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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1868
Page
2
The article reports Gov Bakers Republican lead in Indiana with 1081 votes and a 1500 tally for the state ticket. It notes Pennsylvania official majorities totaling 10020 while cautioning some figures may still shift marginally. General Ashley concedes defeat and urges Unionists to unite against the enemy in November.
At a Republica meeting, Hon. Mr. Brewster of Pennsylvania quoted Grant saying his policy is to ensure such peace and tranquility that a man may speak his mind anywhere in the country without molestation or hindrance.
The piece attacks Jim Montgomery as a Copperhead ally and criticizes the appointment of W. H. Denniston as County Recorder. It recalls Denniston’s Civil War service, his injury at Shiloh, and argues Montgomery would distribute soldiers’ relief for partisan gain. It cites shifting Board decisions and a Philadelphia Post quote on recent large voter turnout.
Early returns from Wuetine, W. V. on Oct 22 indicate a solid Republican lead. Fifteen counties cast half the state vote with a 2,500 Republican margin, down 1,000 from 1866 but up 1,000 from 1867, suggesting a state gain near 5,000. Congressional districts show Duvall and McGrew leading, Whitcher possibly elected, and the Legislature leaning three fourths Republican. Ohio county reports a Democratic margin of 123 but a Republican gain of 645 since 1867.
The Reverend F. R. Wotring, longtime clergyman of the Presbyterian church in town, plans to relocate to the West to seek a pleasant home for his family. The notice includes strong anti-Union and Ku Klux references tied to the 1868 election and printed letters criticizing intimidation of voters in Van Wert County.
The article rebuts claims that Van Wert County officials stole from the soldier relief fund, noting a fund surplus and transfers to cover shortages. It describes Arkansas arms seized at Memphis, a river pursuit, and destruction of muskets, then critiques Democratic infighting and candidate turnover with sharp commentary.
The passage notes that the fall of the second rebellion mirrors the first, with Democratic leaders attacking Seymour for not delivering victory last Tuesday while Grant is predicted to crush the second rebellion as he did the first. It frames Union successes and political blame in stark, partisan terms.
The act providing artificial limbs to maimed soldiers has aided 5,971 individuals, including 3,784 with legs, 2,134 with arms, 44 with hands, and 9 with feet, though not all sufferers have received limbs. Estimates place total casualties with missing limbs at 50,000 in the army and navy, plus 25,000 in the South.
A friend visits Isaac Newton during a moment of deep abstraction. Dinner arrives and sits untouched as Newton contemplates. He finally notices the empty dishes and quips that without the visible proof he would swear he had not dined.
Governor Seymour asks delegates at the Tammany Convention where the promised victories are, contrasting with a past wartime sneer and now a wailing of agony over unmet promises. The note frames a political lament on performance and accountability amid crisis.
An Albany physician states pure lager beer is not intoxicating and one glass will sober a man made drunk by spurious beer. The Express notes that in 80 there is little pure lager and excess spurious beer is widely circulated.
The New York Post recalls a Springfield almshouse matriarch and her five sons. A Paris sportsman receives 3000 francs from his sister after losing a shilling. Thaddeus Stevens bequeaths 100000 to a nephew if he stays sober. Frank Leslie seeks divorce on adultery grounds with years of support noted. Marshal Narvaez declines to forgive enemies on his deathbed.
A reflective verse expresses that true happiness lies in the heart not in titles wealth or rank. The speaker seeks comfort from the beloved and prays to a higher power to keep her dear and grant peace amidst care and grief.
President Johnson designates Thursday November 26 as a day of national thanksgiving with the nation enjoying Grant and peace. Amid local curiosities a Savannah house is deemed haunted until midnight taps are traced to a neighbor tapping ashes from his pipe. Newport family is frightened by chimney noises from a crow in the flue.
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