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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1864
Page
2
The National Union party nominates Abraham Lincoln of Illinois for president and Andrew Johnson of Tennessee for vice president. The ticket aims to unify factions and lead the nation amid ongoing political turmoil.
Abraham Lincoln proclaims Thanksgiving on the last Thursday in November 1864. He cites national gratitude for health, emancipation, immigration, industrial progress, and wartime unity and asks citizens to humble themselves in prayer for peace and harmony. The document is signed in Washington on October 20, 1864 with William H. Seward as Secretary of State.
A Union urging turnout in Warren County to elect Union candidates. The piece notes past vote totals, comparisons with Clearfield County, and cautions against voter laziness. It calls for at least one day of effort and emphasizes the upcoming election as a Union victory. It references a Democratic Movement in New York.
The Warren County Institute and Teachers Association plan a joint Columbus session starting Monday November 2 at 10 AM. Programs include student declamations recitations essays and class exercises, with reports on examinations and teaching methods and lectures to follow across three evenings.
Deputy Provost Marshal reports Warren County quota met by enlistments and substitutes. 192 rebel prisoners at Rock Island, above $100 each, sent frontier to fight Indians, largely from Kentucky and Tennessee. 7 or 8 attributed to Warren. also political notes on local elections and West advertisements. County Assessors to meet November 9 for duties.
Early returns from most counties report Morton Union leading for governor with a current majority as voters tally across the state. The article notes only ten counties yet to report and does not give final percentages.
Local merchants report L D Crandall returning from New York with a large stock of panic priced goods to be offered at the lowest market figures. He invites customers to call and inspect for themselves, promising direct talk if possible.
Mr LU G Griffey formerly of the Girard Union has bought the Corry News and changed it to the Corry Express. He pledges a capital Union paper and asks Corry residents to support him. A fair at Johnson's Hall in Warren Tuesday evening November 1 proceeds aid the Poor. Tickets 15 cents with supper extra.
The passage questions a citizen’s belonging to a party whose success relies on army setbacks and who withholds cheers when Sheridan wins. It frames a tension between personal patriotism and political allegiance during wartime.
At Jamestown on Friday a cannon misfire caused one man to die another to lose an arm and a third to lose an eye. The incident occurred during a local event.
Universalist minister Rev. L. H. Dutton will preach at the Court House on Monday evening next at 7 o'clock.
A 1864 Pennsylvania report details a Confederate ploy to parole Union prisoners who would vote for McClellan, while Lincoln supporters were withheld. The testimony names Franklin Schwenck and witnesses, with corroborating anecdotes from Union League Hall and reports of parole practices amid the 1864 campaign.
The text notes that Mr. Spurgeon has retired from the Evangelical Alliance, with mention of associated church matters and ongoing religious leadership changes.
At a social gathering the night before last Captain W A Sutherland former aide to General Steadman and recent Stoneman raid captive now exchanged spoke warmly of McClellan then said he supports Lincoln after noting guards and Rebels treated him as a Democrat. He vows he would never vote for a man at armed traitors request.
The War Department orders all Indiana hospitals to furlough sick and wounded soldiers after October 1 until October 15 and transport them home to vote in the state election. Stanton signs the directive. a copy is filed by Surgeon C. H. Crane.
Illinois judge Caton argues abolitionists may control the country if slavery is ended, emphasizing preservation of the Union as it was to protect slaveholders and old political allies. Alexander H. Stephens praises the Chicago platform as a step toward vindicating Confederate rights.
The Utica Herald prints a letter detailing the Centralia massacre in Missouri where Union soldiers were killed after capture by rebel partisans. The letter describes scalping, calls for vengeance, militia buildup, and vows to fight until after the upcoming election. It mentions soldiers returning from three years with Sherman and other armed locals preparing to defend the state.
New York's Herald Martinsburg correspondent cites front reports on the battle of the 19th that US losses reached 5 000 killed wounded and missing with 24 guns lost. Union troops say 7 000 prisoners and 50 guns captured and 51 pieces of artillery taken in two weeks. Longstreet absent Early leads a bold, contested effort with Kershaw as opposition.
Newtown Va dispatch reports large numbers of wounded and heavy losses in the 6th corps with Early said in command. Pursuit continues under Gen. Custar as 1,500 wounded arrive at Martinsburg and 2,000 more expected. Seward orders open houses for wounded and trains sent to Baltimore. Richmond papers note Sheridan's earlier victory, with celebrations muted.
Richmond papers acknowledge Early's defeat to Sheridan with Early admitting loss of artillery. The Enquirer reports camp equipage retaken and drivers demoralized at Strasburg. Sherman aims to pin Hood in the valley and starve him, Hood avoiding decisive engagement as Sherman closes distance. Corner in gold triggers heavy selling and price drop.
The Commercial notes heavy bribes offered to suppress testimony in a Baltimore merchants case for supplying rebels. Detectives hold the names involved. Gen Wool arrives in Washington for an interview with the President. The Times reports the 112th New York and 189th New York votes with Lincoln leading in the former and Union ahead in the latter. Ballots were mailed to proxies.
The piece argues Hood's campaign aided the peace party in the North. It cites Jeff Davis praising Hooods advance to draw troops to back a peace push. A Philadelphia voting incident shows an elderly voter rebuking a copperhead for attacking veterans and dishonoring his son's memory.
Washington dispatch notes Richmond Examiner report that colored prisoners in rebel fortifications are back in prison and hopes Butler frees Confederate officers at Dutch Gap. Lincoln releases a lengthy reply to Tennesseans who attacked him, stating Tennessee is a state matter. McClellan quotes support claim of an abolition war. Montreal paper mentions Geo N Sanders in town after St Albans raid.
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