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Newspaper
Fremont Journal
Location
Fremont, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1859
Page
10
European Intelligence reports a major engagement described as Sixteen Hours' Battle. The Alice Victorious and allied forces claim success as Austrian forces retreat from key positions. Details remain limited, with reports noting large forces and casualties but few specific numbers.
A chaotic sequence in Lorain involves Jennings and Mitchell and a Kentucky slave owner as Habeas Corpus writs clash with local sheriff Burr. U S Marshal Johnson presses for surrender, while Judge McLena’s writ sits unresolved and Kentucky defense Attorney Stanton travels to Ohio to argue.
Government officials faced a crushing defeat in Oberlin as nolle prosequi entered in the Rescue Cases. Prosecutions began without consent, sparking charges of partisan overreach and highlighting the tension over the Fugitive Slave Act on the Western Reserve.
The piece cites imprisonment and trials in Elyria, notes abolitionist sentiment and local support for liberated individuals, and denounces the lingering slave act as a national disgrace while Lorain officials seek to avoid further conflict by recalling threats. It highlights Oberlin residents returning home, claiming no favors, only rights for free men.
The noble men freed yesterday from Fugitive Slave Act clutches include Messrs H E Penk Ralph Plumb J M Fitch John Watson J H H Scott James Bartlatt David Watson Henry Evang William Evans A W Lyman Richard Windsor W E Lincoln and Dr Boise on bail along with all rescued indicted but not arrested. Bushnell remains jailed serving an unjust sentence whose term ends Saturday next Langston was freed by sentence expiry earlier.
Fragmented text reports a Democratic candidate for the Ohio Supreme Court resigning amid party leadership disputes. The piece references Swan and Whitman in a volatile political context with unclear details.
The document calls a Republican convention in Clyde Sandusky County on August 17 at 10 a.m. to nominate candidates for State Senator from Kero, Iforon, Bandusky and Ottawa counties and for the State Board of Education. Delegates allocated by vote, with a slate for specific districts. The text also criticizes the Democratic Party and discusses republican unity and slavery policy.
The piece laments Democratic attacks on their rivals and argues about Judge Whitman’s stance on the state ticket. It notes backers pressuring Whitman to stay on the ticket and county tensions over race, immigration, and taxation in Ohio during 1869.
The Lawrence Republican reports nearly complete returns from the district in the Territory, with Republicans 44 and Democrats 19. Wyandotte convention members were elected, 36 Republicans to 17 Democrats, as the body convened under My Winchell and A. J. Martin. No major business occurred, and reports note coercive calls for officers to subscribe to reform funds.
The Chicago Tribune notes a tragedy near the St Joseph river with two dead and one missing. A body identified as Mrs Ragas was found and others are recovered as workers inspect the wreck site. Local residents prepare to excavate the riverbank to recover more remains.
An anonymous informant reported a Sunday school picnic and celebration for the North Ridge Sunday School drawing about 600 people. The writer withheld their name, prompting curiosity about the piece.
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