As resistance grows to the clearest postwar marker of new black equality - the extension of the franchise to black men - the editor of the Walla Walla Statesman and other Democrats see the opportunity for the party's rejuvenation as a national…
As postwar reconstruction is underway, the editor of the Walla Walla Statesman styles the "irrepressible conflict" of the war as continuing, and concerning the position of those he'd call Republican radicals. The New York correspondent of the San…
The editor of the Walla Walla Statesman confidently states that most Union/Republican party voters are not "Negro worshippers." While many if not most advocated abolition of slavery, they did not advocate black social, political and economic…
The Democratic editor of the Walla Walla Statesman has recently seen his party soundly beaten in territorial elections. However, the Republican Washington Standard is just now taking up the divisive, explosive issue of black suffrage. The Statesman…
The editor of the Walla Walla Statesman publishes a lengthy description of the fall of Richmond, including the scenes of revelry and plunder before the arrival of the U.S. forces and then the comparative calm afterward. The Statesman readers had…
This Walla Walla Statesman article refers to the earlier report of a black man who had stolen a variety of good in town, including a horse. This report denies the rumor that the man had been lynched. There is circumstantial detail about his…
In June 1865, the U.S. government issues a set of bonds payable to the holder in three years, that yield 7.3%. The advertisement is issued over the name of Jay Cooke, American financier.
Democrats like the editor of the Walla Walla Statesman rejoiced to see the postwar resignations and retirements of Republican officials whom they considered to be radical concerning black equality. This report of Stanton's resignation was premature,…
The Walla Walla Statesman publishes without comment the news that men arrested under McDowell's order criminalizing rejoicing at Lincoln's assassination, have taken the oath of allegiance and been freed after trial. These three or four dozen men had…
The Statesman editor reports that Loyal Leaguers have taken over Independence Day celebrations in Yreka, California, and have turned the holiday into a partisan event. They have barred Democrats from helping to plan the celebration, and the…