Our Only Salvation and the Union’s Future
A skeptical view of Radical policy after the Civil War argues the United States should restore peace and prosperity through consent rather than force. It warns that Radical governance would endanger property, deepen debt, and preclude lasting national thrift, urging support for a conservative, pro‑Union administration and the Democratic ticket in November.
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Radical Party
New York
Massachusetts
America
United States
Democratic Party
San Criticisco
Biographical sketch request fuels Grant presidency talk
In a tone aimed at Radical readers the piece urges gathering personal incidents from Grant’s early career on the Pacific coast. It notes his Oregon resignation and hints at unpublished reasons, urging Dalles residents and Wright’s Perry allies to document episodes. The call seeks insights into his Californian years and eccentricities for a public biographical line. Ida Lydnersco Leder.
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Grant
South
Menerel Party
Ite
Oregon
Dalles
Mie
Brotherhood of Man
Gorham
Wright
Perry
Carant
Annapolis
Washington
Maar
United States
Ida Lvdnersco Leder
Comment on Republican Candidates and Grant Platform
A compilation of 1868 era newspaper opinions on the Grant Colfax nomination. Reactions varied across papers, with some praising the ticket and others deeming it weak or risky. Observers note Grant as a war hero whose flaws are undercut by popularity, while Colfax draws broad support in places and modest skepticism elsewhere. The discourse also touches impeachment policy and the broader political mood following the nomination. A quip about Noah’s ark-era sweetmeats closes the piece.
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Grant
Schuyler Colfax
Kraysridle Courier
New York
Merald
Colfax
Republian
Atpvone
Tinex
Yrvhure
Lincoln
McClellan
Crrant
Colfies
Swan
Tras
Meru
Cincinnati
Penton
Post
Wade and His Vote on Johnson Impeachment
The New York Evening Post condemns Benjamin Wade for voting to convict in Johnson's impeachment and for seeking the presidency. It argues judges must be impartial and warns Wade faces political ruin and loss of public trust. The editorial strikes at Wade’s decency and his place in American statesmanship.
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Wade
Jonson
Mr. Johnson
Waper
New York Lvening Post
Senate
Benjamin St. Wade
the Post
Iis
Mrr. Wade
Confessed Radical Reconstruction Aim in New York Times Exposed
The excerpt argues that Radical leaders planned Southern readmission in June to influence the Republican Convention and the next presidential election. It claims the main goal since the war ended has been securing the Presidency, with reconstruction policies justified by that objective. The piece asserts there is little chance of altering this plan as the 1860s reforms near completion.
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St Louis Republican
Virginia
Texas
Afr
Epaunxos
Vermont
Macon
Georgia
New York
Lee
New York Times
Republican Party
Rhetoric of slander across parties cited by Philadelphia Press
A Philadelphia Press sample condemns alleged political slander and moral decay across states, accusing leaders of treason, cowardice, and treachery. The piece laments attacks on the Presidency and Judiciary, calling for restraint and reverence for virtue amid looming November verdicts.
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Aumibitigny
Trumbull
Manship
Fessenden
Henderson
Ross
Grimes
Fowler
van Winkle
Philadelphia
Louisville Democrat
Impeachment Proceedings See 2d and 3d Articles
The final court proceedings on impeachment conclude with votes on the second and third articles. A Fizzle message signals a lack of decisive outcome as lawmakers cast ballots on the charges.
The President Acquitted in Impeachment Trial
Washington reports the impeachment trial closed unexpectedly as managers seek postponement for further inquiry. The crowd, including European diplomats, reacted as the second article’s acquittal was announced. Proceedings moved to adjourn and delay beyond June, with the House yet empowered to continue investigations and Woolley confined in the Capitol for questioning.
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Evansville Journal
Washington
Europe
Anthony Penrlope
Aiollow
Williams
Russ
Messrs. Anthony, Corbett
Perry
Aerrill
Vermon
Patterson
New Hampshire
Willey
Conkling
Mr. Williams
Senate
Mr. Ross
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Cone
Ferry
Morgan
Morrill
Vermont
Morton
Ar. Morrill
Maine
Friend
Buckulew
Tennessee
Cole
Redmunds
Preinghuysen
Moreau
Iigh
Tlouse
Woolley
Capitol
Impudent Radical Dispatches Crecreant in Yoprawa May 16 1863
A beacon-like note from editor Ed. DD. Batury to E.G. Ross reports a presumed hanging rope missing and mentions a pistol used by Jim Lane in a self-inflicted death, framed as a request for service. The dated cipher suggests Kansas Civil War era intrigue and a provocative dispatch.
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Kansas
Yoprawa
E.G. Ross
Todas
Jim Lane
DD. Batury
Stanton Resigns as Secretary of War
Secretary STANTON sent his resignation to the President after the Senate failed to support impeachment actions. Dated May 26 in Washington, the note relinquishes charge of the War Department and places custody of the department’s papers and property with Major General Townsend.
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Stanton
Ecret
Townsend
Public printing office bill draws ire over Lincoln condolence volume
A Washington correspondent criticizes a costly nine to ten page condolence volume on Lincoln issued by the public printing office. Bound in Turkish morocco and priced at 37 dollars per volume, the set allegedly cost over 100000 dollars overall and was furnished to every Congressman. The piece is praised for typographic workmanship yet derided as wasteful public spending and a symbol of administration extravagance.
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Morocco
Lincoln
Queen Victoria
Boone County
Missouri
Washington
Cinelenadd Commercial
Cincinnati Commercial Denounces Chase Fessenden Trumbull Grimes
In a lengthy editorial the Cincinnati Commercial rebukes party hawks urging Chase Fessenden Trumbull and Grimes out of the Republican fold on the eve of the presidential campaign. It recalls past alignments and warns against echoing a war cry under a “black flag” as leaders are chosen for the future.
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Cincinnati
Chase
Pisseenpen
Grimes
Fessenden
Trumbull
Charles D. Drake
Missouri
Ben Butler
Jeff Davis
John W. Porney
James Buchanan
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