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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1864
Page
2
The latest returns indicate a two thirds Union majority in the upcoming Congress with delegations illustrating a strong partisan balance. Leader figures and precise district ballots are not fully specified in the fragment.
Lt Col Given reports the 102d Ohio fought Beauregard’s 85,000 strong near Decatur Oct 26 to Oct 29. Fort No. 2 held with six wounded, no fatalities. enemy losses about 500. Wounded listed include Stone, Brown, Douglass, Langon, Carr, Branstetter. About 200 prisoners taken. 15 captured. Affectionately Wm. Given.
The Gopperhead majority in Ohio’s Thirteenth fell to 1.19 percent as the Union nominee Columbus Delano wins amid doubts about soldiers’ votes. Delano, a respected Central Ohio figure, will play a prominent role in the next Congress as the district reports a Union gain of 12. The result ends the shadow of doubt.
The text notes Nevada joining the Pacific States in a Freedom campaign with candidates in slots and a notable 8,000 majority for Uncle Abraham. It references congressional figures and broader party alignment.
Fragmentary note cites a county tally with 208 votes in Summit county and a 61 to 1 split favoring patriotism over copperheadism, with proportions shifting after a copperhead’s flight. In Marion county a precinct shows 101 for Tadt, Lippolt reported unanimous, and a typed correction follows.
In Baltimore the Lincoln vote totaled 14 976 to McClellan 2 966 with a city total of 17 941. Lincoln carried all twenty wards led by 1066 in the Third Ward and 295 in the Eleventh. The piece notes a political reversal and comments on race-related bias in the city.
The piece contrasts Philadelphia and New York as political forces in the Civil War, praising Philadelphia's Union support and condemning New York City's dissent. It cites election tallies: Lincoln and McClellan totals for both cities, noting a Union majority in Philadelphia and a Democratic edge in New York, with rural Pennsylvania boosting Philadelphia and rural New York reducing New York City’s City. It ends by labeling Seymour allies as murderers of defenseless people.
The public verdict rejects Horatio Seymour as New York Governor amid postwar political strife. The piece casts him as a cunning, dangerous demagogue who opposed the Union war effort and inspired Copperhead actions. It lauds Lincoln’s re-election and notes Seymour’s defeat ends his political influence in the Empire State.
Rebel Major Wolf was spared execution by order of President and Gen. Rosecrans amid new dispatches. A tornado in Chester Illinois caused about 60 000 in losses with Randolph severe. Kendall Union wins Illinois seat by about 1000 votes. Kentucky districts also report Union majorities. Lincoln loses in St Louis County while Fletcher leads. Nationally Radical tickets lead home votes. slavery’s fate looms as New Jersey abolishes slavery and Delaware Kentucky resist.
A state official urges military committees to organize widespread relief for soldiers families. He calls for a day of prayer on Thursday and a Saturday jubilee to collect fuel clothing and food, asking counties towns and farmers to contribute wood garments and money to ease rising living costs and support those at home.
The Ohio Governor John Brough proclaims the last Thursday of November as a day of Thanksgiving and Prayer. He calls on residents to pause worldly affairs, acknowledge blessings, and pray for peace, unity, and continued prosperity for the nation and state. The proclamation is dated November 9, 1864, in Columbus.
Lincoln leads Kansas with about 20 000 votes while McClellan has 1 600. Crawford is elected Governor and Mark elected to Congress. The steamer Darling carried 480 bales of cotton to Cincinnati and the Argo brought 880 bales to Cairo.
San Francisco reports show Lincoln leading with over 5 000 in California and 25 000 in Nevada effects. Returns from Oregon and Nevada vary, with Lincoln statewide majority projected around 20 000. St. Louis notes Sherman on the warpath with large forces and disrupted Atlanta facilities.
New York reports Price’s forces in Missouri suffered over 3,700 killed and wounded and about 3,000 captured from the start at Pilot Knob to his retreat into eastern Kansas on the 26th alt. Union losses totaled 1,600 as Pleasanton halted the pursuit. Curtis then resumed the chase, having driven rebels across the Missouri border into Kansas.
The Herald notes General Banks met with the President at the War Department and is seen as a strong candidate for Secretary of War. Secretary Stanton is reported ill with bowell inflammation and unavailable. General Hancock may lose command of the 2d Corps to take command in Washington, with General Augur replacing him in the Army of the Potomac.
Hon. E. M. Stanton notes the calm election as a sign of stable governance and congratulates the President on a double victory. He predicts European view and Confederate remnants will interpret the result, while praising U S Grant as lieutenant general.
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