New York Sun voices January 8 protest against election fraud
The piece urges nationwide public meetings on January 8 to protest the alleged plan to steal the presidency, praising Andrew Jackson and the Battle of New Orleans as symbols of national resolve. It warns of a powerful conspiracy by officeholders and a major political party, urging decisive popular action to defend democracy.
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England
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Great Britain
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Noble Radical Utterances From Late Election Tradeoffs
A collection of harsh Radical statements critiqued for their wartime rhetoric. Quotes from Zack Chandler Logan Wheeler and Morton are contrasted with Wade Hampton to question patriotism and the era's political rhetoric. The piece weighs the authorship and impact of these sentiments on the Democratic and Republican parties during the period.
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Grant
National Republican Committee
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Democratic Party
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Townsend
Wheeler
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Wade Hampton
Tilden Carries South Carolina With Large Lead In Vote
The article notes Tilden has a strong popular majority in South Carolina and cites 196 to 173 electoral votes after excluding college totals. It highlights a hypothetical 8,670 vote swing in seven Republican-led states altering 49 electoral votes and references the January 8 Democratic State Convention’s nerve-wracking impact on Radicals.
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Tilden
South Carolina
Hayes
Sheridan Praises or Shames Wells From Years Past
A memory of Geo. Sheridan recalling J Madison Wells of the Louisiana Returning Board as a scoundrel four years ago suggests Wells has not improved in honesty since. The remark reflects tensions over Wells credibility and public service.
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J. Madison Wells
Louisiana Returning Board
Tilden Sought Narrow Texas Victory Drift in Wording
The fragment notes Tilden aimed for about 40 votes of a possible 60,000 majority in Texas, hinting at a contested result and political strategy during the era.
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Texas
Political Commentary on Election Law and Bank Issues
The writer discusses submitting post election disputes to the Supreme Court, the Freedmen's Bank purchase offer at 300,000 dollars, and concerns about depositors. It notes resignation rumors about Commissioner Duell, political influence in the District’s police leadership, and ongoing congressional debates with quorums. It mentions Blaine’s caucus absence and reflects on party loyalty and electoral disputes in De Soto Parish.
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Candidate Refuses to Accept De Soto Legislature Seat
In a Dec 1876 letter from Panisa De Soto, La to J Madison Wells, President of the Louisiana Returning Board, candidate John J Long reports being counted as elected but declines the lower House seat. He cites Republican loyalties, belief of fair defeat, and desire to avoid actions seen as improper.
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Opening Letters Stir Over Mail Security in Congress
The New York Sun notes a Hewitt claim that his letters were opened in the New York Post Office provoking indignation toward Postmaster James. It argues secrecy of the mails is compromised as envelopes are opened and resealed across many offices, citing wartime practices and lax safeguards, and concludes public mails are not an absolutely safe medium for confidential communications.
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Y. Sun
Dipper Motion and Sky Clock How Stars Move Around Pole
Prof R A Proctor explains the dipper's apparent rotation around the celestial pole. He notes that each clear winter evening reveals the dipper and polar groups tracing a near clocklike path, gaining minutes nightly as the Earth turns. The piece contrasts firsthand observation with book learning. It also cites election vote tallies from Cincinnati Commercial for Hayes and others.
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Dyspeptic theologians eye God’s verdict in theater fire
The burning of a Brooklyn theater prompts a harsh judgment by religious critics who link the disaster to divine wrath. A Canadian religious institution reports thirteen inmate deaths in a separate fatal fire, challenging clergy to interpret the tragedies.
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Taxes for 1876 Posey County Dog Taxes
Posey County Treasurer George Naas announces dog taxes for 1876. Male dogs taxed at 100 and female dogs at 200 with 200 for each dog over one. Taxes due by the third Monday in April 1877, with optional half payment plus road tax due then and the rest by November. Delinquency triggers ten percent penalty and distress sale. Office in Mt. Vernon for collection.
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Posey County
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