Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-23
Monday, January 23, 1854.
THE GOVERNOR AND HIS MES
SAGE

Gov. BARsTow is man Of mature
years ,-somewhat past the meridian Of
life. There is something, (call it vene
ration, about such person that attracts
respect from all, and repels low order
of feeling towards him. We are not in
stinctively apt TO suspect the demagogue
in venerable old man. 1t is the man
of score and half or forty years in
whose head reign& the non committalisms
and double dealings of Brutus. We
are slow to judge harshly Of old heads.
but in the case before us, there is no way
but TO GENE out and say what we think
The Message OF Governor BARsrow
proves that he is not the man he pre-.
tends to be,--that he is just the man we
said he was before wanting all
The parts Of a Governor, save the title
with which the people have clothed him
by accident. We illustrate the man in
one item :--on the subject of a prohibi-
tory liquor law, he wants the peoples
servants 10 say what is best for the peo-
pie, when they have spoken themselves !!
He dares to insinuate that the servants
are greater, and know the wants of their
masters better than themselves, the peo-
pie. All the while he talks of Democ-
racy and the will of the sovereign peo-
pie, like men Of his class generally do.
Gov. FARwELL was lots more Democrat :.
ic, for he pretended less and ac. 81 ! more.
Gov. Dewey presumed less, and never
went into ecstatic gloriicaton about the
dear people he acted up 10 his duty aud
profession when the time came,-- but
with Coy. BARsrow,it's nothing but how
oa1ce ct decorun it is TO govern this NIGH
ty, glorious, laundering, great State Of
Wisconsin!
Gov. BARsrow belongs to the domi-
nant portion of the Democratic party of
Wisconsin, who are more hostile, Tin
secretly TO Pierce's administration than
the Wings are. Hence, he is in favor
of Government appropriations for wes-l
tern rivers and harborS, which President
Pierce is not, He is in favor of the
school fund without saying for what pur-
pose; also, in favor of schools for the
blind, insane, deaf and dumb. He is OPP
posed to biennial sessions, and in favor
of the emigrant agency to canvass all the
world, Except Africa) for men to come
to Wisconsin. He recommends that rail-
roads be free from taxation while build
ing. Why DON'T ourecommend, Cover
nor, that our farms and our houses be
exempt from taxation while being made !?
Can it be that our farms and houses de-
serve less favor than railroads do, or
that railroads merit more special favors
than farms ? Why not exempt from tax
alton our infant manufactures of ploughs,
wagons and furniture
We often think strange that so few
real beneficiary suggestions are made by
our Governors, upon the great produc-
tive interests of the country agricul-
ture, manufacturing, mining end the me-
chanic arts. They are only referred to
for glerifcation--not for suggesting any
thing 10 benefit them. We want more
action-lesS profession. 1t is easy to
grind in the public hopper, but it is hard
TO make cider out Of stones. We want
cider. Could not Governor BARsrow
suggest TO the Legislature, that farmers
would be largely benefited by Analysing
each kind of soil, SO that they may know
what is wanting or what is superabun-
dant IN their lands? Could not the Gov
ernor offer some special inducemeat to
cree! manufactures OF wares that we now
send to New England or Europe for =?
Or, could he not propose some nice in
ducements for artisans 10 come and work
our metals, calcine our lead for paint,
smelt our copper and iron, and roll them
into sheets