Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-05-22

business entrusted to him will he faithfully
attended 10, AS be is capable and prompt as
well q. honest. Cover d GOLDSMITH
POLITICAL NOTES oN THE INVESTIGATORS.
TIE projec. of full Investigation OF
State Affairs, more particularly of the man
ne. Of dsposing Of the Congressional Land
Grant by the Legislature of 1856, origina.
ted With Gov. Randall Jas. Fl. hnowl'ols
and H. 4. Tcnney were bis seconds. This
known intent of Randall! more than little
led to his nomination and afterwards to q
bitter opposition to bis election for Cover
nor last fall Tie Governor in his mes
sage recommended an investigation, and
when The subject Of appointing joint
committee came up before the present leg
islature, there was general rush towards
Madison of those who would DO made the
victims dy such investigation. All the
leading Democratic party organs raised 4
simultaneous howl against the investiga-
ton, thereby raising party opposition.
while the leading Republican papers de,
Tended the project making it a Republican
measure. Even honest Democrats were
thus led to oppose the measure. Printed
"Reminiscences were scHt out all over tie
State, setting forth the horrible results Of
protracted aud expensive session and the
bad effects Of embarkiug in an enterprise
that must prove failure. Private wold
was also sent ont far Republicans to stand
their ground for investigation, so the Re
monstrances were soon dropped. We
heard of these Remonstances ri Hazel
Green and elsewhere, bGt our Republican
inforn3ants said they refused TO sign them.
Immediately after the appointment Of
the Committee, the Democracy got divided
the upright members rather favoring the
investigation, the rest continuing to OBJ
struct and ridicule. OF our Grant County
Democratic members, bir. Patch voted fol
the investigation from the first and Mr..
Emery opposed it clean through Mr.
York opposed at first, but afterwards help
ped sometimes. We think had not MIR
York feared losing caste with bis party he
would have been right all the time Mo t
OF the leading Democrats of the State,
were personally interested in opposing the
investigation, being in fol the whirlwind
The list scarcely affords an exception be-
sides Elk Gov. Dewey, Gen. Rountree and
Gen. Dodge.
Several leading Republicans got wired
into the net and were caught. Bmshfofd
stinks with corruption Bonds Judge
Smith, 1t is said, saved himself by making
special deposit in the Bank of the Bonds
he found on his table and never using
them. Gen. King got his foot in and so
did one or two Other leading Republicans.
bui the NUM- err of our men corrupted is
small beside tha Democratic loss in killed
and wounded Pump Carpent,r, her
maphrodite of all parties and who has
wrote stronger aud talked louder against
frauds and corruptions than any five men
in the State, got 81, 900 in bonds
The funniest part Of the Investigation IS
found in Moses If. Strong's testimony: ii
seems private project was at one time
put on foot by the original Barsto,g Fortg
to dispose of the Land Grant. The project
had 70 come TO the light gradually, Ms the
Legislature might not swallow the whole
thing at once. The members must he
soaped and lathered first, and h ir tliroa,s
oiled. Besides, such of the members as
refused TO be brited or were inexpcr enced
IN Wisconsin legislation, were pronounced
non conopos mentis or natural fools
Hence, guardian was provided for every
fool, according to t e com aon law. and .
guardian angel for every inFaui or sucking
member, according to the Mosaic Custom
We find in Mr.. Strong's tesiim my that the
same gentleman was appointed guardian
over j. I. Mills, ]. Alien Barber, Allen
Taylor, Horace Callin and J. T. Brown
OF Grant coanty. Speaker Hull
could take care Of himself aud serve as
guardian over score of Others; two guar
dams were appointed for Gen. Cobb. while
Judge Damn was allowed 10 run st LARGE
This caps the climax of all deyiltry we
nave ever known. Grave Senator's a.5
Members, supposed to be talented II HOWE
were trapped at Madison, soaped, hum
plugged, aud had guardians appointed owe,
them, and worst of all they never found !,
out ill Nose Strong told it under oath,