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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1870
Page
2
A Washington letter from the gallery describes a sparse House after holidays, noting vacant seats, the Speaker, Clerk, and reporters. It highlights James G. Blaine as a possible leader, mentions Butler’s absence, then surveys key lawmakers Schenck Dawes Logan and others, and closes with assorted domestic items and notices.
Geo. W. Marshall & Co and D. Atkins advertise commissions printer Maj. J. W. Powell to lecture Boston and Meriden Manufacturing Co Window Fast Co. H. C. Gil Dentets and H. Hyde participate. Alaster's Sale listed with City of Freeport and An Ordinance Sengerbund Fancy Dress Ball described in brief notices.
George Dennison Prentice dies in Louisville at sixty eight, a longtime editor and fiery writer known for Whig views and Henry Clay admiration. The piece also surveys Mississippi and Georgia politics, Reconstruction debates, and proposed election reforms by Medill and Browning, with notes on Virginia and loyalty oaths.
The Chattandaga Daily Timed and Nashville Banner urge extermination of the Ku Klux Klan. They note Northern Democrats often deny the group’s existence, but now south and north alike should join to crush this stigma on humanity.
An Illinois-born associate now serving in Washington writes about public figures from the Senate galleries and hotel life at Willard's and the National. The writer favors personal letters over finance and reconstruction treatises and hopes to hear from him regularly.
The piece lists twenty seven states ratifying the Fifteenth Amendment and notes Georgia Nebraska and Texas as possible next seekers for readmission conditioned on ratification. It reproduces the amendment text: voting rights cannot be denied due to race color or previous servitude and Congress may enforce by legislation. It predicts the amendment becoming part of the national organic law within a month.
A letter lauds Col Turner for sharing a report summary on Constitutional Convention expenses totaling 389,008.82 and criticizes legislative corruption. It notes 56,872.86 spent on the Copperhead Convention in 1862 as a dead loss, urges abolition of lobbying, and praises Turner’s potential fame for reform.
A tribute in the New York Tribune recounts Charles Dickens praising Mr Stanton after a winter 1868 Washington visit. Dickens lauded Stanton as a man of striking individuality, deep literary culture, and remarkable verbal memory able to recite entire chapters from David Copperfield and Pickwick from memory. The Wyandotte azette notes corn used as fuel in Johnson County Kansas Pere ee cone.
Cleveland dispatch reports forger F. T. Wallace captured in Meadville and brought back to jail. He confessed fraudulent use of Mr Payne's name to about $20,000. Sufferers planned a bank meeting for Wallace to speak, and he allegedly held life insurance on his 90 year old father for $80,000 to be turned over.
The piece describes Georgia’s volatile political climate with military review of Legislature eligibility and Republican intra party divisions left largely peaceful. It notes Governor Bullock’s candidacy abandonment, a hope for early legislative session in Atlanta, and belief that General Terry will navigate the crisis toward peace and normalcy.
A fundraising drive in the Mount Union League Club has gathered about 100000 dollars for a secret war fund. Leading donors include Morton E Bieta and John J Astor among many others in Boston Philadelphia and Washington. A committee led by Swayne has surpassed the initial target with substantial subscriptions reported.
The article discusses Congressional apportionment after the census, arguing a fixed size like 300 members is insufficient. It advocates increasing to at least 400 to better balance representation, noting the British House of Commons proves larger bodies can be more stable and fair. It cites costs, politics, and the need to avoid underrepresentation of growing regions.
The Decatur Magnet reports a tornado near Assumption in Christian county along the railroad line twenty five miles south of the city. Two dwelling houses were demolished, children killed and wounded, other injuries unconfirmed. Names are not provided. The piece blends storm details with unrelated political commentary and advertising copy.
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