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Newspaper
Linn County Register
Location
Marion, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1866
Page
1
Readers see early returns from town elections showing Republicans leading in New York with 467 towns to Democrats 232 and a 235 vote majority, while New Hampshire touts a five thousand radical Republican margin and a clear national victory to energize the forthcoming campaign.
The piece argues the Republican line on reconstruction is plain and just, demanding strong guarantees to future peace and constitutional rights. It portrays Democrats as seeking immediate restoration of rebel states without conditions, claiming their approach would threaten the Union and turn rebel leaders into lawmakers.
The report notes Senator Saulsberry appearing in the Senate Wednesday, Caleb Baldwin elected mayor by a 145 vote majority, with Radical candidates prevailing in city offices. A manuscript by Henry Winter Davis hints at universal suffrage advocacy. A New York arrest linked to Quantrell draft case is discussed with Kansea identifications.
Cornell College in Mount Vernon Iowa advertises two courses classical and scientific with emphasis on instrumental music. It notes free tuition for disabled and orphan soldiers, potential aid for indigent students, spring term opening March 22 1866 and lodging options with local families or college halls. Wa. F. Kurn President. The piece also includes editorial opinions on the power of the press and a humor about a misidentified pump.
A man bought fifteen year old oxen for fifty dollars. A dispute over payment sparked a justice court case that failed to reach a verdict, then a new trial was ordered after the judge accepted a bribe offer for a favorable ruling. The trial moved to Walworth county, ending in the man winning, but he faced a two hundred dollar kick cost. The piece critiques justice costs and delays, urging settlements over drawn out suits. It then shifts to a report on a Des Moines editorial convention, listing officers and adopting resolutions supporting Congress’s reconstruction and loyalty, with a call for harsher punishment for treason and a strong editorial brotherhood among Iowa editors.
The Wisconsin Legislature formally considered a bill to abolish the law for the collection of debts. Mover Elmore argues the current system is a sham, enabling lawyers to earn fees and encourage litigation. He notes abuses by judges and shares related anecdotes from his legal experience.
A March 12 1868 gathering at Jordan's Grove Sehagl Houe chaired by Chandler Jordan organized a Farmers' Club with J DR Bowdish named secretary, as the citizens of Maing Township convened.
Subscribed members include Bowdish Davis McKinney Jordan Whisler Sawyer Penley Peck Kelly Jordan Hond Shanklin Crawford Denny Chan dler Finson Bowdish Johnson Huston Waterhouse Crawford. Officers appointed Chandler Jordan president M C Jordan J P Bowdish a d d i T Spankin vice presidents Jennings Crawford secretary L D Jordan treasurer. Adjourned to March 21 1866 at 2 PM with invitation to citizens. Also local business notices and property listings from Core Exchange Insurance and other ads follow.
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