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Newspaper
Linn County Register
Location
Marion, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1860
Page
1
The Linn County Register at Arion Iowa offers sale of the press and goodwill of the office after five years of profits about one thousand dollars yearly over expenses. The sale invites engagement in a thriving business and a bond with editorial colleagues. Address Rowur Morse Marion Iowa.
The Des Moines register reports a well attended Democratic State Convention with a note of confusion. Col. M. Preston of Linn county was chosen President and delegates to Charleston named. The paper pledges Democratic support for the Charleston nominee and platform. The piece argues County Judge powers are limited to auditing and legal claims rendering centralization unjust. It cites local debt concerns in new counties and calls for only a law change on debt creation by County Judges.
A bill to appraise property seized by execution passed one legislative branch. It requires sales not below two thirds of appraised value. An amendment exempting mechanics lien sales failed, leaving a mechanic who adds 100 dollars of work to a 5000 dollar house unable to claim payment unless the sale meets two thirds of appraised value.
A discussion of a proposed voter registry bill in the Legislature and anticipated county supervisor reforms at Des Moines. The Davenport Gazette notes Frederick Kouts traveling from Davenport with two teams, slipping on ice near Rockingham, and saving three horses as bystanders offered aid.
The Pennsylvania State Republican Convention denounces Administration policies, opposes the extension of slavery into free territories, and endorses states’ rights and a strict ballot. It also backs a homestead law and anti-fraud measures at the naturalization level. Ex Governor Ford of Ohio is named House Printer amid broader party shifts.
A correspondent reports in the Senate on February 23 that My. Suward introduced a bill for Kansas admission under the Wyandotte Constitution. He planned a second reading and a March 1 address. The piece notes political crosswinds, resignations, and regional tensions shaping the broader squabble over Squatter Sovereignty and Slavery.
Richmond dispatch reports a business committee report urging limited federal power over slavery and advocating retrenchment and reform while condemning the Republican party. Also noted are a Spring Street birth of twins and death of John S. Dimmitt of Anamosa with obituary remarks from the Dubuque Times.
A Rockville death notice reports William Perkins Bryant aged fifty five and notes his distinguished career from Kentucky birth to roles as Secretary of State in Indiana and judge in multiple courts. The column bundles fading references to ship losses, wartime letters, and the Mississippi Central railroad completion, mixing names and events with era-typical editorial tone.
A condensed 19th century style biography outlines Abraham Lincoln born in Hardin County Kentucky on April 12 1800. It traces his upbringing poverty log cabin schooling and self made rise to politics and law in Illinois with early service in the Black Hawk War and later influence in Whig and Republican circles up to the Lincoln Douglas era.
Winter Davis denounces a Maryland legislature that censured him for backing Pennington as Speaker. He attacks the party’s factionalism, alleging pro South bias and incitement of sectional strife. He likens their principles to Milton’s hellish scene and warns of volatile, noisy critics unable to argue.
Damaged mails from Canada and New York recovered in poor condition. Bodies of a child and a man found. coroner attends. Reports of a steamer ashore near Cape with visible figures onboard. Governor Curtis condemned riots in Tryon as authorities enforce laws.
The piece argues emancipation as morally right and economically wise, citing Britain and the Dutch as examples. It notes the 1863 Dutch abolition in the East Indies, with compensation for masters and voluntary manumission by some, praising these acts as proof of civilized progress and Christian civilization in the nineteenth century.
A notice complains Mrs. Brown widow of the Harper's Ferry martyr endures intrusive letters. The Hungarian steamer loss is debated with passenger counts. Political contests in the Louisiana and Tennessee districts are covered along with libel suits and a Jackson memorabilia bill. A Virginia busting incident mocks Henry Winter Davis and Gen. Jackson’s remains debate continues.
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