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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1868
Page
2
The National Intelligencer argues the Republican party is split between ultra leaders and moderates after Grant’s nomination. A pacific approach by Grant could unite moderates and Democrats, ending sectional tensions and restoring national harmony, while pandering to ultras risks swift party collapse and voter backlash.
The Albany Journal notes a fiery caption asking if Grant should become president amid debates sparked by a radical scheme to secure Colfax’s election through electors. The piece rejects the plan as impractical and accuses the Tribune and its allies of trying to bind Grant with Johnson era terms.
A semi satirical plea by Joan Aero urging women to publish more safety valve remarks for the gender. She critiques young men labeled fast for Sabbath desecration, late-night revels, tobacco, drink, and serenades, then shifts to political notes about Representative contests and the rise of radical reformers led by Wendell Phillips, predicting radical changes in civil rights and suffrage including gender inclusion.
The Indianapolis State Sentinel reprints county and district tallies for electors of President and Vice President. It highlights Thomas H. Wilson, Republican, and John R. Coffroth, Democrat, as leading ticket electors and notes small variances in their support. Also includes General Grant's army report urging Indian affairs transfer to War Department and remarks on military staffing. finishes with a Democratic sweep in charter elections, Rogers elected mayor by 305 votes.
Members of the Forty-first Congress discuss the propriety of meeting in March to elect a Speaker with an immediate adjournment to follow. The plan hinges on timely proceedings and constitutional procedure.
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