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Newspaper
Reading Daily Eagle
Location
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1868
Page
2
A fragmented paragraph argues the national debt rose by seventy eight million dollars in three months with high interest in gold. It contrasts Grant's peace policies and labels as outrages the violence against blacks in North Carolina, claiming such episodes are common.
A party message urges volunteers in every ward to mobilize Democratic voters for the October election. The aim is to ensure all Democratic voters participate at the polls across townships and wards.
Fragmentary note discusses the Indian Peace Commission, General Sherman, and remarks on commands, soldiers, and Grant, indicating tension over policy and military leadership during the era.
The passage argues that ARVENTY-EIGHT billions of dollars sum up across months and years, illustrating a rising national debt. It questions how taxpayers will handle interest payments now and predicts even larger growth four years ahead if Radicals stay in power and debt rises by twelve hundred millions.
The piece argues Pennsylvania voters paid vast sums under Radical rule compared with Democratic tenures. It claims they spent about one trillion one hundred twenty thousand four hundred sixty nine dollars more for nine years of Radical law making than for nine years of Democratic rule, equating to roughly one hundred twenty five thousand dollars per year. It ends urging a return to Democratic days of honor and honesty.
A fragmentary discussion accuses Grant of barbarous treatment of Union prisoners in rebel prisons and argues soldiers support him despite the cruelty. It contrasts with Washington’s Revolution era exchange, mocking Washington’s moral stance and alleging Democratic misrule and political manipulation in the present.
A fragmented item accuses opponents of policies harming the nation and urges united Democratic support in Berks County. It praises Jefferson and Jackson principles and mocks Republican aims while criticizing Grant era aims and warning of a future dictatorship if Seymour and Blair are not defeated.
The report details a string of violent and political anecdotes across Kentucky and beyond. It mentions Ai Black's death, a payment offer toward a vedox, racial tensions, and political clubs for Seymour and Blair. Other items reference looting, a Quebec treasury mystery, a Texan plague, and military dispatches with varied locales and dates.
A mass meeting in Manchester demands Murphy for Parliament after he faces violent backlash. Six thousand attend as Irish Catholic factions clash with police, clubs, and other weapons. multiple injuries reported and arrests made. In Philadelphia a six year old girl, Alice Morman, is found murdered after a sighting of a strange man. search continues.
General J A McClernand, chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee, issues an address urging the party to meet in each city and town to elect proper delegates for the commemoration of the anniversary of the Federal Constitution.
The wife of Capt. Edward Horton was jailed in Riverhead Nassau Long Island after firing several shots from a revolver at her husband in a jealous fit. The couple, prominent Patchogue residents, sparked local excitement.
The report notes California will hold its state election on the same day as the presidential election, aligning voting days for Seymour and Blair. In Cincinnati a man named Thomas Lindley was shot in the head by a stranger, about 6 PM, with suspected foul play and papers linking him to the First Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Flood damage wrecks lower New Jersey towns and topples railroads delaying service. A gunfire attack near Mom Teen injures T A Alexander. assailants set his house ablaze before fleeing. Detectives pursue suspects including Moses Cockville amid gubernatorial concerns.
In Hawkins County near Bristol a man named Willie, who shot and killed two enslaved people about a year earlier, returned to Willis’s house with his mother and sister at dinner. He armed himself with a double barrel pistol and killed both men after they refused to leave the table.
A rough roundup reports Senate action in Georgia on property tax exemptions, a statewide race in Massachusetts, and a Nevada governor nomination. It notes a South Carolina judge decline, Tennessee Supreme Court appointment, and New Hampshire geology post. Also covered are labor rallies in Albany, mass illness of ex president Pierce, and violence and unrest in Tamaulipas and Kentucky with assaults on blacks and a tar and feathering incident near Louisville.
Rov Dr Bellows of New York writes to London urging Irish church disestablishment. He argues the reform would improve foreign relations and reduce grievances fueling Irish-American anti British sentiment, noting ongoing tensions caused by Irish leadership.
Letters to the Resident Democratic Committee from West Virginia and Illinois praise the party’s prospects. They express confidence in carrying West Virginia and nearly overturning the Radical majority south of Springfield, Illinois. Alabama advices say the state is safe for Seymour and Blair.
William Monde Addison announces a suit against General Allen for Messrs Kimberly. A note from Edward Kimberly, a member of the firm, states he authorized Addison to bring the suit in their name and that it shall not be abandoned until the claim is honestly and properly adjusted.
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