24 Oct 1868
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1868
Page
1
The text blends a wartime cry from Maine with a sharp political critique. It contrasts forceful rhetoric and calls for decisive action with a lengthy rebuttal of Wade Hampton and the South’s push to restore the Union. It includes Adams’ reply stressing the nation’s postwar duties and constitutional principles.
A montage of quips and jokes, featuring sailors, chimney sweeps, and city life reflections. It mixes gibes about loose morals, temperance, and courtly missteps with anecdotes about a presentation, an usher, and a ribbing of women preachers.
The State Board of Equalization meeting in Springfield divided counties into fifteen classes for real estate assessments excluding Cook County and Quincy City. Cook County assessment rose sixteen percent, Quincy remained unchanged. Rates range from 2 to 9 dollars per acre with Adams County in class two at 3.50 per acre.
A Democratic paper questions whether every person who voted the Democratic ticket in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana last Tuesday is a rebel or traitor. The paper challenges a similar query and defies a sheet asking for a negative answer to the reformulation.
The Herald points to Democratic defeat in Tuesday’s elections with Singleton hailed as elected yet staying at home. Bets in the city suggested a 1500 vote majority for Hawley, revealing market sentiment on the outcome.
A fragment argues Democratic wards and Supreme Court papers are voted on then rejected in Republican circles. It claims Democratic Judge Sharswood, elected last year, deems the papers illegal though Democracy resists. The piece denounces fraud and lawlessness as driven by smooth talking men seeking Democratic victory.
A New York World plan to remove Democratic nominees triggers nationwide fury and panic within the party. Dispatches claim Seymour and Blair have withdrawn letters, while editors warn any change would fracture the coalition and stall reform, urging opponents to fight to November's end.
The Democracy boast of Dan Voorhies and Carter for Congress in Indiana Sixth District with a small majority. Voorhies recalls his 2 year earlier win by over five hundred, later erased by fraud alleged before the House. The piece accuses Kentucky Ku-Klux influence and southern county frauds at the recent election.
Col O Byrne president of the Soldiers and Sailors Union at Washington prepares a speech for Grant and Colfax. The move is seen as another sign of divisions within the Democratic party with possible White House influence.
Reverpy Johnson has concluded a naturalization treaty with England based on the protocol. It was submitted days ago and will, no doubt, be presented to Congress at its December meeting.
A lengthy political summary argues the Democratic Party faces inevitable defeat in November, citing Blair and Seymour as possible casualties, New York World influence, and a New Deal slant. It notes Grant and Colfax victory odds, internal party splits, and reactions from Jewish communities supporting Grant. Pro-Democratic critiques, Southern rhetoric, and Republican momentum are emphasized, with references to Greeley and Adams.
The Chicago Times questions if the cane offer at a Catholic fair in South Bend and cake at a Hebrew fair in Quincy signal shifting political loyalties. It notes Blair and Grant factions winning large Maj orities, with Colfax and Hawley figures affected, reflecting party influence in local events.
A historical editorial condemns the idea that the world ends on election day. It argues that fair voting by white freemen guarantees Seymour and Blair’s victory, questions the New York World’s view of Blair’s letter, and mentions ongoing debates within the Democratic party. The piece notes the Grand Lodge session to be held in Quincy.
Mr Pendleton remarked in earlier weeks that October elections would decide the Presidential contest. Now past and resolved, General Grant’s election is secured. Pendleton says he will retire to his home and await the outcome with dignified composure.
A financial wrap reports gold prices in New York easing to a fraction above 35 cents premium, a 13 cent drop from recent highs, as Democrats nominate for president. Frankfurt indicates American securities rise, with East Coast papers denouncing Adolph Moses letter as forgery while Moses endorses Grant and Colfax. Democrats claim wins in Delaware and losses elsewhere reflect in scope of reaction across markets and press.
Colfax passed through Cleveland on the eve of the election and, delayed by a train, spoke at the Depot. He praised the Democratic triumphs in Vermont Maine and Pennsylvania, urged unity, and urged three cheers for the enduring principles of loyalty and country. A heckler accused Colfax of 1854 Know-Nothing activity, which he denounced as a lie.
The Louisville Courier, a Copperhead paper, admits the recent returns indicate Democratic losses in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana and claims the outcome virtually decides the presidential race. It asserts Grant will be the next President and hopes for peace and prosperity in the country.
A fragmentary quip contrasts a hill with a pill noting one is hard to get up and the other hard to get down. The speaker pledges not to call names and mentions Joshua and William in Philadelphia with a surreal mayoral request about finding the biggest liar.
A man named John Farris was killed near California after leaving town and sleeping on a track. his body was found mangled in a nearly unrecognizable condition. In Girardéau, Charles Cramer borrowed a musket, aimed at his eye, and died minutes after the accidental self-inflicted shot.
Wabash county woods teem with pigeons Oswego and Sandwich gain money-order offices Jacksonville population nears 16000 new school building costs in Senay Virén and Chicago convention of Swedenborgian churches to gather Oct 28 Chicago taxes 228.5 million personal property Macoupin township vote next election Bloomington high school 35000 and ward schoolhouse 323000 prairie dogs bounty 265 plans Shurtleff College Theological Department opens Oct 1 Lacon ladies organize 40 Tanners uniforms red cape black dress blue cap Loyal Boys in Blue over 1000 uniforms in Morgan county Ottawa Republican rally 419 Tanners from Grundy attacked by Ku Klux six injured two died England probes Associated Press Prussia closes Sundays post offices Commodore Vanderbilt offers Fountain Boy challenge to world record 1 074 half mile Pollard writes Jefferson Davis life Dickens skips Christmas number All the Year Round not issued this year.
The Irish People reports that August Belmont chairman of the National Democratic executive committee and guardian of 46000 Fenian funds has ordered that Tammany and its Brooklyn Ring be barred from nominating John Savage and William E. Robinson in New York's 1Xth District and Brooklyn's Slid District. Republicans favor Charles Van Wyck urging naturalized citizens and Irish Americans to support him for the next Congress. Irish readers are urged to view the political contrast.
The piece rips editor Ryland Randolph of the Zuscaloosa Monitor for mockery of Radical violence and Confederate-leaning humor. It contrasts his pleas for peaceful conquest with ominous newspaper depictions and notes dispatches from Chicago and Indianapolis predicting Democratic gains and a settled election mood.
The Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen is slated to come to the United States in February. The note hints at a broader theme of winter hardships and travel for the famed author, reflecting 19th century literary events.
A Chicago Tribune dispatch details Republican strength and Democratic opposition with remarks on Seymour, Grant, Blair, and Blair supporters. It notes railroad capitalists subtly backing the GOP, fear of Ku Klux influence if Seymour wins, and quotes from Belmont Motley Goldwin Smith and Grace Greenwood on political retirement and health. It also references New York Con vention debates and international commentary on Andrew Johnson, with local Western sentiment running pro Grant among capital interests and political operatives.
The speech catalogs carpet baggers from both Union and Confederate sides with satire. He cites John Slidell, Benjamin, Belmont, O Gorman, Brick Pomeroy, and George Sanders, then praises northern and western “carpetbaggers” like William Penn, Daniel Boone, Lewis Cass, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Mayflower colonists as carriers of civilization and enterprise.
A string of light anecdotes and jokes about fashion, marriage, and etiquette. A racy pun about a night cap contrasts with a quip on wedlock. A proverb about bending wood warns of shifts to come, while town ladies and a Grecian style raise giggles. A landlady asks for prayer and a child mispronounces beads.
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