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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1879
Page
2
For President in 1880 U S Grant subject to convention, Illinois Legislature Republicans met in caucus last Saturday and passed resolutions endorsing the President's veto of the Army Bill.
The writer blames McPotter for dating the last weekly issue April 31st thus misplacing May Day. They note it is their birthday and that the error delays their anniversary by a full year, calling the neighbor’s act unkind.
The last weekly Buzzard appeared late last Thursday dated April 31. We hoped McPotter had sobered up for good, and this evidence to the contrary is a sad disappointment to us.
Major Hawk is assigned to the Militia Committee and the Committee on Expenditures of the War Department. The latter is a major committee and reflects well on the standing of our new member, especially since appointments come from a partisan Democratic Speaker.
The rebel democracy are at sea after the Army bill veto. Stormy caucuses have kept quiet, and indications show they will back down from their rebellious stance to avoid further national damage in 1880.
The President returned the Army Appropriation Bill to the House with a veto. His message repeats familiar opposition reasons. Supporters praise Nayes for his firmness and patriotism in striking down the measure.
The Freeport Journal marks three years as a newspaper union and 31 years since its 1848 establishment. The current editor has led its columns for just over three years, after Capt Atkins previously directed the Journal amid years of relative obscurity.
The piece attacks McPotter of the Buzzard for cowardice and disloyalty toward the Southern Democratic cause. It defends Col. Harper as editor and Southern native, praising his wartime loyalty and revolutionary stand, and condemns McPotter for repudiating Southern sentiments.
The Journal urges renomination and reelection of Circuit Court judges Bailey Brown and Eustace, noting their strong bench quality. It acknowledges past opposition to Judge Eustace but indicates current information supports re nomination and re election for all three incumbents.
The Journal urges voters to reelect Judges Bailey and Brown, praising their records and noting Bailey’s appellate designation. It dismisses the Bulletin’s critique as partisan, arguing residents desire continuity and questioning calls for an imported judge or one from another circuit.
In Chicago last week the jury found Register Hibbard not guilty on charges of illegal fees. Prosecutors moved to enter a nolle prosequi for Register Crain of this district, whose case mirrored Hibbard’s. The piece argues the grand jury system biases outcomes and praises Crain and Hibbard for vindication amid public scrutiny.
The Paducah Daily Sun praises Col George H Harlow of Tazewell County as an ideal Republican Governor candidate. The note, reprinted with endorsement, highlights his prior service as Secretary of State and strong executive ability. It also mentions Warlow as a potential nominee with strong regional support and readiness to campaign vigorously.
A St Louis Globe-Democrat Republican-leaning column attacks Union-era foes as traitors and calls for renewed state militia discipline. It ties Grant and 1880 to Southern rights, warns against repealing color voting rights, and accuses Bourbons of seeking to end the XII Amendment. The piece frames solid South unity as essential amid Reconstruction-era tensions.
An Irishman observes a squirrel shot from a tree and quips that the fall would have killed the animal, calling the use of powder a waste. The remark preserves regional humor and tone.
A reader letter compiles testimony from the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War detailing the Fort Pillow massacre. It recalls the capture, mass killings of white and black troops, torture, arson, and post battle burials. The piece questions whether General Chalmers of Mississippi led or aided the atrocity and notes the garrison losses and alleged murders after surrender.
A compilation of endorsements from editors and papers across the South extols the Okolona States and its editors Colonel Harper and W H Kernan. They praise its clear Democratic stance, firm rhetoric, and independence from compromise. The quotes hail its vitality, merit, and influence across Mississippi and beyond.
Horace Houghton of Galena died Wednesday April 30 1879 at age 72 years 5 months 6 days. A prominent pioneer editor of the Northwest he shaped Republican politics, supported Grant at Appomattox and endured financial and domestic troubles with devout faith. He mentored Abraham Lincoln era figures and left a lasting influence on local journalism and public thought.
Beloit judge S T Merrill describes Jeff Davis during a recent southern visit, noting a new portrait intended to falsify history as reported by the Inter Ocean. The piece signals renewed interest and controversy over Davis’s image and narrative.
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