Brown County Mass Meeting and Local Politics
Brown County Republicans plan a mass meeting at Mt Sterling Court House on May 5 at 2 PM to choose four delegates for the Decatur Convention on May 9 and conduct other business. The editorial page reflects on campaign battles, party leadership, and local press changes as the Whig and Republican papers outline shifts in editorial duty and celebrate or condemn recent election results and imported vote issues.
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Brown County
Mt Sterling
Court House
Decatur
Central Committee
S. B. Glenn
J. Perry
G. Traions
A. Webb
DE. J. N. Allen
Waic Axp Républican
James J. Laxcpps
Quincy
J. W. Ray
Aurora Beacon
The
Herald
Brooks
KK. Jones
Jones
Whig
Republican
Lixcoty
Beacon
Old Kane County
Adams
Gem
West
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Ilinois
Joseph Urner
Ursa
Quincy Whig & Republican
Chicago Press & Tribune
Marcelline
Adams County
Bill to abolish polygamy passes House in 149 59 vote
Report notes the bill to abolish polygamy among Mormons in Utah and territories passes the lower House 149 to 59 with Republicans largely in favor and Democrats and Know-Nothings opposing. It cites Isaac N Morris of Quincy among those who voted against limiting Mormon practices and accuses Douglas’ Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty of defending such crimes.
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Utah
United States
Congress
Quincy
Isaac N. Morris
Doulgas
Governor cited for voting aid amid polling guard duties
The Herald questions Governor Wood’s role in election day activities arguing he may have influenced or frightened voters near Hannibal and along the rail line. Also reported is the death of Geo W Dole of Chicago at sixty, praised for public spirit and a famine-time act that saved families by selling flour at eight dollars a barrel.
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Guy- Wood
Herald
Hannibal
Geo. W. Dole
Chicago
Mr. Dole
Chicago Democrat
Dole
Charles Chapman
Free Labor Debate Sparks Colored Racial Overtones
A fragment from a political exchange rails at slaveholders and favors free states and a central railroad to the Pacific. The speaker attacks Douglas and “locofocos,” accuses slaveholding regions of crowding Black people, and links tariffs to city property values. The Boston Post is cited on fashion.
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Evitor
Free States
Central Railroad
Pacific
Douglas
Chicago
South
Free State
Growth in votes sparks fraud debate and firm actions
A Denver era letter notes population gains and warns of fraud from imported votes while urging a registry law. George W. Burns explains firing Latham over Democratic ticket remarks and defends firmBaglor Burns Wood stance amid cooperation with Jasper’s proscription claims.
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Quincy
Pike's Peak
the Herald
Noble Celts and Mead in Democratic victory scheme
A letter critiques C. W. Mead assistant superintendent of the Quincy and Chicago Railroad for alleged bribery and depot pressure in the recent election. The writer alleges hired funds of 700 dollars and transport of voters on a steamer, accusing Republicans of patronage and urging a remedy.
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Mead
Tiis
Charley
Galesburg
Missouri
The Reason in the Pocket and Macaulay Beecher Stowe Tale
A fragmented tale notes Democrats backing Jo Lane over Oregon war debt scrip profits and spoilsmen, suggesting motives tied to payment gains. It shares a quip about Macaulay and Mrs Beecher Stowe, then a garbled line about a seventh commandment.
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Jo. Lane
Charleston
Oregon
Lane
Charleston Convention Looms and Political Factions Jostle
Washington April 9 1860 A frantic preview of the Charleston Convention and the rival parties racing to shape policy on labor and government. Douglas supporters push hard while anti Lecompton lines form. Forney Haskin and others weigh how to respond. Tariff debates and New Jersey Pennsylvania Rhode Island influence set the stage for the Republican ticket as Seward Wade or McLean looms amid whispers of Dayton and Corwin.
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Pie Reece Tae
Washington
Charleston
Douglas
Convention
Forney
Haskin
Douglas i
Tam
Fillmore
Seward
Tom Corwin
Connecticut
Judge McLean
Dixon
Vomeo
Rhode Island
Cone
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Wade
Pennington
Dayton
Congress
Massachusetts
Pacific
Grist Mill Burned in Oneida on C B & Q Railroad
A Oneida grist mill owned by W. McKey burnt Saturday afternoon in a costly fire worth about $8,000 with no insurance. Fire consumed the structure as onlookers noted the blaze and questioned why coverage was absent. Bissell’s mother is alive at eighty in Maconpin county, with a local note urging backing friends and facing enemies.
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Oneida
C.b.&q.rr
W. McKey
Bissell
Maconpin County
Democratic Rooster and Electoral Tempest in Illinois
In a county in Illinois the Republicans claimed a strong showing with about 2,000 majority in 1858, while the Democratic crowd is portrayed as loud but shallow. The writer forecasts a future clash when votes are cast at home and the Chicago results may foreshadow the outcome.
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Free States
Aurora
Edmund Burke
Chicago
Delegates to Charleston loom in New York Herald dispatch
Washington April 10 report shows Douglas and Breckinridge split influence as Charleston delegates begin to emerge. Western states pledge 66 Douglas votes on first ballot. Breckinridge attracts 78 with Pennsylvania New York New Jersey Missouri. Dean Richmond company may back South candidate. Seymour potential for VP. Virginia Wise fate strengthens or weakens Democratic hopes. Republicans count on Homestead bill to derail Douglas Lane and Georgia.
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Washington
Charleston
Douglas
Ohio
Minnesota
New England
Breckenridge
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Missouri
Dean Richmond
Horatio Seymour
Seymour
Bush
South
Dean Richmond & Co
Breckinridge
Hunter
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
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South Carolina
Andrew Johnson
Tennessee
Fitzpatrick
Alabama
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
Slidell
Louisiana
Gen. Lane
Oregon
Cal
Guthrie
Kentucky
Pierce
Wise
Democratic Party of
Marshal Ney
Whig Party
Buchanan
John Brown
Senate
Lane
Davis
North
Johnson
The Van Izan hay scheme and its sudden end in Ursa
A Chicago Democrat report tells how Van Izan, a suave Southern trader, charmed a hotel host and Sharp, then banked on a New Orleans draft for 2500 dollars to finance a hay deal. After a brief windfall, he vanished, leaving a trail of endorsements, forged notes, and a missing fortune on paper. Local towns endure political notices and a grim murder case reappears in incident notes.
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Chicago Democrat
Mfr
van Izan
New Orleans
Chicago
Sharp
Jing van Te
Democrat
von Izan
Ilinois Central Railroad
Thad
Discovery of a Robber's Cave near Spoon Timber Barrens
A cave near Spoon Timber Barrens two miles from Oxewa was found to house burglars tools and stolen items valued at one hundred seventy to two hundred dollars. T. H. Taylor and William Leighton kept watch as a local patrol attempted to trap the thieves. A curious boots with reversed soles drew attention among the artifacts. The cave contained a large book case with volumes including Gibbon and Macaulay and a quarto Bible.
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Oxewa, Inn
Wataga
Pat
Spoon Timber
T. H. Taylor
William Leighton
Galesburg
Naylor
Leighton
Taylor
Gibbon
Macaulay
England
Wataza
Had Not Mr Douglas Maintained His Consistency
The Herald of today quotes a remark praising Mr Douglas for consistency and notes that without it the black Republican party could not succeed. The piece contrasts perceived Republican strength with lack of steadfastness in public leadership.
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Mr. Douglas
European wine customs and temperance views from Rome
The writer compares European wine consumption with American habits, noting vast French and English totals, temperate behavior in Italy and Northern Europe, and debates licensing versus prohibition. He suggests Americans may shift to beer or cider and wine cultivation, while condemning excessive drinking as a societal evil. A separate item discusses a New York woman accompanying her husband on a voyage and aiding passengers, and others mention suspenders debate and a robbery at Adams & Co. Express in Vintennes with a $1000 reward.
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Theodore Parker
Rome
Europe
France
New England
Italy
Geltverland
Scandinavia
Holland
Germany
New York
Charleston Mercury
Heary Rossery
Larce Rowand
Adams & Co
S Express Company
Vintennes
Indiana
Reynolds
Washington and Capitol Rumors March 17 Updates
Washington notes crowded with political rumors as heavy attendance is questioned for public business while debates over San Juan Island, Mormon coinage, and governance in Utah continue. Reports include Potter and Pryor confrontations, Pryor’s potential bail, and a March 17 Senate session on foreign impressment and slavery in territories.
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Washington
Charleston
David Brown
Utah
Hooper
San Juan Island
Stockton
House
Pennington
Congress
Bis
Cost Johnson
Maryland
The
Tribune
Potter
Kirkwood House
Miles
Keith
Col. Lander
Keitt
Secretary of War
Swartz
Sherman
Houston
Conklin
Free States
Adams Express Messenger Robbed en Route to New York
Report from BrincreoCt Connecticut says an Adams Express messenger on a Boston bound train was robbed last night. The baggage car safe reportedly was thrown between New York and New Haven and contained about 100000 dollars. The incident follows a tense debate over slavery in New York with Erie resolutions rejected by a large vote.
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Adams’ Express
Boston
New York
New
General Conference
Hartford
Elisha
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