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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1866
Page
4
At a Stephenson County Republican gathering in this city last Monday officers and committees were appointed for the Great Republican Mass Meeting in Freeport this Friday the 21st. The President of the day was designated.
Gen J Wilson Shaffer is named among a long roster of vice presidents including John Hart Ralph Sabin Jacob Acker John Barfoot James Taggart William Kramer John Brown John H Addams Capt E R Gillett Col John Gift Hub bard Graves Lieut William Cox William Massenberg Col Alexander Mc Eathron Peter Kleckner Capt F A Darling Mahlon McEntee Theodore Geiger George Reitzell Christian Mueller in an official release detailing senior officers and associates.
The Chief Marshal Major Chales F Taggart announces assistant marshals captains and lieutenants for the procession and speakers. A committee on selection and grounds is named with Waddell Shuler Hodges and others. Speaking starts at noon and delegates from towns escorted to the stand. Soldiers from Stephenson County urged to meet at the courthouse at eleven to escort speakers.
All the soldiers of Stephenson County are summoned to meet at the Court House in Freeport on Friday September 21 1866 at 11 o clock sharp to escort and participate in the contingent arrangement for the event.
The report notes Gen John A. Logan to testify and a light hearty welcome for the 15th Corps commander. Assistant marshals are asked to report by ten o'clock, with C F Taggart as Chief Marshal coordinating the event.
Secretary Seward sought Grant to endorse Johnson policy during a Albany speech. Seward urged the audience to view Grant on the platform, while Grant offered no reply beyond a steady, unspoken stance. The next day Grant continued activity at Niagara Falls, receiving visitors amid his deliberate reserve.
The excerpt describes General Grant declining political discussion while at the Douglas Monument corner stone ceremony. Copperheads attend, prompting a quip about Seward and Reconstruction. Grant refuses to commit to any political stance, then retreats from company.
The article notes Gen John M Palmer of this state has secured acceptance of his resignation and plans to retire to private life possibly at the state capital. It recalls his wartime service with the Republicans and his stance on current policy, and reports his potential stump-speaking in the state. It also includes a St Louis correspondent’s account of former senator James Green’s decline into poverty and drink.
A religious work published in Athens was ruled heretical by the Holy Synod who banned reading it or keeping it at home. An indictment was issued against the publisher. The Justice Minister asked why trial hadn’t begun, and judges said they could not proceed without examining the book, which the synod had forbidden.
Fred Douglass in Philadelphia refused a direct verdict on Beecher and shared a telling story. Beecher, at tea with a flippant lady, was asked about Saul’s state in the third Heaven and replied that Saul did not know himself, illustrating Beecher’s self-doubt.
The president labels loyal men who backed him and oppose rebels as Northern traitors. He notes the rebels used the same label in the South during the rebellion, illustrating his swift adoption of opponents’ rhetoric.
A clipped, fragmented column reports fines for wearing certain attire, banknote counts in circulation, Paris expo pricing, political upheaval and rebel chatter, with notes on tailors strike, Emancipation era politics, and a curious instrument debut. It mentions Johnson speeches, Breckinridge, Fenian moves, and local election recollections. The piece blends sensational politics with social notes and oddities from the period.
Amid a flood in Indianapolis the creek rose swiftly flooding streets and causing extensive damage. A pension agent once called President Johnson a debauched buffoon, provoking remarks on political change as waters rose and two men perished.
The Campaign in Illinois announces speeches by Major General John A. Logan with General Isham N. Haynie at Joliet Ottawa Carbondale Marion Vienna Rockford Freeport Dixon Rock Island Nashville and other cities from September 10 to September 29. Gov Oglesby and Gen Geo W. Smith also scheduled to speak at multiple towns. Local committees to arrange conveyance between meetings. JAs.P. Roor, Secretary.
A local Freeport Illinois shop at 115 Stephenson Street offers groceries provisions candies wood and willow ware and Yankee Nations items for household needs.
The piece recalls bygone times with humorous reflections on education work ethics honesty and social manners. It laments modern life notes of modest living and simple pleasures while inviting readers to reminisce under a tree. An advertisement lists cheap everyday staples and Burrells at 115 Stephenson Street.
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