Election appeal for Ohio's 14th district defense of the Union
A stirring call urges Wayne county voters to back Martin Welker in the October election and defeat George Bliss. The author warns of pro slavery Democrats aided by rebels and urges Union and Republican voters to prevent a Buchanan Breckinridge aligned victory threatening the government and freedom.
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Congress
14Th
Ohio
Buchanan-Breckinridge
Lhfe Union
Wayne County
Union Democrats
Friends of Freedom
Keights
Golden Circle
Wayne
Martin Welker
George Bliss
Abraham Lincoln and the Nation Built on Liberty
A 19th century line asserts divine law guides nations and cites the Declaration of Independence and Lincoln’s act as cleansing a national lie. It foresees storms from rebels yet claims the Higher Law will endure, affirming truth, justice, and democracy through steadfast virtue.
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Abraham Lincoln
Pius
Gar
Spaulding and Spaulding Nominated for Congress
The Union Convention in Cleveland nominated Hon H P Spaulding and Hon Rofas P Spaulding for Congress. The writer believes Spaulding will win and notes there may be no opposition. The message praises Spaulding as a gentleman with strong patriotic and elevated standing in Ohio.
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H. P. Spaulding
Rofas P. Spaulding
Cleveland
Congress
Judge Spaulding
United States
Ohio
Democratic party in rebellion and treason claims
The speaker attacks Bliss and the Buchanan Democrats, arguing the party as a whole and its northern faction support rebellion against the government, seeking restoration to power and accusing leaders of treason and secession. The text portrays a fractured party with rebel ranks and calls for accountability.
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Atheart
Senate
Buchanan Democratic Party
Democratic Party
Buchanan
Bliss
Democrats of the North
Penge
Vallandigham and Bliss Unite Against Vallandigham
A letter-like critique urges Ashland readers to oppose Vallandigham and Bliss in a joint appearance advancing Breckinridge and Confederate sympathies. It accuses Vallandigham of treachery, questions Bliss’s loyalty, and labels Belden a Breckinridge ally, urging voters to back Bliss to defeat the Confederate ticket.
Fruits of the Presidents Proclamation
The piece argues the proclamation will clarify loyalty from treason, drive away hypocritical supporters, and rally true Unionists to back the President. It predicts renewed vigor in war efforts and intensified prosecution by both sides.
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Union
Logan War Democrat Speech At Carbondale
Extracts from Hon. John A. Logan's Carbondale remarks praise Douglas Democrats and urge unity to save the Union. He contrasts wartime duties with party bickering, condemns Illinois political wrangling, and calls citizens to rally to country over party in the crisis of rebellion.
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John A. Logan
Congress
Ilnois
Carbondale
Judge Bliss
Vallaidigham
Breckinridge
Logan
Illinois
Patriot’s Call for Universal Draft Amid Civil War Rhetoric
The speaker declares a hard line stance to mobilize all loyal men for the war, proposing compulsion if needed. He envisions raising armies from coast to coast, forcing reluctant individuals into service and threatening execution or expulsion to compel submission to the Government.
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Coombia
Tozon
Atlantic
Rocky Mountains
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Nomination of Judge Welker for Congress Seen as Certain
The Ashland Times and Holmes County Republican report strong support for Judge Martin Welker as the Union candidate for the 14th District. Wooster convention nominations followed early ballots, with Welker praised across Holmes, Wayne, Lorain, Ashland, and Medina counties as honest and capable. The Ohio State Journal notes Welker's first ballot nomination, and local papers forecast a large victory on the second Tuesday of October.
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Congress
Judge Welker
Ashland Times
Union
14Th
Wooster
Martin Welker
Welker
Wayne County
Ohio State Journal
Wayne
Holmes
Lorain
Ashland
Medina
Wesker
Knights of the Golden Circle and the Northern treason menaces
The Chicago Tribune warns of secret Knights of the Golden Circle uniting proslavery men in the North and South. It claims the order aimed to split the Democratic vote, trigger Union dissolution, and fuel treason across free states while Lincoln’s election reshaped loyalty and rebellion.
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Geo. C. Bickley
Indiana
Knights of the Golden Circle
Douglas
Knights
Lincoln
Democratic Party
Senate
Fort Sumter
Free Brates
South
Chicago Tribune
Western opposition to New England over secession
The piece denounces anti-North rhetoric used to sever the Union and promote secession. It calls out Western apostates who heed such arguments and warns that treason takes many forms, with the pro slavery position as the infection. It quotes the Chicago Tribune on the matter.
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West
New England
Chicago Tribune
Sigel Seeks Relief From Command in Letter
Washington dispatch reports Gen. Sigel has asked to be relieved from his post. He cites three points: a junior officer placed over him without the President’s knowledge, successive reductions of his command, and the assignment of regiments not raised for him or not replaced.
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Wasumarorn
Washington
the Tribu
Sigel
Cox
MacCook
Pratt
Milroy
Proclamation Fallout Across Papers 1862
A collage of 1862 editorials from New York to Philadelphia applauds Lincoln’s emancipation move. Urging vigor in war aims, they frame the Proclamation as a turning point, condemning slavery and praising the President while noting mixed reactions nationwide.
Sud Affair Ends in Nelson Davin Shooting at Galt House
At the Galt House Louisville this morning Brig Gen Jeff C Davis shot Maj Gen Nelson after a heated exchange over insults and authority. Nelson died about twenty minutes later after receiving last rites from Rev. Talbott. Davis had demanded apology and reported entrenchment numbers to Nelson, who slapped him twice before Davis fired.
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Spt
Galt House
Jeff C Davis
Nelson
West House
Davis
Mattrass
Dan
Nelom Place Davis
Maoner
Cincnnati
Morton
Ger Nelson
Thealt Howe
Davi
Talbott
Calvary Episcopal Church
Gal House
Europe Steamers and Diplomatic Moves Stir 19th Century News
From Cape Race on September 27 reports note the Anglo Saxon passing Cape Race at three this morning with Liverpool and Londonderry dates. The Hibernian arrived on the 15th. The US gunboat Tuscarora was at Cadiz. A Paris report suggests Count Mercier may be ordered to seek a conciliatory end to the American war for humanity. The Paris Times correspondent says Napoleon may favor recognizing the Southern Confederacy.
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Europe
Cape Race
Liverpool
Londonderry
Hibernian
Iast
United States
Cadiz
Paris
Count Mercier
America
London Times
Napoleon
Confederate forces claim losses in Maryland campaign
General Geo McClellan reports bold figures from the Maryland campaign noting over 80 000 enemy troops encountered, 12 cannons, 7 caissons, 34 colors and a signal flag captured. He states no guns or ammunition were lost by his forces and details small arms collected on the Maryland and Potomac fronts.
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Davis
Assi
Antietam
Maryland
Virginia
South Mountain
Potomac
Geo . McCrerttay
Military troop movements widen near Washington
A Times-London style dispatch reports two large bodies of troops moving toward different directions near Washington with twenty thousand troops in one column and another force in a separate route. Generals and officials are noted as preparing for public announcements as troops continue to arrive from the North toward Richmond and Warrenton.
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The
J’reas
Extel
Washington
Nigel
Richmont
Warrenton
Contresille
Fragmented Treasury Report Reveals Heavy Debts and Depreciation
The Treasury report outlines swollen rebel government accounts with debt and depreciated securities. It notes an August balance around 221 600 000, projected future deficits, and scarce specie while cotton exports and imports dominate the week’s trade.
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Treasury
Aneust
Femannig
Saar
Tibet
Unclear OCR Item On Local Transit Notes
Fragmented text from a historical page references buses and sales, with unreadable names and places. The readable bits hint at transit schedules or notices but lack coherent facts. No distinct persons or organizations are identifiable due to OCR errors.
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