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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1859
Page
2
The Prescott paper announces city progress and aims to publish elevating affairs while inviting correspondence from readers. It lists advertising channels with Beniven and the Mis agency as authorized for subscriptions and collections, urging real names with payments to support the newspaper and its agents.
A lengthy polemic denounces juries as biased in Charleston piracy trials and contrasts it with Oberlin protests against slave catching. The piece accuses the national administration of propping slavery, cites a Mississippi ad offering slaves, and rails against nullification while praising Oberlin’s defiance.
Opinion piece condemns a lynching in Wright County Minnesota after Oscar F. Jackson was hanged by a mob following acquittals in two trials. The writer argues for due process and punishment for perpetrators, urging Minnesota to uphold law and prevent future brutal acts. Sentinel tone calls for civic responsibility and legal protections.
The article reviews the Pike's Peak gold craze, noting widespread credulity and reports that little to no wealth has been mined this year. It cites David Kellogg's return from prospecting, a St. Louis businessman’s warning that gold exists only in tiny particles unworth the cost, and suggests the craze is fading. It also reports on St Paul election results and political commentary about Massachusetts and Irish voters.
The speech outlines public aims for growth and shared prosperity, noting fresh openings for land sales in St Croix County, economic resilience amid a prior panic, and ongoing debates over road and street improvements. It highlights hopes for the Lake Pepin navigation and the Land Grant Railroad, urging prudent finances and orderly taxation.
The address urges prudent spending by the Common Council and outlines plans for the 1st Ward levee, water well repairs, and continued maintenance. It emphasizes strong support for public schools as nurseries of the people, a careful watch on the County Road project, and orderly cemetery layout. Also praises shade trees and calls for economical, principled city governance.
A Detroit meeting of German Republicans denounces a proposed constitutional amendment denying foreign born citizens two years of residency before voting. They condemn the measure as anti equal rights and vow to back a broad based party upholding the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution. The Detroit Tribune echoes support for preserving equal rights and calls on Massachusetts Republicans to vote against the measure.
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