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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25
work the Roads.

The Commissioners appointed to lay out
and establish State Road leading from
Potosl via. Lancaster, New California and
Mitflin to Mineral Point have completed
their survey Of the route. The next thing
is to raise means by subscriptions and eve
~ other way, to pay for opening the road.
The citizens Of Lancaster can afford to pay
literally towards opening this road east
wards, as they will secure travel and trade
thereby beyond anything they dream of.
There is a large population east of Platte
river whose most convenient trading point
Is Lancaster, but whose trade has hereto
fore gone every other direction. We call
on our Lancaster merchants, landlords, me-
ehanics, DC, to shell out literally; YOU
can afford it; most of you are rich, clea,
OF debt and anxious to expand your bust
ness. If you don't make good roads east.
west and north, much trade legitimately
belonging to you will be diverted elsewhere,
because other places make better roads.
There is the road leading from Lancas.
ter to Patch Grove in a miserable fix
The road districts through which it passes
have little interest In the road, SO it is left
to perish for want Of a bridge or two, and
few days work. The mail will be COM
PEELED to leave the road unless bridge is
built over Little Grant rver,-the contrac-
tor is not compelled to travel on such a
road, and may stop any time without
throwing up his contract.
The contractor upon the mail route from
Cassville to Mineral Point, saws be cannot
possibly continue to carry the mail any
longer unless immediate arrangements are
made to make the road passable between
Lancaster and New California. We must
lend assistance or these commercial ave-
nues to and from Lancaster will be desert
ed by mails and travel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25

SUGGESTIONS, FALSE AND TRuE.-The
common law, which is said to be noted for
its common sense will not permit a wife to
swear for or against her husband, because
she is supposed to be under his control
Rather violent supposition in these times
But children may be witnesses where
there parents are interested, because they
are supposed to be under no such control.
Few will dispute the correctness as a gener-
al rule of this last supposition.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25
Political sornersets.

The Walworth county Reporter, edited
by DR.. Utter, very independent sort of a
man, given to honesty and not at all incli-
ned to conceal any of his POLITICAL mean
dering for the purpose of tracing his faith
back to Jefferson or Hamilton as many are
wont to do, thus accounts over the posi-
lions he has occupied within five years
past:
With regard to our POLITICAL course, we
need say little. 1t is not our boast, that
we vegitate in particular spot, and never
moved from that particular, or in other
words, that we think and feel just as we
did when a child. AS old oceans storms
sometimes drives the mariner to extremi-
ties, so with political storms. We embar-
ked on board the whig ship, but the storms
arose, and we disembarked before it sunk.
The nearest sailing craft was the free soil
ship. Seeing that about to be drove upon
the rocks by itsfmanagers, we betook our
selves to the Democratic ship. If the sail
ing masters of that get drunk or crazy, we
intend to build a craft of our own, and sail
1t on our own way.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25
Nominations up North.

AT Republican Assembly Convention
held at Viroqua, on the 18th inst, for the
counties of Crawford and Bad AK, John
Thomas, of Prairie du Chen, was unani-
mously nominated for the Assembly.
The Democrats of the same counties
held their Convention on the 18th, and
nominated James Fisher for their candi-
date. He is Anti-Nebraska, holding how
ever that dangerous doctrine of Non-Inter-
vention, which gives the slave power three
fourths of the advantage.
Moses S. GIBSON, Of St. Croix, is the
Republican candidate for Senator to repre-
sent La Crosse and Bad AK counties in the
next Legislature.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25
Maine Election.


The Administration has met with, an O.
overwhelming defeat in Maine. The tYis-
consan calls IN the "Maine avalanche" In
1914 towns the vote stands thus:
Morrill, [anti-Nebraska] s1,95s.
Paris Administration 1880.
Reed Whig] $500.
Carey Maine Law ls4i.
Monilfs majority over all is 5oe6.
Wood (Whig and anti ebraska) is cleo
ted to Congress in the LIST district; Perry
(do) in the I'd; Knowlton (anti- Nebraska
DEM in the Sd; Benson (anti-N ebraska
|whig) in the 4th; Washburn (do) in the
5th; and Millikin (anti-Nebraska Dem. J
in the 9th. In the Legislature the House,
as far as heard from, stands anti-Nebraska
"a; Administration lB.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25

JUVENILE INGENU1TY.-A few days since
a countryman was passing down North
street with his wagon, when one of the
wheels came of, and he discovered that
the linchpin was gone. After searching
for some time,h offered the boys who con-
gregated around shilling to whoever
should find it. They then joined in the
search, and in few minutes one of the
boys brought him what he supposed to be
the lost pin. Having adjusted the wheel,
he paid the shilling and started off, but he
had not gone more than half a square be-
fore wheel on the other side of the wag-
on came off, when de discovered that the
young rascal had stolen the pin from the
other wheel, to obtain the reward Bal
timore Clipper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25

HThe Potosi Republican publishes Doug
las' 4th of July buncomb Speech at Philadel-
phla, and among other editorial remarks in re :
ference to it, uses the following remarkable
language as the sentiments Of its editors
discussions Of the Slavery question in Con-
gress have never failed to produced storm a.
mong the people land for this reason we witness
sed with regret the untimely and uncalled for
repeal of the Missouri Compromise, although
the act may be, and in our opinion, is justified
by every principle of re asoning and compatible
withthe true spirit ofdemocratic government
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25
Resolutions OF IS49.
Compared with Democratic Re-
solutions i'm 1854.

Resolutions OF IS49,
Compared with Democratic Re-
solutions i'm 1854.
We call particular attention to the dou-
BILE column of Democratic Resolutions on
our first page,-the Mineral Point resolu-
tons of the It'll September 1854, and the
Madison resolutions of 7th September,
1s49-the first being adopted and pro
mnlged by q Congressional Convention,
the latter BY State Convention-all De-
mocratic, and receiving support from the
game men or class Of men.
BY comparing both sets of resolutions it
viii be seen that opposite sentiments are
expressed throughout in nearly every point
touched upon by both conventions; as, for
instance, Intervention by Congress is ur-
ged as cardinal doctrine of Democracy
Ia sls49.--in 1854 Non-InterYention by
Congress is part of the Democratic creed.
No more Slave States, was Democratic in
1s49-,in 1854, selfgoyenment is best
promoted 'sby leaving all questions concer-
ming the domestic policy therein to the Lee
gislatures chosen by the people thereof"
Congressional non-interference in the Ter
ritories has long been the Democratic faith
in 54,-inl 849 the Democracy held it to
be 1.-The duty of Congress to incorporate
the provisions Of 1887 prohibiting Slavery
in all territorial organic acts hereafter to
be passed, and to oppose admission into
the Union of any new Slave States"
The Democratic State Convention Of
l849 went over all the then Democratic
ground: as, for instance, -"free and equal
suffrage" which meant without question,
the right Of aiggers to vote; free trade
and direct taxation; freedom of the pub
lie lands, land limitation; river and har-
Dor Improvements by government aid ;
cheap postage and election of all govern
ment officers from President down to Post
masters and ministers of the gospel; oppo-
sition to banks and in favor of the indie
pendent treasury; for reasonable exemp-
ton laws, and the right of Canada to be-
come free and annex herself to this glori-
Gus Union.
President Pierce has shown his opposi-
ton to nearly all these measures, and from
the tabling Of the resolutions at Mineral
Point, denouncing his administration, it
seems almost the entire party go with
him; so even the resolves of 1849 apart
from those on Slavery, are now opposed
by the Democracy.
What then becomes of the high preten-
sions Of the sham Democracy who claim to-
be the political saints of earth, and who
denounce all others as Abolitionists, Fede-
ralists and traitors!
Lastly, the Democratic State Conven-
ton Of l84s, shaped their resolutions to
bring about a coalition with the Abolition
lsts,--read the last resolve of the Mineral
Point Convention-@That all coalitions
are unmanly and dishonest, and lead only
to tricks" DC. What a mass of fiat gam
mon these wire-workers do make of IT,
What gull-traps they set for the masses,
and then get caught themselves!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25
The Ayes and Noes.

The following is the vote on the Nebras,
ka resolutions, passed at the Democratic
Convention at Mineral Point on the 9th,
as published in the official proceedings in
the Madison AEgns: -s-
Ayes-Billings, Boyden, Lean, collin,
ger, N. Dewey, W. P. Dewey, Clinton,
Rountree, Penn, Worden, Allen, (s) Rod
OF, Ladue, Kyle, Rose, Parkinson, OGDEN.
Dean, Falrchild, Beardsley, Brown, Sweat.
and Bradley, (2) %.
Noes-Tellfair, Stevens, ~ Washburn.
Thomson, Gardiner, Jorden, Pesse. Mel.
Smith, Armstrong, Woodle, Bugh, Eddy.
Firrnin, and Mclaughlin, ~ II.
Mr.. Noodles resolution repudiating the
administration of President Pierce, was ia
bled by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Billings, Boyden, collin
ger, Stevens, (2( Gardiner, Pease, Warden.
Allen, (9l Rodolf, Ladue, Kyle, Rose, Par
kinsen, Bugh, Dean, Fairchild, Firmin.
Brown, Sweat, Mclaughlin, (2) Brawlev.
(2) N. Dewey.
Noea-Tellfair, Lean, Wriesburp ". ?.
Dewey, Clinton, Thomson, Rountree. Penn.
Rockwell, Nile, Smith, Armstrong, Ogden,
Eddy, and Beardsly. "
Mr.. W. P. DEWEY informs us that he
voted mo" on the Nebraska Resolutions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25

FooD FOR GEoLoG1srs.-Sixteen or
eighteen feet below the surface of the
ground at Appleton, cedar boughs, foliage,
wood, stumps, DC, are invariably found in
digging wells. The soil above is entirely
different, being hard mari, such as is pc
culiarto lime stone soil. Another item:
while the lime rock appears to be natural,
bolders are scattered here and there, as if
by some action they had been spread over
the land. On inquiry, we find that SIM
liar discovery Of cedar trees has been made
several miles in the interior from here.
Now this soil upon the cedar swamp
(which apparently existed ages ago. new
er was formed by the decay of vegetable
matter. Was this country mountainous
and has volcanic action leveled those noun
tains and filled up the valleys? Who can
solve the problem ?-[ Appleton Crescent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25
acknowledgements, to insure insertion in tn

Advertisements, to insure insertion in the
following number of the Herald, must be han
ded in by noon on Saturdays.
SLoAN's FAMILY PILLs.-A long and extern
sive experience has furnished ample testimony
that, as pill adapted to meet the wants and
emergencies of all classes, young or old, male
or female, or as the name indicates, mild safe,
and efficient Family Pills these are without a
rival.-[ Exchange.
Prepared and sold, wholesale and retail, at
No. 40 Lake-st., Chicago, ILL.,, by Walter B.
Sloan.
See advertisement in another column,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25
GwThe Republicans have put in nom

Gy-The Republicans have put in nom
nation Mr.. Washburn of Mineral Point
DR.. Hoyt is clever fellow, and being a
democrat, would have beat Mr. Washburn
badly year ago; but to be friend and
pensioner Of the administration now is
what METER Dr. Hoyt nor any other man
can survive in this part of the world. The
Doctor may just as well make up his Jew
els for a voyage up Salt River. The dis
trict is strongly democratic, but the people
have already stood too much nonsense for
their patience.
Mr.. Washbuln is said to be capable, and
honest, and sure Of being elected Prai-
RE du Chen Courier.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25
Joseph Miller.

A stranger, with the above name died last
week at the Phoenix Hotel in this village. =
His residence is not certainly known, but is
supposed to have been in so uthern Wisconsin
or northern Illinois, his effects are in the hands
OF E. Hathaway, Esq, the proprietor of the
Phoenix Hotel, who will be happy to render
any information in his possession to the rela-
uves OF the deceased.--[ Prairie du Chen Cou-
rier.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25
Mass County Convention.
The very latest Method to get mp
q Reaction.

The douglas organs are greatly elated
at the prospect Of Kansas and Nebraska
becoming free States. This is the last
great argument used to scare upa reaction;
the excitement, they say, win stimulate en-
igration from the free states to Kansas and
Nebraska, and therefore, Douglas ought to
be thanked, although his intents were trea-
sonable to honor and liberty They fur
thermore believe that Douglas will be the
greatest living human in the universe as
soon as people can be persuaded to think
so, which will be about the time another
Presidential election rolls round
The fact of the matter is this: the Alb
olitionists of Boston and elswhere, have
formed an Emigration Association with q
million dollars capital to assist free labor
ers with their families to these Territories,
with the view Of making them free States.
They have succeeded largely, and no doubt
their organization will effect much, though
the great battle is yet to fight. The Doug
las Democracy have just found out what
the Abolitionists are about, and have COM
menced cheering them nobly, without how
ever rendering any material aid in the way
of money.
In respect to colonizing Kansas and Ne
hYoa DO !
cracy and Boston Abolitionists perfectly a.
gree, except that the former manifest their
insincerity by Withholding their dimes, while
the latter show their honesty by heavy
drafts upon their pockets. The Missouri
Compromise secured both these Territories
to freedom, but now there is no guaranty
for such freedom except by agitation. The
slave democracy pretend to oppose this
agitation, and yet claim that slavery will
be kept out of Kansas and Nebraska by
the agitation! Their pretensions are as
shallow as those claiming the principle of
the Missouri Compromise to be wrong and
its repeal right; yet the repeal being wrong
only because Of the agitation!
In the mean while, Gen. Pierce is doing
all he can by executive interference to get
chain gangs of negroes into Kansas and
Nebraska He has supplied Kansas with
a South Carolina Governor,who is of course
right on the Niger question, believing that
sac mast, hare more slape States to offset the
i'acendiary institutions Of the north ecith
their free labor and mobocrat hordes gath
cred from European dens Of pollution."
The Governor having the veto power can
veto any law making the Territory free,
unless passed by two-third vote over his
veto. Slavery already existing there with
out any law sanctioning it, further than
what already exists, slaves are held there,
perfectly secure so far as law is concerned
Nothing but two-thirs vote Of the Lee
gislature car. drive it away. The onlyrem-
edy Is in two-third vote, which is hard to
raise, because the negro party will raise
the usual cry of abolition" which reaches
more or less fools. 1t will take voting
population Of at least three-fourths oppo-
sed to slavery to prevent these Territories
becoming slave States. The Missouri Com
promise made them free forever; it is now
repealed, what is the remedy? -Appea1 to
tie Ballot Boa, is one remedy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25
NJ A r RED

Sept. 10th--In the town of D..
well Beazley; Esq, Mr.. THOMAS any By 3d.
MISS MARY JANE LANE, both Of ,Ia nsss nj
Sept. f7th--In .Wingville, BY W. s's'osa
man, Esq, Mr.. Frederick Dou.ma' Chap,
erai Point, to Miss HARRIET Sess o. Nib
WingviIle. 'caSEE, d
Sept; i2th--rn Wyalusing, at tbs 49,,
of H. r. Miles, Esq, by r. Glenn ,' Re resdeao
ANDREW DrTTU, to Miss WILHAM,,, Is = Nj
all OF Clayton county. Iowa. Also. 'A SsV'l
18th inst.--At the residence Of rs,;,,.
ton, Esq, by the same, Mr.. HENRY 1 W'l eFaa'
to Miss LAvIsA Bennett, ali Of + 1 cI.aa
county, Iowa. ~ Vi o'aya
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25

IRISH KNow-NoTHING LopeE.-In re.
ference to the formation of a Know-No-
thing Lodge in New York, by Protestant
lrishmen, the Pilot says: s'The Protestan.
Irish have Orange, or Nothing Lod.
ges in all our large cities. The rules, re.
gulations, and oaths, Of the Know-Noth-
ings are principally made up from those Of
the Orange Lodges"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25
Straved OR Stolen,

EROM the undersigned, residing in m u.
vile, Grant County, since Sunday, pep
10th, 1854, Light Bay Mares or y1 "a,
old, about Is hands high, with star - !. W. ~
forehead ,-ratheF low in flesh, sore plats y
her back lowing to hard ridi ng), nearly l ra,
ed but bare fore feet shod. Her HoTs. "a y.
went off with her; he is about 3 month, NV
same color, and mark on the face, as the aeu,
a cut in one of his fore feet, caused byIual'''
against scythe. r,,l
Any person returning said Mare ana .h rS' 4
or giving information where they or e'ns i.S
them may be found, viii be liberay, TesalNS'
OLE JANSSE.n',.o d.
Wingyille. Sept. 18th, 1854. ~.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25

WHAT IS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Sumner. in his
recent speech at the Republican Convention in
Massachusetts, tod the people what three
things were needed in order that the North
should be properly represented at Washington.
Said he:
BONE and third is BACK BONE"
Never were truer words spoken. The race
of cringing, shufiling,. tricky doughfaces must
be ''crushed out,' and men sent to represent
tile Free North, who have souls of their own
and resolution, and Stamina. Let the people
of Wisconsin send such men as Wyman Spoon
er, Caiwalader c. Washburn, and another OF
the same sort with them, and no one will have
the slightest doubt as to where they stand
There is backbone enough in Judge spooner
to piece out forty doughfaces. Il Milwaukee
Sent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25

POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY" Louis Napo-
leon boasts that the French are the freest peo-
pie in Europe, for they elected him, and he
makes the laws as he peases.
Franklin Pierce claims that the settlers of
Kansas and Nebraska are sovereign, because
they can elect Legislature, whose laws can
be vetoed by the Presidents Governor, not ex
ecuted by the Pesdent's marshals, and annul-
led by the Presidents judges.
Stephen A. Douglas says the people of IL
linois do not know anything, because they do
not see the justice of a law which gives sla-
very chance to plant itsef upon free soil.
The three respectable gentlemen above
named are democratic humbugs.-I Chicago
Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25

VoLTAIRE's RIDDLE.-What is the lon
gest and yet the shortest thing in the world I;
the swlftest and the most slow: the most
divisible and the most extended the least
valued and the most regretted; without
which nothing can be done; which devours
everything, however small, and yet gives
life and spirit to every object, however
great? Answer-Time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25

@ Senator ATcH1soN, of Missouri, il
is said, intends to go over to Kansas te
live, in event of his being defeated for re-
election to the United States Senate
There are already two Printing! Offices there
a host of Territorial offices, Methodist
Missionary Station, and section of the U
S. Army-all under government pay and
devoted to ATcHIsoN's way of thinkinp.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25

The Waukesha P5aissdeoler learns
that an AI1ti-Nebrask Democratic paper
is soon to be started at Lancaster, Grant
County.
We hope the new paper win also be An
administration upon the Fugitive Slave
Law, Non-Intervention, River and Harbor
Improvement and Homestead Law, and
likewise Anti-State Administration upon
the outrageous extravaganza of Barstow
and the Balance. Such Democratic pa
per might flourish at Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25

PATENT Cows Tail HolDER-Mr John
nj. 'vyeare, Or ceaprook, N. H., has recent
Ily obtained patent for holding cows tails
still during the operation of milking. The
machine is fastened to one of the animals
ham strings, and the tail is compressed
Mr.. Weare politely styles his discovery the
''milker's protector" Cows we presume
will now live for eyer,as this patent machine
is designed to prevent them "kicking the
bucket"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25

HE next Year will commence on Monddv.
October End, with a full Board Of Instruction.
Rooms in the New Building will be rented
to young men at reasonable rates. Clubs for
boarding at cost, will be formed if desired
II is desirable that all should be present at the
beginning of the year.
Platteville, Sept. 1854. r2t1o
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25

WHERE IS THE REPUBLIC OF DOMINICA p
AS there is considerable discussion relative to
the annexation of Dominica to our country, il
may be interesting to know where this convicted
spot may be:
The Republic of Dominica cover three
ifourths of the large Island of ST. Domingo /;
has a population Of about 400 900; most gen
ial, equabe, and mild climate highly pro-
ductive soil; and some of the largest and best
harbors in the world. Its population is about
one-third white, of Spanish, French, and Eng
lish descent; one-ffth pure black; and the
balance creole or mixed.
1t has now maintained its independence a.
bout ten years. 1t has purely republican
form of government, with Congress elected
once in two years, President elected once in
Icluding a Court of Admiralty at the city and
pert of st. Domingo, appointed by the Presi-
dent and Congress, during good behavior; JUS
tees of the peace, or Alcaldes, elected by the
people an army of about 4,200, only por-
ton ofwhich is kept under arms however; six
or seven strong Forts; that at st. Domingo ca
pable Of prot ectlng the port bay, and shipping
in ordinary cases, and at least of sinking sew
enty-four gun ship and repeling small fleet,
if necessary.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25

A DEMOCRATIC NoMINEE.-C. A. STE
VEINS is the Democratic candidate in the
La Crosse Assembly District, and announ-
ces, ~ shall not suffer my position, infiu-
ence or vote to aid or abet the extension
of slavery in any form whatever, or in any
way sanction the Fugitive Slave Law OF
what is known as the Nebraska Bill"