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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1860

Page

2

Republican Meeting Notices Across Liberty Newtown and Richfield

Republican meetings announced for Liberty on Saturday July 1 with J Grimshaw K Jones and others. Newtown hosts E T Stewart of Fowler on Friday July 28 and Center School House Fall Creek on Saturday July 25 both evenings. Richfield to feature Col Grimshaw and Capt Prentiss on Saturday July 28 beginning at 2 PM.

Liberty Daly J. Grimshaw K. K. Jones Tobin C. Greeley Newtown E T. Stewart Fowler Center School House Fall Creek Richfield Colonel Grimshaw Captain Prentiss Burton Burton Township Mr. Merriam J. R. Day Col. Grimshaw Prentiss Asbury Greeley Smith Clay Prentiss Archy Williams, Jr Quincy Lincoln Iamlin Burton Club Burton Republican Club Dick Yates Jarrett Hanlin Hamlin Union

Burton political meeting praised with Honest Old Abe ticket

The Burton gathering drew about three hundred in a grove near the village. H. L. Tandy presided as ten delegates were chosen for the county convention. Col Grimshaw Capt. Prentiss and others spoke to warm applause. The editor notes lively entertainment and strong Republican support, praising speakers and condemning Democratic factions.

H. L. Tandy Burton Mr.g. Browning J. Reed D. Wells E. Wheeler J. J.gray J.E. Morton H. L Tandy L. N. Judd A. Young S. Blivin Col Grimshaw Capt. Prentiss Henry Asbury C. Greeley Abe Mendon Marcelline Payson Douglas Epwoxn Wareelee D. Howanp

Connexion decision for Quincy and Palmyra railroad

The Hon. John T. Redd of the Marion Circuit Court finally rules that the connexion should be made at Palmyra, aligning Quincy and Palmyra with the Han nibal and St. Louis via Meredosia bridge plans. If bridge construction proceeds, the Quincy and Toledo and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy lines will join St. Louis via Quincy, boosting city railroad travel. stockholders demand prompt action.

John T. Redd Marion Circuit Quinery & Palmyra Railroad Hannibal & St. Jo Palmyra Quincy and Palmyra Meredosia Ilinois Burlington & Quincy St. Jo Quincy

Clean Sweep Locals Predict GOP Edge in Rock County

In Rock county Wisconsin the towns of La Prairie and Avon cast no Democratic votes for governor last fall and are expected to repeat this year. The county favours about 3000 Republican majority, suggesting Abraham Lincoln will fare even better.

Rock County Wisconsin la Prairie Avon Abe Missouri James B. Gardenhire Jefferson City Rollins Congress Henderson Democratic Club Douglas U. S. Senate South New York Chicago Baltimore Abraham Lincoln White House

Pittsfield Pike County Republican Demonstration Draws Vast Crowd

The Journal records a June 30 Pittsfield rally that swelled from the planned 105 delegates to at least 2000. Wagons, flags, and a New Hartford Glee Club crowd drew cheers as speakers Coffee, Gilmer, and Grimshaw urged support. Ticket nominees include Benjamin Metz for Legislature, BL P. Mace for Circuit Clerk, Henry Bonnel for Sheriff, and N. York for Coroner.

Pike County Journal Pittsfield Barry Kinderhook Hadley Coffee Gilmer Creswell Grimshaw Kelly Metz Ownby Seavers Furry Pressey Grammar Allen Jack Grimshaw Benjamin Metz Chambersburg BL P. Mace Rock- Por Henry Bonnel New Salem Goroner N. York Milton

The County Convention of the Republicans

The Republican County Convention will meet at Columbus on Saturday, July 2 at 1 PM. The piece urges unity, calls for available and honest nominees, and asks Republicans to organize the county, canvass districts, and back Honest Old Abe for a likely victory.

Repubican Central Committee Fifth Congressional District Illinois Orpes Ddocates Macomb McDonough Vlo Erice A. A Heh Decatur Adams Hancock Brown McDonagh Calhoun Ae Henderson Pike Adams County Columbus Auid County Quincy Douglas Springfield Trumbull Court House Abe Coatties Carlinville Spectator Cook Chicago Endle

Call for Old Abe sparks Republican rally in Quincy

A July dispatch from New Orleans reports the Clotilde docking in Mobile Bay with 124 Africans. The piece attacks the Democratic administration’s piracy and urges strict enforcement of federal laws. Carl Schurz is slated to speak in Quincy on July 16, with the German Club planning a reception and inviting Republican turnout.

New Orleans Clotilde Mobile Bay Echo Wanderer Montgomery Yancey Wetumpka Fitzpatrick Douglas United States Abe Carl] Schurz Quincy 8Th State Streets Wisconsin

An Addressee Speaks to a Divided Party in Crisis

A speaker urges a political party to dissolve amid internal strife and moral reckoning. He warns that without clear stance on slavery the party will perish, likening its fate to the Whig demise and accusing opponents of capitulating to “the nigger.” The address presses for immediate reform and a decisive future alignment.

Herald of Monday Pierce Buchanan Douglas Cincinnati Abe Charleston Baltimore Herald Congress America Republican Movement Whig Party Democratic Party Bell

Hanks and Lincoln Rails and Reconstruction Faith

A farmer writer defends Abraham Lincoln against critics and recounts decades of friendship and labor with Lincoln. He recalls making rails together, voting for Douglas in 1858, and later pledging support for Lincoln, arguing slavery’s split of Democrats favors Republicanism and praising Lincoln’s honesty and steadfastness. The letter frames rail-making as a symbol of Lincoln’s character and pledges to present a rail as a gift at inauguration.

Lee Lincoln John Hanks Abe Hanks Douglas Decatur Richardson Cereel Abraham Lincoln Decatur Chronicle Columbus Statesman Coles County Ledger Baltimore Abe Lincoln Democratic Party Mr. Douglas Pate Whig Party Clay Mr. Lincoln Ohio Illinois Mississippi Sangamon Macon County Af. Lincoln Ecater Republican Party United States Solomon Charleston Incoln South Mobile Slany Washington Hases

Henry Clay Principles Inspire Liberty Fourth Celebration

The Liberty gathering honors Henry Clay and his anti slavery stance while praising the Whig and Republican ties. Speakers praise temperance and virtuous law, then a quarrel by a vulgar drunk Democrat mars the day, as residents call for free speech free territory and liberty across the land.

Henry Clay Congress Territories United States Clay Liberty Society of Good Templara Collins Williams Beverly Quincy

Eclipse prospects darken for Oregon in November

Astronomers await the Fall 18 eclipse with partial coverage across the United States and totality in Oregon. Reports suggest Joe Lane faces a total eclipse in Oregon next November amid broad political speculation and expectations of a dark payoff.

United States Oregon Chicago Joe Lane

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