Republican Union Nominations For State Offices Ring
Republican Union announces slate incl Col William M Stone for Governor from Marion county Enoch W Eastman for Lieutenant Governor John F Dillon for Supreme Judge Henry Wharton for State Senator J W Stanton and WM P Wolf for Representatives G P Ingman for Treasurer and Recorder David Platner for Sheriff J C Betts for County Judge James McClung for County Surveyor C A Pound for Superintendent of Common Schools Geo W Smith for Coroner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
WM. M. Stone
Marion County
Enoch W. Eastman
Hardin County
John F. Dillon
Scott County
Henry Wharton
J. W Stanton
WM P. Wolf
G. P. Ingman
David Platner
J. C. Betts
James McClung
C. A. Pound
Geo. W. Smith
Butchery in Lawrence and Copperhead politics loud
A Civil War era commentary condemns the Lawrence Kansas massacre as the height of slavery’s barbarity and attacks Missouri officials. It denounces copperhead press, calls for punishment of offenders, and critiques Gen. Tuttle, Byington, and Iowa Democratic-aligned factions while urging support for loyal candidates.
Resolutions of Cedar County Union Club No 38
Resolutions condemn the Northern Copperheads and Confederate rebellion, praising Union sacrifices in the Civil War. The Cedar County Union Club No 38 declares support for wartime policy and denounces traitors at home while affirming the value of the Union and liberty won through blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar County Union Club
Endorsement of Lincoln Administration and War Aims
A pro Lincoln pledge endorses emancipation and conscription, calls for arming Black soldiers, and supports confiscation of rebel property. Resolves insist preservation of the Union at any cost, victory through extended war, and rooting out peace advocates and traitors, with loyalty to law, Constitution, and flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Europe
United States
Iowa General Tuttle Nominated for Governor by Republicans
The Republican press reports Gen. J. M. Tuttle of Iowa as the Democratic nominee for Iowa Governor, replacing Mattrion L. Fisher who declines. It suggests Tuttle would accept on a New York platform, though he remains a war Democrat who supports the Administration fully. He allegedly said he would not seize the governorship if his election were assured, and he faulted the President only for not hunying Mallony.
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Bar le Grand Byington
Democratic Party of
Iowa
Gen. Tu
Gen. Tuttle
Mason
Duncombe
Kentucky
Burnside
Congress
New York Soldier
Rascal Burnside
Breckinridge
Copperhead
J. M. Tuttle
Mattrion L. Fisher
New York
Horatio Seymour
Judge McCann
Tuttle
Mallony
Dubuque
How Tuttle Became a Copperhead Candidate
The Keosauqua Republican claims Gen. Tuttle was pressured by Governor makers including Judge Johnson of Lee and Gillaspie of Wapello to accept a governor nomination he had previously declined. It notes his return home Monday and a Tuesday night siege to push the plan, with official announcement expected this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keosauqua
Tuttle
Johnson
Lee
Gillaspie
Wapello
Knapp
Les Note
Duty to quell rebellion prompts governor race call
To the People of Iowa Fellow Citizens having been urged to run for Governor I have declined to seek public office until the Union is restored My only motive now is duty I foresee danger from demagogues inflaming public opinion and believe all should unite to crush treason and save the government after the rebellion is ended
Rebellion, unity, and wartime duty in Iowa letters
A Civil War era letter argues for national unity under Lincoln, urging suppression of the rebellion and support for a vigorous war effort. It backs Union victory over slavery, praises Colonel Stone, and condemns copperhead opposition while urging loyalty to the government and constitutional authority. Reports from Fort Keosauqua and river patrols describe Indians, troop movements, and a new gunpowder method discovered by a Frenchman in Paria, claimed to be cheap, powerful, and versatile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paria
Iowa and National News Across Civil War Updates
The column cites recruitment in Iowa and a fourth Iowa Battery to be remounted at Davenport. It reports Confederate sympathizers in Canada, rebel loans, and a tornado in Buena Vista Wisconsin killing three and wounding fourteen. It notes new banks, Vallandigham's Canadian claims, and rebels released in Nashville with bonds. It mentions Col Stephen A Miller as Minnesota governor candidate and a colored regiment being raised in Iowa with officers named. It covers Charleston bombardment progress on Sumter, Fort Sumter demolitions, and Charleston shelling, plus Rosecrans at Chattanooga, deserter waves from Brace's army, Quantrell's Missouri to Kansas raid, Lawrence casualties, and vast looting. It ends with drafting rules exceptions under the conscription law and exemptions for family dependents and heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kansas
Quantrell
Missouri
Union
Iowa Battery
Davenport
London Spectator
Buena Vista
Wis
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana
New York
Vallandigham
Nashville
Stephen A. Miller
Minnesota
Towa
W. A. Pyle
M. F. Collins
Keokuk
John L Murphy
13Th
Ilinois Cavalry
Charleston
Sumter
Richmond
Washington
Fort Monroe
Chisholm
Fort Sumter
Moultrie
Rosecran
Chattanooga
Comb Rland
Brace
Exemption Rules for Able Bodied Substitutes
The text outlines that substitutes are considered able bodied with no exemption for men with dependent children or wives. It notes the hardship, arguing the children are not motherless, and suggests a wartime policy where if two sons die in service, one of the remaining two may be exempted by parental selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Advocate General
Letter on Lunatic Asylum and liquor restraint by W W Hamilton
A letter from W W Hamilton to I M Preston argues for state custody and treatment of habitual drinkers as insane, proposing a branch of the State Lunatic Asylum or a center in the state. He contends restraint could aid abstinence and cites past costs and pride in existing institutions. He urges the Linn County delegation to raise the issue at the next General Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W Hamilton
I. M. Preston
Marion
General Assembly
Linn County
W. W. Hamiltor
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The
Lipton Advertiser
Re Ee Iiennenn
Daniels
Free
Republican Union
J. F. Duncombe
Judge Mason
Byington State Committee
Burlington
Copperheads
Col. Wa. M. Stone
Lincoln
Davis
America
Jefferson Davis
Jeff. Davis
Jeff
Mr. Davis
North
Republic
South
J.M. Tuttle
Gen. Crocker
M. M. Crocker
13Th Army Corps
Tho’s F. Withrow
Republican State Central Committee
Stone
Wmn. M. Stone
Col. Stone
6Th Cavalry
Ft, Pennie
Shreveport
Bell
30Th Wisconsin
Fort Randall
Tenbrook
Little Crow
Gardner
Leavenworth
Jim Lane
Dubuque Times
Cedar County Agricultural Society
Tipton
Geo. B. Sargent
Falas
A. Mo.Istaxpor
Castello & van Vieck
Mesars. Castello & van Vieck
Ibe
Horrea
Dan Castelio
King of Jesters
Joseph Tinkham
Kelly & Burrows
WH. Smith
Thomas Burges
Tho's Polad
M.orton
J. W. Harper
Caerrtto & van Vixce
D. van Varkenstra
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