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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1868
Page
2
The article reports on a county convention with calls for unity and rapid nominations. It mentions speakers Non, Wa, EB, Nipjack, and Conn addressing issues of taxation and party platforms. A critical note ridicules radical posters and criticizes the Grant pole flag event welcoming De Bauier.
Our approaching county fair opens on the Sth of September with plans to surpass prior fairs in attendance and exhibits. New amphitheatre seating for five thousand, enhanced stock security stalls, and a half mile track upgrade promise top state status. Ample visitor accommodations include hotels and boarding houses. Avon Troupe theatre nightly with two grand balls by New Harmony String Band. State Board of Agriculture notes last year’s receipts and entries ranked second. this year expected to lead.
Monmouth editorial notes posted notices calling a Grant Club meeting with the caption To Your Work. It contrasts labor discipline with Republican charges against Radical policies, cites large taxes and bureau costs, and highlights an independent New York Republican journal predicting Seymour's election as a fact. The piece ends by urging Republicans to read The Prospect of the Campaign and remarks Fillmore’s gout.
The extensive Uem urras & Co equestrian show claims to be the largest in the United States and will perform in New Harmony on Wednesday Sept 2 after noon and evening. It features trained animals including lions elephant and a strong equestrian troupe with notable clowns Warroxry Monnor and Rivers. The procession will parade in armor with stock including a lion outside its cage and a baby performing elephant. A political note skewers Indiana governor race offering political papers for future payment if Vesxorrens or Seymerk are elected.
The Democracy of Robb township held a large rally in Stewartsville with about six hundred attendees. A 15 foot hickory pole topped by a chanticleer flag and a masthead flag were raised as Seymore and Blain were praised, followed by a dinner and a speech by Jfon Re T Dasine attacking the Radical party and discussing taxation and suffrage. A second notice reports another 147 foot hickory pole raised in Poseyville topped with a flag and rooster symbol expected to herald victory over Radicalism in October and November.
The New York Wereury, a leading paper with wide circulation, comes out in support of Seymour and Bart in its latest issue, delivering a decisive setback to the Radical party and signaling strong political influence.
The piece analyzes the looming election with Greeley and Pomeron as contrasting leaders, notes a Democratic undercurrent opposing Radical rule, and questions Reconstruction and Grant’s popularity. It argues voters weigh universal negro suffrage and policy over loyalty, predicting close races in New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio while exploring Republican vulnerabilities and Democratic momentum.
The World reports a heated exchange as Beauregard rises for the Democrats while Union soldiers are urged to vote with him and labeled copperheads if they refuse. Ex-Governor Barnes of Georgia noted for controversial prison history. Colfax counters, asserting no single ruler holds power and voters must choose servants, not masters, in November.
Bar WaAsabursk of Illinois urged Congress to adjourn at the earliest moment, warning that continuing would starve the government of money and credit. A school teacher recalls childhood and advertises reopening with a warning that trouble begins Sept. 15.
The Albany Ledger denounces General Kimball for portraying taxes as minimal while listing widespread levies on everyday goods and services. The piece labels him a fraud, predicts heavy imposts by state and national governments, and notes KObane’s upcoming speech to exploit credulity.
The Tenth Annual Posey County Agricultural Society fair runs September 8 to 11 at New Harmony. Premiums total two hundred dollars for trotting and one hundred forty dollars for pacing, with enhanced amphitheatre seating for five thousand and expanded stalls and track. The event promises ample facilities, hotel rooms, and a welcoming county atmosphere making it the state’s leading fair.
A Milwaukee area editorial urges a civil campaign conducted in friendly spirit while noting a contrasting column in the same issue that labels Democrats as lying knaves and rascals. The piece cautions consistency between claimed ideals and published rhetoric.
A remark notes how Southern legislatures previously under Grant’s military rule now support him for the presidency, calling it a brand-new moral idea and signaling political realignment after the Civil War.
A critic names Thos W Mitchell and vows to treat his August issue article with contempt, likening it to a barking puppy. The public feud centers on a published piece deemed low and abusive by K J Roorrs.
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