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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1865
Page
2
A prelude to the 1865 Ohio election urges loyal voters to support the Union and Gov. Cox. It contrasts copperheads with Unionists, praising Republican policies, the draft, and war effort, and calls neighbors to mobilize for the fall campaign.
The piece argues Ohio Copperheads failed to find a war leader to unite the Peace Democracy. Sherman disavows candidacy and backs Cox, while the writer blasts Copperhead leaders as unfit and compares their calls to fall from power with historic rebellion.
The Wayne County Democrat prints a heated exchange defending Benjamin and denouncing rivals as liars. The letter denies ownership or cover up of Wooster Bank funds, cites James Jacobs and the 1848 bank dissolution, and attacks opponents as copperheads while naming local Democrats and officials.
The Warren Chronicle notes opposition presses seek a Governor candidate at odds with federal policy on reconstruction and universal suffrage. It argues for union loyalty, stating General Cox supports the administration and that threats of a party split are unfounded and designed to scare supporters.
The Nashville Press cites the Macon Journal proposing to colonize freed Black people in Mexico with farms and supplies. It notes a base cost of at least 2 000 dollars per person and calculates enormous aggregate totals, arguing the plan would be unaffordable even with population growth.
The Hancock Jeffersonian notes C. L. Vallandigham plans to reside in Wapakoneta Anglaize county during the summer. The paper accuses him of seeking a Congress seat from the Anglaize District and criticizes his shift in residence.
The article reports General Sherman rejecting Democratic efforts to woo him as a gubernatorial or presidential candidate. It notes his disavowal of Copperhead ties, praise for Gen. Cox, and assertion he supports the Union ticket while criticizing Democratic campaigns to portray him as opposed to Union aims. It mentions Columbus as the speaking venue and frames the Copperheads as failing to sway him.
A call announces a National Temperance Convention inviting all temperance groups and Christian churches to send delegates to Saratoga Springs on the first Tuesday in August at 11 AM. Signatories include Rev. J W Chicker ing, Rev J B Merwin, Wm A Booth, Rev T L Coyler, Wm E Dodge, and Rev Dr Marsh.
The Cleveland Herald notes that living charity gains traction over death bed bequests. It cites $10 000 from T P Handy and $11 000 from H B Hurlbut to Western Reserve College, $5 000 each from Joseph and Henry Perkins, with Cleveland donors contributing most of the fund. The piece predicts named professorships in honor of these benefactors and lauds direct, in person generosity alongside a $10 000 gift to the Charity Hospital by W J Gordon.
The Union Convention held in Baltimore last Thursday endorsed the president's reconstruction policy. A motion to table the resolution failed, with 22 yeas and 76 nays, amid party debate in the gathering.
Fire at Barnum’s Museum in New York began in the basement and spread through Broadway and Fetton streets destroying the building. The proprietor Barnum and staff evacuated with threats of arson linked to a play. Treasures saved include the Greek Slave and McNevin paintings. Anna Swan escaped with only the clothes she wore and $120 in gold. A soldier and the wax figure of Jeff Davis were among the dramatic escapes. Barnum plans immediate reopenings and a temporary Academy of Music lease while promising a quick rebuilt museum the metropolis can be proud of.
The Army and Navy Journal reviews two disputed Jefferson Davis incidents. It confirms a woman's shawl escape tale as credible, notes a mistaken shawl identification, and describes Col. Miles not ironing Davis but using a brief ankle chain that was removed soon after. The restraint measures reportedly softened Davis during confinement at Fort Monroe.
The Sandusky Register mocks Copperheads urging them to stay true to their antiwar stance. It calls them hypocrites for flipping views after Union setbacks and condemns emancipation and Lincoln while praising Jefferson Davis.
European dispatches report the British Parliament dissolving after a censure vote on Chancellor Lord Westbury who resigns. Allegations claim a registrar dodged dismissal via ill health to gain a pension and that Westbury’s son, a boatman, received over a thousand pounds for a promotion related to the vacancy. Continent news notes Rome Italy talks cease.
A Washington dispatch reports General Hen organizing a general intelligence office in New York to aid freed men seeking work and help employers find labor. The dispatch notes trains run regularly to Richmond via Alexandria.
The report notes extensive railway and property damage from heavy rains and floods across Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It mentions the impact on infrastructure and general property losses due to the storm and rising waters.
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