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Newspaper
Monroe Sentinel
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1860
Page
2
The Wisconsin proclamation celebrates a peaceful year and urges gratitude for education, civil and religious liberties, and national unity. It forecasts a future under Republican policy focusing on Homestead, Pacific Railroad, and balanced federal power, pledging continued expansion of industry and agriculture while stressing duty and consistent leadership.
Turbulent dispatches from Georgia and South Carolina threaten disunion as secessionists demand departure from the Union. Virginia pledges aid to South Carolina, while residents in Wisconsin report a heated public mood, resignations in the Senate, and a county board forming to govern amid looming March orders.
The article lists members reported elected to the Wisconsin Senate and Assembly by district, naming numerous individuals such as Decker, Firging, Bennett, Gill, and many others across counties and towns. It presents a roster of senators and assembly members by district with party notes and roman numeral annotations indicating party alignment.
A cautious notice warns readers about widespread swindles using private and confidential circulars aimed at exploiting households. It highlights bogus gold articles such as gold pens and cases sold as genuine premiums, noting cheap metals clad in a thin gold film that fools ordinary observers.
The readable text references a New York context with mentions of a majority, replying to hands by letter, and a Lincolns majority figure. The fragmentary lines hint at election logistics and a voting outcome but lack complete details or concrete actions.
The Constitutionnel argues against emperor intervention in Italy, urging non intervention and an European Congress to secure Europe’s balance. It notes Garibaldi’s victory in Lombardy, detailing troops, losses, and the decisive 12 hour battle before Neapolitans fled. Garibaldi gains prestige. Also reports three days later news from Europe, census updates, and various diplomatic movements surrounding Sardinia, Austria, and Russia.
The piece cites Breckinridge and Bell tallies across states Maine to Georgia, with Missouri and Ohio margins noted, plus Republican party quarrels over candidate protection. It includes a humorous elopement anecdote from Jacksonville and a stern notice about scratching Republican names to sway Sloan's interests.
The Atlanta Confederacy reports a shower of rotten eggs and jeers aimed at A Douglas during his Montgomery stop. It notes national figures denouncing such acts while highlighting tensions over federal authority and Southern sentiment amid ongoing political strife. Also mentions farm mortgage resolutions in Kenosha County opposing state debt and New York World figures on Lincoln’s New York majority.
The piece notes Henry Ward Repcher selects Young America as the focus of his new lecture. Market listings from Miowatter Nevada Lith 1960 show wheat steady at 83 890ats full of figures. Corn and rye prices are given with minor shifts and a general market tone of steady firmness.
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