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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1880
Page
6
A fragment from a Virginia church gathering portrays a speaker urging unity and duty amid political tension. The speaker questions whether voters will use their “musket” to defend the nation’s founding ideals or yield to Confederate loyalists and traitors.
The document accuses consuls and officials in South Carolina of manipulating census data to boost representation. It argues that immigration and natural increase would inflate the state’s population, explores alleged political manipulation by Hampton Cartocrats, and links fraud to the broader battle over Reconstruction era power dynamics. The piece casts doubt on census integrity and warns of consequences for national balance.
A compilation of editorials and quotes rebuking the Democratic party tone for 1880. It contrasts Republican strength in Iowa with Georgia and critiques new blood versus old issues, citing Garfield and proclaims distrust of a party tied to the lost cause.
The Indianapolis Journal contrasts a rising youth with a decrepit elder, railing at modern vices and praising Kansas as a brave, reborn republic while condemning South Carolina as a ruined past. The piece laments governance and warns of fragile liberty as the 1890 census looms.
General Garfield urged young men to vote with independence, warned against Republican or Democratic blind allegiance, and urged choosing liberty and constitutional order. He contrasted relics of slavery and secession with the Republic, calling for continued support of Republican policy and warning against shifting to Democratic leadership.
A historic editorial debates why voters should expect more than a party swap. It questions Democrats plans, asks for specifics on policy shifts, and scrutinizes proposals to overturn Republican laws, centralization fears, and costly wartime-era promises. It notes constitutional limits on centralization and asks about compensation for freed slaves.
The essay argues fishing blends mystery and practical dining appeal. It notes the lure of unknown depths, the delight of fresh trout or bass, and the kitchen and dining room tempering the sport. It also reflects on river and lake allure and the philosophy of the pastime.
Carrain Joshua Cronx, a village tax collector, found his vision restored to what it was twenty five years ago after his spectacles failed to read the tax list. The Cold Spring Recorder notes this remarkable event as evidence that not every aged person loses sharp vision.
A Milwaukee Sentinel report expos es a Democratic VP candidate tied to foreclosures and tax sales. It details mortgages foreclosed by English with sheriff deeds, personal judgments against dozens of creditors, and dozens of property transfers in Marion County. Victims including a German harness-maker and a former druggist describe lost homes and businesses after English demanded full penalties. The piece condemns cut-throat lending and notes the dealer in deeds presents himself as a friend of the poor.
A reader note from Milwaukee Seufindl argues it is English not Tilden who mortgaged the Democratic party. The writer says a party mortgage is preferable to a national mortgage, deeming a closure a dead sure thing.
The Vicksburg Mississippi newspaper notes a radical view that the late rebellion was a struggle for liberty, contrasting with global assumptions that it was a fight over slavery. The piece reflects divergent wartime narratives and emphasizes constitutional notions of freedom.
In a sprawling satirical piece, David Davis abandons the old fence of neutrality amid a presidential race. The essay lampoons Davis’s letter writing and wavering stance toward Garfield Hancock and party factions, noting his Bloomingtion ties and limited influence as campaigns unfold. It ends with a brisk local notice: the master’s mother found in New York City by Enumerator Ma, residence 301 Houston and Lewis streets, Eleventh Ward, with twenty-two daughters.
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