Copperheads attack Logan while praising Josh Allen in Illinois
The Copperheads in Illinois seek to discredit Gen. Logan by alleging a disloyal arrest in Cairo. Gen. Prentiss refutes the charge and recalls Logan’s resignation from Congress to raise a Union regiment. The piece links Josh Allen to disloyalty, argues Copperhead motives, and defends Logan as loyal.
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Copperheads
Logan
Prentiss
Cairo
Jacksonville
Washington
Congress
J. Allen
Josh Allen
Fort Lafayette
Abe
Copperhead
Illinois
Ilinois
Andrew Johnson
Next State Senate Outlook Stirred by Illinois District Defection
The piece analyzes party balance in the Illinois State Senate, noting Dr. Green's defection in the 4th district and predicting Union control. It lists holdovers across districts, projects seven to nine Union seats, cites districts with probable results, and emphasizes a potential fourteen Senators, a three vote majority, in a 25-member body.
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Senate
Green
Illinois
John W. Wescott
Daniel Reilly
Dr. Green
A. W. Metcalf
A. J. Hunter
Union
J. B. Cohrs
J. P. Richmond
Mth
J. Strain
W. Bushnell
A. W. Mack
Alfred Webster
F. A. Eastman
Vermilion
Peoria
Knox
Fulton and
Mason
Lincoln
Cairo
Bill Keen
Platform and political notes from Springfield era
The piece condenses a Springfield platform from a speculative anonymous party at the state capital on the 29th, endorsing Philadelphia economic ideas, labor hours limits, tax on federal bonds, and support for legal tender. also mentions the Monroe Doctrine and Democratic stance toward future Trishmen, with critique from the Chicago Republican. It notes in Libby Prison counterfeits found by Union inmates and lists Vermont Congressional nominations: Woodbridge and Wells in First District, Poland and Chase in Second, Baxter and Brigham in Third with Republicans and Democrats pairing.
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Philadelphia
National Bank
Trishmen
Chicago Republican
Vermont
Frederick E. Woodbridge
Samuel Wells
Luke F. Poland
Charles M.chase
Portus Baxter
Waldo Brigham
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Gray
Anc Bay
M,tubrs & CO
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Nerr & Swarts
S.A. Allen
C. C. Best
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Austin& Co
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Cutler & Co
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Graham
ShoTr
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Graham Broters
Shults
Chicago
Curtis & Perkins
New York
Turkey
Morocco
Insurance Companies
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Ay Wood
JougNnat
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Fairfield 66
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Jttersons
Ll. Simmons
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R. E. Sellers & Co
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