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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1879
Page
2
A Republican plan proposes importing 10,000 southern Negro voters to Indiana to alter the state's political balance. The piece denounces the scheme as desperate and unethical, arguing it would not withstand public opposition and violate voter trust, with potential backlash at the polls.
The piece cites Garfield labeling legislative control of spending as revolutionary and subversive, notes his February vote for a $3,000,000 Brazilian mail subsidy added to a post office bill, and reports Republican gains amid Democratic ticket weaknesses. It mentions Evansville dispatch attributing a surge in votes to a rising Black turnout.
The House of Representatives declares the army must not be used to carry elections, stating the stance by a neat majority of 26. The remark reflects ongoing partisan disputes over military involvement in voting processes.
Record from 1872 notes Hayes then a congressman voting for an unconstitutional appropriation. The excerpt also reflects on Rhode Island election returns suggesting a delay of All Fools' Day and comments on debates in Congress compared with earlier Republican practices.
Indianapolis dispatch reports Republicans propose to move 6000 to 10000 Southern Black residents to Indiana as citizens before elections to tilt the state’s political balance. The plan aims to reduce campaign costs by increasing votes, with origins in Mississippi exoduses and Kansas relocation trends. The scheme is described as feasible and permanent, benefiting blacks but not whites.
The Woodruff expedition proposes a 16 month educational voyage around the world aboard the General Werder. Students pay 2500 dollars, travel from New York to the Azores and stops in Ireland, Britain, the Baltic, Mediterranean ports, India, China, Japan, and back via the Sandwich Islands to New York. Drexel Morgan & Co. handle funds. chair W S Clark leads a faculty of ten to twelve. sailing set for May 8.
A passage describes an extraordinary opportunity labeled an Expedition and suggests that if the speaker could take part, Rapix would cease all further communications for a year and a half. The tone implies a rare, possibly promotional or coercive mentor-like chance.
The April 3 1879 Washington letter reviews House debate on an Army appropriation and related amendments, notes Garfield Frye Belford Williams and Hurd speeches, discusses upcoming votes and the Hayes administration moves, and confirms military inquiry vindicating Gen Fitz John Porter while urging accountability for others harmed by Porter’s trial.
The New York Herald notes how 1872 Republicans inserted election day arrests into an appropriation act and 1879 Democrats sought repeal via another appropriation bill. It questions why repealing or enacting such amendments would be labeled revolutionary, highlighting partisan framing over civil process.
A Boston Post editorial likens the Republican Party to a pack of wolves emerging from the woods to frighten President Hayes and mislead the public with a rebel yell. It mocks congressional brigadiers and condemns stay at home braggarts who claim success for a rebellion they did not fight to quell.
A 1879 Newport letter recounts Deacon Richard Smith of the Cincinnati Gazette era and the Central Presbyterian Church dispute with Brother Chamberlain over a bank loan. It portrays a public fall from grace amid court action, noting Smith’s departure to Clifton and new role in corporate affairs while praising his former virtuous standing and trust.
The Golden Combination Troupe performed at Smart's Hall on Monday night in the Divorced selection. Critics praise Mr and Mrs Golden for strong portrayals as Farraday and the Queen of the West, with Robinson notable as Makepeace Thackeray Blaise. audience attendance has grown nightly.
Next Saturday one of the companys most popular pieces will be rendered by Prof Giblers band. The brass and string sections are unmatched in the state and will delight lovers of music with a tastefully chosen programme.
The Elmira Gazette offers a whimsical seasonal vignette where a boy sketches a magic circle for a marble, a rejected suitor writes a spring poem, a tramp seeks prey, frogs sing, and a merchant touts spring goods while the sheriff seizes riches, all in a satirical burst.
Professor Cox will depart for Tucson, Arizona, stopping in San Francisco and Los Angeles around the 15th. He will continue geologist work with offices in San Francisco and Tucson. His wife has been ill for months and the move is hoped to aid her health.
In Cohoes New York a baby boy born without legs prompts the father to thank heaven saying the child will never be a champion pedestrian. In Pennsylvania fox-hunters report more horses than foxes in the eastern region. The English see Afghanistan subjugation as a matter of time and money.
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