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Newspaper
Monroe Sentinel
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1857
Page
2
The report notes the steamship Central America foundered off Cape Honduras on the 12th, with about 100 of roughly 600 passengers saved. The piece discusses storms and promises further details as they come in. It also advertises newly issued books and reviews local journalism and Atlantic region matters.
The Lorento Globe and other papers condemn President Buchanan's Kansas and slavery policy. They denounce his reading of the Constitution as binding nationwide, urge restraint on western expansion, and support free white labor against slavery's spread.
In a Madison Patriot editorial the paper attacks barriers to Randall's governor bid, endorsing Judge Randall while opposing Cross and Bout Wars style Bur stowism. It vows vigorous action to defeat Cross and notes Randall is socially esteemed though differing on the Shi very question. The piece questions party integrity and warns of a candidate imposed by powerful interests.
The judge consols the jury as their duties near completion in a murder case. He outlines the need to assess insanity at the time of the crime, reviews evidence of the defendant’s conduct, family dispute, and alleged poisoning fears, and explains that insanity is the defense burden with the standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt. The charge emphasizes that the defendant’s state of mind, not merely acts, will determine accountability under the law.
The judge outlines that insanity does not excuse crime and argues moral responsibility. He contrasts sane versus insane motive, notes motive evidence in the case, and instructs jurors to acquit if insanity is proven, or convict if not, urging a fearless verdict.
The text cites section FV of the State Constitution preventing any person in a profit or trust office from holding another office. Barstow candidate Toel c. Squires, then Register of the land office at Mineral Point, is deemed ineligible, though the practical effect is minor since he cannot be elected.
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