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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1872

Page

2

Grant Achievements Recalled in Attack on Grant Record

A Democratic paper questions Grant’s achievements while praising his Civil War leadership and wartime victories. The piece recounts Grant’s rise from Illinois regiments to command at Cairo, Forts Henry and Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chattanooga, and the Army of the Potomac. It credits his campaigns with ending the rebellion and notes postwar debt reduction and amnesty efforts as claims of achievement.

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Man's Death Attributed To Self Destruction In Camp

Stephen Niles of Eagleville and his young son traveled toward Kansas when two men joined them near St. Joseph. At a Belleville camp, shots rang out and Niles was found dead with three wounds. A suspect claimed Niles shot himself after borrowing the revolver. coroner’s jury ruled death by own action amid conflicting medical testimony and jury pressure for community reputation.

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Dream visions and political blasts in a rural Toledo scene

Fragmented OCR recalls a late 19th century tone with a dream sequence featuring President Greeley and a satirical village tale. It shifts into a lengthy Republican party platform outline, praising wartime deeds, civil rights, currency, and reforms, ending with support for Grant and a march toward victory.

Dream of poison emetic and political feverish scene

A fragmented dream voice recounts a chaotic scene with references to Greeley, Brown, Schurz, and Cox as figures amid a political siege. The speaker questions if the disturbing dream signals judgment or stomach distress, recalling a Cincinnati poison metaphor and ending with a Postmaster Privotete Nasby note.

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Horace Greeley quotes on Democrats and rebels

Fragmented 19th century clippings reference Horace Greeley attacking Democratic traits and loyalty during the Civil War era. The text lists Greeley’s harsh phrases about Democrats, debauchery, and political alignment, plus Gratz Brown’s stance on rebel franchise and loyalty.

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