Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-11-06
Grant County Election Notes to think of

Grant County Eeiect;on-Notes to think Of
All considered, the result of The cleo
ton in Grant county is highly favorable
and creditable. The day was hard one
for Republicans, who generally live in the
country. 1t was favorable for democrats
who fhhabit The villages where elections
are generally held; the gods were surely
vexsd about something, and sent blus-
tering storm; regular Dor-easter blew
up the night before election, spread wide
through Wisconsin and Illinois, and bro't
rain from opening till closing Of The polls !;
it was an avenging raiu-such as omens
no good to our cause but much for the
enemy. But, the day of final retribution
against skiing cotton" is only postponed
The Cesars did not fall in day, but theiI
fall was a leveller when their time was
full. They fell to rise no more, What
has been will be.
The canvass MIGRANT county was scarce
ly political on the side of the democrats !;
they avoided any allusion to principles, un-
less drawn into discussiongby our men,
They made it personal; every Republican,
whether candidate or active worker on
our side, was abused; an active mint for
coming false charges and personalities was
set up at Lancaster and their bogus coin
sent helter-skeller for retail all over the
country. Local and sectional quarrels =
dead for years, were revived as far as in
their power, and war of birth place and
religion inaugurated to some extent. Ly-
ing pamphlets were scattered on the eve of
election, and secret emissarIes rode by
night and day to scatter and proclaim such
impudent miasma. The day is passed
the election won to Republicans, SO far as
Grant county is concerned, but of state and
congressional district we are in the dark
The returns from most of the Towns off
Grant county will be seen in our paper
The entire County Republican ticket is e. |
Iected by fair maJorities, also, three Of the
FIVE Assemblymen, which is gain of one
over last year. Washburn carries the
county by five to six hundred majority
certain. Foster, Republican candidate for
Sheriff, runs the lowest on our ticket
Turley, his opponent was very popular and
occupied such position in the democratic
party as to draw the full strength of the
Fillmore men to the entire democratic tick
ct. What little ofEfoolish prejudice there
Is against foreigners was fully aroused fol
the democ ratio ticket, including Judge
Dunn whose speech in the Territorial Leg
islature on the suffrage clause in the con-
stitution acted as charming morsel. In
justice to Foster and Clark, the latter Re-
publican candidate for Clerk of Cir. Court
We remark that a local feeling accounts for
their running behind in Lancaster
The home feeling also effected something
against them in other Towns, but we hope
it is ended.
We are delighted at one thought over
all others: Grant county is republican in
principle by an over whelming maj ority-
esen greater than at the election of 1856.
The great National issues were fairly can
vassed on our part, without fears of going
too far. The whole question of freedom or
slavery was presented without exceptions
Judge Paine and J. T. Mills, in
canyassing before the people, took the
whole ground of Seward, Washbnrn and
Trumbul. Judge Durn, in his canvass,
took the square Buchanan ground, while
almost every democratic paper taught the
Douglas doctrine. AT the ballot box we
won the day by $50 at least Had the
day been Favorable, the majority would
have been 900 at least. In Presidential
canvass we may count on u majority, such
as no Republican s faith can now be trus
ted with. Slave TABOR dark and damning,
stimulated by the whip, never can be forced
on territories and ride rampant where
ever it may will to roam against free white
abor. free schools, and free competition IL
all that God and man together censpire te
create. Slavery and negro. slaves must b.
kept at home in their boundaries; such will
be the verdict in | SEQ in old Grant by a
vote such as no man dare now predict.