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Newspaper
Sauk County Standard
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1851
Page
2
For Governor Don A. J. Upham runs with Timothy Burns for Lieutenant Governor while Charles D. Robinson is listed for Secretary of State in the current election slate. The listing highlights key state ticket contenders and their paired running mates.
The editorial endorses the convention selected state officers Upham Burns and Westbrook, praises harmony and core Democratic principles, and notes expected support for the ticket. It laments the adjournment without fuller resolutions and reaffirms commitment to the 1844 platform while reporting on Lopez, Cuban invasion news, and routine market and publication updates including Hunt's Merchants Magazine and The Democratic Review. It also mentions a family journey of Eld Cowan to New York and plans to travel further east.
Bose of the Fres Democrat threatens a $10,000 slander suit against the Daily Advertiser. The Advertiser issues a correction saying it did not mean to charge the Democrat’s editor with guilt as used. The piece praises Wisconsin editors’ fiery rhetoric and hopes for a press convention to ease tensions.
Readers are warned about a circulated bluff claiming slave Danial chose slavery over freedom. An article in the Buffalo Republic questions the document’s authenticity, noting the Courier’s dubious letter attributed to a man jailed nearby. The piece critiques slave law propaganda and portrays the case as a staged target of abolition rhetoric.
A misdated account describes a man called Daniel captured after a failed escape, his skull split and head burned, his jail sentence and a dubious letter to enslaved brethren praising bondage. The piece questions the letter’s authenticity, notes Daniel’s recovery, and mentions a Kentucky mercy narrative amid contradictory evidence. A separate note reports Judge Levi Woonsung’s death in Boston and a US frigate Mississippi voyage to New York with Hungarian passengers.
The Democratic Convention gathered in HADIAON Sept 10 at noon with Col Wares presiding and a nineteen member credentials committee. Tim Burns of La Crosse leads the permanent organization with others drafting resolutions. Dewey declines renomination. Upham secures the gubernatorial nomination after multiple ballots, with Smith and Fairchild as rivals.
The delegates reported support for Upham as Governor candidate after a fair fight. Timothy Burns of La Crosse secured the Lt Governor nomination on the first and second ballots. Robinson and Delaney contended for Secretary. After multiple ballots Biddlecombe and Estabrook vied for Attorney General with Ladd later named School Superintendent candidate.
The steamer Florida reached New York from Savannah reporting disturbances around Pampalera and a test of constitutionality by Me. Seiger of New Orleans. The narrative notes distilleries closing, prisoners aboard, and naval actions near Matanzas with Creoles and Lopes in focus. From Havana, Concha and the Queen are praised as troops exhausted after Lopez’s execution, with 4000 engaged and 2000 killed, aiding a sense of restored calm and reduced invasion fears.
The Far ante 8th issue lists 48 prisoners captured at Babia Vienda. The same page also carries an official notice announcing the capture of Lopez.
Reports from Ireland warn of anxiety over potato crop tumors amid rain improving disease outlook. Cork intelligence says Serop remains safe despite derangements. In London, reaction to Mr. Gladstone’s Naples remarks fuels anger toward the Bourbonic regime, with calls for reforms and a critique of pope and clergy. A separate dispatch details Chinese turmoil, forecasting rebellion in Canton and rising momentum toward a new era, while India’s vast Cay emphasizes colonized status and vast untapped potential.
OCR fragments discuss fruit varieties and harbors, then shift to a lengthy legal argument about slavery, constitutional rights, and race. It mentions Milwaukee, Boston, and Indiana with references to state laws, the federal constitution, and debates on liberty, equality, and civil rights amid period rhetoric.
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