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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1868
Page
2
A brief urging political engagement calls for ensuring all Democratic voters are registered by the upcoming Tuesday. The note emphasizes registration drive action and civic participation without additional details.
A Boston era column argues Radical leaders provoke war to profit from public spoils. It accuses them of wartime frauds and seeks to rally voters against Grant's potential four year rule. The piece frames Radicalism as tyranny worse than Hungary or Poland and stresses taxes and bread and butter over ideals.
The text condemns the Radical Congress for allegedly perverting government, threatening penalties for voting in Virginia Texas and Mississippi, stationing troops at great cost, and curtailing liberties by labeling suffrage as partisan, with racist criteria and armed enforcement. It cites figures like Seymour Grant Bramlette and an Opelousas preacher to argue for more troops and political balance.
The piece argues radicals spent over a thousand million since 1865, inflating public debt by eight million monthly while Democrats would have spent far less. It cites National Intelligencer contrasting nominal prices with purchasing power, noting the dollar’s devaluation, hurting farmers and laborers like brickmakers in a period of greenbacks and economic strain.
Sax Joan J Blait, a radical New Jersey gubernatorial candidate, endorses Marcus L Warp’s letter on negro suffrage. The letter states support for policies for reconstructed states and predicts Congress will force negro suffrage on Northern States if Grant is elected.
A call to speed up voting by ensuring every voter is registered by next Tuesday. Pushes early registration to cut delays and lines on election day.
A Lancaster Pennsylvania paper quotes extensive criticism of wartime and postwar corruption, arguing that tax burdens fall on workers while government waste grows. It urges a Democratic victory to curb fraud, insists Congress blocks investigations, and warns Grant’s administration risks greater corruption. The piece frames calls for national and state reform amid violent episodes and partisan decay.
A curious note on palpitating physiology claims the pulse of young ladies is stronger in the palm than at the wrist. The observation is urged for those with an investigating turn to note.
At a Methodist gathering a singer who set the psalm tune found the final word Jacob lacked syllables for the music. The conclusion broke into a drawn out garbled cadence, ending with Ja-a-a-Ja-a2-fol de riddle-cob, leaving the audience amused and puzzled.
Florence ponders moving clouds while her brother speculates they will bring thunder, describing the heavy masses in the sky and the pair’s cautious wonder. The fragment hints at a weather moment or domestic scene with a playful sibling exchange.
Extracts from a letters by William Dunbar, formerly of this city and now president of Californian, argue his renunciation of Democracy. He cites Madison and Jackson, rails at Grant, and declares support for Horatio Seymour as the upright, sober choice to restore the nation’s former standing.
The Mt. Vernon Democrat prints a reader letter challenging Gen James Veatch's role on Feb 13 1862 during the Civil War. The writer recalls Co B 25th Indiana under Capt Rheinlander and Capt Saltzman, details skirmish events, and asserts Morgan led the regiment in name only while Rosecrans and Longstreet are cited in party terms.
The Indiana Democratic paper declares the state already decided for the ticket in October and November, asserting overwhelming majorities. It ridicules the Republicans, defends the party’s strength, and predicts a decisive result that will settle the presidential contest.
A rallying cry spreads across the nation urging sweeping administration change. Farmers, constitutional supporters, and white voters unite to demand a decisive shift, urging citizens to press for reform through press, speeches, and public action. A moral booster urges sending children to bed with a loving kiss and subscribing to the paper to support the editor’s work.
Radical knaves sought to seize power while filling pockets costing taxpayers sixty five thousand dollars for testimony. Lies on truth fueled the impeachment trial as officials sought political advantage.
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