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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1860
Page
2
A fragmented Prescott item describes the city and county scene with editor notes on local events. It mentions a program, public addresses, and a focus on community commentary. The text is partially unreadable but indicates a weekly briefing of civic matters and local concerns.
In a late session move the Legislature approved an act to abolish the current County Board system in favor of three county commissioners elected this fall and serving from January. The Board of Supervisors will district the county, changing local governance and shifting office from one town based board to three commissioners.
A legislative ruling states the state tax for the year will be 150000, despite prior Democratic claims of higher levies and figures from observers like Hobart, Pump Carpenter, and a publication. The article contrasts party claims with the final decision and notes accompanying political rhetoric.
A sworn statement from 1860 quotes a Weeping Water official insisting he performed his duties, accusing Mr Hoyt of improper ballot handling. The item ties to a broader news digest with political commentary, election notes, and federal remarks from the period.
In St Louis the Free Democrats carried the Fourth Irish Seventh Eighth and Ninth wards with a loss only in the Tenth, due to two Free Soil entrants. Green wins in the Ninth, a key victory amid triads, while the Third shifts to Dreyer and the First and Second wards remain uncontested. The push includes Connecticut factory owners opposing laborers, a Connecticut attorney’s remark on abolitionists, and an 1860 contest for federal witness coercion and investigation authority.
In Washington on April 7 Mr Trumbull urged a petition from citizens seeking a constitutional change to prohibit slavery north of a line and permit it south. He moved referral to the Judiciary Committee, with Mr Green agreeing it affects the territories. The committee was chosen. Harper’s Ferry Committees will not subpoena Gov Wise as he provided all relevant facts.
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