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Newspaper
Sauk County Standard
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1855
Page
2
A fragmentary historic speech proclaims commitment to the Union, opposing secession and asserting the nation will endure. The speaker invokes unity and strength, underscoring resolve to remain indivisible even amid uncertainty. The cadence hints at a period rhetoric about liberty and national cohesion.
A historical notice outlines the Democratic State Convention at Madison on August 29 and the Republican convention on September 5. It criticizes Republicans as heirs of the old Whig party and previews fierce ballot battles over honesty and principle, with focus on unity versus opposition.
The author argues about Henry Clay and party alignments, contrasting Republicans and Democrats. It contends that true national alignment exists, with sectional factions weak against a future national organization. Whigs may join a broader national effort, leaving the faction to obscurity.
A U S District Court in Madison awarded the plaintiff $1000 in damages in the case Garland v Booth over the value of fugitive slave Glover. The piece attacks Republican editors and Judge Miller, accusing them of deception while defending judicial authority.
The Republic censures a jury and defends jurors James Maxwell Alexander Forrester and Bela Warner while arguing jurors are the judges of law and fact. It criticizes political courage and implies moral dishonesty amid disputes over Booth’s trial and the nation’s legal philosophy.
European dispatches state the Allies made a sortie at Sebastopol and briefly entered the walls and held their position. Reports estimate 5000 to 8000 killed in the action with sparse confirmation from the field.
A young man named James Curtis was killed Monday evening about a mile from Portege City after falling from a stagecoach while driving. The report notes the fatal mishap occurred as the vehicle toppled or unstable, with Curtis succumbing to injuries at the scene.
The Court House walls rise under Mr Aart and Mr Bnaselt plans to enclose before winter. Seaborns of the Chair Factory repair and ready the shop for heavy furniture business. Mr J C Golden opens an attorney office in Taylors Bank Room. A Fourth of July drunken melee at the Germanian Hotel results in Dale knocked down and Mahbad wounded, Welch severely injured with possible brain injury.
A compact collection of aphorisms and quotes from French writers and thinkers. Notable names appear across entries including La Bruyère, Chateaubriand, Bernardin de Saint Pierre, Rochefoucauld, Montesquieu, and Mirabeau. The miscellany covers morality, society, politeness, love, fate, and human folly with reflective judgments.
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