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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1858
Page
2
The piece lists county nomination candidates including Potter for Sir Hiram, and details a closing rally in Whitewater with speakers Butler G. Noble and others. It urges Republicans to turn out voters, defend principles, and support Potter. It references past votes of Dan Wells and contrasts Free Soil and union stances with competing figures.
The piece details a historic land scandal where Burt Brown and associates allegedly swindled the School Fund. It cites 1856 findings by an Investigating Committee that the state had sold nearly all lands for nominal prices, depriving the state’s children of about 2.4 million dollars due to corrupt Democratic management. Reference is made to an 1836 Assembly Journal appendix.
Beriah Brown asks voters for backing arguing he is not a Buchanan Democrat though his stance on the Speaker and party lines may influence congressional legislation. He warns Republicans to scrutinize ballots amid alleged frauds and ensures vigilance in the voting process.
An Albany Journal excerpt criticizes four shifts in Democratic slavery policy over forty years, ending with the Dred Scott decision. It asserts party candidates Brown Dunn and Tarabes support a slavery doctrine nationwide and questions Wisconsin voters about electing such men.
A Northern editorial reprints Washington Union letters arguing that Dred Scott and federal slavery principles compel slaveholding to extend into all territories. It claims Democratic doctrine enshrines property rights in slaves, pledges party adherence to core Southern interests, and predicts pushback against opponents as the fight over Territorial slavery intensifies.
The paper condemns support for Trina, Larabee and Brown as crucial to Congress. It argues the party must back anti slavery position and cites Henry Clay’s 1850 compromise speech and Calhoun era constitutional rights. It asserts Republicans would uphold slavery doctrine and oppose admission of new territories.
The piece argues that factional divisions within the New York democracy predict a crushing defeat in the November State elections. It foresees Morgan and his State ticket defeated, an opposition legislature, and increased opposition in Congress. It also notes Minnesota railroad bond issues, with bonds totaling $400,100 issued to three companies, including Ohio expanding bond issues. An engineer will survey the Minnesota and Pacific line this week as part of bond eligibility.
A political attack line targets Beriah Brown over $62,600 in corruption bonds money claimed to belong to the public. The speaker accuses Brown of wrongdoing and dodges denial when confronted with the charge, underscoring allegations of public misappropriation.
A political endorsement urges voters to back John F Potter without scratching other names. It argues Potter is honest, capable, and faithful, claiming defeat would condemn his course and urging all to vote for him to ensure representation by a trustworthy candidate.
A table tracing ten years of federal manual expenditures across four administrations shows rising costs. The author argues the Buchanan administration will spend far more than projected, accusing it of corrupting justice and bribing lawmakers. The piece urges voters to support Patterson to oppose what it calls waste and corruption.
Gen 3. FP Coen of 3Gilsr Geo, B Smith of Mad Dan, M Ba of Bugle, and T Wheeler will address Whitewater residents on Saturday evening in support of the Democracy. Republicans are urged to attend. The General is a capable speaker and Geo B Smith is praised as a strong spokesperson for the party.
The Nonocracy of Wismbly District met at the Montour house on Montdly Inet to nominate Perry G. Tarringer of Sugar Creek for Assembly. Warrington praised as fair but unlikely to win. district committeemen Geo. G. Williams Wiitewater D.4 Spickerton Richsiond Doin Wilson La Grangs and Jezse R. Kinne Sugar Creek appointed for the year. The report of proceedings was postponed due to crowd noise and local matters.
A brutal family massacre occurred in New York on West 2th Street on the evening of the 26th inst. Francis Goulding and two servants were killed or badly injured by his son Francis A Goulding, who then killed himself. The father, mother, two sons, a daughter, and a married sister with child were attacked. surviving relatives are severely wounded. Police report the son insane. doctors tried to ease victims as the house was entered.
The pamphlet declares voting as a duty for all citizens in elections, criticizing J Glancy Jones appointment and urging turnout. It argues public choice matters, noting a Democratic majority loss, and warns against political apathy while stressing the rights fought for in 1776. It calls for citizens to vote and uphold republican ideals amid party strife.
Reported in Grant County the Democrat Public Alliance gains strength with 184 Filmorg votes, 175 aligned with Democrats. The Democratic ticket head and Republican tail are described, with calls to voters to back Foster and Turley against the new alliance, and to support Dunn via state convention amendments. An international match note and Morphy Hurwitz chess conclusion are mentioned in passing.
A fragmented page mixes political tallies for Democrats, Republicans, and other notes with anecdotes on advertising influence, a Bently liquor tale, and snippets about bank advances in New York. It also covers speakers and lectures by Bayard Taylor, Theodore Parker, and Rev. Liveingston, plus a Whitewater retail market listing and local trade updates.
A Beloit citizen, Daniel Blodget, was stabbed by a burglar entering the home to rob him. In the struggle a young son of Blodget died. Police report high excitement in Beloit as the burglar remains at large.
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