A Bold, Bad Man Is Gen Grant in Civil War Verse
The piece recalls Gen. Ulysses S. Grant as a bold and dangerous figure to Confederate leaders. It traces reactions from Beauregard, Pemberton, and Lee, notes Grant’s early setbacks and later victories at Shiloh, Lookout Mountain, Petersburg, and Richmond, and closes with Republican Party reflections and Philadelphia nominations.
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Grent
Lee
Petersburg
Richmond
Appomattot
Hhese
Pat Shen
Jol
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Crinoline
En Klux
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Tweed
Sumner
A Unlikely Love Tale Ends Before It Begins
A humorous mock romance follows Mollie Mary and Billy the butcher as they skip a formal engagement. No grand drama or tragic finale occurs. instead the couple balks at marriage, Mary defies expectations, and they part ways without vows.
A Brief History of the Republican Party Convention Lineage
The piece traces the early history of the Republican Party from its 1854-55 origins to its first four conventions. It notes 1856 Philadelphia preliminary and Fremont Dayton ticket, the anti slavery platform, and the electoral lead with 114 of 295 votes, leading into the 1860 Chicago convention amid war clouds.
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William L. Dayton
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Chicago
Grant and Wilson Clinched by Acclamation for Presidency
The Republican convention declares Grant nominated by acclamation for president with widespread public support and praise for his wartime leadership. Colfax is named as running mate, hailed as the strongest postwar choice though he preferred retirement from public life.
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A. 8. Grant
Cullom
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Grant
Congress
Party of Progress and Reform
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Schuyler Colfax
Colfax
Republicans Back Henry Wilson for Vice President
The Chicago Inter Ocean lauds Henry Wilson of Massachusetts as a faithful and principled choice, praising his civil service reform stance and labor rights advocacy. It credits the party’s resolutions as concise and forceful, pledging peace abroad, wages support, and amnesty while affirming Grant and Wilson as a strong, united ticket.
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Republican Party
Henry Wilson
Massachusetts
Mr. Colfax
Abraham Lincoln
Grant
Colfax
Congress
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Senator Wilson Replies to Vice Presidential Nomination
Senator Wilson responds to a formal notification of his nomination with gratitude for the convention’s support. He emphasizes lifelong Republican principles of freedom and equality and credits Colfax allies while urging unity to advance humanity and the nation. He predicts a re election for the President and signals commitment to reconciliation among fair minded, honorable men.
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Wilson
Republican Party
United States
Colfax
Eople
1871 tariff complexity cited in NYT critique of Democratic administration
The New York Times highlights rising tariff costs, noting 1860 customs receipts of 6.25 per 100 and last year 3.11. It argues tariffs grew more complex from 1860 to 1871 as evidence for a Republican ticket’s re election this fall.
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Park
New York Times
Unknown Grant slanderers spark public curiosity
The quotation reflects public interest in General Grant, noting Americans know him since Donelson and Vicksburg but remain unaware or unconcerned about his slanderers. The remark highlights wartime perception and the desire to focus on Grant’s achievements rather than attacks.
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William
United States
General Grant
Donelson
Vickaburg
H. Greeley
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