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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1864
Page
2
In Ceonnlamonere district, GEORGE WOODRUFF and JOSEPH G. LODGE engage with ENFAPAVE NOMINATIONS. Lat District features WILLIAM H. BROCKWAY. Another ad mentions GEORGE R. McKAY and RODOLPHUS SANDERSON in mixed relation to the nomination process.
A harsh critique of the Chicago Convention held after delays to August twenty ninth. The piece mocks the platform as deceitful and aims to mislead voters while urging readers to distrust state rights rhetoric and fear impending political manipulation by factions.
The speaker denounces the Democratic platform as a weak, sickly, puny thing filled with falsehoods. He accuses the party of hypocrisy and cowardice, ignoring wartime realities, and predicts its political demise at the coming November elections. Named figures and dates emphasize the critique.
A speaker at the McClellan Ratification Meeting in Detroit criticized the Chicago Convention platform as four square and ambiguous. The remark suggested a sectional division, with references to groups such as the Knights of Liberty and the Western Square.
Fragmented text references a judge election and a bishop, noting an expired term and a ceremonial remembrance. It mentions Mas hing and Mating, with linguistic distortions and unclear dates or actions, limiting concrete facts.
At a 1864 convention in Newton delegates elected and credentials committees named. Credentials reported eligible delegates and an unofficial ballot named Hoy dolphus Sanderson as the unanimous choice for Representative pending formal approval as the convention adjourned.
A historical dispatch reports Maine election results with Samuel Cony leading the Republicans over Howard and Bradbury in multiple towns. Totals show Cony gaining ground, with figures from Portnano Port Lany Saco Bangor and Augusta among listed towns, noting shifts from previous year and a net gain.
From Washington Washington Sept 12 contractors seek pay while treasurer withholds others to pay soldiers. No updates from Grant or Sheridan. Ex secretary Chase Rupforts Lincoln, McClellan denounced. Regent Loan funds to army. New law restricts officer pay for soldiers and servants. Deserters from Andersons division arrive by train near Porter City Point.
A Civil War field report describes a night engagement just west of a river line where a Pennsylvania line and picket positions held. Rebels attempted a breakout but were surprised by a surprise Union assault and many were captured with light Confederate losses. Prisoners numbered about ten. persistent firing continued in the morning as captured troops taunted Union forces.
Report notes the capture of blockade runners by authorities including J B Kennedy A P Mills D Allen and others amid tense pursuit. Details of location and exact outcomes are sparse in the readable text.
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