22 Aug 1866
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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1866
Page
1
The page presents dense political discourse on slavery, party conflict, and public figures. It references Abraham Lincoln, the 1860s party system, and Republican versus Democratic stances, with scattered notes on Johnson era politics and local Detroit coverage. It includes a Venice theater anecdote and Johnson movement scrutiny.
The article discusses Chief Justice France Martin's opinion on voting and citizenship in Michigan, arguing that citizenship follows the father’s blood and not the mother’s. It notes slavery altered the rules, but asserts the preponderance of blood should govern race in citizenship and voting cases, citing the Ohio Supreme Court as precedent. The piece reflects a dated legal debate on race and lineage in citizenship.
An old Mohegue chief of Nor wich Conn is depicted as a drunkard named Zachary. A governor’s son tricks him into tasting beer, triggering the chief to declare he will remain temperate, warning the boy that beer would ruin him and his people. The tale ends with a moral about keeping resolutions.
A New York Times correspondent reports Beaufort has shifted from a Southern winter resort for affluent Southerners to a largely New England–run town. He notes 1,590 to 2,000 white residents and about 10,000 Black residents, with New Englanders dominating leadership and support for new suffrage and opposition to Andrew Johnson.
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