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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1866
Page
2
Hon Elihu B Washburne heads the Republican ticket in the Eighth District with a focus on disciplined leadership and national policy. The slate emphasizes strong representation and party unity as election lines form.
The proposed constitutional amendment, already Senate-approved, cleared the House 120 to 32 with Democrats unified against it and most Republicans voting in favor aside from a few absentees. The text sets citizenship and equal protection, apportionment rules, disqualification for insurrection, and debt validity, seeking ratification by three-fourths of the states. North Carolina shows willingness to ratify as Union governors urge immediate action across loyal states.
A Selma Alabama Times excerpt is cited praising Southern loyalty while condemning Congress and the Union, describing former Confederates as disloyal to the government yet compliant under coercion. It argues oaths of allegiance hold no value if the Confederacy could be reestablished.
The Freeport Bulletin accuses a editor of memory lapses over calls for a State Convention. It claims omission of groups like Knights of the Golden Circle and Sons of Liberty, treasonous wartime conspiracies once fostered within the Democratic party, noting secrecy but noting similarities to the Union League.
Senate discussions touched the Freedmen's Bureau bill with amendments while Sherman proposed a U.S. information repository in Germany. House actions included rebuke of England, repeal threats to the 1818 neutrality law, and a pledge to build fireproof post offices. Jefferies Davis treason debate drew 105 to 19. treasure salaries and West Point appointments dominated Senate and House days with passage of several bills and amendments.
The 6th and 8th Circuits are cited with nine judges from several states. A substitute bill asks Tennessee to be admitted or enfranchise all residents by 1867, with a presidential proclamation for elections to draft state constitutions. Senate amendments to a constitutional change pass 120 to 32. other measures include navy pay, Paris Exposition duties, and a national bureau of insurance. Debates feature Har ris and Le Blond, with tense exchanges on loyal South representation and abolitionist views. A separate row notes a western Portland and Boise assay officers, and a proclamation to increase duties on waur. A long, graphic set of firsthand accounts from Kentucky speakers describes postwar bondage and abuse, urging removal of the postmaster at the Corners and reclamation of Reconstruction. A mix of oil strikes in West Virginia and political gossip fill the rest of the items.
Nasby reports to the President on Freedmen's Bureau workings and local Afrikan American descendants in Kentucky. He notes disruptions at a post office and church gatherings affecting his business, describes grocery owners' reactions to meetings, and begins recounting witness testimony including Captain Skelper.
A letter from Prerolaum Naaby, late pastor of the Noo Dispansashun church, discusses political shifts, pardons, commissions, and personal loyalties tied to Confederate service, Walt and ygum votes, and postal documents. The missive reveals candid opinions on office seeking and acknowledgment of past affiliations.
A Schenectady Sun note recalls a rural incident where a handsome pupil's bold reply to a teacher leads to a wedding. A twenty five year old master, stern yet moved, asks for the hand and heart, the ruler rests, and three weeks after school ends the teacher and student wed.
A new explosive called sodium amalgam is revealed as more destructive than nitro glycerine. It has been advertised for sale in San Francisco with claims of up to two hundred ounces available. One ounce of sodium equals twenty five pounds of powder in explosive power, making even small quantities capable of immense havoc. Water contacting two hundred ounces could explode as if five thousand pounds of gunpowder ignited. This shows the potential for enormous destructive force.
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