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Newspaper
Depere Advertiser
Location
Depere, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1851
Page
2
The Miss. Sentinel reports a fine opening to the Wisconsin State Fair in Madison with pleasant weather and record crowds. Milwaukee delegates and exhibitors lead in fruit and flowers as attendance soars and expectations rise for a great second day.
The Depere paper denounces a Democratic gubernatorial slate while defending its own right to publish opinions. The editors say they expose perceived dangers to Northern Wisconsin interests, warn readers to vote with informed caution, and condemn what they call unearned gratitude toward political benefactors.
A Debore-Democrat published in the Green Bay area attacks Upham supporters and criticizes a DePere Advocate card for misrepresenting Democratic views. It questions party loyalty, underscores Jeffersonian principles, and demands a public retraction and clarity on who truly represents DePere Democrats. It also notes local wheat consignments and milling plans amid regional political tension.
The Democratic District Assembly Convention of the 1st Assembly District will meet in Green Bay on October 16, 1861 at 2 o clock to nominate a candidate for Member of the Assembly and to transact other proper business. Delegates from Green Bay and listed towns are entitled to representation as named by A G Ellis and others.
A letter to the Depere Advertiser from multiple signatories protests earlier editorials on the September 17 and 24 1861 Democratic nominations. The petitioners defend the nominations as honorable and urge support for the ticket while criticizing a rival Green Bay Advocate communication and reaffirming loyalty to their party.
A correspondent recounts a two month rustication in Missouri, lamenting heat and missing a planned hunting diary. He notes progress on rail projects, political shifts within the Democratic party, Supreme Court appointments, and tensions with anti-foreign agitants while describing the Great June Flood aftermath and commerce recovery in the city. He closes with remarks on Sabbath observance and a shipboard experience near Aug 24, 1851.
The report details American and British search vessels in the Arctic for Sir John Franklin. It describes ice conditions, wintering at Cape Martyra and Wellington Channel, graves found at graves sites, and remnants of Erebus and Terror crews. It notes ships advancing and freezing in, with limited deaths from scurvy and a focus on a potential water station near Beechy Island and Cape Riley.
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