Oath of Loyalty and Amnesty in New Congress
Discussion of a 1868 Congressional oath for all officers and the prospect of amnesty for former Confederates. The text notes the requirement to swear to support the Constitution and not aid hostile groups and questions whether the President's amnesty will be considered. The piece hints at potential changes before admitting Southern members and mentions the Statue Company as context.
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Authors of the Democratic platform and loyalist charges
The piece names M. M. Pomeroy and Alt. P. Swineford as authors of the Democratic platform and claims their devotion to Democratic principles shaped its adoption. It cites editorials from the Beaver Dam Argus and Lansing Journal praising the platform and denounces Pomeroy with Civil War era treason accusations and orders to leave army lines. It reprints harsh editorials urging revolution against Lincoln and urging Democrats to resist conscription and support southern independence.
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Lansing
Mark M. Pomeroy
Unton Editors and Laboring for the Union Ticket
A fragmented quotation attacks abolition editors and urges strength for those opposing the Democratic platform. It calls for a grim slogan about giving the Regro a right to vote for every abolition editor killed, reflecting partisan rhetoric of the era.
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Grim reflections from a ruined era in Newark
A wandering correspondent recalls a long deceased printer buried in an old city graveyard. The narrative pits moral decay against violent crime, citing Pomeroy and other figures as symbols of a corrupted age and lamenting lost virtue.
Official Directory D STATES SCLECUTIVA and Officials
Official directory listing executive and cabinet positions with names such as Andrew Johnson Lara Veite Foster Hugh H Seawy Seward Stanley Warrian and others for the state, including Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury War Secretary Navy Secretary Interior Attorney General and Postmaster General.
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James Warlan
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Wisconsin official roster of state officers and judges 1860s
State government list with names for governor lieutenant governor secretary of state and attorney general, plus state prison and public instruction heads. Includes U.S. Civil War era court circuits judges for Milwaukee Racine Kenosha Green Bay and others, with county assignments and local clerk and supervisor names. Office address note at end.
Fairchild and slate named in response to public call
The document lists Lucius Fairchild for Governor and a full slate with Wyman Spogner for Lieutenant Governor Thomas S Allen for Secretary of State William E Smith for State Treasurer Charles R Gill for Attorney General J M Rusk for Comptroller Joan G McMynn for State Prison Commissioner Henry Cordier for Senator 22nd District Joseph Warrie for the Assembly Isaac Stepitenson. Fairchild pledges to devote industry ability honesty and energy to office and notes his past public record as the basis for future service.
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Henry Cordier
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Platform excerpt pledges and dedication after Civil War victory
The document thanks God for final victory over the rebellion and pledges to honor disabled soldiers and orphans, grant preference in public offices, and equal bounty for 1861 62 veterans. It denounces secession and underscores the sacred debt to quell the rebellion with Election Tuesday November T 1868.
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Soldiers Vote Pressure by Hobart Platform Backers
The piece describes T. R. Hudd and A. S. Sanborn, Democratic politicians from Dane County, urging soldiers to back the Hobart platform amid prior opposition to soldiers’ voting rights. It cites 1862 63 quotes and positions on Wisconsin soldiers suffrage, with references to wartime finance and assembly debates.
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Suffrage appeal note pressed on Wisconsin Indians
A fragmentary item urges Wisconsin Indians to read a political appeal from the La Crosse Democrat editor urging support for the Democratic platform. It includes outdated regional remarks and a copperhead anecdote contrasting Lincoln and Jefferson, ending with a joke about a singer’s voice.
Gen Webb and the Indian Payment at Fond du Lac
A Pioneer article recounts General L B Webb's guidance during the Fond du Lac Indian payment. He urged sobriety, urged Indians to avoid whiskey sellers, and supervised the distribution of gold while eliminating harmful trades. The account credits Webb for decorum and restraint, noting improved behavior and public order at the ceremony.
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Preachers Urged to Exercise Suffrage and Vote
A fragment urges preachers to vote, citing MIM Pomeroy as originator of the Democratic platform and referencing a La Crosse Democrat item from the 16th. The readable text pushes civic participation and party platform recall.
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