Republican majority forecast in Electoral College debate
The piece argues a Grant victory dominates the Electoral College under likely reconstructions, listing Arkansas California Connecticut New York Oregon and Georgia as favorable to Grant while Mississippi and Texas are omitted. It questions Seymour’s electability, notes the Nation’s cautious view, and condemns Democratic ties to former Confederates and Andersonville, asserting public repudiation issues and Republican loyalty.
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Arkansas
California
Connecticut
New York
Oregon
Georgia
Seymour
Mississippi
Texas
Gen. Grant
Foratio Seymour
Horatio Seymour
Belmont
Pendleton
Blair as a Confiscationist in Indiana Speech
Gen Blair in Leavenworth speech attacks Gen Grant over reconstruction policy and confiscation, arguing for loyalty based reorganization of Southern state governments. He recalls frontier service, praises soldiers, invokes Providence, urges peace, and endorses Grant for national unity.
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Blair
Leavenworth
Grant
Republican Party
Congress
Louisville
Mexican Republic
United States
Phalle
Pacific
Vurich
Horatio Seymour
Gen. Blair
Copperhead Party
Ietter
Gen. Grant
Gulf
Ulysses
Colfax
Chicago
Washington
Confucius
Johnson
Globe
Home
Dryden
Lowell
Indiana
St. Joseph Valley
South Bend
Wells replies on national finances and Freedmen Bureau costs
Special Commissioner of the Revenue Hon David A Wells answers Mr W B Allison of Iowa detailing national receipts and expenditures for the year ending June 30 1868. He lists total receipts 406300000 with classifications including Customs Internal Revenue and Tabic lands and direct tax and notes expenditures for War Navy and Freedmen's Bureau up to July 18 1868.
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Revenue
W.B. Allison
Iowa
War Department
Freedmen’s Bureau
Mr. Allison
Lee
Navy
Department
Ccee Seneeee
Lirloriss Tees
Endiaus National
United States
Freedman’s Bureau
G. Re
Navy Department
Wells
Treasury
Rushville Foundry and Machine Shop Planned
Notes report a foundry and machine shop being built at Rushville, with local activity including blackberries appearing in Bloomington, gas pipe expansion in Bloomington, and public school term dates. Also listed are harvests, deaths, burglaries, accidents, and sewer expansion in Chicago and surrounding counties.
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Bloomington
Coe
Pittsfield
Peoria
Logan County
McDonough
Decatur
Albert Ledford
Alton
Ohio
Kansas
A.S. Edwards
Springfield
James S. Thompson
Mercer County
New Boston
Mary McCune
John Jackson
Pennsylvania Ridge
Trivoli
Peoria County
Edward Hicks
R. T. Hicks
Pike County
R. T. Smith
Moline
George Sutton
Chenoa
Jasper County
W. H. H. Ashbaugh
Aledo
Chicago
Board of Public Works
Grant and Colfax stamp leads varied political chatter
Virginia’s John Minor Botts to take the stamp for Grant and Colfax amid a swirl of rival endorsements. Brick Pomeroy cites $100,000 to buy Western delegates from Pendleton as papers trumpet Grant allyship and Democratic opposition.
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John Minor Botts
Virginia
Grant
Colfax
Brick Pomeroy
Pendleton
Globe—war Democrat
Huntingdon
Pennsylvania
Col WX
Lagrange
Carl Schurz
United States
Hartford Post
Blair
Memphis
Coles County
James F. Brown
Eljah Adams
J. C. Coringham
Alexander County
John Q. Harmon
Lewis J. Meyers
Patrick Corcoran
Messrs. McCrary
Clagett
Rpublican
Congress
Iowa
New York Tribune
Palmer
Tilinois
West
Jubal Early
Sheridan
Shenandoah Valley
James Hughes
Washington
Seymour
Pompey
N. Y
Pompeii
General Grant
H. G. Stebbins
New Your City
Edward Pierpont
New York
Tammany
Humphrey
Marshall
Louisville
Frank Blair
Preston
Wade Hampton
General Forrest
New York Commercial Advertiser
Arene
Democratic candidate Captain Connett targets state prison post
A Chicago veteran copper head, Captain Connett, spoke at Lemont pledging to run for State Penitentiary Commissioner. He boasted of support and joked about his geography while recounting a street meeting with amused locals.
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T. N. Bates
Ilinois
Chicago Journal
Centralia
Bates
Copperhead
Gren
Union
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Party of Loyalty
Connett
Chicago
Lemont
Captain Connett
Larnin
Bill
Kenosha
Anya
Wisconsin
Cuore
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