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Newspaper
Pepin County Press
Location
Pepin, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1861
Page
2
A fragmentary political manifesto extols unwavering Union loyalty and harsh stance against rebels pirates and traitors. It declares no compromise no pardon and asserts the nation will crush piracy and preserve the government through decisive action.
A Republican State Convention will be held at the Capitol in Madison on Wednesday September 25 at 12 o clock to nominate candidates for State Officers. Each Assembly District will send two delegates under the new apportionment. Primary meetings for delegate selection should be held on or before September 24 with early district calls to inform the people and reflect their wishes. THORAC RUBLE, Chairman, Republican State Central Committee. Madison, Aug. 12, 1861.
Republican officials of the Assembly District comprising Pepin Dullulo and Trempeleau counties call a convention in Alma Bullu lo on September 16 1861. The purpose is to choose two delegates for the State Convention in Madison on September 25 1861 and each family is entitled to three delegates.
The Pepin County Republicans call a convention at Wrankfort on the 14th at 2 pm to choose delegates to the Assembly District Convention for Pepin Butte and Trempelean counties. The district will meet at Alma on the 15th to select two delegates for the State Convention in Madison on the 23rd. Each town gets three delegates. representation from every town is urged. Sept 4 164. By order of the governing committee.
A critical notice denounces the Lake City Journal as dying due to unethical editing and sensationalism. The writer laments the paper’s decline, accuses its editors of invective, and claims Lake City readers wisely withdrew support after untruthful reporting.
Pepin county urges formation of an agricultural society to join the State Agricultural Society. The piece notes Pepin’s similar soil and products to Pierce and questions if hard times hinder local enterprise. It calls farmers to decide if Pepin will form a county society this year and compares regional representation.
From Port Snelling a letter from a Fort Snelling soldier relates three young men from the region being caught stealing melons that proved pumpkins. They are sentenced to three weeks in the Guard House, fed on bread and water. The writer’s profane language invites a similar fate.
A train of teams carrying 21 persons left Illinois for Pepin a few days ago. Two young men of the company arrived recently by public conveyance. The empty Pepin buildings are expected to be filled with a good class of citizens as the land in the region will soon be cultivated.
A new weekly paper named the Chippewa Valley Union starts in Chippewa Falls under A. KR. Gneus jr. The six column sheet is neatly printed and shows signs of prosperous growth, marking an important addition to Chippewa Falls and the surrounding Chippewa County.
A September issue described as a first class monthly devoted to literature. includes two steel engravings and seventy large pages of moral instructive entertainment. Compares favorably with three dollar magazines. terms two dollars per annum. Poe & Mitchcock, publishers, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Local column notes a July issue of the Hypographic Advertizer praising printing quality. Mentions Lt Jonx son & Co and J dotsos & Co in printing gear. Snippets about Lt Otis and Missouri enlistment, Pepin settlers Mr. M D Raboe ws, and political rhetoric on leniency toward judges Maynards Nulsons and Brownings.
Special correspondent reports troops pouring into Washington in a perfect stream and security felt at the federal capital. General McClellan and aides are described as industrious as war preparations advance with great energy.
The death report of Feit Davis seems confirmed. Laborers at the Memphis cartridge lab struck on the 23d, refusing to work further. The note from B. B. Page Msq. of this village thanks for about a dozen watermelons. Since the last issue several more young men have left for the war.
In a Vers column the writer rebukes Democratic faults while endorsing a cleaner public purse. The piece attacks Republican and Democratic claims, argues for honest state officials, and warns against party-motivated assaults on the current administration and candidates.
An order issued by the War Department and Col. Starkweather details reeorg unit reorganizations for Tar Barat Reewinent under August 1. The memo lists officers and appointments including Ch Straiweather Cal at He hain ft Cid Geo B Gingham Gy Master vt Bargedn Asst Surgeon with allots listed and a thirty day readiness requirement.
Fragmentary prose notes a ruler and his suit taking a solemn pledge against drinking liquor for a period in the year. The text urges others to follow the noble example and maintain temperance.
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes rich lead mines in Missouri held by insurgents near Guyk in Newton County. A two year operation by St Louis capitalists yielded about 6 million pounds last year. Transportation blocks persist with no navigable line near the Missouri River and rail access 100 miles away.
Turbulent outlook in global markets as American cotton, with about 700,000 bales remaining, fuels higher prices and cautious selling. England displays naval strength while Manchester reports a healthy market tone. political speech defends Southern institutions and constitutional limits amid sectional tensions.
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