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Newspaper
Baraboo Republic
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1855
Page
2
The piece laments political edits and canvassing zeal, noting editorials from The Argus & Democrat and The Journal on party majorities. It reports on Dr. B. M. Davis’s Assembly win, claims about Self Generating Gas Lamps, a local store sale, and upcoming publications like Graham's and Harper's magazines, plus a marriage of Francle Myantin to Elizabeth Townsend.
The piece analyzes the Wisconsin governor race and state-ticket outcome, faulting the Barstow administration, liquor and Know Nothing currents, and voter turnout. It laments the defeat of reformers, questions party endorsements, and warns Republicans to mobilize for next year amid moral and political disillusionment.
Fragmented returns show Republicans holding a Senate majority in odd districts with 25 members, Democrats leading in key districts. Assembly comprises 82 seats with Republicans and Democrats in varied counties. scattered mentions include names like Luther Honehett and P. H. Smith, plus national notes on Know Nothings, caning of Kane, and President Van Buren health rumors.
The article recalls a British case of high treason involving a former mayor and his associates, their transport to Van Diemen's Land, and the brutal punishment of beheading and quartering. It notes Julia Frost’s life among convicts, and the later banishment that brought him to the United States, where he sought American citizenship while urging anti British control. It also includes political talk of Barstow and Republican sentiments, election coverage, and local court actions surrounding a railroad conspiracy indictment.
Governor William A Barstow designates a Thanksgiving and Prayer day in Wisconsin. He urges clergy to gather congregations and observe the occasion at places of worship, calling for reverent, unified recognition of divine blessings and a peaceful, prosperous year. The document is dated October 1850 in Madison.
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