14 Mar 1877
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1877
Page
1
The excerpt argues about constitutional eligibility and electoral flaws in the Hayes era. It condemns Republican fraud while praising certain figures like Dr. Collins and Chamberlain, urging defense of party principles and warning against pacification and disunion.
A historical Madison Indiana classified fragment lists several merchants and trades. It includes clothier and millinery entries, a grocery and hardware seller, a queenware dealer, a tailor and clothier, a woolen goods dealer, carpenters and builders, a grocery stoneware and drug store, and attorney offices. The notices reference Main Cross and West Main Street locations with business names and brief descriptions. The sparse text mentions J. C. White manufacturer dealer and Vincent Kirk attorney at law with offices at Main Cross and Walnut streets and Madison Masonic Temple references.
Daily and semi weekly mail routes listed with open and close times for Cincinnati Louisville Indianapolis North Vernon and more. Includes tri weekly and semi weekly services to towns such as Stony Point Mud Lick Bry antebourg Rexsille St. Magdalens New Marion Canaan Versailles and Vevay. Postmaster M C Garber notes office hours and special openings.
Riverside Hotel 8 in Rockwell listed under property records with ownership by Comerth and water rights noted.
Dispatch from Cincinnati outlines a convention clash featuring Blaine and allies in a prominent display at the forefront of the event. The piece notes signaling moves and public reception as the campaign gains momentum.
The Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial reports Hayes aims to send a commission headed likely by Vice President Wheeler to Louisiana to examine conditions and report soon. He notes Wheeler’s task would be to verify if Louisiana’s Republican government and Returning Board are legal, echoing a 1875 Congress report.
The 1874 wording from an Interior Department speech calls for guidance on pacifying the South and criticizes the Republican party for facilitating arousal and coercion. It accuses the party of promoting unconstitutional arrogance and rule by force while condemning corruption in both regions.
In the Senate on Wednesday a substitute by Mr Bayard to refer Kellogg's credential to the Committee on Privileges and Elections faced opposition from Blame's resolution to swear him immediately. The vote was 33 to many opposing Republicans Booth Burnside Christianey Conkling Davie Jones Morrill among seven dissenting indicia noted.
The piece recalls a year of weak prophesies and fainting spells over Ben Hill’s name, stirred by Blaine’s fiery oratory and bloody shirt gestures. Now supporters grow nauseated at Blaine’s presence while Hill is hailed as a noble Southern statesman, with cheers for pacification sounding hollow.
A historical report accuses Republican leaders of depraved acts surrounding Hayes’s ascent to power. It charges fraudulent counting and secret swearing into office ahead of the legal time, describing the actions as dishonorable and historically debased.
Fragmentary report claims Hayes seeks a pacifier role by dispatching the colonel to his regiment. The telegraphist offers a vivid, if unclear, portrait of political intrigue and loyalist actions amid rumors of radical dissent.
Fragmentary notes reference neon era phrases and political orations. The text hints at county courts and peculiar circumstances, with scattered obscurities about the Gays and Eminent domain.
A fragment from a Cincinnati newspaper notes that forty named individuals assert Hayes would not have been elected without the unnamed claimant. The text is incomplete but indicates political dispute over Hayes’s victory and support.
A proposal outlines securing President Grant with a dignified position and ongoing service to the country. It speaks of debt settlement, a syndicate resuming work under loan control, and a strong New York bank— Bank of America or Bank of Commerce—being recognized as national bank with capital between 10 and 20 million dollars.
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