28 Apr 1857
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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1857
Page
1
The article discusses Taney's 1857 ruling on negro citizenship, contrasting distant views in The Bulletin and the Mudlletin, notes Republican and Democratic shifts, and reports on Richmond papers, early potato planting tips, Cincinnati fire department costs, Florida drainage, Buchanan rewards to Whigs, and Minnesota Spirit Lake tensions, with local garden anecdote.
The Postmaster General makes a temporary contract with C. K. Garrison for semi monthly mails between New Orleans and Vera Cruz. The steamer Cahainha from Havana on the 20th notes sugar rising one real. Dunkirk harbor open. Green Bay intelligence to the 20th reports continuous shore to shore ice. Washington dispatch dated April 28 says troops will be withdrawn from Florida and Maj. Blake will negotiate with Seminoles. Santa Se mail arrived Independence on the 21st. Weather unusually warm. Fire in houses unnecessary. Farmers planting. Business dull. Indian depredations continue. Preparations for an expedition against the Gila Apaches to start May 1. Utah conflicts feared. Kiowas show friendship. Advices from Mexico City to the 4th report a clergy led revolution at the capital. Several arrests. Dred Scott decision by Judge Taney states the Constitution favored citizens and posterity. Our neighbor Bulletin endorses this doctrine.
A readers’ column exposes the sale of a Black man for a $50 fine under the 1868 Black Law, criticizing Illinois for denying basic rights. The piece denounces Douglas Democrats and calls for repeal, while invoking press sources and global notes on governance. The page also includes a divorce note from Sine France, a humorous youth anecdote, and farming tips on pig management and feeding.
Dr Scoresby, a veteran Arctic navigator, died on the 31st of March at Forquay, England, after a lingering illness.
A reader endorses Dr. Sanford's Livigorator as a superior winter remedy. The note claims a double dose provides quick cough relief and complete cure once lungs expel mucus. It also recommends the medicine for Jewel Diseases Worms stomach and liver derangements as a family remedy.
Purchasers are urged to guarantee good faith by naming a New Orleans house and to reliably supply a package of Ola. If performance is delayed or fails, they risk losing nothing.
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