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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1879
Page
2
The Indianapolis Sentinel reports Putnam County faces a Republican push to import Black labor to alter votes. It traces 1860s and 1870s race politics and predicts a strong anti Radical, anti African stance locally. The piece argues colonization would boost Democratic support and foresees divisions within the Republican ranks statewide.
A heated editorial denounces Republican ties to the so called negro exodus. It accuses a Radical carpetbagger Conway of plotting, cites Washington colonization links, and questions party leaders and Putnam county figures alleged to promote movement and recruitment.
A speaker accuses the Republican State committee of endorsing a wholesale invasion plan harming white labor and society. He says leaders from every district are responsible to the state and people and will not escape accountability.
A letter warns that Radical Republicans seek to seize the 1880 electoral vote by denying suffrage, districting to favor a minority, and possibly taxing citizens to fund imported African American voters. Judge C H Mason, once a Republican, denounces centralism and aligns with party reform. Democrats rally to oppose the plan.
The speaker questions white men on supporting cheap labor imports, urging a vote against Republican leaders in the state. The message frames labor policy as a test of white labor support and political alignment.
In Maine the Republican supreme court refused assistance to count ballots from a slate of legally defeated Republican candidates. The piece argues for caution in declaring majorities and hints at broader social and racial tensions, urging public debate on colonization schemes and white workers’ rights versus cheaper labor.
The discourse accuses Tayrs of voting to permit African labor importation and payment as low as fifty cents a day. It blasts Republicans for fear of investigations and politics over southern claims while urging white workers in Indiana to question wage cuts and labor rights amid Southeast migrants.
A squad of destitute North Carolina emigrants arrived in town today to seek better wages and work. The thinly clad party, some of whom plan to move on to Indianapolis or other Indiana locales, reported kind treatment in the South and said officials had promised homes if they stayed away.
London reports reaction to Ulysses S. Grant after his world tour and reception upon return to the United States. British papers speculate on possible re election and note The Times foresees England favoring Grant if he runs again. Cincinnati Enquirer.
At Indianapolis on December 13 two hundred twenty Carolina negroes arrived and were taken in charge by a Republican committee to be sent to various points in the state. The Democratic State Central committee will meet January 5 to set dates for nominating the next governor and other officers. Judge Perkins remains unconscious for much of the time.
Our Washington letter reports Congress will adjourn on December 19 and reconvene January 6. Three appropriation bills Pension Military Academy Fortification are to be reviewed with expected debate on pensions and banking laws. McCrary and Ramsey confirmed in top posts. Davis of West Virginia seeks a Treasury report on Civil War war payments showing Northern recipients dominate.
From Our Own Correspondent New York December 12 1879 holiday happenings flood uptown shopping districts Fulton Street Brooklyn Union Square Fourteenth Street Broadway all stores display extravagantly as prosperity abounds. Wealthy Rufus Hatch fights a court case over payments to a coachman amid a industry practice critiqued as dishonest. A pedestrain acts contest and a smoking car incident spark debate on women rights. A dramatic accident at a Patterson factory leaves a boy severely injured but alive, surgeons call it remarkable. The Brooklyn taxes arrears amount to 10 million plus, stirring a newspaper war. A whale, a sea serpent rumor, and a Shinnecock beach whale oil sale fuel a busy, varied scene.
The piece argues President Hayes should address Congress with a true civil service reform message and resign, citing George William Curtis and Republicans who doubt his rightful election. It contrasts Washington’s cherry tree anecdote with a claimed admission of unlawfully seizing the presidency, then critiques Congressional chaplains’ prayers and notes a California property compared to Rhode Island.
A. H. Fretageot & Co. promote Ayera Sansapa Rilla as a vegetable remedy with iodide of potassium and iron. They claim it cures scrofula blood disorders, skin diseases, liver issues and female weaknesses, touting forty years of extensive use and universal reach.
Addison argues that men who prize the Indies and talk boldly are rarely popular with women. He contends such men replace sentiment with flattery, and that genuine respect for women fosters respectful actions rather than perceived neglect or lack of love.
Mrs Jane Grey Swisshelm cites Buckle claiming 21 boys per 20 girls, arguing women should have husbands and 20 families need an old bachelor who will buy drums for boys and take girls to the opera. The Russian paper Resvet estimates over 100000 Jewish farmers in Russia now.
The fragment notes a proverb about the value of silence over explanations. It contrasts terse caution with verbose justification, implying restraint is wiser after speaking. The line hints at wisdom on communication without naming people or places.
Two marriage notices recorded from old newspapers. Atrrep B. Rineyone wed Pauline M. ArnoLpy in New Harmony at the residence of William Saldwin. Grorces Corrien married Exiza J. Will at AMson in a ceremony conducted by Rev. George F. Culvier and by Wim. Read.
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