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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1872
Page
2
In a roundup of political commentary, Senator Logan’s masterly reply to Suner is teased for publication next issue. Discussions cover the presidential race, Grant’s acceptance letter, and congressional adjournment. Amid sharp editorials, Tweed, Schurz, Greeley, and Beauregard figures trigger debate on Ohio’s political climate and party loyalties.
A Geneva dispatch reports that the Board of Arbitration will focus on an adjournment proposition during Monday’s session and perhaps longer. The meeting aims to hear arguments on the adjournment issue.
The Louis Democrat quotes a Springfield convention resolution urging reform and opposing new departures. Senator Trumbull’s stance is framed as seeking to correct abuses, while Cincinnati is noted for a shift that allegedly targets his presidential nomination. Dick Oglesby’s speeches are praised as vivid and fiery.
The piece debunks the claim of a broad reaction in favor of change, arguing that true reaction would uphold integrity and justice. It recalls past partisan deceptions, warns the public against complacent optimism, and asserts that loyalty and stability have borne the nation toward peace and prosperity despite attacks from the sham Democracy in both regions.
The piece presents a Stanton speech from 1868 criticizing Sumner, arguing Sumner belies Edwin M. Stanton to oppose Grant. It urges readers to judge Sumner's tirade by Stanton’s wartime testimony and how it is misrepresented by Sumner.
A brief excerpt cites Horace Greeley and claims about his honesty and motives regarding the New York Tribune. It references Albany Journal commentary on Greeley’s supposed self serving writings and accuses the Democratic party’s core of rebel elements allied with the South. The quoted material reflects partisan conflict from 1871.
Explorer David Livingstone is reported alive and well, confirmed by Henry Morton Stanley, the famed correspondent for the New York Herald, who located him in Africa. The discovery ends rumors of his fate and marks a historic meeting between the two explorers.
The article quotes Horace Greeley defending President Grant against Democratic charges. It praises Grant's first-year policies of honesty and retrenchment, cites debt reduction and revenue gains, and argues the administration deserves credit for financial improvement and reconstruction. It also notes Missouri Democrat urging B Gratz Brown to focus on duties amid county murder concerns.
The Nation argues that growing Greeley popularity in the South will lead secessionists to back him as a means to ridicule the government. They view him as a ridiculous old fool and expect southern factions to promote him at the White House as a bitter joke.
Washington June 10 1868 Official notification ceremonies inform General Grant and Senator Wilson of their unanimous nominations by the National Republican Convention in Philadelphia. Judge Settle presented letters. Grant accepted with a formal reply while Wilson pledged support and spoke on unity and the party’s aims for reconciliation and progress.
Report notes 14 delegates at the Democratic National Convention with two thirds needed for a choice. Of those pledged, about 450 are for Greeley, among the stated totals and allocations in the Basin precincts.
Fragmentary text suggests a reader's notice seeking an organization or group to support County of Democracy efforts. Readers are urged to join or form a local committee to promote democratic activities in the county. The item hints at political organizing without specific names dates or places.
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