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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1872
Page
2
Fragmentary remarks discuss Horace Greeley urging Republicans to support candidates for the next election. The text references Union generals and the stance of Democrats and Republicans, with scattered dialogue about loyalty, unity, and political strategy. The piece reads as a political opinion excerpt from a wartime era discourse.
A verbose Republican mobilization urges Calhoun voters to ensure registration by Saturday and vote next Tuesday. It praises Gen Grant and party nominees, calls for full polling participation, warns against split tickets, and urges bringing in returns to Marshall, Battle Creek or Albion for a united victory celebration.
The article proclaims Gen. Grant’s re election as inevitable as next Tuesday, arguing the Republican cause grows stronger while Liberal Democracy falters. It asserts Democrats lack principles, Republicans gain confidence daily, and October gains amplify the certainty of Grant’s victory as the national mood leans toward the party.
In New York the Liberal party concedes the choice of Gen Dix. A large number of Greeley and Brown clubs there have already declared for Grant and Wilson, signaling strong Grant support in the state.
Calhoun County totals show 1868 presidential results with Gen Grant receiving a county majority and, by 1870, Baldwin winning the governorship. County aggregates indicate 8,248 votes in 1868 and 5,658 for governor in 1870, a drop of 2,590. Statewide, Grant led Michigan by 29,432 in 1868, while Baldwin’s 1870 governor majority reached 16,785 with total governor votes at 183,567, down 42,001 from two years earlier.
A speaker denounces "renegades and traitors" aligned with the opposition. He cites Teuton, Mc Clures, Trumbulls and Tiptons, urging harsh political reckoning. He warns that the Democratic party must condemn them so they cannot compromise party and principle again.
The piece questions the sincerity of Democratic shifts after Reconstruction. It lists Democrats who opposed amendments to the 13th 14th and 15th, labeling some as potential Legislature candidates. It urges voters to demand explanations for policy reversals and warns against opportunistic office seekers.
The piece rails at Congress members who press political documents via franking. It notes Pennsylvania's Samuel J. Randall byline and reports New Haven Democrats aligning with Grant and Wilson clubs after desertions from Republicans. It mocks Liberal fusion delays and recalls Greeley and Sumner sharing birth and death years.
The South fears Greeley’s potential rise and a Democratic Congress. Critics warn of restored slave property claims and increased national debt. Dawes warns of treasury raids by war claimants. supporters see peril of disloyal dominance in the South.
A Michigan Democratic circular urges electors to back the party ticket placed by state and national conventions. It denounces the Grant or Greeley coalition as radical and corrupt and calls for voters to repudiate it at the polls. Wa. W. Wheaton chairs the committee.
Secretary of State tally shows consumption leading deaths in 1870 ahead of all other causes, with scarlatina rising to second. One/eighth of total deaths due to cancer noted as 120 cases with 73 female. Also mentions age pattern, and a separate note on Fletcher Mills arrest for alleged $35,000 insurance swindle.
Oct 22 a gale destroyed the Missouri bound for Havana via Nassau. Twelve saved after fire broke out in the pantry and spread rapidly. Boats swamped. survivors in Abaco boats then to Nassau. Capt Culmer’s skill saved a boat. three passengers remain in Abaco. Origin of fire unknown. Other boats burned. near-certain loss of all but may be saved by wreck boat. Further details awaited. Lewiston and New York reports note horse illnesses amid city disruptions.
Reports from Chicago New York and several towns describe a widespread equine catarrh outbreak. Experts note varying severity with many horses affected and business disruption spreading from stables to car lines and express services. Authorities urge precautions while projecting prolonged impact on transport and commerce.
New York reports total registry 148010 this year versus 152692 last year with Brooklyn at 75617. A strict registry law blocks some registrations and warns of list cleanups. Election issues include a controversial O’Brien meeting riot, arrests, party ticket printing, and police testimony in burglary cases.
Oct 27 dispatch notes Cortes authorized a Monday introduction of a resolution to impeach Sesor Sagista and cabinet ministers. Committee favors reporting to abolish capital punishment for political offenses, a proposal previously defeated in the Senate. Several other items: Sumner’s London return, smallpox deaths in Boston, City of Washington arrival, Nashville rally, Salt Lake snowstorm, Middletown asylum cornerstone, Bingham Canon railroad broke ground, Thiers life presidency amendment foreshadowed, Bancroft’s Berlin posting, a Cumberland man sentenced for rape, Washburne’s vote trip and France return plan.
Rushed excerpt quotes Lyman Trumbull on forgiveness for the South after Civil War. The piece evokes Confederate figures, Jackson and Fort Hall analogies, and stern reminders not to wail about Andersonville. It reflects martial memories and reconciliation rhetoric.
London reports name Grimm Vice President of the Supreme Court Kiepert eminent geographer and Goldschmidt member of the Leipzig Superior Tribunal as the im perial advisers for the San Juan award. They allege vagueness in the 1846 treaty wording and say southern means shortest channel to the Straits of Juan De Fuca. A Berlin to Washington mission is dispatched and German passport measures threaten Alsace Lorraine. The Suez Canal Company loses a tonnage dues case in Paris. Po floods devastate northern Italy. French troops misdirected near Chalons. Nantes organists call for union with legitimists amid Chambord supporters.
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