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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1868
Page
2
A Democratic mass meeting is planned in Blairsville this Saturday the 8th with a Seymour and Blair pole raising. Speakers and Evansville's Silver Band will provide music and entertainment. The rally invites attendees to support defenders of constitutional law and order.
A Grand Democratic Ratification Meeting will be held in Princeton on Wednesday August 19 1868 with Hon Thos A Hendricks to be present. Citizens urged to turnout for the cause and our gallant standard bearers in the approaching struggles.
Senator Coothre warned that continuing reconstruction policies risk a race war in Southern states. He cited widespread disfranchisement of white voters under reconstructed constitutions in Alabama and Arkansas and argued such conditions would force conflict unless the system changes. He recalled General Grant’s view that universal black suffrage would trigger war unless whites were protected.
A lengthy Cleveland rally feature recounts Franxlin T. Backus speaking for the Democratic cause after the nomination of Seymour and Blair. The oration denounces Republican stratagems, lauds Andrew Johnson and Seymour, pledges victory, and cites Stanton’s wartime letters praising Seymour’s prompt troop deployment.
A June 27 1863 Washington dispatch from the War Department acknowledges the prompt and cordial support given to the government in the emergency. Edwin M Stanton expresses personal and official gratitude and friendship, praising energy and patriotism without claiming any personal advantage.
The great play Marble Heart or The Sculptor's Dream will be performed at the theatre tonight, promising a notable evening of drama with the evening show.
A July 26 dispatch attacks Radicalism and Congress over adjournment. It argues Morgan and Schenck wield power to override the Constitution, compares the party to a revolution, and warns of efforts to suppress freemen. Mentions temperance lectures by Gen. Blair and a Tribune nudge to persuade Grant.
Senator Hendricks denounces a military arms bill aimed at arming citizens for a presidential election. He argues the measure threats democracy by placing weapons under governors and partisan control, lists distribution by state, and warns the plan could unleash deadly party conflict across the country.
A fragment notes concern over a dangerous measure threatening the nation’s tranquility. It mentions potential unrest and calls for careful consideration of actions that could disrupt public order and safety.
Letters from St Louis and Newport in July 1868 deflect radical press claims of Hancock’s disloyalty to the National Democratic ticket. Hancock asserts steadfast support for principles over persons, praising constitutional government and the Democratic cause. A Colored Citizen report from Lafayette Square Newark notes praise for Northern Republicans and their offer of equality at Chicago’s Democratic and Republican conventions, highlighting J. H. Harris’s invitation to speak.
The speaker defends Seymour and Blair against opposition tactics, claiming Seymour’s June Cooper Institute speech mirrors the party platform. He denounces General Blair’s letter as a warning against unconstitutional bogus state governments and argues for restoration of representation by federal power. The Baltimore Leader ridicules Radical attacks on Seymour’s character, praising him as a Christian gentleman.
Boston organ grinder Grant gains fame by studying sheet music while grinding. At Salt River headwaters he will uncover a Cold Harbor, signaling a bold turn in his musical journey and local legend.
The London National Reformer sketches Robert Owen as the initiator of secular education libraries public baths and other social innovations. The piece notes his New Lanark venture of 1812 as a beacon, argues nations owe him gratitude and cites education arbitration and social reform as his lasting legacy. The speaker attributes ingratitude to contemporaries and recalls Owen’s reply that he seeks no personal reward.
A New York Democrat, 8. J. Tupen, asserts in a Washington letter that over thirty years of political action show clear omens of victory for the National Democracy in the coming presidential fight. The New York Round Table concedes that Raymour is the more capable candidate, while Grant lags in natural intellect and experience, supporting a shift toward the opposition. Subscriptions urged for the Reotsran.
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