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Newspaper
Linn County Register
Location
Marion, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1859
Page
1
Offers advertise engravings from notable paintings with a one year Register subscription at a total dollar price. Included are titles such as The Signing of the Death Warrant of Lady Fankerly and The Trauper's Last Shot, with specified sheet sizes and artists noted. Orders to be sent to Robert Holme for fulfillment.
Des Moines hosts a special Republican convention on January 9 1860 to appoint delegates for the 1860 Republican National Convention. Delegates will be allocated one per county plus rewards for larger counties, with missing details awaiting county committee action. Prominent names and counties listed include Kirkwood candidates and various county officials from Clarke Des Moines Muscatine and others.
A garbled text fragment discusses political factions in the North and South, contrasting Democratic and regional powers. It mentions opposition to sequenced dates and threats to alter destinies through constitutional means, with editors and party speakers arguing about seizing control from opposing forces.
A political column riffs on Southern loyalty and Northern opposition. It cites Patrigetic Southerner Nelgon of Lonesase defending the Union against fire-eaters like Lamar. Seward’s election is discussed as not forcing secession, while Lyons area railroad disputes and public opinion on Air Line and Iowa Central projects are referenced alongside commentary on John Brown.
Washington correspondent reports Douglas Stock Billow as downcast and despondent claiming political death with no resurrection. Anti Lecompton Democrats denounce him as traitor with Forney and Gen Schwartz calling him worse than a Lecomptonite. He faces ingratitude from McKibbon and loss of support from Illinois Democrats and Sonthrons.
Greeley and Douglas figures spar over a private Chicago meeting last year with Greeley promising influence for Douglas against Lincoln. Cheeley counters that only two meetings with Douglas occurred in Washington during the Lincoln era and denies any election remarks. The press backs Kellogg in facing criticism and defending reputation.
A anonymous communication questions Dr Rice's views on slavery and Christianity. The writer cites Bible passages and church ties to slaveholding, recounting personal St Louis visits and urging scrutiny of Rice's anti slavery stance. A follow up message on the same topic is promised.
Democratic Kentucky legislators request Senate hopefuls state their stance on the Dred Scott decision and Congress power to protect slave property in territories. They ask whether candidates would introduce laws protecting slave property if territorial remedies fail.
The Parma Tuscany Mondova and northeast Papal lands form Central Italy with Buoncompagni overseeing civil affairs and Garibaldi in military command. They seek Sardinia’s union, while Austria and the Pope demand dissolution. France’s Louis Napoleon faces opposition from Garibaldi and allies. Britain and liberal powers back the Confederation amid potential Franco intervention. Also a notice seeks David Geott George of Van Buren County Iowa. Petrick George, Mt Sterling, Iowa.
The Chicago Press and Tribune notes broad belief in Kentucky that anonymous letters warning slaveholders of plots and runaways were forged by gangs of negro traders and thieves for profit. The piece links fears to abolitionist rhetoric and questions motives behind public panic and slave property vulnerability.
The Home Journal announces its forthcoming 1860 volume with Morris and Willis at the helm. It promises new romances and tales including an Revolutionary War story and a Venetian tale, plus consistent poetry and “Photographs of the Hour.” The piece also critiques slavery and politics, weighs editorial aims, and notes advertisements for medicinal tonics and other offerings amid a broader literary lineup.
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