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Newspaper

Freeport Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1866

Page

2

Republican Union County Convention in Freeport 1866

The Republican Party of Stephenson County will hold a convention at the Freeport Court House on September 10 1866 at 1 PM to nominate candidates for Representative in the General Assembly Sheriff and Coroner and to conduct other business. Delegates are allotted by town ward and 50 votes. caucuses are to be held September 0. The listed towns wards and delegates are named with a signed committee roster.

Stephenson Frééport General Assembly Algile Freeport Dakota Brin Florence Wests Point Conrad van Brocklin John Barfoot Silver Creek William Heard Harlem George Thompson John Epley Buckeye Wm. Young Lancaster H. Kaufman Erin W. P. Naramore Onoco West Point A. T. Green Wollapad Massache Ge “Dix Doolittle Washington Raymond Philadelphia Jonson National Union Menias H. Stephens Taylor Chalmers Albert Pike Doolitttle Vallandigham Dix Hell Chicago Congress Thurlow Ohiown Nee Seymour New York Vallandighiini Ohio Nos Aertel Philadelhia Tate Angerritory Hag Congress of the United States The the United States Union United .States Republic Calacara Andrew Johnson Nisiere Schofield Bee Freedmen’s Bureau Terry

Philadelphia Convention a muddled union of disloyal elements

A critical view of the Philadelphia Convention as a混合 group of former loyalists and renegade Republicans, questioning its purpose and leadership. The piece ponders whether the gathering signals a new party or a resurrection, noting unclear aims and debated platforms while contrasting northern participants and lingering loyalties.

Philadelphia Copper-Jonenecon Plat former on Vallandigham exclusion

The Philadelphia convention is condemned as a failed exercise in loyalty with widespread Copperhead influence. Vallandigham's admission is debated, then withdrawn amid Ohio Republican pressure to preserve harmony as Doolittle and Raymond steer the proceedings. The piece attacks the convention as a sham, urging continued support for Johnson and reconstruction policy.

Proclamation by the President on Mexican blockade

The document reports a presidential proclamation nullifying Maximilian era blockades and neutral rights, declaring decrees void, outlining duties and enforcement, and noting U S stance on Mexican affairs including military and diplomatic implications. It mentions naval actions, treaty references, and imperial context alongside other unrelated foreign notes.

Maximilian Mexican iVoid

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