Great Victory and Gains in Wooster Township Election
The article celebrates a Union sweep in Wooster Township with a large majority gain over prior elections. It credits active Union workers and labor to mobilize voters, notes the 1868 and current margins, and praises the party for crushing rebellion while urging continued effort by working men and supporters.
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Daxocnatio
Reafimas
Emansel Schuckers
D. W. Tily
Jonea
Priggee
Wayne County
Connecticut Union Triumph in Governor Beckingham Win
The Union carried Connecticut with an eight thousand majority, electing 18 of 21 Senators and about three fourths of the House. The piece praises the 8,000 margin and celebrates the party’s statewide success, noting fears for Peace Democracy in the North but now hearing the presidential call.
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Connecticut
Beckingham
Con‘n
Old
Wayne County Township Elections Reported in Fragments
Townships in Wayne County show mixed results with Union victories in Old Plain Baughman and Chinton for Trustees and Justices. Green elected union officials while Democrats won Clerk and Treasurer. Chippewa reduced Democratic majority by about 100 but still won by 81. Paint, Wayne, Cheaster, Congress, Franklin, and Canaan leaned Democratic.
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Wayne County
Wooster Township
Old Plain
Plain
Baughman
Chinton
Chippewa
Paint and
Wayne
Cheater
Congress
Franklin
Canaan
Union Gains in Election Races Amid Copperhead Opposition
The Union ticket shows strong gains across various towns and cities, with Dayton and Cincinnati delivering large majorities and clearness city tallying 1,600. Copperheads attack McClellan amid claims of army popularity, while Pennsylvania Copperheads oppose the amendment. overall Union strength appears resilient despite internal dissent.
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Amlascaster
Copperhead
Union Law and Order
Dayton
Clerence
Cincinnati
Chita Beretofore
MicClellam
Sir Piles
Pennsylvania Copperheads
McClell
Pennsylvania
MacClellan
Ortels
McClallan
Ohio Legislature Adjourns to Meet Again in January
The Ohio Legislature has adjourned to meet on the first Tuesday of January next. The paper notes inability to publish full proceedings this winter due to unavailable materials. It promises to print a list of enacted acts and other facts to inform readers of laws passed. Representative Brinkerhoof has returned home in good health and ready to work in the canvass.
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Ohio
Brinkerhoof
Ohio Democracy platform of Cincinnati Exquirer statement
The Cincinnati Exquirer lays down Ohio Democracy principles insisting there can be no war under the Constitution to coerce a sovereign state. The party stands by the Constitution and campaigns for George B. McClellan on this platform.
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Ohio Democracy
The
Cincinnati Exquirer
Democracy
George B. McClellan
Democratic Convention in Pennsylvania Nomination
The Pennsylvania Democratic Convention rushed three brief resolutions and nominated George B. McClellan for president. It endorsed peace, praised McClellan, and condemned the administration for elevating him, accusing the party of mixing peace and war for the coming election.
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Columbus
George B. McClellan
McClellan
A Speck of War in the Ranks the Democracy
A Crisis notice from Columbus warns that the Peace Democracy faces pressure to adopt a war platform. A subscriber argues most voters favor a Peace man for President and oppose Lincoln or major generals. The Crisis supports an honest stance and a clear Ohio Democratic position.
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Columbus
Lincoln
Democratic Party
Ohio
Kravery
San. Register
Soldiers Voting Law in Ohio Expands Soldier Ballot Rights
The Ohio Legislature enacts a law allowing qualified voters serving in the military to vote in county, state, congressional, and presidential elections. It sets up dual polls near regimental headquarters, viva voce judges, oath clerks, and detailed ballot handling, with strict tallying, reporting, and safeguards against fraud, and anticipates printing and distributing blank poll books and returns for naval and military electors six weeks before elections.
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Ohio
United States
Battallion
Viva Voce
D&c
Secretary of the Treasury
State Board of Canvassers
Common Pleas
Secretary of State
Illinois Copperhead Rebellion in Charleston Outbreak
An after-action account from Charleston Illinois details a Copperhead raid sparked by discontent with Union troops. Soldiers and townspeople faced mounted attackers firing from behind shops and offices, killing Surgeon Dr York and several others, with 7 confirmed dead and 12 captured as reinforcements arrived.
Soldiers Voting Law split views from two Democratic judges
The piece reviews Judge Okeys Belmont County ruling upholding the Soldiers Voting Law as constitutional, countering Judge Geddis Mansfield decision. It argues the law extends to elections beyond state lines, applies to Ohio citizens, and punishes fraud, asserting legislative power over election conduct within constitutional bounds. It cites cases and authorities to support the stance.
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Belmont County
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Baltimore
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Crim
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Marshall, C. Jr
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Death and Funeral of Owen Lovejoy at Plymouth Church
Funeral rites for Owen Lovejoy were held at Plymouth Church Brooklyn on the 28th. Rev. Dr Cheever and Rev. Mr Beecher officiated as Mr Davis, a former slave, served as pallbearer, while speakers recalled Lovejoy’s stubborn stand for abolition and the three pivotal moments of his work, including sheltering fugitives, opposing treason in Congress, and pushing emancipation to passage.
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Brooklyn
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Cheever
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House of Representatives
Lovejoy
Princeton
Tilinoia
Mr. Lovejoy
Satan
Heaven
Hell
United States
Washington
Congress
Jordan
Rebel Deserters Reach Union Lines Near Knoxville
From Knoxville Tennessee on Monday March 28 reports say about sixty Rebel deserters joined Union lines in the past week, totaling over 1,100 in three months. They claim Longstreet’s baggage has been sent toward Richmond and his entire force is under marching orders last night. A party of about forty guerrillas captured Mr. A Foster of Blount County and took him toward Marysville.
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Galliday
Mea
Q’hair
Col.Mitchell
Guerrilas
Assas
Soha
Eden
Johan
Longstreet
Richmond
Knoxville
Tenn
A Foster
Bloundanty
Marysville
Precocious Boy and Copperhead Sire on Slavery Ideology
A dialogue satirically critiques slavery and racial bleaching, with a precocious boy and a Copperhead sire mocking Democratic justification. The exchange mocks the idea of whitening Black people through slavery and alleges a national mission of racial “bleaching out” as benevolent progress.
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Brothers
Democratic Party
Copperhead
Congress Sifts Slavery Amendments and Bank Bills
In the Thirty-Eighth Congress sessions from March 28 to 31, 1864, Senate and House debates move toward a constitutional anti slavery amendment, while economic bills on National Bank policy and railroad aid advance. Debates cover bounty raises for revolutionary soldiers, territorial governments for Nebraska and Montana, and a blue print for bank capital, interest limits, and note issuance. The House notes honors for Lovejoy, considers naval organization bills, and adjourns without final action.
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Grant and the Ladies at Willard's in Washington
The Tribune reports March 14 special recounting Gen Grant meeting ladies at Willard's in a large parlor. He signs autographs at a levee and declines a request to march to the grand review, noting Mrs Grant would be welcome, and criticizing recent Army of the Potomac episodes as nonsense.
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