Iowa Rebel Attacks Jones in Critique of Lincoln Era Politics
The piece brands United States Senator George Wallace Jones as a Southern slave-power ally and treasonous to the Union. It cites a Harrisburg letter defending Lincoln's murder and calls for Iowa readers to judge Jones as a traitor who would support Jeff Davis over the republic.
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United States
Washington
George Wallace Jones
Besore
Senate
Calhoun
Jeff Davis
Jones
D. D. Boas
Harrisburg
Fortress Monroe
Lincoln
Genelude
South
Mwuetriana
Democratic nominating call sparks Iowa clash at Des Moines
The piece labels Laurel Summers as chairman issuing a call for a August Des Moines convention to oppose removing the word white from the state constitution suffrage article and to back President Johnson reconstruction plans. The Sioux City Register editor, Dubuque Herald, Iowa City Press and Linn County locals react, some jeering at the call while others oppose the word white and hanging brethren. organizers expected to convene in Des Moines with delegates.
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Laurel Summers
Des Moines
Johnson
Sioux City
Democratic
Dubuque
Iowa City Press
Clagger
Linn Co
Laurel
Missouri Proclaims Free State Constitution Adopted
Governor Fletcher issued a proclamation announcing that Missouri’s free state constitution passed by 1 762 to 35 478 and took effect on July 4 making it the supreme law. The text argues the state is now disenthralled and will prosper, ending the era of slavery and war impacts.
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Fletcher
Missouri
Union
Resignations and War News Stir Early Postwar Period
The Lord Chancellor resigns while Parliament is prolonged. Austria plans a peace footing. The widow of Aaron Burr is dead. Mrs. Johnson reportedly ill. Iowa regiments mus ted out. Johnson supports measures to curb rebel voting with militia if needed. Fourth of July disorder in Tipton ends with restraint. A rebel sends $15 Confederate money to Jeff Davis. D and G R R trains may not reach Coder Falls before August.
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England
Aaron Bur
Johnson
Des Moines R. A
Pella
Iowa
Brownlow
CG. R. R
Cornell College offers free education to disabled soldiers
Rev S N Fellows details Cornell College Mount Vernon plan to provide free tuition and aid with books and board to disabled soldiers and orphan children of soldiers. Trustees authorize aid, invest funds in bonds, and devote all proceeds to the target groups. Fall term opens August 31 1865.
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Mount Vernon
Lowh
Cornell College
Northwest
Wahenras
Wohenras
Towa
Sanitary Commission
S. N. Fellows
Lyons
Town
Beecher Praises Edwin Stanton For Colored Soldier Rights
Henry Ward Beecher extols Edwin M Stanton as a pillar of liberty praising his role in organizing colored regiments and securing rights for Black soldiers in the South while noting his steadfast principles and foresight. Gold trades at 1.43 dollars.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Edwin M., Stanton
Edwin M. Stanton
South
Letter From President Sounson Sparks Fourth of July Reflections
A July 3 1865 letter from President Johnson expresses sorrow at not attending ceremonies in Keokuk and gratitude for peace. He praises emancipation and national unity, urging loyalty across all citizens including freed slaves, and notes the planned national cemetery and monument as symbols of enduring liberty.
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Johnson
D. Wirtxs
National Cemetery
Philadelphia
Andrew Joinson
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