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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1867
Page
2
Announcement that Dr Li kh Donny is a candidate for County Treasurer pending the Republican County Convention. The rector, a disabled veteran, asks Stephenson County Republicans to support the bid.
Dr E DePuy is a Republican candidate for County Treasurer and awaits Republican County Convention judgment. An old guard Republican veteran, he organized the 46th Regiment after volunteering in 1861, served three and a half years, and returned disabled from practice. He seeks Stephenson County support as the first candidate with worthy claims.
Judge Wayne of the United States Supreme Court is not yet replaced due to a 1866 law. Born in Savannah, he rose from Georgia politics to the bench and supported Jackson while opposing reconstruction efforts. The piece also covers Seward on Napoleon’s release, Santa Anna’s Vera Cruz actions, and comments on Mr. Greeley and Mrs. Swissheart, with critiques of wartime loyalties and taxation burdens.
Telegraph report from Washington July 12 covers Surratt trial testimony. Testimony includes moon conditions during the assassination night, residence details, and credibility questions about John Lee and Leo. Witnesses describe conversations, arrests, and whether Surratt was in Canada or Elmira between April and September 1865. Court adjourns with further questioning scheduled.
The record lists bills and resolutions introduced and referred by Kelly Williams Robertson Julian Covode and others. Topics include military court decisions in rebel states lacking civil courts and constitutional amendments on Supreme Court removal by the president with two thirds legislative vote, plus bond issuance taxation and impeachment testimony printing.
Legislative highlights note House votes on the previous question and a 76 to 38 division, amendments to reduce Reconstruction funding, and debates over the national debt. Senate discussions cover the appropriation cut to 1 million, the impeachment inquiry, and President Lincoln era policy remarks, with broader telegraphic briefs on crime, culture, and industry across the nation.
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