Impeachment of Radical Policy Calls for Readiness
A long political piece argues against the Radical Reconstruction policy, urging Republicans to abandon it as unconstitutional and harmful. It acclaims the Democratic ticket of Seymour and Blair as supporters of constitutional reconstruction and white civility, contrasting them with Grant and Colfax.
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Doolittle
Fenton
Lincoln
Senate
Tropics
General Grant
Mr. Colfax
Radical
Seymour
New York
Blair
Missouri
Nominated Indiana Congressman Praised by Democratic Press
A Indiana Democrat article lauds W E Niblack for renomination to Congress, praising his record in the 40th Congress and predicting strong support despite gerrymandered districts. It urges loyal backing of the party and notes his defense of constituents in Kentucky and Missouri. It ends with Franklin’s view on newspapers as lasting knowledge.
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Vion
W. E. Niblack
Indiana
United States
40Th Congress
Nilsack
Lts
Party of Progress
Niblack
Nan
Kentucky
Missouri
Republic
Columbia
Arithmetic odds of Seymour Blair in 37 states
Ravan Aniru Metic discusses a political proposition in The State of New York column. The argument projects odds for Governor Seymour and Blair based on fractions and repeated elections, concluding the chances are favorable for Seymour and Blair given the arithmetic presented.
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Ravan Aniru
Seymour
Tfone
New York
Naso
Limongep
Abett Ito
Blair
Eye opener on Kentucky election results and party shifts
The text notes the large Democratic Governor victory in Kentucky with a 23,758 gain for supporters, a drop in radical votes, and calls for Clay Whigs to rally to the Union. It also mentions novelty wooden parasols and varied French beverages, reflecting a chaotic, fragmentary page.
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Kentucky
Clay
Crittenden
Weight from Girth and Length Reveals a Curious Rule
A curious archaic method calculates live animal weight using girth and length measurements. Girth behind shoulders multiplied by length gives superficial feet, then a table determines weight by multiplying by factors from eleven to forty two. Examples include a bullock at six feet three inches girth and five feet six inches length yielding 782 pounds, and a pig two feet girth with one foot nine inches length yielding about 38.5 pounds.
Back Pay Denote Sorprers
The writer denounces back pay for soldiers after wartime pay in gold and silver was replaced by greenbacks. It claims the $13 monthly should equate to more than $835 per month in gold value and mocks Radical positions on honoring national credit. The piece calls for settlement of pay before discussing funds for bondholders and criticizes pensions as insufficient to cover taxes.
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Republican Congress
Goid
Boston Boots Promise Longevity and Water Proofing
The manufacture of wood soled boots and shoes is a Boston novelty. It is claimed they last longer, resist water, and cost about half as much as leather. Hundreds have already been used in Boston with orders filled for New Orleans and St. Louis.
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Tre Vfaniy Newsraver
Franklin
Times
Boston
St. Louis
Public debt rise and Radical tax on estates
The record notes a June public debt increase of fifty three million and a July rise of over thirteen million. It accuses the Radical party of robbing widows and orphans by taxing estates of deceased individuals while exempting wealthy bondholders.
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Radical Party
Public debt rising amid heavy War Department spending
A fragmentary note suggests August public debt will reflect several million dollars more due to war department expenditures. The piece mentions Vermont and says Democrats gained votes, with references to the Raglicals, though details are unclear.
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Frankfort
Vermont
Taxed Nation Debate on Income Tax and Hidden Levies
The letter to the editor argues the income tax is only a small part of national taxation. It claims the poor pay for essentials like coffee, salt, and clothing through taxes while radicals ignore broader levies. It contrasts old democracy prices with current costs and cites wide tax burdens on everyday goods. The piece ends with farm notes on grape cultivation and general maxims for pruning and care.
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Iypret
Kpokers
Theo
Sidney Smith
England
State Sentinel
Echoes From Old Newspapers on Fading Names
A reflective note on how faded era papers reveal once prominent authors, preachers, politicians, and generals now largely forgotten. The critic ponders time’s erasure of praise and how today’s voices may vanish tomorrow, leaving only scattered mentions in aged columns.
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Vik
Olp
Gevere
Livhia
ReGen Keys Tours California for Seymour and Blair Act
Gen B D Keys, noted figure in the gion army, campaigns in California in support of Seymour and Blair. In 1864 he backed Lincoln’s election.
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ReGen
B.D. Keys
Gion
California
Seymour
Blair
Lincoln
Groaning Versus Silence in Medical Discourse
A French physician argues groaning and crying aid recovery after injuries and operations. He cites a case where a patient’s pulse dropped from 126 to 60 after venting emotion. He says natural crying relieves pain, with children’s tears needed, and warns against suppressing them as it may cause nervous disorders.
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Ile
Pach
Financial Bridge of Bonds Across the Debt Gap
Washington reports public debt rising in August by eight to ten million dollars from a month earlier. Despite strong customs collections, critics say Republicans rely on issuing bonds with perpetual gold burden to balance the books, a recurring financial expedient cited by the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Rario
Washington
Ain Irer
Let Us Mave Peace And The Radical Party Critique
A lengthy polemic from the New York Tribune via the United States Gazette asserting that Radical rule harms Virginians and other Southern whites. The writer denounces emancipation, vote by freedmen, federal power, and military measures, arguing for peace and Republican governance’s failure and despotism. The piece labels the Radical party as responsible for debt, currency changes, military presence, and anti-Southern rights.
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John Brown
Virginia
Lis
Congress
Omer
South
Lincoln
Supreme Court
Johnson
McCardis
District of Columbia
Sane Sime
L A
Freedmen's Bureau
Atlantic
United States
Europe
Senate
United States Gazette
New York
Str Press
Indiana delegates and platform committee at 1855 Know Nothing convention
A Philadelphia 1855 Know Nothing convention list names Indiana representatives including Indiane-Wall Cumback Schuyler Collasct3a Godlove Orth and J F Harvey F D Alen James R B Bryant Thomas C Slaughter The platform committee includes Orth of Indiana and Bedard of Indiana plus several others all identified as radicals from that era The report lists many state leaders and notable figures amid contentious party factions
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Philadelphia
Indiana
Wall Cumback
Schuyler
James C. Veatch
T.Q. DeBeuler
Inded
Fadtanapaley
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C. W. Slater
J. P. Bennett
PALF
Nidon
France
Gorrick Oglesby
Cambridge
Frank Blair
Oulesby
Thad Stevens
Thad
Dick Oglesby
Onutney Cys Smerald
War Department
Grovery
Puller
Ravel Amerisgen
John A. Togan
Logan
John
Chicago
Ted Ngidvertive
Uyo Rasutg
Badigalg
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Aeveng
Viteant
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