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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1880
Page
2
The Stanton Vindicator on July 30 1880 published Wade Hampton speaking to voters urging reflection on Confederate figures and principles. He warned that the principles died for are again on trial today while urging Virginians to consider how past loyalties would vote.
General Hampton praised the Democratic party under General Hancock and aligned its aims with those of Lee and Jackson. He urged party harmony in Virginia and invoked Civil War memory to move the audience, stressing steadfast principles and unity.
Public debt reduced in August by a little under 12 million. Receipts for the month were very large, but about 8 million went toward pension payments.
Judge Marvin spoke to Florence residents at Crippen School House on Saturday evening. The well attended gathering heard his address as the speech drew a positive reception from attendees.
Mendota area notices announce Col. Wilcox the Mendota car penter will appear at the Opera House tonight. The newspaper invites club secretaries to send notices of political meetings for publication in the JOURNAL.
The return of General Butler to the Democratic camp is expected by all who have followed his utterances. Republicans do not mourn his departure, and Democrats are not inclined to lavish praise or rewards on him.
After twenty years of Democratic rule a loan of eighteen million dollars exhausted the market for six months, other Republican PuIG the rey seh wag taken a gingle day, Cely Mercury.
From Staunton, four prominent Democrats attest that General Wade Hampton spoke on July 20, and that the Valley Virginian report of the speech is substantially correct. Signers Archibald G. Stuart H. C. Tinsley A. C. Gordon Hugh F. Lyle Staunton May August 26, 1880. The Ohio State Journal quotes a Democratic ex Senator claiming Republicans misstate army demographics and notes Democratic majority among Union troops at enlistment.
The State Department reports a Brazilian letter from the American Consul at Rio de Janeiro noting rising demand for American goods. It highlights cotton imports, Westinghouse air-brake testing, and growing rapid communication boosting exports between the United States and Brazil.
Arrangements are under way for a large Freeport meeting with Col Ingersol known as the likely orator. The event aims to rally Republicans against Democratic allies of the Confederate cause. Fall seeding must proceed and supporters are urged to prepare to attend with family for the Garfield campaign. The exact date will be announced soon.
Col Wilcox of Mendota Carpenters attends Opera House event while Secretary Sherman in Cincinnati delivers first campaign speech. He warns that moderate policy shifts could trigger large tax refunds and vast disloyal southern claims, arguing such reforms would wreck government finances and bow to Democratic changes.
Rockford speaker N. C. Warner faced a crowd praising the Union while criticizing Hancock. Warner’s rambling discourse relied on sophistry and generalities, framing southern alliance as a political stigma and questioning the soldier’s loyalty to the Democratic platform.
The piece reports Arkansas backing the rebel ticket by about 50 000 to 60 000, Vermont with a Republican majority of 26 000, and Maine’s tight race with Democrats and fusionists likely winning though official count pending. It notes past Maine results, fusion impact, and a forecast Republicans carry Maine in November. It quotes A M Jones stating Maine likely lost, with Democrats spending heavily in urban areas. The time frame centers on Sept 12 1880 dispatches and prior results from 1878 and 1879.
The piece rails at Hancock supporters and warns of rebel influence, arguing the 1880 election hinges on debt and pensions. It then details F E Beltzhoover's contested pension letter, the forged-letter controversy, and Tribune and press reactions, framing Beltzhoover as wavering between Union soldiers and Confederate loyalties.
The piece warns that a Democratic victory would bring policy changes in the treasury department to favor treasury notes, reduced refinancing, and limited business tact, risking disruption to business and overall national prosperity. It argues free trade and a southern do nothing policy would harm industry and Union supporters should back Republicans.
The 1876 discussion notes that claims against the South flood government departments, possibly blocking national debt levels, and questions Gen Hancock's stance. It cites Chicago Times and a Cincinnati paper alleging Bancock cannot oppose war claims due to ties with claim agents and a syndicate, with names like Bartley Poole and Fowler emerging.
The passage argues that public hostility to southern war claims influenced the 1876 election. It cites an alleged affidavit by claim agents and questions Major General Hancock's refusal to publicly condemn southern war claims, suggesting a dramatic political consequence if Congress opened treasury funds to such claims. It warns that Hancock's stance risked transformar power and public opinion.
The party says since the war it has paid $888,000,000 of the public debt created by the men now seeking Hancock, covered government expenses including $30,000,000 in pensions, and reduced annual interest from $151,000,000 to $89,000,000.
A Hot Springs Telegraph edition printed a Confederate flag image and forged alert about a Hancock and English barbecue. The mistake sparked editor trouble, with half the issue recalled and copies sought for use as political material. The editor may face consequences for a perceived partisan stunt.
A reading of period editorials rails against Reconstruction. Mississippi and South Carolina papers quote Jeff Davis and Democratic leaders urging opposition to Republican rule, predicting a revived Confederacy and continued party loyalty amid postwar chaos.
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