31 Oct 1868
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1868
Page
1
Widespread 1868 campaign verses from The Weekly Wars Republican mix with grim reports on postwar lawlessness. The piece cites assassinations of Union officials in Georgia, Louisiana, Arkansas, and South Carolina, detailing mob violence, local complicity, and failed justice while noting a wave of targeted political killings through several states.
In Rochester on the 21st, Gov. Seymour proclaimed that the nation bore a heavy debt from four years of war, blamed Republicans for Reconstruction policies, and warned that Democratic victory could trigger civil conflict in Louisiana and the South. He contrasted Republican governance with alleged rebel aims and urged voters to back the Democratic ticket to avoid further upheaval.
The piece argues General Blair would tear down Reconstruction State governments if in power, asserting Bowles and Milligan undermine the Acts. It claims Blair would enfranchise white lawmakers, disfranchise freedmen, and repudiate public debt, likening his stance to Robespierre’s era.
In a charged appeal from Caddo Parish to Iberville Parish, the writer condemns rebel outrages against Union loyalists. He cites the murder of Hon. W. Smith and warns that rebels seek to trample Reconstruction laws. The piece urges voting for Grant and Colfax on November 8 to secure peace and freedom of speech nationwide.
The only speaker from beyond Quincy at the Friday Demo Mass Meeting was Hon. Thomas L. Anderson of Palmyra Missouri, a former Whig and Know Nothing turned Democrat. The piece traces his political shifts from Know Nothing leadership to Congress, then back to the party with rebel sympathies during the war and his current role in urging Irish and German Catholics to perform their political duties.
The Democratic mass meeting in Quincy failed to attract the advertised speakers Blair Doolittle and Voorhees. Local substitutes filled the program while attendees voiced disappointment at the absence of eloquent speakers and free-dinner promises. Barbed rumors linked Frank Blair to a historic counterfeit charge, fueling the crowd’s distrust.
A collection of Grant’s letters and statements from 1862 to 1868 praising peace, liberty, and national unity. The excerpts emphasize free speech, noninterference with dissent, the end of slavery, and governance reflecting the will of the people.
The passage reviews 1868 political rhetoric on paying the public debt in greenbacks, opposing debased currency, and defending a single lawful money. It cites Seymour, Blair, and Democratic platform positions condemning two currencies and urging unity of national money for labor and bondholders.
A compilation of Franklin County New York Democratic resolutions from 1864 denouncing the Chicago Convention and George B. McClellan. They condemn armed coercion, subversion of self government, and declare disbanding the party’s true principles. Also praise Franklin County actions and endorse local Democratic resolutions.
A fragment notes a Cincinnati Peace Convention resolution adopted October 18, 1860. It cites Warden and Chicago Convention repudiating Democratic principles and nominating Gen McClellan with a war record. It contrasts Peace and State Rights Democracy opposing surrendering their doctrines.
A letter argues reconstruction acts are null and void per Milligan and Bowles. It claims martial law and voided rights in the South, cites Supreme Court cases, and condemns Radical legislation. The piece also notes Grant era views and includes detailed Illinois registry and voting oath rules for upcoming elections.
A woman with a strong aversion to tobacco boarded a train and asked a male neighbor if he chews. He replied no but offered to obtain a chew for her, sparking a humorous exchange about seeking tobacco.
An 1865 Louisville despatch reprints Gen Blair’s leave-taking order urging home stead grants for soldiers, arguing land allotment will aid reconstruction and the citizen soldiery. It cites Monroe Doctrine aims, pacific diplomacy, and calls to redeem the South for returning veterans, ending with a jab at Mormonism and Utah.
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