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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1873
Page
2
The fragment presents Horace Greeley praising Grant as a candidate for 1872 and condemning anti immigrant sentiment. It includes lines about republican choice, untrammeled selection of nominees, and an anti immigrant stance labeled as anti American and devilish, with dates and names.
The Republican electors of Bil Ver Creek are requested to meet in caucus on Saturday September 7 1872 at 4 p.m. at the usual election place to elect three delegates to represent the town in the County Convention to be held at Freeport. C D Blanchard Committeeman.
Republican voters in Harlem will meet at Harlem Centre School House on Saturday September 1872 at 4 p.m. to choose four delegates for the Republican County Convention in Freeport on September 16 1872. Polls open one hour.
J Leigh committeeman and Peter Sheckler committeeman announce a Republican caucus for Opeco town voters at the School House in Orangeville on Saturday September 7, 1874 at 6 p m to choose four delegates for the County Convention to be held at the Chenry Court room in Freemton on September 8 1874.
The Republican voters of the First Ward in Freepot are invited to meet at Kirk & ree to select delegates for the county convention on September 10, 1872. Charles T. Poin is named in the notice.
Republican voters of the Second and Third Wards in Freeport are called to caucuses on Saturday Sept 7 1872 at 7 14 p m. in the Pennsylvania House and Fry's Block to choose delegates for the County Convention on Sept 10 1872. Committeeman Robert Little and Chairman D ATK preside.
Gen D Atkins, chairman of the Stephenson County Republican Central Committee, will speak on current political issues. Dates include Davis Aug 23 1872 Orangeville Aug 30 1872 Eleroy Aug 31 1872 Rock City Sept 3 1872 with talks in midweek and weekend sessions.
The essay traces a string of defeats following the Cincinnati Convention. It lists Northern states once marginal as New Hampshire Connecticut Oregon and North Carolina, all shifting to Democratic or uncertain status, and argues they moved Republican on a Grant endorsement platform despite Liberal hopes.
In New York state Horace Greeley was deemed unfit for Comptroller by voters in 1869. The Almanac shows Greeley trailing his ticket in 51 of 59 counties, including Westchester, despite strong local support and years of labor for the state.
A public letter from Horace Greeley discusses projected Union victory in the 1868 election, noting NH CT NY NJ as already favorable and rest to be won in the South and West. The piece compares Greeley to Grant and Washington, labeling some reactions as disreputable and arguing Grant’s wartime leadership.
The Republican meeting last Thursday formed the Grant and Wilson Club with Gen S A Hurlbut as speaker. A torchlight parade greeted him at the Brewster House, and the Opera House overflowed as Hurlbut delivered a two hour address praising Grant and denouncing Greeley.
The piece condemns Republicans who defect to Democracy and use their office power to harm former allies. It argues Judas betrayed Jesus but lacked the ruthlessness of these deserters who keep office and strike from within. The author urges fuller alignment with the Judas example to serve the country.
The Tanners led a fine parade through our street Monday evening for a German meeting addressed by Mr. Schilling. Citizens praised the eloquent German orator, and late hour prevented Colonel Harding from speaking as planned. The Freeport Glee Club performed well with suitable songs.
A Bulletin report notes the Creeleyites did not offer to buy General Atkins. It suggests two possibilities: they undervalued him or acknowledged his integrity. Atkins praises himself for being clearly not for sale and unattainable in any deal.
The Democratic Oil City Bulletin endorses Ulysses S. Grant for president, preferring him to Horace Greeley as other Democrats do when Greeley is nominated against a Democrat.
The piece argues that electing Horace Greeley could push efforts to pay rebel debt and pension soldiers, despite Republican Senate control. It questions if voters should risk another Johnson style fight in Congress and likens such moves to aiding slaveholders. The World’s stance is that Republicans would block debt payments.
The Freeport Bulletin defends the Albany imprisonment of convicted Ku Klux as lawful after due process. It states that trials were conducted by jury and that pardons would be presidential only if warranted. It rebukes charges that Grant altered law or imprisoned without trial.
The Jamestown Journal condemns Republicans who back Greeley and align with the Democratic party. It denounces these so-called Republicans as frauds, arguing they vote with Democrats and seek a Democratic House if Greeley wins. It notes the district nomination favors a regular Democrat.
Snippet shows a provocative, sectarian jab labeled Gheeley’s insult to the Germans and Irish. It mocks carpetbaggers in a city near Cork Limerick and Sauer-Krautenthal. The remark contrasts European carpetbaggers’ alleged deficiencies in mental and moral cultivation with Southern carpetbaggers, claiming they know the schoolmaster.
Alexander H. Stephens and Herschel V. Johnson head the straight out Democrats with an estimated thirty thousand followers. Seventeen Democratic papers in Georgia pledge against Greeley as a state convention this week will select delegates for Louisville. The burlesque presidential candidate Train did not appear. Greeley arrived in Portland Maine last week and spoke at a city event with free admission for children and Liberals.
Hon H Burchard informs county superintendents in Illinois third district that a competitive examination will select a Naval Academy cadet midshipman from Freeport on September 4. Applicants aged 14 to 18 must meet physical standards and be ready for Navy service.
A Batavia letter from Kane County critics accuses John Farnsworth of breaking Republican pledges after seeking a nomination. Signatories decry his shift in stance, labeling him a traitor and denouncing his promises to back Philadelphia Convention nominees and Grant over Greeley. The missive condemns his conduct as unworthy and vows to hold him accountable.
A fragmentary 1869 Tribune excerpt discusses secession, union loyalty, and the hope that dissenters will reveal why withdrawal seemed just and timely while acknowledging the imprudence of their stance. It notes the shift from armed conflict to electoral means within the Union.
A Grant ad Club meeting at Wilcoxon Opera Hall closed with the adoption of a Constitution and By Laws. The document outlines the club aims, officer roles, election rules, duties of secretary treasurer and executive committee, meeting cadence, quorum, and amendment procedures. It specifies a two thirds vote required for changes and notes presidential campaign context.
A garbled passage notes a political dispute over Sumner and Blaine with reference to a “marked Te?” quality and valor. It mentions a Rocksland meeting by colored men held Saturday where the course of Senator 90 is strongly condemned and President Indorsed, with several rousing orations by colored speakers.
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