15 Jun 1867
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Times
Location
Portsmouth, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1867
Page
1
A lyrical ode praising a courtly Irish beauty, titled Belle of the Ball My Beauty of Kinsa. The speaker extols her teeth lips hair eyes and gracious demeanor, likening her to a queen and describing her presence in a dance scene with romantic adulation. The verse blends imagery of beauty and affection for a beloved girl.
A 1867 prospectus outlines the Union Pacific project from Omaha to California, noting government bonds and company mortgages supplementing private capital. It details route, cost, and expected profits, with officers like Gen. John A Dix and Thos. C Durant, and emphasizes nationwide significance and security of bonds.
A Logan Gazette critique argues suffrage is a conferred right in Ohio limited to white males over twenty one. It condemns universal suffrage as a ploy for black male voting, questions excluding educated white youths, and urges loyalty as the sole test, challenging age and color based restrictions.
The Ohio Statesman reports that the Democratic primary election required pledges to support the Democratic Ticket at October. Republicans who pledged joined the vote, including some leading Republicans who abandoned the Abolition party and aligned with the White Men's Party.
A clipped remark notes that refined Southern women avoid saying white and instead ask if a person is colored or plain, reflecting social language shifts in race labeling. The line underscores subtle racial cues in polite society and the changing phrasing around color, status, and identity.
A New York Evening Post correspondent estimates the next House and the 1868 presidential vote assuming Southern states participate. He credits New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Indiana, Missouri, and Tennessee to Democrats or Republicans with corrections. The piece notes a Democratic tilt in key states, suggests Radical risks, and cites Connecticut and Kentucky shifts as signs of discontent.
In a Marion Democrat opinion, the Republican party is condemned as a degenerated mob lacking leaders and unity. The piece argues endless infighting, shifting aims, and hatred of figures like Vallandigham and Andrew Johnson, predicting the party’s days are numbered and its rule reviled across the country.
In this exchange, the author argues that Jefferson’s declaration did not grant freedom or social equality to enslaved people. He questions Radical editors who reinterpret the Declaration and challenges them to explain why Jefferson kept slaves until his death.
The Enquirer argues there are two currencies two systems of value. People use legal tenders for debts and pay taxes while bondholders enjoy gold currency and tax exemption. The piece notes heavier taxation on the people's paper money.
The House Judiciary Committee, after months of effort to impeach the President, concedes failure, voting only to censure him. The Cincinnati Enquirer quips that the Radical effort “labored and brought forth a mouse.”
Washington correspondent reports President Johnson walked privately on Fourteenth Street yesterday without guards or police presence. He was greeted politely by those who encountered him, with no one recognizing him in the crowd.
A congressional candidate, a seasoned Revolutionary War veteran, tells of hardship and blood on battlefields. An opposing young challenger has never seen war, prompting a voter to humorously question coverage and ultimately choose the other candidate for doing enough for the country.
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