Hayes vetoes Army Bill as he upholds constitutional rights
President Hayes returns the Army Bill to the House with a veto and a lengthy statement defending executive powers, insisting Congress cannot condition funding on unrelated legislation. He argues that attaching such measures to appropriations would concentrate power in the House, undermine the presidency, and endanger constitutional independence.
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The Negro Exodus Declared A Republican Plot
The Rock Island Argus labels the Gulf States migration as a Republican trick to import votes for 1880. It claims Negroes are moving to Kansas, a solid Republican state, and questions why colonization efforts target Kansas rather than Indiana Connecticut Southern Illinois.
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Colored people better off in the South says Davenport Democrat
The Davenport Democrat argues colored people are safer and happier in the South if guaranteed rights but acknowledges a citizen must fear violence at the polls or in his home in the North. It asks how long a editor would stay under threat before seeking Kansas.
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Seventh annual Inter State Exposition in Chicago
The seventh annual exposition of the Inter State Industrial Exposition opens in Chicago on September 3 and closes October 18 next year. Manufacturers are advised to note the dates.
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Four Murders Leave Vicksburg in Grim Week Span
Four men killed in Vicksburg Mississippi across a four week period raise alarm as the city endures murder, yellow fever, and a large Black exodus, signaling a troubling depopulation trend in the Gulf states.
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Louisiana convention rejects oath to U.S. Constitution
The Louisiana State Constitutional Convention adopted a resolution asserting no oath to support the U.S. Constitution is necessary. Despite the war, Southerners appear to question the existence of a United States government.
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Prophetic warnings on Civil War era legislation echoed
The piece recalls Republican warnings during a prior canvass about Democrats possibly repealing reconstruction acts civil rights laws and constitutional amendments if they gained control of Congress. It cites a Kentucky Democrat leader Mr Blackburn pledging to strike from the statute book every vestige of war era protections and ballot integrity laws.
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Conkling Defends Election Law in Army Bill Debate
Senator Conkling of New York delivers a forceful speech opposing repeal of federal controls on elections. He argues the bill would enable armed violence to influence voting and cites past fraud, the draft riots, and Grant era protections as justification for safeguarding free elections despite cost.
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Battle of Corinth 1862 General Rosecrans and Governor Oglesby
The 1862 Corinth engagement under General Rosecrans left Ex Governor Oglesby wounded by a bullet in the upper jaw. He lay in fear of bleeding as doctors and nurses cared for him through days and nights.
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St Louis Presses Capital Shift for Missouri Seat
Reports claim St Louis seeks removal of Missouri's capital to their city. General Alfred Sully died at Fort Vancouver Oregon last week. Bishop Ames aged 74 died in Baltimore last Friday. Congress member Rus Clark of Iowa 5th district died in Washington after brief illness. Cotton goods advance due to exports to Europe with about 9000 packages weekly. A Chicago bank deposited 20000 in gold at Washington and received equal certificates. Resumption is a fact.
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Log jamged Mississippi log drive and pension arrears note
Minneapolia Lumberman reports nearly two hundred fifty men on the Chippewa river for a log drive though low waters prevent rafting from Bel Slough. About 65,000,000 feet of logs trapped in the plough. fifteen inches more water needed to release them. Pension arrears begin to be paid under the new bill and funds are expected after July 1 to cover increased demand. PAROLE wins a £20,000 English race. owner Lorillard profiting, but the piece questions morality of wealth from a racing horse.
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House Votes on Army Bill Fails to Pass Veto
The House of Representatives voted on the army appropriation bill with the aim of overriding the President's veto. The yeas were 120 to 110, short of the two thirds required, so the bill failed and is set aside for now.
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Senate resolution on officers amid rebel soldiers defeated
Last week Mr. Edmunds proposed that no competent union soldiers now serving as officers be discharged to make room for rebel soldiers. The rebel democracy quickly voted the measure down signaling that a rebel soldier is as good as a union soldier, often better, in their view.
Ayer's Hair Vigor Promises Color Restoring Shine
The New Burne Times notes Ayer's Hair Vigor as a clear healthy preparation that prevents fading and restores gray or faded hair to its natural color. It claims to be oil and dye free and to grant freedom from dandruff while imparting vigor to the scalp and a youthful appearance.
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