24 Dec 1868
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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1868
Page
1
A nostalgic holiday message urges readers to pause amid wealth fever and reflect on time, virtue, and charity. It contrasts earthly pursuits with spiritual duties, invokes Christmas Eve imagery, and ends with well wishes for a happy Christmas and New Year.
Fragmentary text discusses fears that Congress may repeal an act enabling local militia supervision in former Confederate states. It argues the motive is to arm Carpetbaggers and control freedmen, warning of new military despotism and potential violence against White Southerners.
Reports from Wasutxoton and Washington describe Senate and House activity on constitutional amendments for black voting rights, finance questions, and postwar policies. Debates cover clerical bills on stamps, removal of political disabilities, fiscal measures, and eulogies for Thaddeus Stevens plus procedural moves on Georgia representation and Libby Prison rents.
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