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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1871
Page
2
Jeff Davis made a recent visit to Richmond where the populace showed marked reverence, and none were seen who dared to withhold respect or fail to honor the distinguished visitor.
The article notes Mr. Robert Dale Owen preparing a collection titled The Debatable Land Between the Two Worlds. It also reports Senator Scott heading a Ku Klux Investigating Committee report for Congress due in December and mentions political maneuvering surrounding Horace Greeley and rest of current events including a Morris district convention and Boss Tweed’s renomination.
The column notes proposals by some Virginia editors to oust Republicans in the fall, a goal pursued since 1861 with limited success, and praises only their firmness of purpose when applied to improving the state. It also corrects misstatements about Washburn and Washburne, and covers witnesses before the Congressional Ku Klux Committee. The Ohio Dayton Soldiers Home voting case is noted, with the Attorney General upholding that soldiers must reside in the state for one year to vote.
Gen Spinner notes European credit strength as evidenced by easy sale of the French loan versus disappointment in selling five per cent bonds. He recalls economic tactics, political ghosts affecting the Georgia scene, and local religious resignations amid postwar turmoil.
A chaotic New York Republican Convention in Syracuse pits Conkling against Fenton amid accusations and fear of Tammany influence. The dispute weakens reform prospects as Grant support prevails, leaving Democrats favored and harmony unlikely before the election.
The Republican Convention of Massachusetts shelved Ben Butler last week while Hon. William Barrett Washburn secured the gubernatorial nomination by a large majority. Butler faced sharp rebuke and fuss, learning a lesson that the people will call him out if he pursues ruinous politics. Republicans in the old Bay State now unite and harmonize behind Washburn.
A local political note denounces rumors that candidate Dodds would hire others if elected. The letter quotes Capt. Dunham affirming Dodds is a thorough, practical surveyor and will perform the duties himself if elected.
Grant's Administration and Republican triumphs spread across Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maine, Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin, California, New York, Massachusetts, and additional states. The public supports Grant, praising his wise patriotic honest and economical conduct of public affairs.
Mr. Seward travels from Hoagland and is greeted with widespread honors abroad. He has been publicly celebrated by princes, welcomed by officials in China where imperial reserve yielded to his approach, and in Japan he was granted audiences with the Mikado. His journey has broadened his views of world politics and society and reinforced his belief in American citizenship.
A Chicago correspondent reports from Cognac praising United States Minister to France Elihu Washburne. He is lauded for fully meeting demands and maintaining a proud, exemplary diplomatic record in France, with expectations that his full career will later be written and celebrated by both France and the American nation.
A New York Evening Post correspondent details the Ku Klux Klan’s origins in Tennessee in 1867 and its spread across the South. The piece describes disguises, secret signs, a rigid hierarchical structure, and the brutal violence used to intimidate Black voters, with estimates of 250,000 to 500,000 members and widespread impact in states like Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana, and North Carolina. It argues for the necessity of federal action to suppress the order and notes political aims to restore white supremacy through disenfranchisement and debt repayment.
The article cites Mr Pendleton railing against tax burdens saying there is not enough money to pay taxes and imagining a day of tax payment. Senator Morton responds in Cincinnati with a sharp retort calling the idea tremendous and absurd and likening it to forcing people to eat in a single day.
A large fire in Chicago leads the New York and international wire coverage alongside a detailed expose of city government expenditures for the first quarter. The report tallies salaries in Public Works near four hundred thousand dollars and legislative costs around three hundred thousand, with Mayor’s office services about sixty thousand.
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