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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1864
Page
2
In Warren on September 10, 1864, supporters endorsed Abraham Lincoln of Illinois for president and Andrew Johnson of Tennessee for vice president.
Lena Morton M'Michael and Thos Cunningham are named on the new union electoral ticket alongside Thomas Cunningham as a listed candidate.
The Herald laments Chicago surrender in the McClellan controversy and urges Gen. McClellan to abandon the party platform. It insists his only true footing is his Union command record and calls for breaking the Chicago platform at the polls.
The Union County and Warren County conventions met last Tuesday in harmony. Delegates chosen to the Congressional Convention urged support for Mon. G. W. Scofield with substitutions if needed. W. D. Brown named for Assembly. Robert Allen for Sheriff. Isaac Hiller for Prothonotary. Garcelon for County Commissioner. Lane for Treasurer. Grandin for Auditor. Orin Allen for District Attorney. H. B. Waite for Trustee. Overseers of the Poor named as Marsh Miles Garcelon. county committee appointed. The Erie Dispatch criticizes Democratic stance on rebellion, praising McClellan as a political compromise. R. E. Fenton nominated for Governor of New York. Wentworth nominated for Congress in Chicago district. Simeon Draper appointed Collector of New York.
The Warren Misses held The Fair and Dress Party for soldiers at Johnson's Hall despite rain. Fancy dresses wowed the crowd including Greek Amazon Miss Etta Ey and Libbie Rs as bride and other characters. Net proceeds were $17.10.
The Dubuque figure delivers a speech urging duty and liberty If the North continues aggressive war policy the South must be invited back to the Union If they refuse the speaker favors approaching them instead with the aim of reconciliation The remarks frame the conflict as a fight over constitutional liberty and national unity
Senator Geary’s letter to Mrs Cobham praising Col Geo A Cobham Jr describes him as one of his bravest officers and a devoted friend. He notes Cobham’s disinterested patriotism and cool courage in danger, and laments his death as a noble sacrifice for Union freedom and posterity.
Local notices urge townships to fill quotas for the September draft with volunteers counted up until rendezvous. Capt H S Campbell announces volunteers receive credits and government bounty until further orders. The passage of the enrollment law is debated, noting differing 60 and 50 day periods. Also reports Burton Geer returns from Co H 10th Regiment, illness of Rev C C Parker affects services, and a new grist mill frame was raised last week.
The district hears Gov. Bigler of Clearfield County has been nominated by the Democracy for Congress, amid criticism of former leaders tied to the Confederate surrender. Judge R. Brown, once favored, is described as a fair War defender, while Bigler supporters accuse rivals of aiding Buchanan’s faction and plunging the nation into civil war. expectations rise that Judge Scofield may oppose Bigler.
The Warren County Democratic Convention nominated J. Y. James for Assembly Jno I Hull for Sheriff David C Blair for Prothonotary Joseph A Neill for District Attorney Thos Clemons for Coroner G H Lukens for Surveyor Henry Mallece 2d for Treasurer Geo Buel for Commissioner Lewis Arnett for Warren Academy Overseers J H King D M Martin C V Kinnear They urged support for Judge Brown for Congress and endorsed Gen Geo B McClellan Geo H Pendleton and the Chicago platform.
The President extends national thanks to Gen Sherman and his officers and soldiers before Atlanta for their courage and perseverance in Georgia. He also commends Admiral Farragut Gen Canby Gen Granger and all sea and land commanders and the sailors and soldiers in the Mobile operations for energy and courage.
The piece notes Miles Livermore and Jagger as commission and flour merchants in St Louis, with plans to buy using Warren Mail currency. It also mentions Peter Somers building a wagon shop by Hertzel's Blacksmith shop, damaged by a recent blow that toppled the frame into a pond. It ends with celebration of General Sherman’s recent victory and the fall of Atlanta.
Clearfield County delegates to the Congressional Convention were instructed to back Judge Scofield for Congress. A grand Mass Meeting is planned in Buffalo next Wednesday with speakers Andy Johnson, Secretary Seward, Gov. Brough, and Jim Lane advertised. Episcopal service and other notices follow.
The Buffalo Courier cites a August letter from Gen. Grant to Congressman Washburn stating that slavery is dead and the North should seek peace, with the Confederacy dissolved. The piece urges 100,000 new troops to seize Richmond and end the war, with Sherman’s progress in the Southwest noted and Atlanta fallen. It also reports a Maryland renegade preacher urging prisoners to vote for a peace candidate and a Chicago street incident of a boy and his grandmother drinking together.
The Marylander Mr Harris faced a hostile crowd after criticizing Gen Mc Clellan at the Chicago Convention. Police interventions followed as he urged Free Speech. The Tribune questions Democratic stance on Free Speech and loyalty, contrasting tolerant and intolerant views and urging accountability for those who started the war.
The piece argues that Tory figures in the Revolution resembled Copperheads of today, aiding the enemy and undermining unity. It cites Gen. Washington urging strict action against disloyalists and recalls his letter to Governor Trumbull urging seizing those who threaten the nation with arms and mischief.
The Erie Dispatch argues loyalty as the test for the next President. It condemns the Democratic convention and warns that Vallandigham Seymour Voorhees Long and Wood would represent the slave power. It urges voting for Abraham Lincoln to crush the rebellion and restore the Union.
A Harrisburg dateline from February 27 1861 notes no Copperhead response to Jeff Davis demand for peace on independence terms. The message asks readiness of 100 000 men and is signed J Hardesty addressing Hon. Daniel Voorhees in Terre Haute Indiana.
Washington reports Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman’s official dispatch confirming the capture of Atlanta after heavy fighting near Jonesboro and Lovejoy's Station. Union forces, including the 14th and 20th corps, repulsed Confederate attacks, seized the city, and took hundreds of prisoners with 7 locomotives and 81 cars destroyed in a late enemy retreat.
In Wilmington Delaware Union forces win the municipal election by a 150 vote majority. Reports from Montpelier Vermont note state officers elected with Union majorities, Gov Smith and Redfield leading in partial returns. Stanton dispatches outline Army postures near Nashville and credit allocations for deficient districts. Chase responds on Lincoln’s re-election and a Davis circular declares separation as the only peace condition. A Thanksgiving request from Lincoln urges nationwide prayers for nation, soldiers, and orphans. General Smith praises colored troops for Petersburg assault, noting proof of their combat value and high casualties.
Pendleton's nomination is blamed on personal enmity with Vallandingham and antiwar aims. Col. Sam Medary attacks Gen. McClellan as a wartime opportunist. A New Jersey Senator Wall is linked to Garibaldi rifles for Voorhees. Fernando Wood blasts war and offers to sacrifice himself if it ends bloodshed, prompting an Irish heckle.
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