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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1860
Page
2
The Dubuque Weekly Times lists subscription options with prices for various copy counts at 56 Main Street Third Floor. Notices emphasize advance payment and compare circulation, endorsing Abraham Lincoln for president amid local promotional copy.
At the Chicago Republican Convention a large gathering of delegates and spectators watched the presidential balloting. New York backed Seward, Illinois supported Lincoln, and after several ballots Seward won a solid majority amid immense popular approval. The Wigwam erupted as the final tally confirmed Seward the nominee while signatures and cheers spread through the hall. The event was marked by orderly proceedings and strong bipartisan enthusiasm for Republican success in November.
A Dubuque Herald Sunday reprints and critiques the Chicago Republican Platform. It argues the platform abandons Congress over territories and endorses a slave code while asserting freedom as the normal condition of all U S territories.
Early dispatches praised the ticket as the strongest possible choice. Support from abroad included Sewarp’s cordial approval and a pledge to campaign through Illinois if needed. Hawtin’s selection for Vice Presidency pleased all sections in Chicago, with adjourning sentiment forecasting a likely victory and enthusiasm rivaling 1840.
Edward Granan Reg died suddenly after mistaking rydinine for quinine on the morning of the 14th. He was 42, a Butler County Pa native, practicing lawyer before moving to De Witt in 1850. He helped start the Standard with Judge McNeil and leaves a wife and two sons at work in the paper. he was a respected attorney and citizen.
In Charleston a dispute centers on the Cincinnati Platform and its interpretation of Popular Sovereignty. Yancey challenges Samuels, insisting the platform defended slaveowners' right to emigrate and hold slaves in U S territories, while critics dispute reported admissions and motives.
Onion Grove in Cedar county near Tipton grows from a small rail station into a budding town. The Union Grove area gains warehouses stores and shops with postmaster Keniston and several merchants driving construction. The village rests eight miles north of Tipton, near the Wapsie river and L. Gere’s brickwork. Local industry includes McCormick Reapers and several tradesmen, with two side tracks and saloons noted. The town aims to become a substantial community as it expands from a single building in 1869 to multiple businesses and services.
The Dubuque Congregational Association met at Monticello Iowa on the 8th inst with Rev L B Furieco chosen Moderator and Deattis L Rice and A W Dullipps as scribes. Attendees heard sermons and exegeses while discussions covered state religion and church statistics. next meeting planned for Dyersville in September with home mission and pastoral topics.
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