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Newspaper
Bellevue Gazette
Location
Bellevue, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1857
Page
2
The article recalls the Nebraska delegate election showing cross party support for Gen Thayer Bird Chapman Rankin and Judge Ferguson. It praises Ferguson as honest upright and aligned with democratic principles while condemning Chapmans bribery tactics and political manipulation.
The piece accuses B B Chapman of deceit and corruption following an election loss. It argues he plots to attack the board of canvassers and seek congressional intervention to overturn the people’s vote. Gov Izard is praised for duty amid Chapman’s intrigues and inflamatory publishing.
A regional report accuses Chapman and associates of spreading deceitful pro Chapman propaganda to tilt votes for Judge Ferguson. The article notes Chapman’s influence in unfamiliar precincts and mocks Bird’s treachery while urging honesty as a guiding principle.
The Nebraska Advertiser carries a praise filled notice for Judge Franca Fencusox as the Territory’s delegate elect to Congress. It credits him with Jeffersonian honesty and capability while noting disapproval of the campaign’s conduct yet support for his public service and intentions to aid squatters.
The note clarifies that Enwano Lanox appeared in election returns as a candidate for Clark of the Court but was not a candidate. It states his name was used contrary to his wishes and lauds his consistent voting alignment with the Squatters convention. It recalls past Chapman controversy over certificates and criticizes the Chronotype for broadcasting rumors.
Ninety seven reapers and mowing machines entered for trial at the National Exhibition in Syracuse New York last month from fourteen states. About forty qualified to trial after paying fees. The ten day test was the most thorough yet. The report will be released at the United States Agricultural Society meeting in Louisville Kentucky on September 1. A Illinois shop produced 4650 units this year at 146 dollars each totaling nearly 700000. Another Illinois shop made over 4000 and projections reach 20000 this year in Illinois alone. A widow of two patentees earns 150000 annually from sales. Frenty Neoners Ser Farr. Harrisburg Telegraph notes Col Thomas Hite and Jefferson county Virginia citizens freed eighty slaves, escorting them to Middleburg Pennsylvania with forty dollars each and clothing before their liberty.
Preston's Financial Circular lists banks with suspended or failed status and notes in circulation. It reports American Bank Trenton New Jersey at 25 discount, Union Bank Frenchtown New Jersey redeemable, Cumberland Savings Bank Maryland rejected in New York Chicago, and Ohio State Bank closures with varied discounts.
The notice details numerous counterfeits imitating genuine bank notes from Wisconsin to New Orleans. It lists specific banks, denominations, and vignettes, warning that altered notes and clever reproductions could deceive the public.
The excerpt extols the western United States as a growing power shaping the nation. It envisions states like Ohio Indiana Wisconsin Illinois Missouri Utah California and Oregon, their distinct systems, rapid civilization, railroads, and future industrial wealth centering on a continental republic and a Confederate-like grand west.
The article notes the first paper mill in America at Elisabethtown New Jersey bought in 1728 by William Bradford and mentions 25 camels arriving in San Antonio on the 22d to aid Lieut Beale's wagon road to the Pacific.
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