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Gubernatorial Race

The document is a collection of newspaper articles from 1865-1866 mentioning Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. It includes articles from papers like the Daily Eastern Argus, Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, and Boston Evening Transcript discussing Chamberlain's military career and activities after the Civil War.

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The document is a collection of newspaper articles from 1865-1866 mentioning Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. It includes articles from papers like the Daily Eastern Argus, Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, and Boston Evening Transcript discussing Chamberlain's military career and activities after the Civil War.

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000. It ia
ar el tb* dents, (oaa from aaeb county), and t w o
The Lowell Daily Courier of an inc
Ma rapta. Secretaries. June 22, 1866
amount los
a aorraot There was considerable excitement re
Eastern ofb
peering l b * canvass for Governor
A DauHKE
anls. ** contact w s s between U e a
oveaiag, sw
, Uvyar Spring, of Portland, (a merchant, who has
aea two or
avoid tba been a *w*esber of both branches o f the
had a good
evidently Legislature).and Gen Joshua L Chamber-
right in th
ia praja. Ufa, o f Brunswick, who did good service
fast, be ws
oold Bare during the war, aad who is now one of the
in lass than
aaeed bad P r o f e s s o r s o f H o w d o t a C o l l e g e .
esoorat of At hslf past four o'clock, the conven- T u t reso
tion took a ballot for Govaraor, with thaof tbe mur
of mark ed following result: ed the Co
ba worked W a w O l # enQeanvsSr O l TOtsBtJ e a v e e e e e e e e * e e e e e e . 1 0 4 0 considered
INa>*2>aln4%ry faMf m C D O l O t j a a e * a * a a e a . 6 * 1
ripactablo Joshuas L . Chsuntrlaaln a M b 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 9 W11XIB
BoVrnoel K. tiprlu**......................... -4M
a readily PCsatt4?l*lH0. e o s e e s s s e e a a e e e n * a e e e a e e a a e a c W. W. Fle
mark that The result was received with epplause, drowned o
rtake, aa- and the nomination of Gen. Chamberlain River. Th
way at tba waa subsequently made aaaoimoes. GEOESK
adged re- The resolutions adopted by the con vet- bis grand-
arny poe- tion declare: 1st tbat all men, without ly murder
hing lika distinction of color or raoe, are entitled to Roesville,
Tba num equal civil snd political rights ; 2nd, en- was also h
o large ta dorsee the j-.int resolution passed by Con- Aa Irishm
* moth of gress for tba amendment of ibo Constitu- arrested o
. Such a tion | trd, sustains Congress in its reron- Tbe weapo
ary apt to struction policy ; 4th, acknowledges toe been a hat
doing so, olaims of tha soldiers to the gratitude and
SOME tim
majority of regard of the country, never to be for- and three
b* atranga gotten or overlooked; die, presents tbe playing wh
a snailiog claims of General Chamberlain, tbe nomi- whom wa
ninety-five
nee fcr Governor, for the suffrage* of tba to be sn
rtfla as a Union maa of the State.
meeting w
at home,
ing out to
Whig and Courier
s bis froe Gut. CAM ASJune A 23, 1866
LECTVRSJL Tbe late tleman and
ald.
eftea feels Gea Lewis Cass lectured before an or-
A ooLoa
bia inmost ganisation in this city known as tha " In-
rows i.**e
Besides, a stitute," oo tbe evening of November 27 tb,
in tbe cen
often com- 1847. His subject was tha " Frogrem of
upon tba s
ncealment, the Age," and during tbe delivery of tbe
uteraoorsa lecture he gave soma interesting persoaal IT is est
ds himself reminiscenees in regard to the growth of late Ralph
what apt to t b . West, aod also in regard to bis travels op in tbe
and larae- in ths Gld World. He contrasted the thousand
from tba rain end decay visible daring bis travels ter is tbe
ee the derk io Egypt, with tbe growth and expansion She ia tbe
d tba pro- of oar own country. W. Jamea
favorable A gentleman i lDcially connected with A OERT
ealealated the Ioatitute at that time, but now deceaa- tbe other
of the per- ed, several years since related to us tbe Bank a ne
it is not following amusing incident in connection taiaed 02
understand with Uea. Cass and bis lectors :He purchase
are apt to esme to this city on ths afternoon of theha borrow
pelled, by day oa which he was to lecture, and was temporary
bis way* to immediately monopolised by some of the turn at tb
a very dif- aspiring Democrats of tbat time, who re i opene
e man who garded bim as tbe " coming man." Tba
No. B abe
mend, and managers of tbe Institute had no opportun-
TH E Pe
m enjoying ity to converse with bim ootil be was en.
tering tba City Hall, when he turned to cago Jour
the Chairman and aaid " My lecture is in shaping
iarilie* or
quite long, and will occupy three boars io old woman
eed not be
it* delivery." The Chairman was astonish direction
we believe.
ed, but suggested tbat it waa rather long- STEPH
nabled him

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p Laubat, has near
M ARTIAHD. A State convention of the supporters
n, and be The New
of President Johnson inYMaryland
ork World la to be held et creased
lley. July 1 3, 1866
Baltimore, July 25. The pl
MAIMS. ThePortland Dotty Press, July , publishes ed an av
ng up the
a tetter from Hon. A. a. Jewett, president of the our poss
Jetr.Davia
RadjceJ State Convention at Bangor, informing
to report hop crop
General Chamberlain of hie nomination for Governor
of Maine, and General chamberlain's reply, accept- 16 000,00
definitive- The fo
ing tbe nomination. General Chamberlain accept*
the constitutional amendment as a step in the right hops in t
harleston,
direction, Indorses the position of the Radical ceding t
t port,are
majoritytinCongress en tbe question of reconstruc- pounds:
tion, and pledges himself to s cordial support of the Cowitie*
hicago Re- pary which alms to seenre equal civil and political
ohn Went- rights for all American citizens. This is tbe usual Allegany
If serious, Radical cant, which means tbe securing 01 civil and Broome
Cattaraug
political rights to all who vote the Radical ticket,
onomer at meanwhile disfranchising so far as is possible in thatsuon
s the dis- most ol the large cities in the North, and in all the Chemung
he eighty - Stales of tbe South, those who do not vote that Chenang
upiter. Clinton
ticket.
st month, Columbia
Cortland
TENKBS0E8. A meeting of citizens from various 1'eiaware
ok, and is parts of the State, Whig
was aheldnd Courier
in Nash vine, July 4, to D u t c h e s s
August 3, 1866
consider the call for a national convention at Phila- Krie
s Minister delphia, August 14, and resolutions were adopted
Franklin
to send delegates from every congressional district. KuUon
y, at Bur- TFXAS.While the Radical prints at the North Genessse
G. Brown, pronounce Governor Throckmorton '' an unrecon- Greere
HamUion
structed rebel," and an '' ex-slaveholder," the re- Herlun.e
r
he remote spectable Texas Journals eioice over tne success ol Jefferson
f tne Paria tie late election as a " death blow to Radicalism " Kings
Lewis
in tha' State. The Houston Mar says that the true Livingsto
immense position occupied by the Radical party in tne can- Madison
ead of an vass "made it auxiliary to tbe enemies of the Con-
stitution and the Union, and had it succeeded, would M ; igointr
Nevv-ior
iu.ve lent strength and encouragement to their co- N i-guia
e Giant,
laboivrs 01 tbe North," though the Radicals in Oneida
s' College, Unoiidug
running their ticket pretended antagonism to the
Hannibal." Ontario
ill mindut congressional "ism," and even their
d Mr. Ed-
avowed acquiesence in tbe President's plan of re- Orleans
resent the
construction and opposition to universal franchise, Oswego
1367. Otsego
and thus attempted to entrap the people. But they
op Potter, Daily E astern A rgus
miserably failed, and, as the star says: "Texas to- Putnam.
in aid of August 30, 1866 i jue-cus
iiy occupies a proud position on the side of the Henssela
President, the Union, and the Constitution." Cichn.ou
eceived in Rocklan
nts, but is ILLINOIS.Some one has sadly frightened the St. Lawr
Chicago Republican, which says: Baraiog
Schenect
ently made It is now crntemplated to revolutionize the State Schohar
government,
ks to the supreme Court, eject Governor Oglesby, overturn the Schuyler
and do a variety ef other things Seneca.
ty. which are deemed essential to the benefit ot tbe
w in Paria. Democratic party. The programme for this opera- Steuben
tion ts as follows: Suffolk
ng tbe role Sullivan
great suc- Ine nomination by tne Democrats, in every doubt- Tioga..;
ful or close legislative district, of some Republican Tompkin
with whom arrangements satisfactory to botn parties Ulster
Mr. Rea- can be made, and the ooncentrai ion of all tbe energy Warren
ct of Iowa, and meaiu of tbe party upon the election ol the Washing
legislative ticket*. A majority of the Legislature Wayne
brother of being thus secured, a Democrat can be elected to
the United States senate to succeed Mr. Trumbull. Westches
Wyoming
n and Miss 1 hen will follow the grand scheme of an act or the lates
Legislature submitting to a vote of the people the
ebrafed in constitution which in 1861 was rejected by the
of $30,000 popular vote. This is no visionary scheme. It is Tots 1
Delmonico. the deliberate purpose of the Democratic par'v to It will
mphis Ap- try that means or getting rid of the present State ties hav
Kuvimiuont.
Avalanche, table ex
crowdof PENNSYLVANIA.The Soldiers' convention which Schohar
put under m n in Pittsburg on the 6th 01 June last, and which exceptio
pledged t heir comrades lo the support of the Rsdl
mention
linois, has cat measures of Congress, in opposition to the Just bj bligh
State Agri- and constitutional policy of President Johnson, and
which promised their votes to John W. Geary, tne sego Co
address at
Radical candidate for Governor, misrepresented the countie
h of Sep-
sentiments of the great mass of the officers and sol-
gement at diers of Pennsylvania. In order that a true ex- The w
n to reap- pression of opinion might be had from tbe late de- cold jyg
spring oi fenders of the government in the held, and to coun- and the
nts "will teract the injury attempted to be done to the cause seen, bn
01 tbe Union, it was deemed advisable by the late
marked
oncers and soldiers of the federal army in Pennsyl-
s that the year ag
vania to hold another convention. A preliminary
he late Ed- fo num
meeting or returned officers and soldiers, with this
nsel in the certain.
object in view, was holden on Thursday, the 28th of
w, Charles
June, when it was lesolved to bold a State conven- In En
s. Evarts,
tion at Harnsburg, on Wednesday, the first da? of much s
August, to be composed of such honorably dis- three to
$3,000,ooo charged officers, so.dlers, and seamen of .Pennsylva-
de upwards nia, as subscribe to the carrying ont in good faith is on
p, and was the joint resolution adopted by congress, July 22,1861 vines a
there I
egate** were also appointed for the Tenth Congres-
effect of sional District, three Republicans and five Demo-
n to visit crats, A resolution Instructing, the delegates to
. Republican J ournal
support Honorable John T. uoffwaa tor Governor
d or could August 31, 1866
was passed unanimously.
i the gov* RADICAL CONVENTION.
ly, condi-
BntOBAMTO*, September a.The delegates from
poor wild
the various (owns met In Convention in this place
fear is, a
this afternoon, to elect delegates to the Radical
benefitted
State and Congressional convention. Hon. G. w .
to them-
Hotchkiss, Edward Harper, and B. Devoe were chos-
in npon,
en delegates to the Bjraeuae Convention, and F. J.
bor, will
conkung, S. H. Birdsail, and G. E. Martin alter-
abondage,
nates. Resolutions were adopted sustaining Con-
r tnem.
gress, and especially the course pursued by our own
is, a very member, the Hon. G. W. Hotchkiss, and instruct-
one. ing delegates from this county to use all honorable
means to secure his re-aominatlon.

the State Vermont.


e entered The Radicals will, or course, elect their candig
es and toe dates for Stale officers, as, at the last election they
last even- polled 27,686 votes out of S6,466. All that the Con-
street. servatives can hope to do is to reduce somewhat this
ding quite heavy majority against them. Much Importance
tes repre- attaches to the political complexion of the new Legis-
will un- lature, since npon it will devolve
the choice of two
ion or the United States SenatorsDaily in the place
Eastern Argus of Messrs. Solo-
ntry. The mon Foot and LukeSeptember
F. Poland, the latter of whom
2, 1866
des a gold- was appointed by the Governor for the unexpired
e of 1806," term of senator collamer, to wit, until March 4,1867.
the Cham- In the Thud Congressional District the
ard Ameri- contest la quite animating, since the
ver, com- Republicans are running two candidates,
fashioned fort us Baxter (the present incumbent) and Romeo
egant gold H. lioyt, each of whom claims to be the regular
h are em- nominee or his party. As an instance ot the bitter-
ness of reeling between the friends ot these two can-
didates, we may mention the fact that htf: Baxter
ed by Mr.
has brought a libel suit against the Burlington Free
t the de-
Press, laying his damages at the -very moderate
d, who de-
sumoi $10,000. assuming that the sum is to be
arks, and
paid in greenbacks (if paid at all), we find that the
ng. Three
honorable gentleman values his character at pre-
rst game of
cisely f e, 606. w% in gold. Pmr contra, a late Ver-
Plunkett,
mont paper waxes highly indignant at Mr. Baxter
yrilie Dion,
for attempting to delude voters with the idea that
een Philip
Mr. Hoyt is a Roman Catholic, and la at great pains
f, of New-
to show that Mr. Hoyt la not only a member, in
r, of Phil-
good standing, of the Congregational Church, but la
ity. The
the son of a deacon. Whether Mr. Waldo Bing-
ion was ham, the conservative candidate, can slip in be-
nket led at
tween the squabbles New
of his York two
World
opponents remains
dred at the September 4, 1866
to be seen.
eenth, and
ary taraed
sm the sec- TbecaBdioatesinthtoStsM.aoiMMnofBaaateii,
as that far are as follows: .
an ordinary GOvThWOR.
Pernoirtii. Keintbttemn.
93, passing Eben F. 1'iilsbory. JoshuaL-Chamberlalii,
JH*trici. coBonaas.
nd winning i L. D. M. Sweat. *John Lynch.
being SOO to 2 H. L. wmtcomb. Sydney Perham.
, and 45. 3 Mas. o, Blaine.
rage of his 4......Geo. M. Weston. John A. Peters.
I . ..Arao. Wtowell, *Fredeet A. H t m
nely. The Members of the Thirty-ninth congress. *
uns of 40, Tt will be noticed that the itadicais have nomi-
eventeenth nated an the present delegation In Congress except
ut 78. His Mr. Rico in theFoarth District. The canvass la
prosecuting with great vigor on both sides, each
points up, party having secured the services, for stomp-speak-
s, beating ing, of distinguished representatives from other
States. The Bangor evening Times, wnleh supported
rise, in the General Chamberlain upon his nomination, has just
tournament hauled down his name and [substituted thai of Ebeii
ampion of F. pillsbnry, the Democratic candidate far Gov.
ion of Indi ernor. Bx-Governor Crosby was nominated by the
ill be be- Democrats of the Third District, but that gentleman
s, and John declined being the nominee ot any party, Mr.Pike,
the Republican candidate In the Fifth District, baa
be-oeaujes,
been bothered so much about the extra pay of #2,000
of exhibit which Congress voted itself that, in hope of silencing;
the popular clamor, he has proposed to give laoo to
the contin- the city of Portland, #800 towards a Soldiers' Mon-
is cay, the ument at Calais, i0Q to the Ellsworth American,
, of Canada, and a sum not specified to the Memorial Ban at
ll assemble Bowdoin COUege. F. A Pike's legacies," the*
venue, near call these forced donations in Maine. General
emselves in Chamberlain being conveniently sick, Mr. BtoJno
ing will be has accepted on his behalf Mr. Pliisbury's challenge
, so many for a series of public discussions.

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Indiana.
The Democrat* and conservative Itcpu^lcaus in

MMITTEE. this Stats have joined hands, and are working with
hom were Constantly
wley -and THE voters of Jericho,
Vt., fought till
M. Bell, of four o'clock, Wednesday Daily E astern morn inn,over tbe
Argus
September 10, 1866
La
aries. election of Representative, and finally ad- If yon wa
journed without an election. It is evident
chair, ad-
that there was trouble in Jericho.
me length. If you wa
ssschasetts THE wife of Henry Willey, of Worth,
ma of the Illinois, died from the bite of a mad dog.a
lared tbe few days since, and ber distractsd husband If yon w
BOOTS
ries should drowned himself soon after. Hon.
e rights of Francis Woodbury, Ex-Senator, died at If you w

country to Savannah, Gs., of hydrophobia, on the Q 0 . 0
be guaran- 13th inst., Lowell
having Massachusetts
Leen Dbitten aily Courier
two months
September 19, 1866
ed to gobefore by a lady'slap dog. In abort,
ent States, USEF
A T the recent election in Maine, Capt.
ng auch a David Hinkley, belonging in North Liv- Qo to
were fre- ermoro, 101 years of age, cast his vote for
Gen. Chamberlain. The old fellow has
i N. R.T
Cowdin was voted at every Presidential-Election since repaired a
Lowell.
ort resolu- the days of Washington. He is probsbly
Hki
the only man in tbe country who can boast
tions to be of such a thing.

t not be- THE body Lewiston
of John Blanehard, a French-
rom Gov. man about twenty
Chamber- last Sunday morning,
Evening Journal
November
years

2, 1866
of age,was found,
in the .canal op-
u.
Speeches posite Langdon Mills, in Manchester, N.
y Gen, H. 11., the water having been drawn off.
ns, Jr., and Blanehard bas been engaged in chopping COM
d. Private wood in Goffstown, N . H. On Saturday
ont Infan- night he was seen on the street intoxicat-
oes of the ed. ^ ^ ' Presc
of West
28
while color T H E IRISH AND THE PRESIDENT. Yes- Jy2
ssachusetts terday afternoon tbe executive committee S. I,
They were of the Irish citizens of tbe Dlstriot of Co-
long con- lumbia, accompanied by Hon, John Ilo-
gan, of Missouri, called on President
s then re- Johnson to tender their congratulations
DE * a

rman, say- npon his safe return. Through their chair- (Over Low
in all of man, Dr. Aiitisell, they made known to
the president the wishes of the Irish peo- 8 . t, a
at the war ple, which were that Mr. Stanton might with the u
government be immediately removed from the cabinet, Nit
d States in and that a person of more liberal senti- A mem
over nine
ty, and on ments than the present minister at St. fluence, a
of destroy- James should be appointed. They*sug- In New Y
given to o
g the insti- gest that the Alabama claims should be live thous
With perfe
d in the de- pressed to adjudication, and that Eogland OS- B.
ation of tbe much atte
would do well to imitate the wiae policy persor icrnun to
re resolve, m e t ithe
hi t
of the United States in pardoning those tract jierfcct
eir posteri- perfect B
concerned in the civil war. The Irish patient.
f said war, This sta

ors, in ad- have here three-fourths
of a million of ing teeth
For fur

ns, are en- voters, and think themselves
entitled to at their of
most beau
l as to the a pro rata abare of tbe offices, both State are filled,
nal govern- and national. preservati
Charges
of equal!-
d National, The President, to reply, aaid Ihe action
isabled, and of tbe administration should be so directed
Y

widows and as to thoroughly promote the interest of
husetts has

the Irish citizens. He was himself strong-
by the sol- Cs9
ly tinctured with sympathy for tbe Irish.
their rea-
thanka to Determined action had already been taken
Legislature to effect tbe release of the Irish prisoners. IS
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equalization The-suggestions of the committee should
bem for re-
receive a favorable eonsiderslion.

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