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Prescott Transcript

Location

Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1860

Page

2

Protection of Rights in Slavery Law Debate

A partisan broadside condemns Democrats over Congress protecting slave property in territories while claiming slavery is local law. It argues for liberty rights and attacks anti-slavery actions, citing Dred Scott, Charleston, and Wisconsin practices. The piece laments Democratic stance and notes regional issues including a cattle pneumonia outbreak and a newspaper’s demise.

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Jury trials canceled by late juror law change error

The Circuit Court for this county will not hold jury trials at the May term due to a late change in juror law not published in time. Clerks and jurymen were unaware of the change, causing illegal summoning and a stay of all juries to November. Counties statewide face similar mistakes and costs, with no defined fault beyond failed notice.

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Transcrint Debate on Slavery and Theocracy and Press Rights

A泣 passage argues against slavery and divine rule, invoking Socrates and the press to oppose bondage. It condemns coerced labor, wage injustice, and the oppression of laborers, citing biblical and moral arguments and naming political actors like Clay of Georgia.

Slavery Debate Escalates in Maryland Convention

In a fiery exchange, speakers condemn slaveholding practices and demand truth over suppression. Arguments cite slave wages, starvation risk, and the moral duty to overthrow oppressive systems as the nation edges toward a great conflict between liberty and bondage. Names like EMETH and figures from the Baltimore convention surface as part of a broader critique of party and church complicity.

The Democrats and the Supreme Court debate

A harsh critique argues Democrats historically resisted Supreme Court power, claiming infallibility only in recent times. It cites Jefferson, Jackson, and 19th century judges denying court authority, then condemns party consistency on the Bank and Dred Scott. The piece urges Democrats to revise platforms and judge reverence for the Constitution.

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Passenger Falls Overboard From Northern Belle

A passenger named Smith from Bridgeport Conn fell overboard from the steamer Northern Belle bound for Red Wing on Friday the 11th and was drowned just below Bud Ax City. The Spirit of the South asserts the South may withdraw from the Union but should not block slave trade. Reports mention Japanese ladies at the Sandwich Islands wearing crinoline, provoking mirth. John Sherman in Pawaal Va welcomed a son Levi on his seventieth birthday. a grandson and great grandson were born the same day. Two Troy blacksmiths, McKenny and Kennedy, raced to forge horse shoes with Kennedy finishing 240 to 210 before his helper fainted. Yancey of Troy, later a congressman, is noted for a rough path including a South Carolina shooting and a bloodless duel in Congress. Census apportionment will be reported in the next session. 87 members now, Western states to gain in 1858 law.

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Sermons and political notes in New York and Illinois items

A fragment from a 19th century issue notes Dr Cheever and Rev Worth at a Puritan Church sermon amid abolitionist themes, alongside bondholder actions on a Milwaukee and Mississippi Railway, Illinois Republican ticket details, Taney aging concerns, and local city council remarks praising finances, roads, cemeteries, and graded schools in a regional digest.

Public Grotnes and Agricultural Fairs Support

A town leader urges the council to separate public grounds from ornamental planting at city expense and praises the County Agricultural Fairs for five year site. he argues state support for farming societies boosts local prosperity and laments rapid city growth along the Mississippi and Leake.

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