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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1853
Page
1
The Whig county committee set Monday the 24th inst for a county convention to nominate officers for the November election. The editorial urges full town delegation, unity, and a strong ticket to win control of legal and financial affairs. It also notes town meetings tomorrow to choose delegates and promote coordinated action across Stephenson.
In this wartime column the writer declares the war is certain and Turkey has declared war on Russia. The piece condemns France and England as hypocritical, predicts Austria and Russia will erase Turkish sovereignty, and foresees broad conflict across Europe with liberal nations failing to aid liberty.
Grahams Magazine for November features rich illustrations and reading, with the second volume ending in 1853. The prospectus for 1854 promises enhanced pictorials and expanded literary content. Subscriptions range from single copies to eleven copies, with rates and addresses listed. Also noted is a brief item on conspiracies in Mexico and notable exiles, mentioning Juan Basica, Afile de Noble, and Don Luis de la Koga.
The celebrated man formerly enslaved and editor of the North Star in Rochester spoke twice in Freeport on the 13th inst. His afternoon lecture was postponed by business but described as able and powerful. In the evening he drew a large Union School House audience for about ninety minutes on slavery, denouncing church complicity and urging emancipation. He is praised as an extraordinary orator and a living example of intellectual achievement.
A gentleman connected with the Central Rail Road says passenger and freight trains will begin running to Lena, twelve miles away, early next week as track nears completion. The line pushes west toward the Mississippi, with rapid progress on grading toward Dixon and Galena, signaling soon full connection with the South and West and a completed round in less than a year.
Chicago papers report Capt Bigelow of the U S Steamer Michigan clashed with J A Stewart editor of the Tribune. Bigelow visited the editor and issued a challenge to mortal combat. Stewart replies he will fight only through his paper and invites the captain to use his cane if desired. The Tribune defends its independence and grit against bullying.
The New York Herald reports a vault in the Assistant Treasurer's office at the Custom House holding ten million dollars in gold coins with a few hundred dollars in silver. The iron and stone vault has double shutters, three thick doors, and two locks per door. Keys are distributed among clerks so all must be present to unlock. The bank of boxes inside holds about nine million six hundred thousand dollars. The weight is eighteen and three quarter tons. The piece also notes the institution's second term starts November 2 and praises the institution and teachers Miss Wood and Miss Gregory at Met Carroll, praising the location for a seminar. It mentions Tristram Burgess of Rhode Island, who died at Providency aged 84, and Judge Caton ruling on a rail case about a branch road from the Junction to Dynan.
The Whigs of Jo Daviess County held a convention at Elizabeth on the 18th mat and nominated a full county ticket led by Tot County Judge Jeane 8 Harr and County Clerk Samuel Nyé. The Advertiser backs the slate as unity worthy, hoping for election.
The 1853 Chicago lecture by Mrs. Bloomer drew a crowded house as she argued women’s rights and suffrage, praising Bloomer’s arguments and citing constitutional Europe to claim women’s independence. The event featured discussion of voting by proxy, marriage laws, and calls for unmarried women to pursue business while warning against subjugation.
Telegraphs from Constantinople on Sept 26 say the Ottoman grand council urged the Sultan to declare war on Russia. A British cabinet meeting followed amid public anxiety as the Divan, at Var, decided on war with Russia. Omar Pacha pressed for winter campaigning. Constantinople and Turkey remain quiet.
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