Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02
For the Grant County Herald.
rhf-Chat with the Editor.

GassD HERALD :-Our clrcumlocutlon
.d department. has just delivered me
Herald of the 4th ult. It travelled a.
!. II miles day. "Better late than
SER" s.
We have an ex-editor of Republican
sper living in this town, Darlington
told me the other day that among all
exchanges, he used to welcome most
b Grant County Herald. It's editor
b SO original, spicy, and fresh-honest'
ress and incorporating. From the
10y now have, I see the sensible editor
X the Conserpator is of a similar opinion.
kmong all your editorials none afford me
Il much amusement and sober thought as
lose on the measures and acts of the gem
al government and the sham-ocracy.-
M matter how thick the covering, or
vhateyer the material with which it is
oyerlaid you can always see the "nigger
i it," and show him up. You are not
i'll only editor, however, who can do this.
ne London Punch is ) our match; indeed
Hectic ahead. He anticipates and deals
81 foreshadowing tropes and figures. !
sope you get Punch: if you do you must
lave had good laugh-'tis good to laugh
over the illimitable likeness of Mr.. Blu
shanan drinking glass of the poisoned
xster in Washington. Like yourself. he
rs the black question, and Niger in
syerything that is sham-ocratic. Our
Resident stands erect, poor man, holding
lone hand a vial labelled "Jlack draught:"
juithe other he holds tumbler of the
Ii0uid be is about to swallow, and floating
IL the middle is a little niger. That is
fhe dose given him at Washington, and he
E& to swallow it niger and all.
In one of your items You tell us that a
=
ne Republican paper is about to De
snrted in Darlington and that $500 is
ekeady subscribed in the town. That is
Might mistake, not the money but the
.kracter of the paper. Your informant
pnbably said ace are about to have new
psper, DC, and you interpreted it to mean
II Republicans. 1t is to be Indepen-
az. The protector came on a visit, said
81 was working printer and would not
pptesS 10 write, but would receive arti-
chs from any party. The amount was
sat scribed for adyer tisements, ana think
400 more might be obtained. He was
iohave been here on the list of April, but
"a have not heard anything of him. We
ID sider ourselves open for printer now,
ia it is good opportunity. Our popu-
lalion is over 500 and constantly increas-
is
Your article on the extraordinary char
der of the Beecher family brought to
ii mind the remark of baptist paper
ptblished in Boston, The Watehmsoa and
injector, made few months ago. The
e3itor said the whole world was now di-
lied into two distinct classes, ".Sinners
"a the Beecier .fanaily!'
Are you not greatly amused BY the
nhnner in which the papers Of the sham
oracy rejoice when in any of the free
sntes they elect man to the most insig-
n6cant Office? / like to look over their
Papers for fun.
Last week the New York weekly NeCs
h6aded notice of the election of super
ySor in one of the New York towns, with
aforioms viaory, Democracy trsMn-
ptam." The next day the Chicago Times,
Ruglas paper, copied it, and ! suppose it
going the rounds now.
All. ali ah! what a glorious triumph.
3at splendid victory! "The great un-
rifed Democratic pa ty, of the most en-
htened, free andi nte lligent people in the
hole earth, have elected a supervisor.
ey are certainly getting amiable if such
all tavors are SO graciously and gratefully
o;.oa