Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-07-13
MILWAUKEE, JUNE Is, 1914.

ilc:c' bolsiuCiHu INV hStSioSS"Sooo
character of the inhabitants, thrown to-
gether from all parts of The world dur
ing the past FIVE or six years, the state
of affairs is generally more quiet and
orderly than might naturally be expec-
ted. The Germans compose, by far,
the greatest proportion of The foreign
population, and they, yea know, are
generally quiet, well disposed and
industrious people. l find, too, far
greater degree of intelligence amongst
them, than is usually TO be found "a
mpng immigrants of this class. The
Irish compose no inconsderable part of
the population aforesaid, and they ,judg-
ing from what slight observation have
been enabled 10 make, are certainly
not to be ranked as the least useful
portion of the community. The great
est source or cause ofthe degradation
and viciousness, which characterized,
not many years since, an Irish settle
ment or nighborhood, wherever or
however located, is now fortunately 10
great extent removed mean in
temperance. The influence of Father
Mathew has not been confined 10 the
limits Of the Emerald Isle, but has
spread itself across the Atlantic-aye,
indeed, across the American Continent
and has reached almost every Irish
heart, and effected complete revolu-
ton iii Irish habits and character.
Sobriety has taken the place ofinebre-
ty-harmony the place of discord-
industry, thrift and contentment, the
place of Incidence poverty and misery;
and this not only here, but through
out the country, where Father Math-
ew's name and his efforts in the g!o-
rlous cause of temperance, have been
sounded in the ears Of his coun-
trymen. Ireland, rs Nation, stands
now upon moral elevation which
renders her the envy Of the civilized
world-an elevation, attained, not
through the political agitations ofO'-
Connell, but principally through The
peaceful and extensively benevolent
elfortso the greatest Apostle of reform,
moral and social, the world ever saw
the quiet and unostentatious Father
Mathew! And Irishmen, as class a.
broad catching the spirit of reform
from the affairs Of their native land,
have thrown aside, as if by common
consent, the degrading vice which has
hitherto borne them to the earth, and
leveled them with the brute, and have
risen, disenthralled, to usefulness and
true dignity Of life and manhood. 1t
isus eless to dwell upon the character
oithe remaining part Of the population
here-the rest, composing probably
one-half of the seven thousand which
the village numbers, being Yankees
and Yankee is Yankee, you know,
whether among his own native hills
on the cotton plantations Of the palmy
South-on the broad prairies of the
fertile West-with the same prcdom-
mating trait-a resistless and absorb
ing desire, by hook or by crook, TO
speculate and accumulate.
or the religious denominations, the
Congregational is probably the most
numerous; they have commodious
and handsome brick Church on The
West side the River Their Pastor,
the Rev. J. J. Miter, is said TO be a
man OF much zeal, and more than or
binary talent; and under his auspices
this sect is represented TO be in -four
ishing condition. The Presbyterians
have also neat house Of worship to the
{ village. on the east side Of the river.
Their Pastor, the Rev. Mr.. Chaplin, is
a ripe scholar, and quite ellicien: and
popular in his ministerial calling
The Methodist denomination, is rapid
w increasing in numbers. At present
they have a small and inconvenient
house Of worship, but are now max
ing arrangements for the erection Of a
large Church, which will be probably
completed within half a year, when
more energetic efforts will be made to
extend and build Up the cause of Zion
in this region. The Baptists have or
ganized-bave place Of public wor-
ship-a Minister-and are said to be
respectable in point Of number and
+ advancing. The Episcopal;ans, since
I the death Of Rev. Mr.. Hull, have been
without Rector, and are not at pres
ent in very flourishing condition
With reference to the Catholics J know
but little-,heir numbers is said to be