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Newspaper
Monroe Sentinel
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1857
Page
2
The Republican state convention will be held at Madison on Wednesday September 2 to nominate candidates for state offices. Delegates from Roch Antemably Diatelot will be elected to two delegate gates in the convention.
Controversial notes denounce Governor Welker and federal troops in Kansas, claiming risk of bloodshed if actions against African Americans continued. Reports discuss public disorder, taxation disputes, and political fallout. Mentions Richland Center liquor licensing, Board of Health action, and a Wisconsin directory project by Strickhind & Co.
Gov Walker dominates political debate with a Lawrence raid seen as signaling loyalty to the South and Constitution. The piece questions Democratic support for Walker amid tensions with abolitionist labels and Kansas taxation woes, while noting a deadly drowning event and local fire losses plus regional economic chatter.
Correspondent describes a Wisconsin river route from Lancaster through Muncoda to Prairie du Chien. He praises the eight to ten mile ridge and river valley views, notes the Wisconsin’s course through bluffs, swamps, and the Dells, and remarks on local lumber, wheat, and sweet potatoes. He also recounts a road incident with a mail carrier and observes Prairie du Chien’s growth and pleasant roads as packets pass downriver.
A July 30 1857 letter from Minwansur describes Wisconsin scenery from P du C to Madison, praising Wisconsin bluffs the Dells and Manitowoc Lake as worthy travel, Milwaukee growth and a visit to Racine, with notes on railroads and local politics including Kansas events and temperance convention plans.
In Lawrence, amid Governor Walker’s proclamation display by waiting troops, residents continue daily business while some craft mock proclamations ridiculing Walker’s originals. The paper reproduces one such spoof for readers to judge themselves.
Queen Victoria plans a September visit to Versailles as reports from Paris hint at a conspiratorial drift. The British turmoil in India continues with Delhi’s fall and mutinous forces. Sir Colin Campbell departs, and Bombay markets wobble. Chinese trade quiet. Canton explorers press upriver as Seattle’s sister ships advance on Foo Chow. In America, Sioux tensions rise at St Paul with militia fears, while Canadian waters report ship arrivals from Liverpool.
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