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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1863
Page
2
The Entitor of this paper does not hold himself responsible for opinions of correspondents. The writer, not the editor, is responsible. No anonymous communications will be inserted. The name of the writer must be given to insure accountability.
The article reports President Lincoln shifting Vallandigham from confinement at Fort Warren to banishment in the Southern Confederacy. It notes Seward favored his release, per the New York Evening Post correspondent. The piece reflects wartime policy changes and political maneuvering.
The Democrats of Preble county will meet at the Court House in Eaton on Saturday May 30, 1863 at 6 o clock PM to choose delegates for the state convention in Columbus on June 11 and to decide other crisis measures. Banta, Chairman Dem Central Committee, Eaton Ohio May 21, 1843.
The Democratic State Central Committee designates June 11 1863 in Columbia for the next Democratic State Convention to nominate candidates for governor lieutenant governor and other offices. Delegates are apportioned by county with one for each county plus additions for votes from the last election. J D Commins chairman urges faithful representation from all counties and asks trustees to appoint delegates.
The paper denounces pro war and abolitionist talk while claiming moral law above government. It criticizes Vallandigham and Lincoln, defends liberty of conscience, and attacks a prayer meeting speaker for anti British sentiments. It notes the death of Rev W T Fyffe and honors him as a faithful pastor.
The article reports a mass meeting in Indiana urging loyalty to the Union and constitutional rights. It notes 75,000 attendees at the convention in Indianapolis, with D Voorhees as president. Speakers defend peaceable assembly, denounce government acts, and discuss the Emancipation Proclamation and wartime policies.
Official dispatches reveal Grant signaling minimal engagement as forces push toward a trap near the Fourteen Mile Creek and Black River. McPherson reports Clinton seizure after a two hour fight with 60 casualties and 180 wounded. Morgan and Sherman maneuver toward Jackson and the Memphis area amid reports of Jackson’s capture and Vicksburg retreat.
The court martial finds Clement L. Vallandigham guilty on the specified charges. He is sentenced to confinement in a United States fortress to be designated by the department commander for the duration of the war. Valle digham addresses Ohio Democrats urging defense of constitutional liberties and Union principles amid arrests and political tensions.
The noisy OCR reads a jumble of market items and prices for butter pork chickens and hay. It hints at grain and produce notes with scattered figures and place names but lacks coherent structure or complete facts.
A court action in Preble County Ohio cites a petition to set aside and hold a foreclosure or partition deed, by heirs including John W Weakier and Samuel Woikley. The long form pleads for relief under state statutes, with a May 14, 1858 date and specified parties and attorneys.
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