The Press and Its Power in a Free Society
A reflective piece extols the press as the nation’s watchdog and educator, celebrating editors as defenders of liberty and free speech. It warns against petty tyrants who seek to muzzle publication, cites historical gains in Massachusetts and across the United States, and lauds the press for civilizing, Christianizing, and revolutionary impact from colonial times to the present.
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St. Croix
Panu
Nich
Bsr
Cunriers
Ita
Elgitaition
Eperch
Guttenburg and
Fuuat
Faust
Theoyr
Franklin
Russia
Laday
Eljrova
Messimesa
Wales
Varrow Boule Bros
Massachusetts
France
Louis Napoleon
Jeffer
Northwest Territory
Wisconsin
Song Chiar
Gibbs
United States
Wem
Biliaga—Culundiy
Tamad
America
Pierce
Benner
Conny
Prescott Fourth of July Rally and Oration Recap
The Prescott crowd, about 1,500 strong, gathered for a Democratic and Republican oriented Fourth of July celebration. Speakers included Dr Everts. toasts honored liberty, Wisconsin, and the Badger State, with praise for local ladies, the press, and national figures from Washington to Garibaldi. A sea of flags, a dinner, and a fireworks display closed the day, amid notes on political divisions and local newspaper updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everts
Washington
Prescott
Hill
Hough
Siatera
Daughterg Presen
J. W. Hitt
Jn le Wait
U. S
Ita
Nan
Prescott Brasa
Platforms in a Political Poll Fight
A garbled OCR preview outlines three platforms from TRE REPUBLICAN and SORTEERN DEMOCRATIC with slogans about labor freedom protection for slavery, work and independence, and labor degradation linked to monopolies and cotton interests. It mentions slavery national freedom and protections on land and sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TRE Republican
Max
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Tinta
Preseit
Lute A. Taylor
Calo
Muttinay
Donkey
Potr
Birisolt
Oficial Paper
of City and Coucty
Bresco
Saterday
Egrir Ein
Wheise
Abraef AM Lie Coln
Wlinogis
Hanrisat Bramlin
Maine
Wang
Pune
Ld Ct & Juiede
Sixtewcai
Giza
Luce
Altes
Ueser
Wim
la Crosse
Jay
O'Cinsk M
Congress of Aid Cisteret
Toby Dehignies
Guyemilter
Repiublican Rally
Pierce County
Wis
Baltimore
Rug
Benjamin Pitzpatrick
Jefferton Davis
Black
Ia x
Douglasites
South
Democratic Committee
Guy. Johnson
Georgia
Douglan
Douglas
Messare
Catrome
Minneapolis
OH Mo ‘Wichofs
Lake Calhoun
Nichols
Leo
WM. Nichola
Stillwater
Wais
Vl Church of
Garbaldi
Italy
M. H. Fitch
Hberty
Concord
Lexington
Sicily
Tovlay
Garbialdi
Tyrfany
Iiengi
Gurabuldi
Roman Republic
Our Country
Atlantic
Pasific
Gulf of Mexico
Hor
Jargeni Babiveia
George Washington
U.S. Masonie Fair
James Buchanan
Pennsylvania
National Council
White House
Florida
Minnesota
Rio Grande
J. C. Button
Rev
Hie
Madison
Jefferson
Paine
Horace A. Taylor
Hudson Chronicle
River Falls Journal
Chronicle
Phat
Albany
Bening Journal
Ioptawa
St. Louis Democrat
Davies County
Ind
Lincoln
Aterm
Toon
Bell
Everett
Linogin
Hamtin
Lise Measiec
Eproxz
Sorteern Democratic
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