03 Oct 1866
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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1866
Page
1
A line from a poem or public utterance urging action echoing a veteran’s return. The text references Andy Johnson and veterans of the West in a dramatic exhortation. It reads as a historical call to rally or respond to a civic or military context.
The New York Herald declares its support for Andrew Johnson and his Southern policy but argues the Northern radicals agenda must be opposed. It predicts defeat for Johnson in the northern election if he resists Congress and urges adoption of a constitutional amendment as a Republican Conservative path to Union restoration.
A roster lists G. G. Alvord O. B. Bidwell Jere Pattison A A Crary Co Sup t W H V Raymond Rev I E Carey principal of Freeport High School Rev R Weldon Hollis Jewell C C Best J A Crain Wm H Mitchell C4 Fry and others Rev W C Willing among educators and clergy associated with the district.
A Chicago corner-stone ceremony housed items for the Douglas Monument Association. Among the deposits are charters, by-laws, portraits, a diploma, journals, medals, and various documents relating to Douglas and local history. The collection includes eyewitness accounts, news clippings, and historical artifacts now preserved for posterity.
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