Forwarded remarks from 1876 centennial debate and political speculation
A 1876 Charleston or North Carolina-era column discusses Grant and Babcock as allies, political maneuvering over the centennial, Virginia’s $10,000 vote, and reactions to Blaine, Sherman, and Grant renomination. It notes Bishop Haven’s stance, King Pilgrims’ Philadelphia raid plan, and potential Republican compromise candidates Hayes Morton Conkling Hendricks Thurman.
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Grant
Bishop Haven
King Pilgrims
Philadelphia
Congress
Pennsylvania
Blaine & Co
Jeff. Davis
Virginia
South Carolina judicial elections rake bitter memories
The northern papers cheer South Carolina judicial elections, but locals fear the outcome. The piece notes the state is divided, with Gov. Moses, called the robber governor for narrowly escaping prison, among the figures involved.
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South Carolina
Moses
Election stain on party as radical men rise
A troubled critique paints Wricht as a Supreme Court nominee with a tainted reputation, describes Whipper as a notorious drunkard thief and gambler, and labels others as white scallywags. The piece condemns the election of such men as a stigma the party should not endure.
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Wricht
Supreme Court
Michigan
Blaine Ambition Stirring Debate in Centennial Year
Ex-speaker Blaine faces mixed public opinion as his third term push draws sharp editorials. Newspapers from Baltimore and Philadelphia clash over amnesty and Bourbon era issues while Harper's Weekly backs a stance against a third term. Local congressman James J. Davis criticizes Blaine amid partisan commentary.
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Blaine
Harper's Weekly
Jas. J. Davis
Springfield Republican
Philadelphia Telegraph
Republican
Jefferson Davis
Congress
Baltimore Sun
Surratt
New York Times
General Grant
Times
Curtis
Baltimore Gazette
Literary Piracy and Knott Scrutiny in Raleigh
In the Raleigh Sentinel the Colonel Conan exposes J. Proctor Knott as a target of plagiarism criticisms. The piece notes Knott's two famous congressional speeches, finances and Duluth, and argues editors should back authors against theft. It questions Knott’s national notoriety and the Duluth episode.
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Col
Conan
Raleigh Sentinel
J. Proctor Knott
Kentucky
Congressional Judiciary Committee
Knott
Congress
Duluth
Knott and the Newsroom Theft of Wits in 1870 Fallout
An editor recalls a long 1870 Caucasian article stolen by J Proctor Knott and how the Kentucky politician later claimed authorship. The piece sparked a debate on plagiarism, legality, and political power, with strong language denouncing intellectual theft and questions about Knott’s fitness for judiciary chair.
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Lexington
The
Sentinel
J. Proctor Knott
Kentucky
Congress
Congressional Globe
Mr. Knott
Ourself
Judiciary Committee
Senate Elects Pro Tempore in a Disrupted Era
Washington Letter notes the Senate’s decision to elect a presiding officer as needed, ending a week of debate on the question. In the House, the Amnesty Bill faces heated opposition led by Mr. Blaine, with party rancor and accusations of patriotism used for political gain. The piece laments continued division and questions whether the Centennial year will bring peace.
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Senate
Senate of the
United States
Randall
Radical Party
Blaine
South
North
Blame
Republican Committee
Republican Party
Democrats
Congress
Lhe
Revival and political rebound amid amnesty vote and Dr Pierce praise
The piece decries Mr Blaine and the amnesty bill defeat as Democratic capital, praising Moody and Sankey and lauding Buffalo's World’s Dispensary and Dr. Pierce. It extols honesty and sympathy in business and medicine, noting Pierce's remedies and his popular writings alongside a general call for loyalty to public needs.
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Moody & Sankey
Messrs
Moody and Sankey
England
America
Buffalo N.Y
Krone
Feratd
Toreli- Ugit
Detroit
New Yorkes
Pieres
Pierce
Sage
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Battle, Publishers
Dossey Battle
N.C. Pillay
Babcock
St. Louis
Beck
Senate of the United States
John ©. Breckinridge
Washington
Boston Herald
Mr. Blaine
Senator Morton
Gov
Hayes m
Senator Conkling
Hendricks
Thurman
Our
Washington, D.C
Southerner
Cigars & Tobacco
Mand
Ust
Ayer
Macnair
U.S. Internal Revenue
N.C
Tarboro
Court House
Edgcombe
Greenvill County
Edward ZO
Edgecombe and
Sur
M. Weddell & Co
AVING
A. H. Macnatr
Superior Court
Edgecombe County
Tau
John A. Davin
Mark B. Pitt
Das. al
Exum
L. W
Sparta Grange Loan Association
John A. Davis
Sid
Battle
Sparta
Hi. IL. Sts
Bugecamby Co
Tartiero
Tarbory
Pitt
RH. Rowe
M. T. Gwatney
Tarboro’ Male Academy
Wilkinson
Panola Farm
Temms
JNO
DANCY
Church Street
John N. Vick
Rocky Mount
N. C
W. L. Thorp
J. L. Coker
E. Spier
Ward's Bar & Restaurant
John F. Ward
Jesse Bullock
Rocky
Edgecombe
Tipe
Mr. Dozier
Cara
I. B. Palamountain
A. D. Royster & Bro
Fayetteville Street
Raleigh, N. C
Roanoke
Doye
Seaboard
Wilmington
Hamilton
Williamston
Hills Ferry
Edward's Ferry
Margarettsville
Garysburg
Weldon
Halifax
Enfield
James Gordon & Clo
Old Howard House
Adams’ Hotel
Leaner
Oakdale Institute
Edgecombe Co
New York City
Geo. L. Wimberly
C.J
C. W. Smith
Rocky Mount, N.C
Classical and Mathematical School
Forrestville, _Wake Co
DE. Rich'd
H. Lewis, A. M
John R. Dunn
Dunverwett
Chas. J.C. Cline & CO
Bowery
New York
P. O. Box
Baltimore
Eye and Ear Institute
Franklin 8T
Julian J. Chisolem
University of Maryland
N. Charles Sr
Grorce Revtine
Washington University
Charles Carroll
Europe
George Reuling
Manhattan Manufacturiing Company
G. A. Lumpkin
Reade Street
SeCherpe Gener
Liebig
Steuart
Prest
Insane Hospital
WM. H. 8Torfs
Mount Hope
Thomson, Lilly & Co
Parcell & Ladd
Richmond
Wm. R. Burwell & Co
Charlotte
Main Street
Whitlock & Abram
Norfolk
Pamlico
Old Dominion Steamship Co
Boston
Wash
Wilmington & Weldon
John Myers’ Sons
Washington, N. C
Pitt County
R. W. Singeltary
Adm
W. W
Gay
Dee
James W. Davis
Susan
Thors . Gay
James 8. Woodard
M. Oates
Moses Rountree
Fa Rountree
Edward S. Thig
Fanny Thigpen
Lucinda Thien
Dee’d
Thomas Edmon Kinehen Edmondson
Othe Elizabeth Edmondson
Pii
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Das. W. Davis
Thomas D. Gay
James
Woodard Hisseiznee
M. M. Oates
D. Rountree
Edward
Thigpen
Lucinda Thigpen
Thomas Edmondson
Kinchan Edmondson
Elizabeth Edmondson
County of
Salt Court
Sheppard
Joe
Bethel College Institute
Littleton
Halifax Co
Trinity
Randolph Macon
University of North Carolina
C. G. Davenport
Nash & CO. Wholesale Grocers
Privtae
D. N. Bogart
Washington N.C
Lin
Peters Musical Monthly
Chromos
Y- D. N. Bogart
ST. Cloud’s
Ist
Jordan
Joseph Cobb
Ill
Charles Phillips
Walter P. Williamson
2Nd Judicial Dist
A. Whitlock & Co
Geo. L. Pender
Bruf, Faulkner & Co
Baltimore Street
R. Hallett
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