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Newspaper
Freeport Weekly Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1860
Page
1
A revolution erupts in Sicily with Garibaldi joining the rebels with over 1,000 followers. His expedition reportedly landed at Marsili. Col Medici plans a second push as 6,000 volunteers enroll. Neapolitan and Palermo unrest abounds.
The House rejects the Senate Sham Homestead Bill and insists on a version extending benefits to foreigners and current squatters on public lands. Democrats clash over rights of these groups, signaling a conference and likely failure of the measure.
The Lincoln nomination draws strong Republican support in Stephenson County with Seward as only potential rival. The Bulletin warns opponents, predicts a large Old Abe majority against Douglas if he is the opponent. It notes Lincoln’s “clearer” record and western representation boosting enthusiasm and calls out Panic era critics.
Rioters disrupted a Republican ratification gathering in Washington with brickbats and attempts to disperse the crowd. The large organized group carried on disturbances for some time as no police appeared on the scene. The incident reflects alleged anti free speech views attributed to party leaders.
The responses to Old Abe's nomination in Chicago praise Lincoln as a pure, honest, and democratic leader. Democrats fear the result, while Republicans highlight his record, popularity, and ability to unite factions, predicting large electoral gains in Pennsylvania New York and beyond.
In the Senate on the 24th a bill to send back to Africa the cargo of natives from a captured slaver near Key West was passed, with $200,000 for transport and one year of support. Jeff Davis slave code resolutions passed with all Democratic Senators voting for them except Douglas. In the House the 24th saw a telegraph line bill advance and Pacific Railroad bill as special order for Monday, with 57 to 118 vote to postpone District of Columbia action. The Burlington Gazette notes Germans near Chicago favor Lincoln.
Reports note Gov Chase endorses Lincoln and Hamlin. The Jo Davies Co Circuit Court sits in Henston with Judge Sheldon. Restored Galena to St Paul mail service and other political chatter from the Charleston Convention secession to New York politics.
The Cincinnati Gazette reprints a characteristically frank letter from J. R. Giddings praising Lincoln and urging honesty in office. The piece notes Giddings’ Chicago Convention involvement and his claim that he seeks no personal reward, only to see his principles upheld. It ends with playful etymological observations about the names Lincoln and Hamlin and their lettered coincidences.
Wanminato May 18 1960 dispatches recount the intense struggle over the Lincoln nomination in Congress. Rumors of Seward and Douglas influence spread amid crowded halls and shifting alliances as supporters forecast victory for Lincoln with broad regional backing.
Local notice announces winter grain storage in separate bins at low rates at the Brick Warehouse run by A H Wise. It also advertises W Prouty’s Flour and Feed Store on Exchange Street for dairy butter.
Sayers and rival champions figure in boxing chatter while Tarbox’s Block shops tout big price cuts on hats and cars. Bralin unveils cheaper straw goods for men and boys, with discounts rivaling any local market. D. Sinman & Son advertise a novel Grindstone for sharpening knives, praised by major reaper firms. Elmira reports counterfeiters nabbed, including Dr. Geo B. Graham and Phineas Finch, amid a heist of bogus currency tied to Chemung Bank notes.
A. B. Eaton of Cincinnati writes that his daughter, long afflicted with goitre, was cured by Blood and Liver Syrup after physicians offered little hope. He endorses the medicine as a valuable blood purifier and recommends it to the afflicted. June 10, 1859. See advertisement.
Jadson's Mountain Herb Pilla are marketed as a quick cure for eruptions and pimples. The ad claims they cleanse the blood and produce clear healthy skin admired by tass and refinement. Sold by Freeport Paint and Oil Store and by medicine dealers nationwide.
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