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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1872
Page
6
Poem fragment describing a dying leaf clinging through a harsh autumn wind. The speaker reflects on desolation and mortality but finds solace in the upcoming spring and the earth's renewal as nature offers a hopeful emblem of perpetual May.
Correspondent recalls Colonel Richard B. Servant of Randolph County and his pivotal stand against the dueling code during Illinois 1847 constitutional proceedings in Springfield. The scene includes Campbell Pratt and Davis Gregg, with Servant’s moving call to banish dueling from public life.
The article denounces James Fisk Jr as a morally ruinous force in American history, detailing his control of the Erie Railway with Gould, the ring’s corruption, and the public harm from inflated stock and freight manipulation. It notes some benefits as a rough rail operator and predicts higher rates after his death while warning of Wall Street rivalries.
The oath requires officials to swear they have not fought or aided in a duel nor accepted a duel challenge since the constitution’s adoption and to abstain from any duel while in office. The oath followed a Grimshaw proposal linking duelling to loss of public office and legal penalties.
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