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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24

The South put rhetorical garlands upon
their Minotaur, and parade him before the
world, as the rarest creation which civiliza-
ton has bred.
We, who live securely in the North,
can scarcely understand what are the feel
ings Of men reared among such popula-
ton. They do not exercise the common
liberty of speech. Nothing betrays this
SO foreibly as the sensitiveness of the South
to freedom Of speech or of the press. A
book was found on a booksellers shelf, in
Mobile, containing the life Of self-eman-
cipated slave. The people rose with a par
oxysm that showed panic rather than pru-
dence. But it was panic that could new
er have been felt, except where men were
startled, like lone inhabitants of haunted
house, by the crockly sound or the sigh
ing of Whisper
If a clergyman dares to make religion
sympathetic with human liberty, he is sum
marily elected. fla citizen dares to speak,
though himself STAKEHOLDER, in favor,
remotely, of liberty, he is visited threat
ened, dragooned to silence, or driven out.
These things are not to be regarded as
evidences ola cruel and hard-minded peo-
lple. The South is full of humane, kind,
sympathetic, and hospitable people, but
they are all living in powder magazine.
1t makes no difference who offers to 90
down with q sparkling torch where the
powder lies open and ready for explosion.
They scream out with alright. Though it
were son, brother, Or father, they seize
him and hustle him away. It is for their
life that they watch. Nor can they help
it. There is cause. There always will be
SO long as slavery exists. It belongs to
the thing itself. 1t carries punishment
with it in every form. A man who shod
take up the trade of breeding scorpions in
his house, would not have occasion to fear
more constantly, than they who dwell
among slaves that are wronged, and who
know it. We do not blame the South
We pity the people. None the less do we
pity them because it is sin as we'll as
misfortune to maintain slavery. 1t is no
excuse that they inherited it. That is
never set down against them. 1t is that
they show no disposition to get rid of it,
that they make ghostly boasts of its ben .
fits, while they are quiverng with mo- tai
terror at rumor, at the gathering IF a
dozen dancers, at q signal, Or q ball among
the colored people.-!N. Y. Intepen-
dent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24

Iowa. Of the whole number of votes
polled in the State of Iowa, more than halt
were liz the sixteen counties in which are
located the towns Of Keokuk, Dubuque,
Davenport, Marion, Mount P leasant, Bell
evue, Keosauqua, Ottumwa, Fairfield, Iowa
City, Oskaloosa, Muscatine, Burlington,
Granville, De Witt and Des Moines City.
These lie along the Mississippi and Des
MONIES rivers. Dubuque is the largest
town in the State, Davenport ranking see
ond, Keokuk third, Burlington fourth, Mus
catine fifth, and Iowa City sixth. The
organized counties in the State number
IS, but there 80 others unorganized, lying
in the wild north western region. An Iowa
paper says that these are being organized
at the rate of about six per annum. The
recent action of the United States govern
ment, in providing for the opening Of this
wilderness to settlement, will have an i'm
portant effect in stimulating its progress.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24

|
The Sorghum, or Chinese Sugar Cane,
has been raised in Rock County. A gen
tlemen named Lockwood, living in the
TOWN Of Union, received some month,
since some choice mellon seeds from fam
lily living III Illinois, but recently from
France. With the melon seed he received
another Of which he knew nothing. He
planted i, however, last spring, and re-
ports that it grew finely, some stalks at
tanning sixteen feet in length. His cattle
broke ito his enclosure once and ate por
ton Of it. The remainder he secured, and
allowed it to remain under shelter until the
attention of his neighbor, Esquire Pearce
was called to the Sugar Cane by some ar
ticle in the Free Press. The knowledge
that the seed had been procured Of a French
| fam lily, and that the Sorghum was impor.
ted to this country from France, suggested
| TIC idea that this might be the plant. A
spe cimen was brought to GAINESVILLE and
compared with some sent to the Secretary OF
the Rock County Agricultural Society,
from the Patent Office at Washington. II
was found to be not only genuine Sorghum
seed, but superior in quality to that sent
GU by the Commissioner Of Patents. Il
is evidently better matured, harder,in every
res pect more perfect Messers Barrows
and Lund, of the Agricultural Depot, i'm
me diately secured what had been saved
(al out forty pounds, land now have it fol
sal at their store:
This shows conelasively that The sugar
care will grow, and also attain the
hie hest devclopement in Rock County
The plant, according to our information
has attained its largest size in the town Of
Union, and that it fally matured is shown
clearly by tie condition of the seed. This
sec is very valuable as it was grown upon
Rock County soil, and from that which was
wi bout doubt direct from France James
Ivile Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24
The Illinois Egyptians.

An Illinois paper humorously describes
the Egyptian-Suckers who rolled up such
democratic majorities at the late cleo
"The Egyptians are an entirely different
race from any oiheP known people on the
globe. Being quite oblivious to their OBJ
| legations as responsible agents before high
heaven, they think nothing of perjuring
their souls for two cents worth Of ginger
bread. At an election, they do not swear
their Judges as is customary in christian
countries. and if they did, the oath would
not be binding, for they would use a pine
single for bible. AS it is rare to find a
man who can write; they have no clerks, so
when the election day comes they form in
circle around the polls about daylight,and
march around depositing their ballots one
after another in quick succession, and re-
peatin until eight o'clock next morning,
when if they have votes enough to
any balance any northern majority which
may be given,thcy cease; other wise they
keep on voting until the requisite number
| is obtained.
"The Inhabitants Of Egypt are in some
respects similar to other people--that is,
they have legs, arms, eyes, noses, teeth
and toe nails, but no brains. They live for
the most part on dead cattle, swine and
wild poultiy-occasionallv fare with stew
ed niger and fricassed Injun. Their dress
is something different from what we com
monty see in this section, a male being
fully ACQUIRED with standing collar,a belt,
and pair of wooden shoes. The females
wear long linesey-woolsey garment loose
at the waist, and tied at the neck with a
string made W tb slippery elm bark. The
latter drink whiskey, chew terbacker, and
swear like old Harry. They also take
part in all Presidential elections"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24

DIoSITY.-Marcel was dancing-mas.
ter, the first posture master Of his day.
He used to say that none but the English
possessed dignity enough to dance WE'LL
He was SO wrapt up in the subimity of bis
art, chat he would not pardon the least in
elegance of posture. In his latter days lie
was in very reduced circumstances, and Sc
yerely afflicted with govt. A young lady,
one Of his pupils, got her father to obtain
him pension from the king, and she was
deputcd to present it to him. She rsn up
to his chair, her eyes sparkling with joy,
and put it into his hand. He Immediate
~ threw it from him, and said, $50 and
take it up, miss, and present it to me as /
Taught YOU She burst into tears, and
obeyed. II consent to take it now, and
thank You: but your elbow was not quite
rounded enough"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24
NED GREENS MIsrAKE.-Ncd Greer

| NED GREENS MIsTAKE.-Ncd Green
was remarkably fond ofladies' society and
Especially of that Of fair maiden,fo whom
he had formed very strong attachment
He frequently called to see his lady love
but never could find her alone; her moth
er, being one of the old school mothers
did not see the propriety of leaving Suse
for one moment with her devoted Ned
Lovers will meet by moonlight in spite
| of anxious rtiothers, and SO thought Ned
and Susee; consequently they appointed
a meeting in the most romantic spot they
could select--in a corner of the garden
where twined luxuriant vine over lattic-
ed arbor. Ned was SO elated with the ex-
pectation of meeting his dear Susee,
and folding her to his heart, that he has
tened as 5000 as twilight had melted into
darkness, to the garden. He crept quietly
along the path that led TO the arbor, until
he reached the entrance, and there he be-
held a form reposing among the vines,
which, with the darkness, concealed the
face from his view. He stood for mo-
inent enrsp.ured with the scene, then rush
ed to the maiden, clasped her in bis arms
and covered her with kisses.
Och, ye murthereen haste, to come here
at night, insulting an honest gal-out wild
Iye, or I'll be disturbing those tattered locks
of yez.'
Mag's screams brought The anxious
mother and her lovely daughter, (whom
she had detained for some cause,) to see
who wasshe disturber Of the peace; when
Mag told told them that she had gone to
the garden for a little fresh air, and fallen
asleep-when the scene above related, &C
cured. ~
F 1t is useless to say that Ned did not
stop for garden gates, and he was never
known to engage to meet young lady
| by moonlight again.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24

The REVOLUTION IN CHrNA-Rev. W:
P. A. Martin, an English missionary at
Ningpo, China, has published an inteDi-
gent account Of Chinese affairs. The rev.
oIutionary party, in whose ultimate success
he sees great hope Of material and social
progress, he says are still gaining upon the
Tartar dynasty, plucking from them one
city and province after another,aud making
sure the ground gained by ample defences
and Improvements in government that Sc
cure the firm allegiance Of the people. Mr..
Martin expresses great notification that
Isl many Americans and Europeans have
entered the service Of the old dynasty a.
gainst the insurgents. The Emperor has
recently called into his service seven wild
tribes of Mangols, but this only exasper-
ates and alienates his own subjects. Mr..
Martin is confident that the dominion of
the Roushu sovereigns is about to expire,
ana predicts that its overthrow will intro
duce a new era Of progress, and bring Chi
ma int intercourse with the rest Of the
world, to the great advantage of commerce
and the spread Of knowledge and Christi
anity among the Chinese.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24
WHAT THE ATLANTIC TELEGRpH Will

WHAT THE ATLANTIC TELEGRPH WILL
AccoMpLIsH.-it is stated that when the
submarine telegraph across the ocean is
finished, the transactions in stocks, the
closing price in consols, the state of the
cotton market, will be sent from London
and Liverpool every day a, three o'clock
lin the afternoon, and will in consequence
tof the difference of time-some five hours
|-be received in the leading Atlantic cit
les of the United States before noon. form
ing the basis of operation here for that day,
in other words, the doings of the London
Exchange will be known here before
change hours, and will be published in the
papers of the same evening before they are
laid before the British public. Transac-
tons on the Paris Bourse will be sent in
tho same manner The expense; however,
will be very heavy, as the telegraph tolls
will be about one dollar per word.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24

The VIRGINIA Free BLACKS TO BE En-
sLAvED.-They Northern men are only
ripening the Southern mind for the alter
native of reducing again to bondage the
free negro when we have emancipated IN
mistaken feeling Of humanity.
Disagreeabe as this alternative may be
to the South, it is rapidly becoming more
and more measure of necessity and pro
lection against the effect Of Abolitionisi
tamperings with the blacks Of the South
There are in Virginia alone upwards OF
1000 free negroes, who are for the mos
part drones on our society, who if employ
ed Southwark in the cultivation Of cottor
would ado many millions Of dollars to ou
annual product of national wealth, anc
if sold at the moderote sum of $500 heac
for the benefit of the State treasury, would
produce a fund Of $2o,o00,000 for thu
prosecution of internal improvements
Va. paper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24
DEMOCRATIC PRoscRIPT1oN OF FoREIG

Democratic Prescription OF FOREIGN
ERs.-The legislature of the intensely dem
ocratic state Of South Carolira, has passed
an act to amend the state constitution II
such manner as to require two years res
idence in that state, after being natural
lied, as a condition precedent to the exer
else of the right Of suffrage. This is car
rying oiit the principles Of the know-noth
ings in more decided way than the "a
mericans" have ever done in any state II
which they have held the power.
We call the attention of the Times te
this abridgement of the privileges SO long
enjoyed, Of foreign born persons, by the
par excellent democracy Of South Carolina
the state in whose chief city the next
democratic" national convention will as
sembe, state, too, that next to Virgins
wields the largest influence over the princi
Piles and policy of that identical party
In no other state has the "American organ
ization made so little Roadway or created
less personal agitation; and yet, this same
paragon Of democracy has taken longe,
Know-nothing strides than in any state
where that order has sway. The action O.
South Carolina proves how intolerant the
shamocracy are where intolerance can be
exhibited and exercised without endanger-
ing party supremacy-all its hypocritical
pretensions of love for the dear foreigners
to the contrary notwithstanding. i chica-
90 Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24

VALUE OF PoLITENEss.-W When DR.
Humphrey was President Of Amherst Col
lege, he was riding on a very cold day to
Boston, when lady appeared wishing to
ride. As the stage was full, the driver in
quired if any one would ride outside, SO as
to give her place. DR.. Humphrey,
though an old man, was the only one who
volunteered to give up his seat. The lady
ascertained who it was, and in a few years
after, when applied to, contribute to in
crease the college library fund, she SAID" 81
know nothing about Amherst College, or
| its library, but l know its President is a
gentleman, real gentleman, and here is q
| hundred dollars.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24

TIE GREAT COMET OF 1s56.-We have
on a former occasion alluded to the prob
able return, during the present year, Of
the great comet of 1864 and 1856, with a
tail Of so degrees and much historical &C.
lebrity. We now perceive that Mr.. Hind,
a distinguished English astronomer, who
has furnished the best account of the COM
cts observed during many hundred years,
has enlisted Prof. Littrow, of the Imperial
Observatory Of Vienna, in his inquiries
The result is the discovery of the original
chart and observations of the celebrated
astronomer, Fabricus, and those of the
Nuremburg observer, Joachim Heller
Their opinions, supported BY that of Hal
lev, confirmed Mr.. Hind in his own, that
this magnificent comet may be momentar-
lily looked fov. Its temperance, says MIR.
H., is near at hand.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24

CoLD WEATHER IN iowa gentle
man just from Clinton, Iowa, informs us
that the winter has been very severe in
that State thus far. The snow is gener-
ally deep, and for the past five or six weeks
there have been very few mild days to
mitigate the trying rigors of the season.
Some ten or twelve persons have frozen TO
death in different parts Of the State. We
do not suppose that, as general thing,
Iowa is colder than our State in winter,
but it seems to have been SO for the last
two seasons. We notice also that the cold
has been more severe in Virginia than for
many years before. A closer study Of eli
matology will probably be necessary before
these and similar variations Of climate from
year to year can be satisfactorily explain
ed Chicago Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24

DIsaRAcEFUL DEoIsIoN.-We notice a
statement in several of our exchanges that
the Supreme Court of North Carolina has
confirmed The decision of Judge Manly
made some time ago, that members Of the
Universalist Church are incompetent to
testify in Courts of Justice, according tc
the laws Of that STATED By this decision
the Universalists of North Carolina are vir
tuallv outlaws, as. 10 member Of that re
ligious denomination can collect his debts
swear to an assault, or testify before The
Cou.ts in any case, even il his wife O.
child be grossly insulted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24
wFranklin has somewhere said he

GE Franklin has somewhere said be
owed considerable share of his success in
life to the impression made upon him,
while yet boy at home, by passage in
the Book of Kings, that those who were
sdiligent in business stand in the presence
OF princes. 1t is well known that few men
were more industrious. 1t is equally well
known that, while he began his career as
poor boy, he lived tic be an honored
Ambassador at the Court of the proudest
monarch in ehristendom. He was an
example, therefore, Of the literal fulfil
ment offhe text.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24
ng It is a corious thing sometimes

WI It is corious thing sometimes tc
notice the effect of word, and the differ
ent meanings given to it, by simple
''turn of the expession,' as Sydney Smith
terms it. There is a new anecdote o.
Charles Lamb, which exemplifies this very
pleasantly
On a wet, miserable, foggy, "London'
day, in the autumn, he was accosted by a
beggar- woman with, "Pray, sir, bestow a
little charity upon poor, destitute wild
ow-woman, who is Perishing for lack Of
food. Believe me, sir have seen bettar
days"
$50 have T. said Lamb, handing the
poor creature shilling; $50 have I; it's a
miserable day. Good-by good-by'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24

The INSECT. WoRLp.-rrof Agassiz
saws that more than lifetime would be
necessary to enumerate the various species
of insects, and describe their appearance.
Melger, German, collected and described
600 species Of flies, which he collected in
district Of ten miles circumference. There
have been collected in Europe 10000 spo-
cieg ofinsects preying on wheat. In Ber-
lin, two Professors are engaged in collect
ing, observing, and describing insects and
their habits, and already they have pub
lished five large volumes upon the insects
which attack forest trees.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24

A Cool PARAGRApH.-The Richmond
Va, Enquirer, of a late date, opens al
article with the following cool sentences
Our REMEDY HAS SUccEEDED.-Oul
rallying cry will be disunion! Disunior
whenever we are threatened with such 6
fate. The Danger for the present is pass
ed. Our remedy has succeeded. We vii
preserve and cherish the remedy to be USED
whenever similar dangers occur
That cry OF 'wolf' did not brighten Al
many people as usual, by some hundreds
Of thousands, III tie late campaign, and
will frighten nobody in the next one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24

re Be patient with the little ones
Let neither their slow understanding, nor
their occasional pertness, offend you. Re
member the world is new to them, and
they have no slight task to grasp with their
unripened intellects the mass of facts that
crowd upon their attention. You are
grown to maturity anJ strength through
years of experience, and it i'll becomes you
to fret at the little child that fails to keep
pace with your thoughts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24

QuITE AT HoME.--In one of our fash
unable hotels, lately, as one Of the guests
was enjoying himself in high terms, the
clerk remarked to him, in rebuking
tone: ~
"Sir, you appear to feel quite at homep
EYES," was the cool reply, 81 always dc
whre they charge me twenty shillings day
for feeling So"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24
s-Tbe PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA

the chief organ of the Pennsylvania de,
mocracy, conducted b. Forney, the partic-
ular friend of of Mr. Buchanan, advises its
democratic friends to send Commodore
Stockton of New Jersey, to the United
States Senate. Com. Stockton is one Of
the original simon-pure Know-Nothings
and was fillmore elector for the State al
large, during the last canvass. Our CO.
temporary of the Banner can find no know
Nothingism in all this; because the for
eign-born citizens are expected to sacrifice
themselves for the salvation of negro sla-
very. IS. .a.e
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24

THE GREAT CRY OF TIE FUTURE.-In
the course of the recent lecture in Boston
on 'The Commercial Age" by Mr. Speak
er Banks, he predicted that the Valley o.
the Mississippi would ultimately be the
seat of the greatest city in the world.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24

TIE LUMBERMEN.-There never was a
better season for numbering than the pres
ent has been thus far. Our numbering
friends are improving the occasion and in
some instances have doubled their gangs Of
men and teams. The prospects indicate a
plenty of logs for all the mills during the
coming season..
The tightness of our money market is to
some extent attributable to scarcity of logs
during the past season, and the conseque nj
stoppage Of the mills, On event not likely
to occur again ManitowocT Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24

SUFFRAGE AT THE SoUTH.-A bill has
passed the Legislature of South Carolina
to amend the State Constitution, so as to
require of every naturalized citizen two
years residence in the State after being
naturalized, as condition precedent to
the exercise of the right Of suffrage.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24

THE THUNDERER.-Th London Times
was established in 1885, by John Walter
and inherited by his son, now member o.
Parliment. It is valued at $3,74O,OO0.-
It's principal editor has an annual salary of
$25, 5000, and its Paris correspondent $40
900. It's advertisements, it is estimated
yield it $3,ooo,0oo year; enc firm alone
paying $4,000 year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24

STILL CoLDER.-At Winona, NJ. T., on
the 10th ult,, the thermometer marked, at
sunrise, SO degrees below zero, and at
sunset 81 degrees below Zero. This is the
coolest weather we have read of this win
ter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24

TEACHERS FOR THE WEsr.-Governol
SHADES benevolent efforts to supply the
needy regions Of the West with school
teachers are denounced by the Washing
ton Union as a part Of a scheme TO cyan
keefy the West" Thus, political maligni-
tv misrepres ents and abuses even the best
efforts to spread the blessings of education
among the ignorant.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24

lgA printer whose talents were but
indifferent, turned physician. He was as
ked the reason of it.
In printing he said, sall the faults are
exposed to the eye; but in physic they are
buried with the patient, and one gets off
more easy." e
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-24

HA dancing master, in renewing his
solicitations for patronage, wished to ex-
press his obligations for past favors, when
the printer made him say, "Most respect
fully offers his shanks.