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Newspaper
Reading Daily Eagle
Location
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1868
Page
2
The Democratic State Committee urges voters to organize a broad-speaking canvass across Pennsylvania. It attacks Radical policies on debt, taxation, and reconstruction, calling for reasoned debate and immediate opposition to the current administration. The notice promotes organized effort and a united campaign for victory.
Mrs 8 M Kramph president of the Home for Soldiers Orphans at Lancaster writes that the home feeds and treats children well and invites investigation of management. She clarifies the home is not exclusive to soldiers orphans and seeks to correct prior misapprehensions.
A long rambling missive from Hastings Minnesota defends Governor Seymour’s intellect and health while praising his lineage. It contrasts Seymour with Grant, claims Grant’s high pay and bondholder support, and urges voters to back Seymour and Blair to curb a large standing army.
A letter from the National Union Republican Committee urged boosting Republican votes or reducing Democratic majority in Berks County. It promised money and assistance, hinted the recipient was a Democrat who planned to vote for Grant and Colfax, and attacked “Black Republicans.” The find exposes underhanded tactics and suggests party leaders would fund bribery through local officials.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions intent to annihilate and to initiate行动 if required. It names Getta brane and an Indiang force, suggesting a military or punitive context with unclear specifics.
The August canvass reports momentum for Democrats in Maine with Radicals alarmed and funds and speakers flowing in. In Louisiana a large mass meeting is planned as General Steadman drives campaign effort. In South Carolina ward meetings and growing colored-voter support bolster Democratic prospects. In Washington DC a compromise attempt on the Internal Revenue imbroglio stalls amid resignations and new appointments. A rumored Southern port collector defalcation is noted with details from Philadelphia proceedings on a distillery case involving George Alexander and accomplices.
Reports from New Orleans describe widespread armed drilling by African Americans in several Louisiana towns. The Monroe Telegraph notes nightly meetings, a formal military formation, muskets and rifles, sentinels, and a railroad worker’s warning that whites face a rising threat.
The Committee on Military Affairs reported a bill to authorize the Governor to organize and equip a volunteer force from each Congressional district. It would be governed by U S Army rules, with expenses up to 60 000 at any time. The Governor could declare martial law and quarter troops, financed by county tax. The bill is on its third reading.
Early discussion suggests if General Grant wins the presidency his first act would be to demand France withdraw troops from Mexico and to pursue military action to drive out French forces, reflecting a prior policy of ousting France from Mexico.
A sunken rock in the Gulf of Paria twenty miles southeast of Gallera has been located on the Demarara Trinidad track. Measures will be taken to remove it. The position is given as latitude 10 degrees 865 minutes, longitude 60 degrees 88 minutes true bearing.
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