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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1868
Page
1
The Weekly Whig praises Gen Grant and Schuyler Colfax after a decisive Republican convention. It lauds unity, the platform condemning impeachment, and the party’s cross‑regional support. The piece notes Henderson’s Senate matter and Copperhead reaction.
A long antiquated quotation discusses Daniel O Connell and Ireland. It cites Branzan and Lord Fitzgerald praising English verse while lamenting Ireland s pride and splendor fading under tyranny. The fragment references chains, poverty, and vanished national glory amid upheaval.
Poem urging freed people to lift their eyes and believe a banner will wave for a thousand years. Refrain proclaims a long era of blessing while defying enemies abroad and rebels at home. The voice appeals to future generations and invokes dawns and faith across time.
A long, illustrated collage of wry epigrams and anecdotes ranging from social pretensions and wedding customs to sharp witticisms about marriage, church life, and stagefolk. It notes odd dialogues, a pope’s invalid status, and papal volunteers, mixing humor with curiosities of manners and historic tidbits.
A detailed profile tracing Schuyler Colfax’s life from New York birth in 1823 through Indiana beginnings, rise to Speaker of the House in 1863, and wartime leadership. The piece highlights his personality, political skill, and widespread support, alongside praise from Putnam’s Monthly and endorsements by Republicans. It also notes Vice Presidential hopeful Wade’s strong Chicago Convention reception and his impeachment stance.
A Chicago convention crowd erupts after Gen. Grant’s nomination with tri colored pigeon spectacle and escalating cheers. Nast’s cartoon backdrop and portraits heighten the mood as the band struggles to keep tempo while the audience roars and across the city guns announce the news.
Albany Evening Journal reports an assassination attempt on General John A Logan as his train paused in York Pennsylvania A group of men surrounded the depot and following the car doors were pelted with stones as the train prepared to depart Governor Hahn of Louisiana was struck in the chest others escaped unscathed Logan and his family were in the car with no serious injuries reported despite the attack
An elderly Milwaukee resident was robbed of 100 dollars on a St Louis train near Dwight shortly before the journey began last Tuesday night.
The Chicago conventions showcased strong soldier and sailor support for radical impeachment of President Johnson. Generals Sickles, Logan, Pleasanton and others praised war efforts while denouncing Johnson’s policy. The Republican platform unites against impeachment opposition, urging conviction with thirty five senators. The piece also notes funds and press attacks surrounding Johnson’s acquittal, and mocks Copperhead rhetoric amid Grant nomination.
Senator Fowler once a fierce impeachment advocate now opposes all impeachment articles, while the New York Herald praised his earlier stance. The Chicago Times ridicules Fowler as an anti-impeacher and praises his rival, Schuyler Colfax. The Hungarian Diet seeks Austria to negotiate with the United States to share benefits of a naturalization treaty with the North German Confederation.
A letter from Gen. McClellan to New York's Common Council declines any public demonstration on his arrival. The public was largely ignorant and indifferent about his return. The Chicago Times derides Grant's nomination with the phrase vive fustian, condemning self-praise.
The Soldiers and Sailors National Executive Committee urges unity among veterans and condemns northern allies who oppose the Union. The message frames loyalty as essential and calls for a disciplined, unbroken national effort, warning that treason and revived rebellion must not shape postwar politics.
A descriptive survey of prominent delegates at the Chicago Convention. Gov. Hamilton of Texas appears tall with gray streaked hair and a gruff, decisive stance. Gov. Hawley of Connecticut carries dignified bearing and a clear voice suitable for the presidency.
Resolutions adopted at the National Republican Convention in Chicago affirm reconstruction success and equal rights, pledge payment of public debt, and call for fiscal reform and strict economy. Gen Carl Schurz adjures unity, loyalty to Lincoln, and continued pursuit of justice, liberty, and national honor.
The New York Sun lauds Republican John M. Palmer noting his Civil War service at Chickamauga and leadership of the Fourteenth Army Corps. The piece argues Palmer is a strong, widely known Illinois figure and predicts a handsome majority for his election, contrasting him with a weak Democratic opponent.
In Port au Prince Haiti Salnave proclaims dictatorship as rebels tighten grip on the city. Two English war vessels guard foreign interests while the American flagship Death departs after limited provisions. Salnave orders the lighthouse destroyed by bombardment, seizing rebel positions.
A mob of colored men and women attempted to rescue a prisoner from police on Wooster Street Tuesday evening. A clash ensued with bricks and stones thrown before officers quelled the disturbance and arrested several people while holding the prisoner.
Judge Rice of the Springfield Judicial Circuit invalidates a city liquor ordinance that would prohibit outside the city without a license. The decision holds the city cannot enforce Penalties beyond its limits while licensing inside, noting uniform laws and limited extraterritorial reach.
An Ottawa dispatch notes the Dominion Parliament was prorogued until July first. the Governor General granted royal assent to all bills passed in session. A St Croix council resolution urged Denmark to include St Croix with St Thomas and St John in any sale to the United States.
Reports include cattle disease in Springfield spreading to Henry and Dixon counties, a serenade for Hon. H. M. Cullom in Springfield, a mysterious disappearance and death of Jesse Male, a lynx captured near Friend's Creek, and a fire destroying a brick oak hall in Nauvoo. Also noted are frost in Rock Island County, a burglary at J. C. Bucher’s store in Clinton, improvements before Upper Alton’s Presbyterian church, an unidentified man’s body found in the Mississippi at Alton, railroad work between Schuyler and Lewistown, a Beers-Lunt wedding at Rock Island, riverbank washout opposite Cairo, a catamount killed near Camden, a Republican district convention at East St. Louis, railroad progress at Carthage, leadership changes on the Chicago-Akron-St. Louis road, a Bloomington Pantagraph notice offering a wife’s return reward, suspected theft of $80,000 in U S bonds tied to a train wreck at Altoona, and a tale of fish appearing in ditches after a shower in Pana.
The Wakanda Record office burned with proprietors reporting serious losses. A German brewer at Wathena died from colchrium overdose used for rheumatism. Grasshopper depredations reported north of St Joseph counties. Rail progress through Carroll County toward Kansas City expected this summer. Harrison County votes to subscribe $150,000 to Leavenworth and Des Moines Railroad stock. Caldwell County organizes Agricultural and Mechanical Society and aims for a fall fair. Gold vein excitement near Rochester Andrew County per St Joseph Union. William L. Salesbury killed on Iron Mountain Trail line near St Louis by moving train. Savannah Daily Press notes three Union soldiers murdered by rebels. local militaries organized for protection. Livingston County Agricultural and Mechanical Association sets Chillicothe fair grounds as stock yard. Spectator warns of higher prep costs. St Joseph steam fire engine house, large stable, and dwellings burned. loss $15,000. incendiary suspected. Macon County noted for large families, including a woman with 22 children and others with 19 living. Wesker, a St Louis post office clerk, sues an elderly woman for slander over morality accusations. seeks $5,000. Hannibal glass blowers’ contest conundrum winner joke about why a glass engine resembles the Hannibal and Moberly Railroad. Eight-year-old Bay Island girl drowns while watching a steamer. Hamilton Investigator reports rapid population and business growth. rail line receipts April total $5,510.92 for freights and $964 for passengers. Hamilton freight receipts $665.09.
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