Supreme Judge and County Officers Named for Warren County
Supreme Judge Daniel Agnew and Assembly candidates William D. Brown of Warren County Henry C. Johnson of Crawford County. For Register and Recorder James G. Marsh of Pine Grove and County Commissioner Melancthon Miles of Farmington.
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William D. Brown
Warren County
Henry C. Johnson
Crawford County
Register
James G. Marsh
Pine Grove
Melancthon Miles
FarmiNgton
Union ticket praised by Warren County convention
The Warren County Union convention lauds the ticket headed by Assembly nominee Wm. D. Brown praising his past legislative service. Other picks include Melnethon Miles for County Commissioner, James G. Marsh for Register and Auditor James Dennison. The county urges organized support to secure victory. Also noted are remarks on training troops at Honey Springs and casualties from Lawrence, with total deaths and property losses cited.
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Wm. D. Brown
Hough
Curse
Tarrisburg
Couny
Warren
Crawford
Melnethon Miles
Farmington
McGill
Lparmington Eserves
Miles
James G. Marsh
Grant Marsh
Pine Grove
Register Ad Recorder
Havig
Russell
James Dennison
Sur Grove
Ain
Robert Miles
Academy
Avention
Friends of the Union
Torough
Curtin
Warren County
Brokenstraw
Erwin Johnson
David Mead
Columbus Tp
A Walton
A. Cady
Columbus Boro
Conewango
W. G. Sill
I. Babcock
Cherry Grove
H. C. Aber
R. Young
Corydon
Amos Flatt
Wm. Shonzo
Deerfield
W. W. Connolly
Enoch Jewett
Eldred
Absolon Brown
Andrew Harry
Eric—James Roy
David Dinsmoor
Nelson Preston
Wm. Miller
Freehold
Robert Allen
Robert Russell
Glade
Norman Snyder
W. Brasington
Kinzna
G. W. Campbell
J. J. Sherman
Limestone
Win. Jackson
Henry Shugart
Mead
Alson Rogers
O. A. Young
Pleasant
Arbor
T. F. Parker
YV. R. Thompson
J. B. Fisher
Pittsfield
Youngsville
P. W. Sigeins
Daniel Chipman
S. B. Ricker
Wm. F. Dalrymple
Lewis I. Watson
Warren Academy
H. B. Waite
Sugar Grove
L. J. Grandin
Tidioute
Dennison
M. Miles
J. H. Nichols
J. Page
Pennsylvania
Andrew G. Curtin
Republic
Union
Free Northern States
Lincoln letter shows president speaking directly to the people
The piece praises President Lincoln for addressing the public and replying to editors, executives, and mass meetings. It argues this direct communication brings officials and citizens closer, upholds republican accountability, and portrays Lincoln as honest and decisive, destined to be remembered as a capable president.
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Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Convention Opens in East Hall with Garcelon as President
On September 7 1863 the convention gathered in Johnsons East Hall Warren with W G Garcelon of Spring Creek elected President and H A Jamieson of Warren and Nelson Preston of Farmington named Secretaries. Delegates presented credentials and took seats in the convention.
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United States Tax Appeals
U.S. Assessor's Office
Curwensville
Clearfield Co
United States
Warren County
I. S. Alden
Warren
Pine Grove
Farmington
Sugar Grove
Freehold
Columbus
Columbus Borough
Spring Creek
Pittsfield
Brokenstraw
A. D
Sugar Grove House
Daniel Livingston
Nineteenth Dist
Charleston Falls and Fort Sumter Evacuation Reported
The Richmond Enquirer notes evacuations on Morris Island and Wagner and Gregg forts. Charleston is under bombardment with Union batteries on Sullivan's Island Fort Moultrie and nearby monitors. Reports detail Beau regard orders and a mass withdrawal by 1 A M. and 6 P M. with spiked guns. Also covers New York State Convention ticket and Burnside victories in East Tennessee.
Lincoln letter to Springfield mass meeting appeals for Union
President Lincoln replies to James Conkling about attending the Illinois mass meeting. He outlines three paths to peace, defends force to suppress rebellion, rejects unconditional surrender, and defends emancipation as a war measure with black troops aiding Union victories. He emphasizes loyalty to the Constitution and answers critics of emancipation.
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Conkling
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Union
Lincoln’s letter asserts emancipation as Union strategy and warns forbearance
The author argues emancipation aids the Union and must be kept as a promise to motivate enslaved people to fight. He praises efforts at Antietam, Gettysburg, and other fields, thanks supporters, and calls for sober patience until a just outcome is achieved, trusting God for right timing.
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Charleston Dispatch From Fort Sumter Front
Important from Charleston Fort Sumter Sept 3 Spaulding from Morris Island with later news than Star of the South Passengers include Commander Downs and Lieutenant Harmony of the Nahant sent North by the Medical Purveyor Stormy two days before departure checked naval operations but favorable weather awaited Admiral Dahlgren's up to Sumpter with monitors Ironsides Mahaska and Ottawa He returned due to the storm Fort Gregg shelled by Weehawken Monday rebels mounted another gun on Sumpter ruins Sunday Island batteries renewed bombardment dismounting a gun and wrecking the parapet Howe arrived Sunday Gen Gillmore advancing vigorously approaching Wagner hand grenades and stones fired as he neared He drove the enemy from rifle pits left advance line taking 78 prisoners including two officers Monitors weathering storm well inside the bar anchors holding firm All in good spirits and confident of success
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Weehawken
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Gillmore
Wagner
Conness Letter Urges Civil Liberty Amid War Turmoil
The Philadelphia Press prints an extract from a California senator's letter to Colonel Forney. He asserts universal human liberty and duty to strengthen those who can save the nation, stating he has always been a Democrat aiming for civil rights within civil order and condemns the war’s disruptions to peace.
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Philadelphia Press
Conness
California
J. W. Forney
Slavery and Freedom in a Civil War Era Rhetoric
A fiery denunciation condemns slavery as an unnatural crime against liberty and accuses opponents of abusing the Democracy name to weaken the Union. The speaker warns of swift punishment for those who betray civil rights and claims the Democratic label is misused to cover crime and cowardice.
California and Vermont Union Wins Impress Nation
The piece notes Vermont on the 1st electing Union State Officers and three Congress members by large majorities, and California on the 2nd doing likewise with three Union representatives, State Officers, and Legislature. It praises the Far West for devotion to freedom and the Union and cites California’s first clear anti slavery gains. It contrasts last year’s weak Democratic effort with this year’s fusion and defeat, citing a Union majority around twenty thousand.
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Vermont
Congress
California
Far West
Portrait of Gen Gillmore On Morris Island A Self Confident Leader
A Morris Island correspondent describes Gen Gillmore as a businesslike commander with a calm demeanor. He questions deserters succinctly, reviews battery positions, and maintains control under enemy fire while taking a siesta in his tent.
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Charleston
Gen
Gillmore
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