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Newspaper
Springfield Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1871
Page
2
The piece surveys white expansion on Native lands, criticizes broken treaties and reservations, and argues Grant shifts toward liberal reforms under pressure from Congress and public opinion. It cites Osage removal, land division proposals, and rail interests driving policy, noting Cherokee leadership and Arkansas politics amidst broader national debate.
The War Department previously suspended a forceful removal order for fear of suffering but now directs a southern Kansas officer to proceed. Congress members and Kansas citizens urged suspension, securing a partial modification allowing waivers in extreme cases. The author believes spring, summer, and fall delays are cruel as more families settle, yet insists trespassers must eventually quit, honoring treaties.
John Phelps asks Greene County editors for support in the Legislature. He argues the Democratic party should nominate a man of integrity and ability to represent local interests in Jefferson City. He cites taxable wealth and railroad property as growth drivers and urges a candidate who can champion Southwest concerns and foster improvements.
Correspondence from Seneca township reports lively debate over a $50,000 railroad vote, with 197 for and 31 against, and notes on local violence and inquest into December 1872 hangings. The writer describes road grading, new buildings, and town improvements as a railroad boom nears, plus political commentary on national figures.
From Leapes Ester Arkansas Dec 21 1871 details a Black mob attacking Lake Village in Chicot County after a white man killed a Black lawyer over bonds and county railroad funding. Homes stores and jail are destroyed. residents flee as reinforcements arrive and state officials debate relief amid widespread fear and violence.
The Illinois Senate engages in a lengthy discussion on investigation and retrenchment. Senators argue over committee structure, civil service reform, and the scope of inquiry into government expenditures and potential office reforms.
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