Union Platform and Free Speech Outrage in County
Radical ticket urged for U S Senator Howe and Assemblyman candidates. A lengthy union platform proposes constitutional amendments to grant citizenship and voting rights, while reporting an October 24 meeting that devolved into a mob and drink-fueled disruption led by Wescott and Bridge party figures. The account frames the incident as a attack on free speech and law and order in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saunders Hall
Thomas
Magrs
Barrows
Onda
Dr. Bagnows
C.D. Wescorr
Wa. Barpar
Wescorr
Batpaz
N. D
Bell Plaine
Johnsons and Congress Votes in the Political Canvas
The text discusses Davin Fouarrt of Green Bay taking charge of a journal during the current canvass. It hints at party loyalties for President and Congress votes, questions how a Johnson candidate could vote, and mentions cautious alignment with Washington ministers and a Constitutional amendment. It warns of shifting positions and urges careful voting by state legislators and senators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Po Davin Fouarrt
Green Bay
Johnson
John
Congress
Washington
Fo Et Fienoeetia
Meeting disturbance at Shawano Journal editor discussion
Brno Puan reports a political issue discussion at his hall that day ended in disruption when G D Wracorr interrupted the speaker. The chair vacated and the gathering broke up. To prevent further trouble the speaker and Puleifar left for lodging. Puleifar had paid for the hall and asserted the right to peaceable possession and to prevent violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brno Puan
Shawano. Journal
G. D. Wracorr
Puleifar
James DonLevy's Record and Democratic Critique
The piece charges James DonLevy with incompetence as Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in Oconto County, recounting removal for incompetency and broken pledges. It argues voters should endorse constitutional safeguards and support D. H. Puxtien, the union candidate, while labeling DonLevy unfit and urging support for the proposed constitutional amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James DonLevy
Johnson-Democratic
Democratic Party
Oconto
Vse
Board of Supervisors
James Don Levy
The New Loyal Oath at Springfield Tomb Ceremony
Southern Loyalists gathered at the tomb of Lincoux in Springfield and, with uncovered heads and uplifted hands, swore a new consecration to resist despotic power and uphold free speech and inalienable rights. Mrs Richards, Benton postmistress and widow of an enrolling officer killed by a discharge, has been removed to make room for Randall appointees.
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Lincoux
Springfield
Handy
Our Flag Prayer from Snawans Wis October 26 1666
Obscure poem praising the American flag from Snawans Wisconsin, dated October 26 with lines vowing loyalty and sacrifice for freedom. It extols the flag as emblem of liberty, honors fallen soldiers, and calls for enduring national unity across from Oregon to Maine.
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Oregon
Maine
Columbia
Snawans, Wis
Endorsement for D. H. Poneives by Ex-Gov Lewis
An 1866 note from James T. Dewssner attests to D. H. Poneives as a capable man with strong moral character, recounting his wartime support for the government. The Cooper-Johnson party campaigns to elect Assembly members opposing a Union Senator and voting against the Constitutional Amendment, urging all voters to resist traitors and defend the country.
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Ner
Cooper-Johnson Party
Assembly
Andrew’ Wohnaan
Pulei
Reconstruction Echoes in Tennessee Confronts Treason and Restoration
Fragmentary comments from 1861 62 debate on treason punishment land redistribution and political reorganization in Tennessee. References to confiscation of plantations repartition of estates and extension of the franchise for qualified voters amid Union restoration efforts. The text urges traitors to be punished and repented rebels to prove through actions before readmission to the Union.
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Éumessee
Congress
Culor
Trauson
Ile
Nashvilla
Get Out Every Man Whose Heart Is Tight Shawano County Safe
Confident voters urge turnout in Pennsylvania style to secure a county victory. Five men per neighborhood urged to canvass neighbors and recruit rides for those lacking transportation. Emphasizes that a small county can flip results if enough supporters stay at home.
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Pennsylvania
Lokawarni
Asit
Shawano Co
Union candidate tours Oconto and Shawano counties
D H Pererrrr, Esq., the Union candidate for Representatives from Oconto and Shawano counties, visited towns in Oconto County last week. He urges voters to elect Mr Pulsifer to the assembly by a large majority, appealing to lumber workers with praise for his character and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Pererrrr
Oconto
Shawano
Oconto County
Pulsifer
Andrew Johnson and controversial county power in 1861 62
The document criticizes Andrew Johnson claiming he aimed to place county control with traitorous sympathizers in 1861 and 1862. It argues that votes for Morgan L. Martin and Don Levy would sustain Johnson and restore Rekely to power.
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Andrew Johnson
Morgan
L. Martin
Don Levy
Andrew Jobnson
Rekely
Murder mystery questions linger over Sukrar case
The fragment questions who killed Locrus J. Sukrar and left his body in the street who took his watch money and other property who acquitted the murderer who sanctioned the act and fellowships the men who did it The text links the incident to Andrew Johnson and Shreveport and mentions Wescott Bridge and endorsements amid a data connection.
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Locrus J. Sukrar
Andrew Johnson
Shreveport
Anya
Ami
Wescott & Bridge
Fourth of July celebrations and political fury in Kentucky
A Johnson-era Kentucky note claims freedmen widely celebrated the Fourth of July while former rebels did not. The Fayetteville Observer in Lincoln County denounces opponents of Andrew Johnson, denigrating them as “negro-loving” and “unwilling,” and accuses Northern demagogues of buying votes and corrupting the region with violence and beer.
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Carl Schurs
Fayetteville
Andrew
Johnson
Lincoln
County
Kentucky
Loyal Mes, Wascout and Bridge Target Loyal Voters in Shawano
A damaged clipping accuses C D Wescott and William Bridge of meeting with Senator Doolittle at Gren Bay to plan defeating the Union candidate in Shawano County. It claims intimidation of voters and calls for voting on principle, warns against personal interests shaping county politics.
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Vetera
Shawano County
C.D. Wascout
William Bridge
Doolittle
G. D. Wescott
W. Bridge
of. Wescott & Co
Lok
Wescott &Bridge
Thi
Incomplete query about political support in Assembly District race
Fragmentary text references a county office and a candidate named Pulsifer. The passage is garbled and contains nonstandard spellings, making it impossible to determine clear entities, dates, or the election context. No verifiable facts to summarize into a coherent card.
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Baath
ANG County Journal
Thoreday
Radical Congress
Sia Bald
Union
Union Ticket
U.S. ‘T Senator
Timothy
Howe
Foe Heniver
Philetus
D. BW. Pulcifer
Congress Yrior
Keeton
Bebelates
United States
Euall
DonLevy
Belt
Our
Hell
Doslittle
Grean Bay
Lesus
D. H. Puxcien
Bticharler Barmows, M.D
Etter
Ex-Goyv
Lewis
MR. Pulciper
Hig
Corumnes
D. H. Poneives
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