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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1868
Page
2
The piece argues Democrats fear Grant’s Republican nomination would clinch a Democratic defeat, noting New York Tribune opposition and Democratic efforts to discredit him. It claims Democrats misrepresent Grant and seek to undermine Republican unity while praising his military record as genuine success, not luck.
The editorial lauds General Ulysses S. Grant as a fit presidential candidate, praising his taciturn nature, long service, and duty to enforce laws and reduce public spending. It argues critics target his silence, asserts he will not disclose political views before the nomination, and says a loyal moderating leader is needed. The piece endorses Grant if the platform is sound and accepts the nomination accordingly.
A large turnout met at the Court House to organize a Stephenson County U.S. Grant Club. Officers elected included President Frederic C. Ingalls and Vice Presidents C. F. Taggart Louis F. Burrell and David H. Sunderland. The group endorsed Grant for President and adopted a series of resolutions praising the Republican Party and Grant, with plans for county and town clubs and a February 22 regular meeting.
From Our Own Correspondent Joliet January 11 1868 urges national policy review and election of Gen U S Grant. Will County Republicans form a Grant Club chaired by Judge McRoberts with reunions at Youngs Hall Joliet. Report details a lively meeting with music toasts and a ladies aided repast, plus court term and penitentiary fire damage and cost estimates.
A local death records the sudden passing of Mrs Signor at about eight o'clock while playing the piano with her family. The obituary notes her as a loving wife and tender mother and mentions a forthcoming Dickens reading in Chicago late February or early March.
Oysters Diffenbaugh is now in daily receipt of the celebrated None such oysters warranted equal to the best and sold at Chicago prices to the trade and at retail. Dealers in this city and along the rail lines centering here as well as retail buyers will find it to their interest to give this brand a fair trial.
Special correspondence from January 2, 1868, discusses the unsettled fate of the Radical party, Cabinet moves, pardons for Lincoln’s alleged assassins, and the strategic positions of Gen. Cox and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The piece reflects a wary North about Congress, President Johnson’s moves, and Civil War era political realignments. The author notes Hancock, Meade, and Gillem and recalls battlefield sites like Harpers Ferry and Monocacy.
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