11 Oct 1876
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1876
Page
1
A poem echoes Civil War era praise for Union troops and their sacrifice. It lauds courage of wives and children left behind, and vows to defeat the foe once more. A hidden acrostic hints at names as a device within the verse.
A Massachusetts Liberal urges civil service reform urging men to step down as others step up. General Banks claims the Republican mission fails while even one citizen is denied the right to think act and vote. The piece surveys postwar politics, church splits, and how Democrats bore blame or credit for the war era with references to Hayes and Lincoln era debates. It notes civic events in Batavia township and a lengthy analysis of government debt and expenditures since 1866.
Treasury tables show the public debt declined by 426,023,015.02 and annual interest by 31,285,231. From March 1, 1869, to June 30, 1876, government records reflect debt reduction and lower interest as of this period.
The article recounts Rutherford B. Hayes defending Nancy Farrer in a sensational Ohio case. It notes the ruling that an insane person is not morally responsible for a crime, and the defense rests on the defendant being not a free moral agent. Hayes anticipated the case would draw immense attention and used it to showcase his courtroom skill.
Ex Senator Doolittle argues Democratic South fostered secession and slavery heresies, linking them to the Civil War. He praises Northern Democracy and Douglas as Unionists, and contends slavery could have ended peacefully in border states, rejecting war as a necessary remedy. The piece frames his remarks as a defense of Republicanism from a Democratic view.
Taft warns of danger if Fifteenth Amendment fails while detailing risks of Southern Democratic rule. He argues for protecting negro voting rights against intimidation and defends federal enforcement to preserve civil rights, urging unity over partisan blame as the nation faces a pivotal election.
The passage warns that restricting black voting rights now could permanently exclude voters later depending on party control. It contrasts Democratic and Republican power and argues the outcome will determine whether a minority uses intimidation and fraud to dominate the nation, urging citizens to decide in the upcoming election.
Washington National Republican reports two men set up a tally in the old House hall to record visitors preferences for the Presidency. Nine hundred thirty nine ballots from thirty five states show New York and Illinois each with one temperance vote, six undecided. Southern states prefer Tilden while the rest back Hayes. Democratic House staff voting credited to their home states. Centennial visitors participate.
In a Civil War dispatch dated August 24 1864 R B Hayes writes that he accepted being a candidate with reluctance but will not abandon his post. He notes ongoing skirmishes with a large rebel army nearby and observes the enemy may move toward the Potomac. William H Smith accompanies the letter.
A Democratic official report from Albany Atlas and Argus on February 2, 1861 describes a speaker denouncing coercive measures against the South. He argues self interest should deter civil war and vows resistance to any force used to force the South back into the Union, highlighting Southern strength and resources.
A partisan table claims the Jackson to Buchanan era lost 5.96 million dollars from yearly disbursements averaging 40 million over twenty years totals 800 million. It alleges Grant’s era collected 300 million yearly, totaling 2.1 billion, with Democrats failing to prove treasury theft, while pointing to “black sheep” among officials as explanation.
The Clermont Courier offers business card insertions up to six lines for 400 dollars per year.
The piece rails at Democratic reforms, accusing careless officials of bond thefts and a Treasury loss of 5 955 872 22, blaming wartime scars and former War Secretary Floyd Buchanan for abuse. It portrays Confederate sympathizers in Congress as impudent reformers amid postwar turmoil.
A republic editorial urges first time voters to shun the Democratic Party as treasonous and decaying. It warns against aligning with a collapsing party and cautions about pro slavery rebellion allies in the North. It ends with a call to watch over the Union with vigilance.
An 1876 sworn statement by Daniel P. Jones alleges Samuel J. Tilden refused to aid Union troops through the United States Christian Commission. Jones testifies that Tilden would rather see soldiers starve than contribute a cent, undermining previous claims about his wartime record.
Horace Greeley praised Tweed's triumph as complete, condemning Seymour and Tilden as weak before Tweed's corruption. The New York Tribune quote frames the Rochester victory as a decisive display of control over Democratic leaders and a turning point in party leadership.
The piece compares Vermont and Maine backing rousing Republican majorities to antebellum Democratic majorities in Arkansas Alabama and Kentucky. It casts the sectional struggle as loyalty versus disloyalty in a high stakes government contest, urging northern voters to choose sides as Robert Ingersoll’s atheistic views provoke pious Democrats.
TEXAS JACK describes Sitting Bull as an Uncpapa Sioux with obscure paternal lineage. He recounts early abuse and a fierce youth who joined the warpath by age ten and became a noted warrior. The account mentions capturing an enemy and adopting him as a brother, with speculation about a death story. A western hen tends fifteen nearly grown partridges, appearing gentle.
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