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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1859
Page
2
The document cites A Kasson and Oxi 608 directing county contentions for delegate appointments and party organization. It notes voters and percentages in a general election context and assigns duties to central committees and county officials, with dates and procedural guidance from March 26, 1658.
The Galena, Dubuque, Dunieith and St Paul Packet Company loses part of its daily mail contract to the Post Office Department. Mail between St Paul and Prairie de Chien may continue, while the stretch south of Dog Meadow faces reliance on stage coaches. Officials blame Treasury strains and funding gaps, and critics flag bureaucratic waste. The piece also notes Republican state convention timing questions and Iowa land issues before ending with a note on tract land value rulings.
A long letter attributed to Hon. E. Bates of St Louis argues for federal support of commerce via lighthouses harbors and river improvements while opposing foreign territorial expansion. It critiques the current administration for warlike aims in Mexico and costly spending, warning about sectional prejudice and dangerous federal overreach. The piece endorses Bates’s national artirs but condemns the bison agitation as a pernicious sectional tool.
The Echo, an American vessel loaded with enslaved Africans, was captured near Key West by the Dolphin. The crew and cargo were taken to Charleston where the crew faced trial. the jury returned a Not Guilty verdict. Separate items note indictments in Savannah and Cleveland, plus a boundary dispute between the United States and Britain over Pacific coast lines and a Kentucky congressional renomination for Dance B. Cray.
A chaotic Oberlin episode sees thirty seven locals jailed for aiding a fugitive slave. Kentucky men Jennings and Mitchell face arrest as witnesses amid Lorain County court action. Ohio officials clash with federal authorities over custody and safety in Cleveland courtroom confrontations. The scene also notes a Wisconsin lawyer's Boston speech on liberty and American ideals.
The Dubuque Weekly, Times notes arraignment before the U S District Court in Cleveland for violating the Fugitive Slave Law. It details the trial of Bosnett and several associates, their refusal of bail or defense, and remarks on political affiliations. It also covers Buenos Aires and Paraguay Treaty rumors, Davenport Supreme Court arguments on Nightingale Charter, and the new Municipal Court decision affirming its legality and impact on city governance.
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