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Newspaper
Lancaster Gazette
Location
Lancaster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1864
Page
2
Dispatches claim a credible front source suggested Cpt Lancaster led a march toward Charleston South Carolina to claim the city. Government officials deny the rumor, stating no official action or march is underway.
A stirring account proclaims President Lincoln re-elected by overwhelming majorities across New England and key states. It praises national resolve during civil war, condemns Copperhead opposition, and forecasts Lincoln carrying Pennsylvania New York and Ohio with significant margins. The piece warns against treason and touts Democratic defense of the Union, reporting on recent election results and political rhetoric.
Fragmentary dispatch reports Lincoln leading in several states with gains across Lincoln Mansfield and Allegheny County, while McClellan appeals appear limited. Analysts predict a strong Lincoln majority, with Kentucky and Wisconsin leaning toward Lincoln and Missouri confined to small margins. The piece argues government power sustains Union strength and deters rebellion, urging support for Lincoln.
War era dispatches recounts A Pollen Mr Coddington a Democratic speaker in New York deriding “little men” who presided over great principles. The piece attacks Vallandigham Wood Seymour and others as unfit to govern, praises Union gains in Ohio Allegheny and Pennsylvania, and rails at Copperhead critics while listing marching victories and state vote tallies for Lincoln across Ohio Indiana Michigan Pennsylvania and beyond.
Testimony before the Military Commission details a supposed plot by leaders of the Democratic Knights to arm an order and form a Northwestern Confederacy. It describes civil and military branches, secret committees, and plans to seize Governor Morton and trigger a rebellion to influence the 1860 election. Public figures such as Bowles and Wilson are cited as central to the alleged scheme.
Early returns from Ohio Indiana Kentucky New York and Pennsylvania show Lincoln leading in key counties and cities, with Lincoln carrying Ohio by around 40 000 and Indiana by about 9 000 plus gains in Kentucky and New York. Dispatches report Western Virginia for Lincoln and mixed city majorities across Pennsylvania and Illinois as final results loom.
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