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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1850
Page
3
A fragmented column in Stephenson County features advertisements about delayed payments and policy on ads, paired with mournful autumn verses and memories of a loved one. The readable text blends ad notices, a poem about autumn, and reminiscences of childhood and a mother’s memory.
The passage describes a dying wife speaking softly yet clearly as she faces death. She and her husband share a calm, sorrowful scene drawing on religious faith. She declares her imminent death, notes a separation of body and spirit, and quotes triumph over death, expressing a wish to die like the righteous.
The Rock Island Advertiser reports a Democratic convention in which delegates clash over the two thirds rule. Knox supports an informal ballot while Carpenter and Dement defend established precedent, culminating in Campbell's acclamation as nominee amid adjournment struggles and local political drama.
A rousing editorial laments Illinois lagging in wealth and population due to caucus politics and demagoguery. It argues for press liberty and open nominations, citing Despotism and party organization as root causes of regional envy and stagnation.
Records list census figures for Lawrence and Pike in 1708 and Goshen 16 Girard Hynd ford Boggs 4738 and Wood ward 8300 totaling 6523 with Docutii 48 noted in Pennsylvania districts.
A Boston resident declines a celebratory invitation due to age but signs a letter promising to pay five thousand dollars on demand to the New Ipswich academy trustees for the institution’s benefit and future usefulness. The names Samurat Appieron and Z, Scannel ciplepton appear in the pledge.
The excerpt praises virtue and noble conduct over base living, hoping to exalt character and the world into innocence. It contrasts soaring to the stars with degrading a memory in a dunghill, pledging to act well even for a short life. The text cites Aferch's Ledger and Locofocos views on General Cass in 1862.
The Buffalo Commercial reports farmers in western New York drill wheat into the ground for better yields. It notes Swedish emigrants passing through Buffalo toward Bishop's Hill, Henry county, joining a colony. The party, part of a 300-strong group, aided by colony agents, sent iron back to New York as remittance capital.
The verse portrays a youth's fragile boat guided by Zephyrs and sunlit skies. It recalls how sudden storms test hope, prompting a plea to a guiding light as cooling breezes ease the voyage. The poem closes with a personal, spiritual reflection on faith in life’s voyage.
An excerpt discusses youth dangers and virtue citing Dr. Johnson and a call to generous impulse. It notes the Grand Lodge Odd Fellows session in Cincinnati with 85,000 expenses and repealed assessment law. Wisconsin Statesman reports a Knox delegate resolution praising Thomas Campbell and Whigs in a loco convention.
The Rocke Island Advertiser endorses Martin P Sweet as the Whig nominee for Congress in the Sixth District. It lauds his long district residence, steadfast advocacy for Whig principles, and sustained effort to build party organization, noting his past 1846 nomination and role in local political strength.
In Rockford Forum minutes the Whigs of Roscoe meet at Congregational Church with Surnit Jones chair and Red Cross secretary. They unanimously back M. Sweet as their congressional candidate, pledging cordial support and to aid his election with integrity and fitness trusted by the Whig county.
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