11 Nov 1858
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Newspaper
Freeport Weekly Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1858
Page
1
The state rejects Douglas via a Reform era verdict. Illinois, deemed a Republican state, condemns the Nebraska Bill and its greatest principle. The public vote favors Lincoln and free labor, urging Douglas to honor the mandate or face political consequences.
The bulletin reports Republican gains in Illinois New York Massachusetts and New Jersey with majorities and shifts toward Republican tickets. It notes a largely Republican legislature in several states and predicts a possible U S Senate change in New Jersey. The piece includes confessional commentary praising party efforts and denouncing the Regency Clique amid a tense post election climate.
The piece defends Mr Sladden against Bulletin charges of complicity with Republican leaders and of attempting to vote while not naturalized. It argues the first claim is false and the second rests on a clerical error, noting Sladden believed his papers valid but the clerk failed to sign. The author condemns the Bulletin as the Regency’s mouthpiece.
A letter from Mr Vansox describes gold mines near Cherry Creek and Pike’s Peak promising five to ten dollars per day. He recommends crossing the Missouri at Peru Nemaha County to save distance, noting water, timber, and a strong ferry at Peru.
The Chicago Press and Tribune praises German Americans in Illinois for strong campaign zeal in support of Republican liberty. It lauds their loyalty to human liberty and independence, noting their large vote share and pivotal role in the state majority, urging generous remembrance.
A Cedarville subscriber asks if Mr. Strockey’s liquor bills were included in the three thousand dollars spent. The editor is not sure on this point but suggests that if he followed the same plan countywide, he would exhaust such a budget before finishing the canvass.
A Kansas Free State Delegate Convention was held in Lawrence to discuss Territory organization, party policy, and the rapid admission of Kansas as a free state. Mon. J. Clancy Jouer has resigned his seat in Congress, with a reveration letter to Gov. Packer dated the first instant.
A long list of brief items covers religious disputes in New York, veteran memories from Perry’s Lake Erie battle, obesity of bread’s value, and railway news. It notes editorials on free white labor, education for women, and political shifts in New England, plus social quirks from Chicago, New Orleans, and New York.
News from the period notes the St Louis to San Francisco overland mail arriving after twenty four days, the Isthmian rail passing, and ongoing turmoil in Mexico. Reports mention Walker at Washington, heavy Utah snow, Yellow Fever declines in New Orleans and Charleston, and a failed submarine cable across the English Channel.
A roundup of periodical highlights including Household Words sharing updates on publication and pricing, plus notes on The Autocrat’s long magazines and Gopeyrow’s November issues. The piece mentions editors, publishers, and monthly or yearly costs across several titles.
Ix Press through Sampson & Co previews forthcoming titles by C. W. Molmes and Giber Option Author. Highlights include a new juvenile, a boxed five volume edition, and illustrated books for young readers. Also notes the Monthly Reporter and Semi Monthly prices and a political cite from the New York Day Book on Parker’s gubernatorial loss.
A Chicago Daily Tribune notice extols liberal advertising by Boller Smith & Co makers of Christie’s Ague Balsam Hall’s Balsam and Baker’s Pain Panacea. They moved to 124 Lake Street and opened as the Great Western Depot selling patent medicines with a wide northern western southern trade and 200 000 almanacs for free distribution.
The governor urges Thanksgiving on Thursday November 23 to set aside business and gather in prayer and gratitude for the year's blessings. He notes mixed harvests and sickness but overall prosperity, calling for forgiveness and unity in prayer under God. Springfield thus proclaims a day of Thanksgiving and Prayer.
The Freeport market notes heavy hog prices with dressed weights around 4.50 and live weight rates near 1.50 per pound. Grain and provisions prices are listed with several items at wholesale levels, including wheat quality notes and mixed commodity prices.
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