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Newspaper

Freeport Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1866

Page

2

Republican Union State Convention Call for Illinois Delegates

The Republican Union voters of Illinois are urged to elect delegates to the Republican Union State Convention atSpringfield Illinois at 12 o'clock m on August 8 1866. Delegates are apportioned by the November 184 vote for Abraham Lincoln with one delegate per three hundred votes and one per fraction of a hundred. The convention will nominate State Treasurer, Congressman at Large and Superintendent of Public Instruction, and handle other business.

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Republican Delegates Convene Third Illinois District

The Republican voters of Illinois Third Congressional District are asked to send delegates to a convention in Freeport on Tuesday June 12 1866 at 1 pm to choose a candidate for Congress. Representation is one delegate per 400 voters and one for each 20 votes beyond that from the 1864 Presidential election. Counties will be entitled to quotas.

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Republican County Convention at Freeport in 1866

The Republicans of Stephenson County plan a county convention at the Freeport courthouse on a Saturday in June 1866 to nominate delegates to the Third Congressional District and the State Convention. Delegates are apportioned by town and ward with representation tied to presidential votes, and caucuses are urged for June 7. Names of the county committee and delegate counts are listed for each town and ward.

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Town Caucuses Appointments Published by Republican Committee

The Republican County Central Committee announces primary caucus appointments for several towns. caucuses meet June seventeenth at various locations including Freeport Ward Court House and Pennsylvannia House with polls open half an hour, p m times shown. Additional towns listed include Lancaster Danota Rock Grove Pidoth Buckeye Rock Run Sitece Creekv and others with locations and 7 p m times. further details to be published next week.

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Out of the Union or in it a Confederate question

The piece argues that rebel states remain part of the United States despite lacking representation. It asserts Congress retains jurisdiction, federal courts operate, and taxpayers and law apply to the late rebel states. It rejects the idea that withdrawal equals dissolution of the Union, insisting those states are still citizens under U.S. law.

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War clouds across Europe threaten a global clash

Across the Atlantic intelligence reports tension in Europe as Austria Prussia and Italy escalate toward war. Russia Turkey and Spain are described as mobilizing while England pursues peace. Louis Napoleon and political maneuvering fuel the crisis, with America watching amid financial jitters and shifting alliances.

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Political temperatures in Washington after election

Washington correspondence notes continued interest in congressional performances and the anxious concern of the great majority in Congress to secure victory and prevent decay. The writer reflects on the vigilant efforts of entrusted agents and shared worries about the nation’s fate.

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