Election urged to defeat negro suffrage in Posey County
A local party letter urges a special March election to fill the seat of MOP Carnahan and to oppose federal constitutional amendments allowing universal negro suffrage. It calls for widespread canvassing, appeals to patriotism, and asks voters to back Viwnius R. Carndian to defeat the amendment and oppose negro equality. It ends as an order from the Posey County Central Committee.
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Posey
Io Crovernor
Carnahan
Neposiadire
Tailinoa
United States
Leaniprand
Podiana
Indictaipolis
Boda
Viwnius R. Carndian
Pan
Lelia
The
Republic
Pusey County
Court of Common Pleas
Posey County
Indiana
New Harmony
ReySale
Edward Homer
Adm’r
Chicago Platform and Fifteenth Amendment Clash
The Chicago Platform supported by Grant was criticized for aiming to regulate suffrage of loyal and non loyal citizens. Critics say the nominee rejected the platform, aligning with Radical views. The commentary notes Wade’s retirement, leaving Mrs. Sumner as Father of the Senate, and laments the moral disappointments of public life.
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Wade
Sumner
Senate
Lourie Democrat
Voter Urges Support for Magnus T. Carnahan Next Tuesday
A political notice urges voters opposed to Negro suffrage to cast ballots next Tuesday for Magnus T. Carnahan, highlighting the stance and upcoming election timing.
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Magnus ‘T. Carnahan
Bes
Magnus T. Carnahan
Wes
Magnus T. Carnastan
The Negro Amendment and State Rights in Congress
The piece argues Congress shows disregard for the Chicago platform and state sovereignty by proposing to transfer suffrage control to Congress. It urges support for Representative Carnahan and calls for defeating the odious act at the upcoming special election, praising his vote as vindication of a vital principle.
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Chicago
Car- Nahwan
Ile
Hendricks Praised as Nation's Leading Indiana Statesman
The Ex Senator Hendricks returns home to cheers for six years of service in challenging times. He stood firm in the Senate defending the people against extravagant profligacy, earning a national reputation. He is hailed as the first man of his party in Indiana and likened to Clay Corwin Wright and Webster. The Rochester Union decries the inaugural as weak, calling it a beggar on horseback and praising bondholder friendly rhetoric.
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Hendricks
Senate
Clay
Kentucky
Corwin
Ohio
Silas Wright
New York
Webster
Old Bay State
Nendricks
Indiana
Indianapolis Mirror
Rochester
Union
United States
Negro Suf Magnu Carnahan Opposition Note
A brief item notes opposition to Magnus T. Carna han in a community matter. The readable text is fragmented but identifies a stance against this individual and references a local dispute or public reception. Further specifics are unavailable from the fragment.
Voters urged to oppose suffrage amendment in March elections
The Indianapolis Sentinel notes that every voter in counties with special elections to fill legislative vacancies should cast a full vote on March 23 to defeat the negro suffrage proposition. Dem voters urged to support Carna han and conservative Republicans urged to vote. The piece also covers a medical discovery for deafness using atomized oxide of phenyl and French tanning wood notes. The Nashville Union questions Digger Indians and Dirt-Eaters in the U S Senate for character concerns.
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Indianapolis Sentinel
Carnahan
Indianapolis
Geera
Scott
New York Medical University
Nashville Union
United States Senate
The Opening Blunder by President Grant
The article criticizes President Grant for his silent approach to forming his Cabinet. It argues his reticence caused a disqualified nominee and a potential cabinet reshuffle as Congress considered the law. The Louisville Courier-Journal perspective questions pride in independence and warns ambition may backfire.
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Congress
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the Treasury
Louisville Courier-Journal
Missouri fails to ratify suffrage amendment in time
In remarks from Vincennes Sun bar and the New York press, the piece notes Missouri did not ratify the constitutional suffrage amendment due to incomplete transmission of the second section. The open question could reappear next fall, prompting public reconsideration. The column urges voters to resist turning the issue into party football and warns against mob rule.
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Missouri
Benjamin
Congress
Vincennes Sun
Fifteenth Amendment Ratified by Georgia Legislature
In Atlanta on March 17 the fifteenth amendment was presented as a special order. Opponents denounced it as the end of liberty for colored men, while supporters argued it denied colored men the right to hold office and would end Radical rule under Gen. Grant. The amendment passed 64 to 32.
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Atlanta
Gaa
Spoons Butler
Georgia
Massachusetts
Gen. Grant
Horse
Governor signs school bill and appoints mixed- race commissioners
From New Orleans dated March 17 the Governor signs the school bill enabling mixed schools and appoints commissioners under the act, including two colored members one formerly a Chaplain in the State Senate. A dispatch from Jefferson Texas reports Northeastern Texas backing A J B Hamilton for Governor and B W Gray for Lieutenant Governor. A Jefferson Conservative paper boosts the ticket and claims broad support from leading citizens of all parties.
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New Orleans
State Senate
Jefferson
Texas
A. J.B. Hamilton
B. W. Gray
Gen Custar Captured by Indians Reported Near Fort Logan
A Fort Logan report relayed via Omaha states Gen Custar was captured by the Indians about eight days ago during a scouting expedition. No further details accompany the intelligence.
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Cnicaco
The
Tribune
Omaha
Fort Logan
Custar
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