27 Dec 1856
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Newspaper
Tipton Advertiser
Location
Tipton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1856
Page
1
The editor asks patrons whether to sustain the paper as the volume ends. It defends republican principles, free speech and a moral, family-oriented mission, pledging to cover news and uplifting reading while resisting attacks. It will send copies to potential sustaining readers and seeks feedback on continued support.
A fragment from a Democrat correspondent questions why wooly James Bagley lit the Court House for a Kansas lecturer, why Carter escorted Jones to speak, and why most attendees were Democrats. It claims Jones was sent to Sugar Creek and Springdale to entice Democrats, but failed, leaving the audience unmoved and the plan thwarted by political tensions.
The notice describes two thefts where two jugs of liquor were stolen from travelers near Durant, IA, and then shifts to political and legal discussions including the Kansas resolutions, editorials on Gov Geary and the Lecompte case, and reports from Washington and New York about national issues and a sensational marriage case in New York City.
A long critique urges the legislature to define metes and bounds and the procedural steps for county surveyors in legal subdivisions. It argues for recorded surveys, fair pay, and professional tenure to avoid chaotic boundaries, plus notes on salaries and governance. The piece also reports lectures, local appointments, and a mix of national news items and curiosities from the era.
The article reports on legislative actions in Iowa urging repeal of Kansas Territory laws restricting suffrage and opposing naturalization changes, plus remarks on Kansas constitutional hopes and slavery debates. It notes Gov Geary’s role in removing Lecompte, appointments in Kansas, and a mass whipping of slaves in Virginia linked to insurrection fears, with southern tensions rising across Tennessee and Kentucky.
The editor of North tree accuses the Slave Democracy organ in Dubague of inflaming prejudice against a petition by a colored citizen seeking modest legal rights. The piece recalls a similar push in Ohio years ago to repeal Black Laws, notes injustice, and criticizes North West for opposing reform while defending slavery and labor degradation.
A House resolution against naturalization law changes splits expectations as Republicans unite to amend to reject paupers and felons. Senate factions debate the Kansas question amid partisan strain. Also reports detail two deaths from cold near Fort Atkinson Iowa in a late storm and a massive gunpowder store explosion causing widespread destruction with only three children saved and about a thousand said dead.
Richary L Wiisey Liq senior editor of the Chicago Journal dies recently. One of the oldest editors in the city, he made a marked contribution to the community in which he lived.
The record summarizes Iowa legislature acts authorizing payment and cancellation of bonds to Philadelphia Bank, appointing the State Treasurer to manage the funds, and authorizing a loan of fifty seven thousand five hundred dollars for five years at ten percent. It notes compensation, required bonds, and official sworn attestations, with approval dates in 1856 and 1855. It also mentions political commentary about election votes and a Rothschild marriage notice.
Rail schedule shows daily departures from Iowa City to Davenport with freight and passenger trains at 11 45 A M 6 00 A M and 3 20 P M for Iowa City to Davenport and the reverse at 5 15 A M 4 20 A M and 3 15 P M Add directions for baggage and ticketing and a local Muscatine flour and groceries price list includes wheat butter potatoes and bacon items with scale prices and credits.
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