25 Oct 1860
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Newspaper
Tipton Advertiser
Location
Tipton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1860
Page
1
A long 1860 Iowa fragment combines a spiritual soliloquy on death and heavenly love with political commentary from Ohio and Pennsylvania sources. It quotes Hon. Tom Ewing praising Lincoln while criticizing Douglas, then notes American fashion excess, Pennsylvania election returns, and Pennsylvania and Ohio legislature tallies, concluding with a stream of pointed Douglas critiques and a forecast for November.
A longstanding call to debt avoidance urges readers to endure poverty with honesty and frugality, suggesting pay‑as‑you‑go living, frankness with neighbors, and steadfast self‑respect. The letter warns against false purchases and urges prudent, just dealings as better times return. It blends moral exhortation with a crime report from Atlanta Illinois and a Denver City update.
The Terre Haute speech quotes Herschel V. Johnson praising Lincoln as a rail splitter yet boasting ownership of enslaved people. He claims preferring a enslaved President ally if on the same ticket or in the Cabinet, reflecting pro slavery complexities in rhetoric.
In a Waukon speech Ben Samuels cites reaction to slavery as a moral evil and argues human government has no moral function, saying morals belong to church family and social circles. He claims no moral element has entered General Government since Franklin Pierce and predicts Republicans will push change in March. Hawk
A Dixieland distress voice warns of disunion across states from Texas to Maine. The North replies with firm resolve, saying constitutional ends do not justify rebellion and vowing no disunion. Press and Tribune quote the stance that Northern capital would not endure revolution and that the disunion threat will prove ineffective.
Readers recall Douglases tour boosting Republican votes in Maine and similar gains in Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana. Reports cite numbers per county and cities Harrisburg Pittsburg Cleveland Columbus Indianapolis Lafayette Laporte plus gains at Livery Place. A Democratic Labour opinion cites Curtin vs Lincoln in Pennsylvania and a quip about illiterate voters.
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