New Advertisements and Local Notices in Steepont Journal
Ex Secretary Seward arrives in New York and will be banquetted at the Astor House with hints Cuba war may end in ninety days. Arguments on money, circulation, and national banking facilities abound. Questions arise about farmers in Stephenson County holding Government bonds to obtain national bank notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seward
New York
Astor House
Cuba
Senate
House of Representatives
United States Treasury
United State
Stephenson County
Boutwell
Prosperity by Specie Payments and Burlingame's Death
The piece argues for returning to specie payments and avoiding inflationary greenbacks, warning such action harms the West. It notes Anson Burlingame, U S envoy to China, died at St Petersburgh on February 22, 1870, recounting his career from New York birth to Harvard education and public service in Congress and diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Supreme Court
Anson Burlingame
China
St Petersburgh
Russia
Mr. Burlingame
New Berlin
Chenango County
New York
Harvard
Boston
Massachusetts Senate
Congress
Burlingame
Preston S&. Brooks
S. CU
Sumner
Brooks
Canada
Niagara Falls
Massachusetts
Lincoln
Vienna
America
Debates Over Currency Issue Split Western States and Aid
A House vote favored issuing 50 million dollars in greenbacks sparking Western hope for relief. Critics warn of inflation and higher prices unless real production expands. Also, Stephenson County Agricultural Society meeting discussed stock plans, grounds, and member benefits with ongoing debate on constitution changes and fair grounds preservation.
Political Disabilities of the Southern People
A detailed discussion on the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and the removal of political disabilities in the South. The piece argues for restoring Union sentiment among native whites, notes Whig and Unionist pockets, criticizes carpetbag rule, and endorses a bill by Congressman Burchard to relieve disabilities once the Fifteenth Amendment is ratified. It critiques Southern paper liberalism and recalls a Wisconsin editor. Meeting of the Agricultural Society.
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United States
Congress
South
Longstreet
N.C
East Tennessee
North Georgia
Burchard
Senate
United States of America
Wisconsin
Freeport
Virginia
Amendment Adopted for Stephenson County Agricultural Society
The Stephenson County Agricultural Society met by order of the city clerk with President presiding. A committee was appointed to amend the constitution and a life member stock exchange option was debated and rejected. The amendment to article one was adopted after multiple votes and amendments. A mass meeting notice was issued for March 11, 1870, to ratify the proposed constitution changes. The executive committee's majority and secretary were listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson County Agricultural Society
Colby
Swanzey
Ridott
Jere Pattison
Burrell
Ren. F. Butler
Babcock
Stephenson County
Ben Butler
James 8. Taggart
McAfee
General Shaffer
Mr. Flansburg
Mr. Schofield
Rodearmel
Equitable
Shaffer
Gen. Shaffer
Turneaure
Kean
Belknap
Life
City Ciean
Krohn
Jacob Krohn
James Taggert
George Thompson
Robert Little
Joseph Scott
William Young
Illinois
Ankeny
Schofield
Keene
Flansburg
Srd
Hfe
Freeport
Salt Tariff Argument From 1879 Letter to the Freeport Journal
A reader argues that tariffs on salt and coal protect domestic industry by shifting capital and labor between salt production and wheat farming. The author contends that lowering tariffs would force closure of salt works, reduce wages, or drive investment elsewhere, ultimately allowing prices to rise and foreign goods to be outcompeted. The letter cites salt duties of eighteen cents per hundred pounds and coal rates, outlining a cycle of investment and price effects. Jas Flansburg, Harlem, Feb 25, 1379.
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Freeport Journal
Eprrom
A. B
D. E
Jas
Flansburg
Harlem
Greenbacks and bank capital limit Western farmers
The passage warns that unlimited currency may flow in while small bank capital forces Western farmers to pay high monthly interest, 2 to 8 percent, for money they cannot prosper with. It highlights financial strain on farmers due to insufficient capital.
County fair drive to sell stock in townships
The speaker urges all citizens across the county to buy stock in small quantities in every township to ensure widespread interest in sustaining the county fair and raising its standards. The aim is to keep the fair vital and improve its overall quality for the benefit of the entire community.
Letter to editor defends H C Burchard and denounces slander
February 24 1970 Illinois State Register prints a reader letter from D C Wagner defending H C Burchard M C 8th district against accusations of moral lapse. The writer praises Wagner as Carroll County Constitutional Convention delegate and condemns the opposing State Register editorial slander as unworthy copperhead rhetoric aimed at Burchwarp.
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State Register
H. C. Burchard
M. C
Ilinois
D.C. Wagner
Wagner
Carroll County
Br. Burenary
Stte Register
Burcwarp
Practical Amnesty and Southern Peace
The author notes that the sense of wrong has faded, allowing forgiveness to rise above revenge. The timing of amnesty aligns with the enfranchisement of its authors, signaling hopeful future peace in the South. The piece hints that grace should not be delayed, urging restraint among those with lighter skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Agricultural Society Meeting Called for March 31 1870
The Stephenson County Agricultural Society President Mills Meiers presides as the committee reports on proposed constitutional amendments. Gentlemen are informed the committee has duly considered the amendments and respectfully recommends the following for adoption or consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Society
Ty Ee
Aul Meiers
The
Stephenson County Agricultural Society
Pes Dilobey
McAreees Denial and Agricultural Society Reforms
Henry L W McAree denounces accusations of hostility to the Agricultural Society and asserts support for farmer ownership and stock influence. He praises the 25th meeting's actions, notes amendments to the society’s constitution, and argues reforms can restore public confidence and advance farmers’ interests across Fredericksburg and Virginia.
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Journal of the 16Th
Agricultural Society
Lam
Henry LW. McAreee
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Steepont Journal
T. Munn
Sawyer & Burchard
West
the Agricultural Society
W.T. Marshall
Pred Baker
John Swanzey
James
Taggert
D. Atkins
R.V. Ankeny
R. V. Ankeny
Sec'y
Illinois State Register
Freeport Weekly Journal
Stephenson Co
Fredericksburg
Agricultural Institute Illinois
Rockfor
Jameg S
Mt. Carroll
James Shaw
Ife
Rock River
Pecatonica
Koon’ Bluff
Missouri River
Agassiz
Orna
Rock Valley
Kuaff
Madison
Wis
Europe
Springfield
Mount Vernon
Harper
P. Chase
Lanner
Nwanids
Tailroadthis
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Tharlem
L. M
Erro Aoehy
Gut
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