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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1857
Page
2
The Berlin Courant rebukes a Wisconsin Republican critique and defends anti slavery positions. It reiterates opposition to extending slavery and to the Fugitive Slave Law, asserts constitutional delivery of runaways, and recalls 1844 campaign dynamics to argue for unity within the party. It asks what the Courant finds objectionable in those sentiments.
The Fond du Lac Commonwealth and the Pica Democrat press critique the Milwaukee Abolition Convention and urge Republicans to embrace stronger anti slavery policy. They argue the national platform is insufficient and press for unconditional repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law, urging the party to act decisively on slavery in territories and states.
A Wisconsin editorial defends Republican principles amid national strife over the Dred Scott decision and Fugitive Slave Law. It argues slavery is a state issue and condemns abolitionist excess while praising the Republican platform as constitutional and necessary. The piece also comments on a federalist clash in Ohio, the duty to resist illegal federal overreach, and notes Prairie du Chien and Waukesha presses.
Correspondence from Hudson Yown dated May 28 1867 reports rafts of logs and lumber moving down the Mississippi from Chippewe and St Croix headwaters. Lumber prices rise, lumber scarcity, and speculation drive town growth with Prescott Hastings Madison and Lakelawn rising in value. Nearby Sioux Indians and whiskey trade affect settlement, while Hastings gains as a rail link anchor. the writer notes rapid property inflation and the river towns’ evolving fortunes along the Wisconsin axis.
A letter notes the New York Tribune copied the Whitewater Register’s murder account and places the event at Cold Spring Jefferson County New York. It mocks the Tribune for mislocating the incident and blames the Milwaukee Free Press for reprinting from Watertown Register.
A fragment discusses a proposed Southern Rights paper in Philadelphia and questions its viability in Northern cities. It notes Bulwer’s new novel anticipated by Harpers and cites the Waukesha Republican’s positive note on grain and fruit crop prospects in that region.
A lengthy discourse from May 6, 1857 denunciates Stanton's Acting Governor proclamation for Kansas delegate elections. It outlines censuses missing in many counties, biased representation favoring Missouri frontier areas, and argues formal apportionment ignores Free-State counties. The piece urges readers to inspect the map and official acts, warning of further political manipulation.
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