections comforting in depths unseen.
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Treason claims in Wisconsin Democrat editor Jeff Davis piece
Pomeroy of the LaCrosse Democrat is cited by Town Copperheads for preaching treason in Iowa. An excerpt from his article praises Jeff Davis, calling him brave and the noblest man, despite alleged abolitionist and rump tyranny, as Steele Register reports.
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Pardons Target Big Rebels as Johnson Acts
President Johnson moves from pardoning minor rebels to addressing major offenders. Mallory, a former Navy Secretary in Jeff Davis's cabinet, is pardoned. An Ohio paper notes Democratic claims of gains with a quip about a boy named Bobby. A Boston cathedral valued at $500,000 is nearing completion.
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Washburne predicts impeachment move against Johnson
H P Washburne recently returned from Europe and says the House of Representatives will impeach President Andrew Johnson and prosecute in the Senate. He condemns the President’s course as insane and praises General Grant as a firm ally of Reconstruction. He notes Grant’s wartime service and trusts him to enforce equal civil and political rights for all. Chicago Tribune
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If Congress impeaches Johnson he will resist all forces
The Cincinnati Inquirer argues that if Congress moves to impeach Andrew Johnson he will resist with every power at his command. It notes that troops loyal to Grants, Sherman, and Sheridan would be needed, while Maryland militia would barely amount to a corporal’s guard. It mocks the Stonewall Avengers and other Maryland forces as doomed like curs facing the Northern bear.
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Democrats Clash Over Soldier Tickets In Cincinnati
Pennsylvania Democrats brag that soldiers' names appeared on Copperhead tickets yet when a soldier was nominated for Congress in Cincinnati delegates shouted against military men. The convention dissolved amid a fight exposing alleged hypocrisy in professed soldier affinity.
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Yellow fever plot villain denied amnesty by Seward
Secretary Seward via Consul Thurston in Toronto informs Blackburn that the late Amnesty Proclamation offers no relief. Blackburn is charged with felony, making him ineligible for clemency. The piece adds a bitter tie to poetic justice and calls for his capture and confinement in a southern yellow fever hospital to study the pestilence.
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Emancipation Highlight From Antietam Victory
The article notes Antietam’s result as more than Lee’s defeat, counting it as the emancipation of the slaves. It cites Lincoln telling Mr. Chase he would issue the Proclamation of Freedom if Lee left the loyal states and that he did so promptly, while critics and leaders at dedication avoided reference to this fact.
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Amnestied Rebels Seek Voting Rights in Alabama
Amnestied rebels in Alabama seek registration to vote in the approaching election. General Pope rules they are not entitled to the privilege, and several file suit in U S Courts to challenge the Reconstruction acts and the rights granted by the amnesty proclamation. Similar tests are expected in other states.
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Chicago chosen as site for Republican National Convention
The National Republican Executive Committee in Washington picked Chicago as the convention city. Several Western cities sought the honor, but Chicago secured the distinction without apparent effort.
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President Johnson to defer new measures after fall vote
Washington reports that President Johnson will not inaugurate new measures now and will watch the fall elections before shaping his policy. Supporters hope the radicals will be defeated in Ohio Pennsylvania New York and New Jersey.
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Agrarian crimes rise in Ireland amid turmoil
Increasing agrarian crimes grip Ireland as unrest grows across rural areas. Police report more thefts and coercive acts targeting farmers, with authorities urging vigilance and communal reporting to curb the surge. Local officials and agrarian groups caution against retaliation while seeking calm.
Illinois Items Show County Gains and Local Incidents
Lee County cancels thirty thousand dollars of debt as horse thieves trouble La Salle County. A lynx three and a half feet long was killed near Hast Grove. Champaign County Fair drew record crowds with baseball trotting matches a banquet and Dr Gregory address. LaSalle Fair opens October 8 with a floral hall under construction. Alexander Bryce brakeman killed at Pontiac by a freight train leaving a wife and three children. An insurance agent swindles Mr Vaughn out of eight hundred twenty five dollars in greenbacks. David Myres loses eight hundred forty two dollars in cash and notes to two robbers. A group of Monmouth sportsmen build a giant boat for trips around the Falls of St Anthony and to frozen regions.
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Various 1867 News Bits From America and Abroad
A roundup of brief items: a Virginia hotelier’s season takings, Peter Cooper on stationary costs, prize offerings in France for recognizing real death, 1867 jubilees for Lutherans, a Connecticut printing press claim, a Stark County fair admission bill, poultry-powered wagon trials in Petersburg, an attempted murder of Louisville’s streetcar head, Democratic rebel cheers for Johnson, Mexico presidential election tensions, a Keokuk sign joke with a giant hat, Albany police shooting incident, and John Higham recalling Fulton’s steamboat trials.
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