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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1867
Page
2
Meetings will be held in Stephen City with speakers from the County and City addressing attendees. Full attendance is earnestly solicited.
The latest Ohio returns show General Hays elected governor by about 3500 votes with a likely Democratic state Senate. Pendleton or Vallandigham may win the US Senate seat, while Carey defeats Smith in Cincinnati for a Democratic victory in temperance lines. Iowa votes Republican to Merrill for governor by 27,500, with Pennsylvania judges close. The piece urges Republican unity, notes Maine gains minor, and predicts national success for Grant and loyalty in the South, insisting the Republican banner will never lower.
A caustic call urges Republicans to vote in the upcoming county election for Treasurer and Surveyor. It warns of apathy, contrasts Democratic mobilization with Republican loyalty, and urges effort to keep Illinois and the nation aligned with Union victory, urging Republicans to work for a strong fall showing.
Commentary questions if President Johnson will resist Congress over Stanton removal and how Reconstruction tensions may ignite violence in the South. The piece cites Democratic copperheads, northern loyalty, and calls for voters to decide by ballot. It mentions petitions to impeach Johnson and critiques Beecher and opponents.
The New York Commercial Advertiser cites Mr Weed criticizing the Democratic Party for wartime disloyalty and urges Republicans to vote for the Republican State Ticket. It defends national debt, taxes, and war leadership while accusing Weed, Raymond, Bryant, and Horace Greeley of disloyalty.
The county convention of Jo Daviess County lauds Gen. Ulysses S. Grant as the national standard bearer and defends him against slander. The piece argues Republicans must resist politicians who seek to misrepresent Grant and urges support should he become chief executive. It contrasts Union loyalty with Democratic resistance and condemns threats of disunion and violence.
A partisan critique alleges three thousand fraudulent Democratic votes were polled in Philadelphia at the recent election. The writer mocks Democratic leaders and implies they used old directory methods from Cincinnati to obtain names, calling fraudulent voting an old Democratic hedge and warning such gains will not endure.
The Rebels display Confederate Grey uniforms for Maryland state militia with veteran officers. The move signals treason and a challenge to the Union forces, drawing sharp nationwide criticism from those loyal to the federal government.
Mayor Hoffman of New York denounces the repudiation scheme and urges redemption of national obligations in good faith. Sun Set Cox echoes the doctrine. The piece rails at Republicans, blaming Democratic treason for debt and taxes, accusing Southern and Copperhead factions of aiding traitors and prompting heavy taxation.
The Bulletin mocks a quoted line about voting for an honest man attributed to L A and supposes the initials TL A refer to Dr Babcock. It predicts voters would not support him for any office if they heed the advice, casting a skeptical note on his political prospects.
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