Wisconsin Wheat Boom Lifts State’s Prospects
A Special Reporter defends Wisconsin exemption laws and praises a record wheat harvest. The piece asserts a projected twenty million bushels of wheat for the year, with exports from Milwaukee and Chicago rising. It extols Wisconsin’s climate, resources, and the growing wealth from corn, oats, barley, rye, and wool, urging regional pride and cautious praise of Chicago and Milwaukee.
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Hare
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Mifesaker
Northwest Prosperity Warns Against Debt and Demonizes Politicians
A Milwaukee editorial urges pride in the Northwest and calls for prudent fiscal restraint amid speculation. It rails against reckless borrowing, warns of debt-laden public works, and questions political gamblers while urging local self-reliance and steady economic prudence across states and industries.
Debtor Spirit Urges Debt Liquidation in 1857 Crisis
A scathing appeal condemns borrowing and debt expansion across society. It denounces banks stock-speculators and political leaders, calls for pay-as-you-go finances, and urges individuals from merchants to ministers to shun debt. Beecher declines an honorary degree while Horace Rublee announces Seward's speaker visit. Porter's event anticipates large Republican gathering as Arnold faces electoral scrutiny.
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Morgan
Empire
Mayor Wood
Ysar Jhonor
Wall Street
Siwanp
Horace Rublee
State Central Committee
Seward
Madison
Democratic convention noms for first district FastRockford
The Democratic Congressional Convention for the First District met in Rockford and nominated Z.A.C. Board for Congress. In the Second District the Democrats nominated ASW. Johnston for Congress and EB. S. Smirk for President. Eight miles from Davenport near Tows an eighteen acre onion field is expected to yield 7 850.
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Caricaga
Rockford
Z.A. C. Board
Rockraxp
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Asw
Johnton
Congress
Smirk
Hector
Divenport,Tows
Change Needed to Curb Government Corruption and Elect Lincoln
A call for political change urges Lincoln’s election to end extravagant waste and thievery across government. The author cites a Republican led investigation as proof of malfeasance and argues only a thorough administrative overhaul can prevent bankruptcy and dishonor, referencing Wisconsin’s past reforms as a model. The piece stresses a decisive purge of thieves in power.
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Lincoln
Republican Party
Congress
Washington
Buchanan
Douglas
Republican Meeting at Diamond Street Bruff
A Pierce County Republican Club meeting featured Morse as president delivering opening remarks. PV Wise Big spoke on party policy with strong anti Democratic arguments, urging cooperation for faithful administration and caucus organization. Discussion covered club communications with town clubs, canvass efforts, and reporting on county Republican organization status.
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Pierce County
Dimond
Bluff
Sateen
Morse
Wise
Oliver Gibbs
Rewa
Apy
Republican Club Hag Net Organizad
Mie Engl Sara
Split
Gunn
Political maneuvering in 1860s Wisconsin parties
Fragment from a 19th century Wisconsin political letter discusses expectations for presidential candidates Lincoln Douglas and others. It notes factional favoritism, party nominating shenanigans, and the Randall Hobart dynamics in the state’s 1860-61 context, with mentions of party infighting and potential nominees in the First District.
Foreign Correspondence From Steamship Vectis July 21 1860
Meni Tenrangan writes from aboard the Steamship Vectis describing arrival in Liverpool, customs inspections, and duties on cigars and books. He laments harsh customs officers, laments rain in England, and notes the damp climate and delayed strawberry season. The letter mentions a forthcoming piece by M. H. Bovee on New York State resources and a new tanning venture, the American Leather Company, with partners Davis Feas Robinson and others claiming a rapid process and improved leather qualities.
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Charley
England
the Mersey
New York
Museaty
America
Harper's Monthly
Custom House
Far Lake
Severa
American Leather Company
John Davis
George Feas
Wm. E. Smith
Thomas G.aggleston
C- L.robimson
Murder and political intrigue shadow a 17th century report
An Argus republication recalls the Algér murder in May 1655 and the Mayberry case. It questions Blstorih's involvement, asserts Lant Macomb as the murderer, and laments Mayberry’s innocence, while a St Paul reader comments on Douglas and Minnesota bound travel with a vivid steamer scene and squatter sovereignty rhetoric.
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Argus
Algér
Ville
Macombs
Mayberry
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Macomb
Alger
Dovaras Cositxa
Douglas
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Stillwater
Messenger
Minnesotaé
Princevahl
Missionary Letter on Syrian Refugees and War Feelings
The Rev Mr Thompson cites seventy five thousand fugitives under Ald El Kader and the French consul at Damascus, with over ten thousand widows, urging decisive action to halt slaughter. Five Christian powers plan to arrest megqueres and punish promoters, signaling a coordinated stance amid long standing jealousies. An anecdote recalls Webster and Clay at a Washington hotel, using a joke about northern constituents going south to teach school.
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Mr. Thompson
Syria
England
Ald el Kader
Damascus
Beyrout
Daye
Weesten
Kendall O. Peabody
Fraklin
Mr. Webster
Henry Clay
Washington
Peabody
Webster
Douglas and Breckinridge on the canvass in Wisconsin
A fragmentary report notes Douglas supporters calm after Breckinridge withdrawal. Breckinridge appears less likely to retreat, while calls arise among Douglasites. The text references the Albany Wisconsin Times and a Silver Gray Whig Amott, with scattered remarks on party alignments and sentiment in the Douglas campaign.
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