Reconstruction era Republican Declaration of Principles
The National Republican Party meeting in Chicago on May 2 1868 adopts a Declaration of Principles praising Reconstruction, civil rights advances, and suffrage plans for Southern states. condemns repudiation, calls for tax reduction, debt reduction, and strict economy. honors Lincoln, criticizes Andrew Johnson, supports naturalized citizens, soldiers, and foreign immigration, and advocates equal rights and impartial justice for all.
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National Republican Party of the
United States
Chicago
Congress
Anag Hy l
Casal
Yasue
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnon
Great Britain
Interor
Schurz
Iee
Ioratio Seymour
Ile
Nebraska
Kansas
Buchanan
Fremont
Lincoln
New-York
Albany
Confederacy
Free States
Franklin
Virginia
Kentucky
United South
Gov. Seymour
Pendleton Greenbacks Fade in City Smoke
The Cincinnati Enquirer shows green back notes bearing Pendleton’s portrait to mock the Western repudiator. After Democratic scrutiny in New York the notes vanish in smoke. A prominent New York money bagger then emerges as the apparent leader, while critics exclaim Bah for the money-baggers.
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Beach
Pendleton
Cincinnati Enquirer
New York
General Shermans Opinion of the Nominees
Dispatch from St. Louis reports General Sherman opposing Seymour as the Democratic nominee and predicting a Republican victory with Grant as army head. Sherman and a Conservative crowd traded jests amid the exchange. The piece notes Democratic supporters favoring Seymour’s friends who were accused as house-burners in New York riots.
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St. Louis
Sherman
Grant
Seymour
New York
Frank P. Blair
Blair
South
Congress
Scare for Ex Congressmen LeBlond in Celina
The Ft Wayne ezettle recounts Ex Congressmen Frank LeBlond, an Ohio Democrat, delivering a harsh eulogy on Chase and fearing backlash if he aided Lincoln’s assassin. It recalls his home in Celina during the Lincoln death news and his worry over returning to Washington.
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Frank LeBlond
Ft. Wayne @e
LeBlond
Chase
Frank
Lincoln
Celina
Washington
Fourth of July in Celina Seen as Old Fashioned Celebration
Celina citizens marked Independence Day with a traditional gathering led by J. W. Steel as orator. The Copper Head Committee reported the proceedings noting liberty bought by forefathers, but omitted acknowledgment of Union soldiers and the price paid in the Civil War.
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Fourra
Celina
J. W. Steel
Copperhead Committee
Fremont Journal Attacks Draft Resisters in Mercers Van Wert District
The Fremont Journal mocks a Mercer and Van Wert district legislator labeled a patriotic critic from Canada. It cites his draft opposition plan, insistence on paying the national debt in greenbacks, and a Canada stay where he earned twenty five cents daily in silver.
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Canada
Fremont
Journal
Mercer
van Wert
Pomeroy’s Demanded Attack on Seymour’s Finance Policy
The La Crosse Democrat attacks Governor Seymour’s financial stance, arguing his plan favors bondholders over taxpayers. It contends Seymour postpones debt relief, warns of huge compounded interest, and favors gold payments, risking national wealth to bondholders. It also links Seymour to Copperhead policies and rails against his wartime conduct.
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la Crosse Democrat
Brick Pomeroy
United States
Copperhead
Seymour
Pomeroy
New York City
Telegraph
Albany
Chicago
Gov
Farewell at Grave for George as Escort Makes Quiet Exit
A terse funeral scene shows no chorus of cheers or money changing hands. The Escort from Tammany delivers a quiet farewell at the grave where George is buried, with no audible outcry or applause.
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Tammany
Bummer
George Hes
Fragmentary Civil War Era Political Rhetoric
Excerpt argues against electing a rebel sympathetic candidate over Ulysses S. Grant, invoking Gettysburg Vicksburg Mission Ridge and the march to Richmond to claim patriotic sacrifices would be in vain.
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Ulysses S. Grant
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Mission Ridge
Richmond
Bantering Saint Joe and political jests across Ohio
A colorful anecdote portrays Joe G as unassuming yet shrewd, recalling a Philadelphia church seating incident where he calmly outwitted a pompous donor with a sharp quip. The tale shows his cool impudence and unexpected cordial reception by the offended host.
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