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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1866
Page
1
The notice lists advertising prices and column sizes for the Siawarn County Journal. Rates include annual and semiannual options for various column lengths. Proprieties BGCEWLLL and Uptmam publish these terms for readers.
Governor Lucius Fairchild proclaims that section 2 of chapter 137 of the 1849 General Laws is in force, declaring that every male colored resident aged twenty one and up who has resided in Wisconsin for one year is a qualified voter and eligible for office, following a 1866 Supreme Court decision. The notice marks the state’s commitment to equal suffrage and cites the April 2 1866 date with the Great Seal affixed.
A mournful poem questions who will weep beside a departing soul and care for the sleeper in a somber bed. The text moves to a critique of intemperance arguing that alcohol ruins judgment, harms public trust, and endangers leaders and lawmakers by dulling minds and compromising duty.
Leslie Q Olcott was elected Fond du Line City Clerk by a good majority. His opponent Gula stucker shared local residence history with Olcott, a detail raising local interest. Olcott aided in starting the paper and remains a strong figure in the ticket order.
Fragmented OCR shows a roster of federal officials and cabinet members. Names include Andrew Johnson, Seward, Edwin M Stanton, Gideon Wells, James Harlan, James Speed, William Dennison, Salmon P. Chase, and others, with titles such as President of the Senate, Secretary of State, Treasury, War, Navy, Interior, and Chief Justice.
A long list names governors, secretaries, and judges across Wisconsin counties. Included are Lucius Farrcutg, Wy man Spooner, Charles Fatrculod and many county and circuit judges serving districts such as Dane, Jefferson, Racine, Grant, and Winnebago, among others. The document enumerates state offices, clerks, librarians, and judiciary figures with regional assignments across the state.
The United States Senate, in a pivotal Friday session, approved the Civil Rights Bill by a 33 to 15 tally despite the President's veto. The vote aligns with prominent reformers and signals continued resolve to protect national honors and enforce equal rights, urging the loyal North to support the Senate's stance. The list of yeas includes Anthony, Brown, Chandler, Clark, Cragin, Fessenden, Wade, Sumner, Trumbull, and others. nays feature Buckalew, Guthrie, Hendricks, Johnson, and Welty among a few.
The paper denounces the President's veto of the Civil Rights Bill, labeling the action as harmful to federal reform. Editors urge continued legislative momentum and defend equal protection principles despite the veto.
The Milwaukee Sentinel denounces Senator Doolittle for reading letters from Louisiana and Alabama during Civil Rights Bill debate. It accuses him of betraying Wisconsin and urges the legislature to censure or recall him before adjournment. The piece lambasts his claim of loyalty while criticizing his conduct.
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