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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1868
Page
3
A partial fragment describes a large representation of the Radical party figure and a Major. The publication price is not listed but expected to be affordable. The item includes amusing depictions aimed at entertaining longtime Radicals.
Fragmented commentary recalls Know Nothing era animus as Radical leaders and figures such as ex Governor Brown are depicted amid calls of prejudice. The piece frames pardons, prison oversight, and wartime governance as evidence of policy hypocrisy, with hostile references to immigrants and African Americans.
The New York Republican General Assembly unanimously resolves to thank Gov Seymour for alerting Washington to errors in the March enrollment act quota and for his prompt efforts to secure a correction. The clerk is ordered to send a copy of the report and resolutions to the governor.
The New York World states Governor Srysott will win 11 northern electoral votes and possibly more in the North. It notes Arkansas Georgia Alabama Virginia Mississippi Texas may go Democratic, while Indiana shows Democratic growth with increased paper publication and organization. It suggests Kansas is contested and Republicans underestimate Grant's support by about 10,000 votes.
A fragmentary editorials voice criticizes John M Palmer for policy support and a funding bill seen as robbing the poor to fund a large government program. It accuses Palmer of subordinating white citizens to a vast empowered minority and of eroding public liberty under Grant era politics.
The State Register condemns John M. Palmer for defending the rump administration and its costly policies. The piece argues the people seek answers on vast federal outlays, currency issues, and the freedmen bureau, labeling Palmer with “rebel” and “traitor” while urging voters to hold rump leaders accountable.
The New York Herald denounces the Democratic ticket after the convention and predicts a Democratic triumph in November. It cites a broader anti Radical impulse, noting gains in Ohio and Kentucky and a large Democratic majority in New York as signs the reaction will continue and the North will decide the election.
A dying man tells his wife of a will leaving his horse to his parents and money to her while noting care for his son Roz. The scene hints at a deathbed bequest and family dispositions with a tale of possible neglect or misfortune in preparation for the market day.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a house intrusion by thieves and law-breakers, restraint of a wife, and distressed neighbors reacting with demands for peace. The garbled lines reference civil strife and a figure named Major Lat, suggesting a wartime or revolutionary setting.
A large Conservative veterans meeting in Union augments support for Governor Seymour with a serenade at the Butterfield House. Seymour praised the soldiers’ service, pledged to defend the Union, and acknowledged local testimonials from neighbors and veterans. Speakers included Jlun Sand Lilden A J Roggers A K Follows and Francis Kernan.
A father recalls a June morning when twelve year old Ulysses is tasked to drive a cow to a neighbor. The cow wilds toward a yard but after a rough start they advance. Ulysses falls into a mud hole, emerges covered in mud, yet shows bulldog pluck and tenacity in staying with the task.
A 1868 letter exchange in Buicommecrom Illinois shows Gov Seymour denies owning or dealing in United States bonds. The Bloomington contact confirms the denial in reply to a New York inquiry. The matter undercuts bondholder support for Seymour at the convention and references Pendleton allies.
A long favored Old Dominion figure, famed for affable charm and big votes, meets a countryman who turns the table with a string of revealing questions. The exchange ends with the man revealing he was born in Ohio and has changed farms and lives, leaving the veteran puzzled.
The Hong Kong Press and the China Mail are the two daily papers, with editors and proprietors English and Chinese staff overall. Compositors number twelve to fifteen in the Press office, setting six to nine thousand ems daily, yet they understand no English, yet print fluently. They are cheap labor, paid about fifteen dollars monthly, with some skilled Chinese job printers delivering high satisfaction for employers.
In Lorain County the Plaindealer replies to radical claims that bondholders bear all revenue taxes. It argues taxation is indirect via consumer prices and lists daily items taxed without direct payment, urging equal taxation of all property and a single currency.
The piece argues radicals added 2.5 billion dollars in eight years, claiming bondholders demand repayment in gold or silver while avoiding taxes. It imagines moving that debt from Springfield to Boston with 80,000 wagons and 160,000 horses, to provoke readers to distrust political opponents and reject labels like traitor or copperhead.
A Mil waukee Sentinel piece recounts a nameless female writer who receives a flirtatious note from a gentleman admirer praising her poetry. They meet secretly, share a kiss, and the veil is lifted as the pair exchange consent amid a moonlit encounter.
A New York Herald correspondent reports a terror in Trebizond where a knife-wielding madman killed seventeen in minutes, beheading after a public trial. The killer, calling himself Hadgi, was slain by a baker. beheading followed for the public. Also notes Oregon election gains for Democrats and Portland mayoral result with national implications.
A garbled tale recounts a revenge plot where a selfish foe feigns death to mock a priest. A coffin ballet ends with the tailor killing the clergyman, the body misidentified, and a confession revealing a ruse powered by a malefactor who swapped the corpse to commit further crime.
Debates over selecting presidential electors highlight Republican concern that state legislatures in Florida and Alabama overstep by seizing power to appoint electors. Critics warn such actions bypasses the people and threaten the electoral process, urging constitutional restraint and public order.
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