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Newspaper
Linn County Register
Location
Marion, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1865
Page
1
A chaotic Sunday at Rielumond shows peaceful baptism for colored worshippers interrupted by white youths stoning the crowd. Police crack down as several arrests are reported while political reelection rhetoric and race conflict echo statewide.
A column outlines candidate routes from Washington to Dubuque via Wilton Ottumwa and Cedar Rapids, arguing the eastern route has best completion odds. It notes Muscatine Tipton Anamosa and a Wilton Anamosa line and discusses Cedar Rapids as a longer term option. The piece shifts to commentary on Copperhead politics, Kilpatrick speeches, Sherman’s stance, and Democratic strategy amid war and Reconstruction era concerns. The author references reactions in Kingston and broad national political dynamics.
The passage outlines early Union dissolution debates after Lincoln’s first election. It notes federal preservation vs state rights, then shifts to war, emancipation, and resistance by Democrats to arming slaves. It portrays party shifts as the conflict evolves from union defense to emancipation policy.
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