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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1872
Page
3
A political poem praising leather workers the Tanner and Cobbler as stalwarts guiding the Union. It lauds Grant and Wilson while mocking opposing figures and urging unity across regions with repeated refrain that nothing holds like leather. The verse namechecks Ulysses Grant Henry Wilson and references Chappaqua and Washington style politics.
The piece argues Republicans may oppose Grant and back Greeley to defeat the party, citing doubts about Greeley’s judgment and beliefs. It questions whether Democrats have earned power after the war and warns of Southern discontent if Greeley wins. It notes Sen. Schurz’s reluctant support and Beaurregard ties.
Harper's Weekly argues that the Democratic party may dissolve rather than win a sweeping victory by nominating Horace Greeley. It asserts Republicans granted equal suffrage and amnesty, defended black citizens at the polls, and criticizes Southern disaffection while questioning the Democrats’ motive to defeat Grant and pursue reform or power.
The article argues against Greeley on specie payments, noting the nation’s need for cautious financial policy. It cites Treasury gold, paper currency, and the risk of immediate resumption harming debtors and industrial workers. It condemns Greeley’s inconsistent stance and calls for favorable conditions before any move.
A Cincinnati Gazette remark notes that harming others would serve them right yet people in the United States would miss the enjoyment, reflecting a grim social stance.
The Chicago Journal reviews ex Governor Swan leading the Democracy of Maryland in a Greeley speech. Swan says Greeley must be elected even by hostile politicians and would concede offices, yield his isms, and run a Democratic administration. He warns the Liberal Republicans may trade votes for Congress control.
At a Madison banquet of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee General Noyes lauds the President as Commander-in-Chief. He recalls the volunteer’s rise from humble beginnings to victory, the surrender of the rebel chieftain, and the nation’s subsequent peace and prosperity under the President’s leadership.
The Boston Globe weighs Mr. Greeley s fate amid rumors from The Traveller noting Carl Schurz may oppose his eligibility. The dispatch suggests Schurz doubts Greeley can swear he never aided hostile factions, a factor in whether he can hold office under current U S conditions.
The passage asserts Horace Greeley’s illegibility for the presidency, claiming he has never aided any government hostile to the United States. It notes perjure would prevent him from subscribing to such an oath, establishing his alleged ineligibility.
A call from the Veterans' National Committee at the Fifth Avenue Hotel New York invites all Union soldiers and sailors to a mass convention in Pittsburgh on September 17 1872. The aim is to express support for the current leadership and to promote unity, peace, and reconstruction among veterans and the nation. The letter lists numerous signatories and urges communication through the committee.
A convict known as Rocncrort traveled to New Caledonia in disguise. A reeagive was discovered in the heart of a recently felled tree in New Haven.
A compiled list reports diverse curiosities such as potato bugs in Maine and France producing 294 billion cigarettes annually. It notes Hartford paying interest on counterfeit bonds, gold mirrors far more reflective than silver, and the Jubilee press using extensive paper. Also covered are European peace costs, census-style newspaper counts, baby prize premiums, and a long bridge between Mobile and Montgomery, with medical revaccination notes from Bavaria and Prussia.
The Corsican gentry and Mexican feud lore unfold around Miguel near Zacatecas who killed Realjo in a duel years before. Realjo grows to seek vengeance, poisoning Miguel’s daughter and wife, and confronting Miguel unarmed. Miguel kills Realjo with a stiletto, dying with a boastful smile.
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