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Newspaper
Baraboo Republic
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1856
Page
2
Reports from Kansas detail brutal clashes in the territorial conflict as Free State and proslavery forces clash near Leavenworth and Ossawatomie. Villages are evacuated or seized, with ransacked stores, executions feared, and hundreds driven from homes along routes into Kansas. Civilians suffer amid marching columns and shifting lines of battle.
A brief dispatch from Chicago reports Border Ruffians driving Free State supporters from Leavenworth City into destitution as Lawrence faces siege by hostile forces. Letters confirm outrages and murders. aid to Free State defenders is urged to arrive swiftly. The Sentinel notes Lawrence’s danger and the fall term of the State University opens on the 17th inst.
A brief item notes ten canes were copied and twenty officers reported a payment of 84 dollars and 0 cents, totaling 84.00 dollars. The fragment references a police or official setting with monetary figures and personnel. Names, dates, or places are not provided in readable form.
Restor of St John s Church Roy Hout Mizz vk Tuoursox B D will hold divine service on Sunday evenings in September at Taylor s Hall in this village Teelock P M All are respectfully invited.
A Wisconsin debate between Republicans and Buchanan Democrats centers on religious liberty and state and federal powers over slavery. Speakers argue Congress can prohibit slavery in territories, while opponents claim popular sovereignty destroys rights, with references to Sharpe rifles and Beecher.
The Madison Patriot defends Henry Wann Bere, condemning Rotary accusations as partisan mischief. It defends self defense principles, mocks Doughface sentiment, and invokes the Declaration of Independence while urging readers to consider the charges as largely rhetorical and journalistic. It also references a poetical advertisement titled What man of Wisconsin and mentions Fuxen & Frenxemzs.
Racine man Orrepce Doothrree, a noted Democrat supporter, declares for Panmony and Dayton while Republican recruiting rises with veterans of the Democratic era. The letter questions Jefferson’s actions and flags a history lesson, urging readers to study grammar and U.S. history before voting.
The report notes a heated exchange over slavery and liberty with remarks about inherent rights and race, recounting a judge’s response that “they are men.” It highlights a Republican sweep in Cass County, mentions crowds in Reedsburg, Portage, and Baraboo, and mocks anti-Buenanay efforts while urging Democratic turnout.
A sprawling summary of 19th century political tidbits, river conditions on the Upper Mississippi, newspaper allegiances shifting with Buchanan, Breckenridge, Brement and Dayton, ship arrivals with food relief to Cape Verde islands, a fatal incident on a Green Bay pier, and assorted Midwest political maneuvers.
Montpelier Sept 2 reports show large GOP gains over last year with Ryland Fleawhe elected Governor by about 20,000, three Republican Congress members, and most of the Legislature in seventy towns. The Buchans Jers have only three legislators. Brooks praised and mocked for cane gifts amid heated Southern donor chatter.
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