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Newspaper
Pepin County Press
Location
Pepin, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1860
Page
2
The writer extols the virtuous citizen who rejects venality and refuses office for praise, urging such principled leaders to govern. It cites historical warnings from senators and newspapers about government corruption and warns that ignorance and vice empower corrupt rulers.
The passage calls for full public acknowledgment of wide corruption in the Buchanan administration and declares it a drop in the bucket. It urges the Sovereign people to consign corrupt leaders to political graves and stresses teaching children political honesty as essential for national future and purity.
After Chicago news that Anz Lincolln was chosen as standard bearer the village Republican element organized a Lincoln and Hamlit Club. The article outlines aims to inform and energize local voters, invites enrollment, vows to poll every vote, and notes the next meeting on Saturday at the Wigwam to maintain momentum for the national campaign.
Nicolai and Bahatz of La Grosse surveyed about fifty additional lots for Durand. The report praises the move as a sign of growth and hints at a possible union of the two villages and nearby areas. They note strong farming surroundings and a navigable stream aiding future prosperity.
Several large rafts of lumber and logs have traversed the lake in recent days en route to markets below. The timber came from the St. Croix pineries.
J. T. Fantey Esq of Dubuque bought the Richards Allen store and adjoining property for 1500 dollars and 280 acres nearby for 1500 dollars, totaling 3000 dollars. The note mentions Popin beginning to attract capital.
The Pepin Lodge No 89 announces a Masonic festival and Saint John the Baptist sermon at the Hesperian Institute on Sunday the 24th inst. Rev James Gurley, chaplain of Pepin Lodge No 89, will deliver the sermon and members are urged to attend.
Dunn County Laonderman reports a campaign at Menomonee to hire Rev. Castrenn of this place. Knapp Stout Co offers to build and donate a suitable parsonage dwelling for the clergy.
A handful of communications are weighed before publication in our next issue. One letter from the esteemed A has been read and though it clashes with our views, we plan to publish it when time allows.
The article praises a first page feature aimed at parents, promising instruction and entertainment. It notes readers will be wiser after reading. The town saw mill has recommenced operations and is currently doing fair business.
P V Wise, late editor of the Prescott Democrat, bolts his party and joins the Republican side. His move is said to cause a major shake up in Pierce County Democracy as others follow, driven by the influence of the paper he once led.
The telegraph reports a protracted Baltimore meeting of the harmonious democracy where the platform collapsed under discordant material but caused no injuries. Authorities warn there is no near completion before the Fourth of July and the chance of rupture remains high, per Milwaukee Sentinel.
Announcement that De Haven's Grand Union Circus will exhibit in Pepin on the 4th at two o'clock in the afternoon. Retention is expected as crowds gather for the village event amid summer weather and local notice.
The Homestead Conference commits agreed to a compromise allowing private entry lands at twenty five cents per acre and half of surveyed public lands not yet offered. Pre emptors on public lands gain two years to pay, with half price. Senate drops the two year land sale clause. House wanted broader scope but yields. Fitzpatrick of Alabama refused to join the agreement.
The Methodist General Conference settles the slavery issue with a new chapter declaring aversion to buying selling or holding humans. After a May 29 vote of 140 to 77 the measure passed on May 31 by 155 to 57 amid progressive editor voices and conservative rejection of compromise.
The New York Independent backs the Republican ticket naming Lincoln and Hamlin. It supports Abraham Lincoln as a true man with ability who will restore the Constitution, says the nomination energizes the people and unsettles Democratic leaders, promising broad popular support in November.
The seceders from the Charr Convention met in Richmond but did no business awaiting the Baltimore Convention's action before choosing a course of action.
The fragment describes a sensational summary of Japanese political turmoil and assassination rumors, noting the late emperor Lyeoon and a fierce interregnum in foreign trade. It then shifts to domestic tips on poor farming, lightning incidents, and small town notices, with scattered items on treasury imports and household expenses.
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