The Fifteenth Amendment Debate Splits Parties
The piece rails at Radical majorities in state legislatures over the Fifteenth Amendment, praising Ohio and Indiana Democratic actions while condemning Republican procedures. It accuses radicals of tyranny, cites Missouri and Michigan ratifications, and critiques press and “National Union Republican”策略. It ends with a mocked Grant Gift Enterprise circular about political appointments.
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Missouri
National Union Republican Committee
National Capitol
Minois
Missouri disfranchisement suit and contested vote rights
A Missouri case questions the restoration of General Blair's voting rights while Radical conservatives who supported secession face state disenfranchisement. The argument cites Ox Ex Parte Garland and the Davis case and notes the complex wartime loyalties and the impact on ninety thousand Missourians eligible to vote. The author anticipates the court's ruling.
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Oxpur- Katou
Blair
Wall
Mssouri
Cours
Chase
Davis
Recamond
Blar
Jackson
Missouri
Postwar Critics Attack Carpetbaggers and Scalawags
The passage condemns carpetbaggers and scalawags attempting racial equality by adopting harsher treatment of African Americans, arguing conservatives seek superiority for whites and urging moral restraint amid Reconstruction tensions.
Radical gains in New Hampshire elections noted
The message claims Radicals did not gain in New Hampshire as claimed, reporting Grant's 6,967 majority and Stearns, a Radical, elected governor by about 3,800. It asserts the gains align with their expectations and mentions a count of just over 3,000.
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Messieura
New Hampshire
Grant
Stearns
Haste in Congress and Maine Legislature on Fifteenth Amendment
The article critiques Kangas for acting hastily on the Fifteenth Amendment via telegraph, noting only part was adopted and calling into question whether Maine's legislature received official notice. It questions haste to enfranchise various groups including Indians Chinese Esquimaux of Alaska.
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Kangas
Maine
Esquimaux
Alaska
Not Guilty or Trick Revealed in Burgess Horse Case
The New York Mercury recounts Richard Vansande confronting John Burgess the elder over a horse sale dispute. Burgess refuses full payment and mocks Vansande, while Vansande, impoverished and caring for an invalid sister, plans a return to Burgess’s home where he meets Ellen Burgess as a lovers’ meeting unfolds.
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New York Mercury
Joan Burgess
Iere
Richard Vansande
John Burgess
Richard
Vunsande
Wasdolin Burgess
Epiris
John Burges
Lorena
Ellen Burgess
Beauford Cummings Slain. Richard Vansand Freed
In a dramatic trial scene, Beaufort Cummings confesses to murder, dies in a courtroom shot. Richard Vansand is exonerated and released amid crowd cheers. John Burgess’s heir Richard inherits wealth as Lorena dies of shock, and Mien becomes his bride, with a lavish wedding concluding the tale.
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John Burgess
Richard Vansand
Lorena
Beaufort Cummings
Richard
Mien
Government and the President as Servant, Not the Power
An editorial argues that the government remains plural in authority across Congress and the White House. It maintains the president is a servant of the people, while the Senate safeguards liberties and withholds assent from harmful acts. It contends Grant’s future appointments may threaten the administration’s fate.
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Mack
Washington
Willie
JMS C 1St Strietarost
Napoleon Bone Parte UiNn
Hoss Warmes
Gaint Gift Enterprise
Lincoln
White House
Johnson
Congress
Grant
Senate
Chicago Times
Fragmented Odds and Ends From a Far Reading World
A collage of quirky notes and quips from 19th century papers. Items mention New York wages for boys, street ads, prayers, publishing plans, and curious readers’ bits across Boston Philadelphia Chicago and Connecticut with light satire and social observations.
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