17 Sep 1852
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Democrat
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1852
Page
1
The fragment describes a self published weekly newspaper in Green County Wisconsin with burning and delivery terms. It mentions pay, pricing, and a promise of prompt work and satisfaction. No clear event or persons beyond business names are readable.
A long memorial from an agent of Lawrence University describes efforts to secure Western Wisconsin education funding. It outlines his role securing land in 1846, raising funds, drafting campus plans, transporting materials, and advancing University prospects with the 1849 Conference.
The Wisconsin Annual Conference adopts resolutions denouncing American slavery as a grave moral evil and urges discipline changes to bar slaveholders from church membership, while criticizing the General Conference for not extending anti slavery sentiment. It condemns the Fugitive Slave Law and calls Christians to oppose it, pledging prayers for abolition and to seek redress regarding a disputed trustee settlement.
Mr Zaphem completes surveys of Wisconsin Iadian mounds funded by the American Antiquarian Society. The report includes rich drawings and will be released as a Smithsonian contribution alongside Mensis Squier and Davis. The mounds show outlines resembling large animal figures such as bears and lizards, a feature noted only in recent years.
The piece argues regular nominations produce illustrous leaders while condemning illegitimate proxies and regualar nominations. It contrasts Rome Greece and the U S, denouncing a convention with impostor delegates and forged proxies and praising direct voting to preserve genuine choice in elections.
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