Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-18
Rejoicing at Washington IIiclz-
mans Speach.


prominent Republican Speakers were
Serenaacd, BY baad Of music acscmpa NJ
ling the lhrong. They met successfully
Pennington, Grow, Hickman, Sherman
and others. We have only room Ter what
Hickman said, as follows;
SPEEcn or HIcKMAS.
II Mr.. Hickman was next called out, and
said;
GENrLEMAS. | really do not know wky
sou should have called NE out On this oc-
lcasion, for ! certainly am regarded here
Ito this city as prince Of rebels. ECries
lol "Good,' and cheers.l Your friends will
stand by you, but never have been able.
TO unds sstatd exactly in what my rebellion
consists II is perhaps owing 10 the fact
liIat have declared an unfaltering attach
lment 70 the union Of these States. Cries
ii Good" and cheers for the Union /
lhave declared on mora than one occasioG
That this Union shall not be distroyed--
ferries Of ''Good, 2 that there is "a consery-
aiiyc feeling that Will prevent it ferries
of "lhal's, SOL = end that if any portion Of
tlhe pcope shall attempt al Sny time to
destroy the nnion Of these States, there
lwlll be large majority oflhe people op:
posed tosthat determination, which will pre-
serve it. cries OF "Good," and cheers.l 4
remark Of mine 10 the House of Repres-
eDlaliyes, which assure you was not pre-
|meditated at the time, but which, on
mature reflection, would not subtract
single word OF syllable from, l repeat to-
Inight, !" That if at any time hereafter
any portion Of the people in the South
shall attempt to sever the Union which
exists, and which is conservative and pre-
Irewative of the rights and liberties of the
whole PEG, lie, there are eighteen rllli6rs
Iof people 10 lhe Northern Free States that
la9e dalermilsdto preserve it. tehosrs, snd
lcries Of livery u.he."l And as9 70 you
Tonight, my fellow cillzens, that j! il will
require the State Of Virginia in arms to
lake Ola John Brown and seventeen men
and one COW [cries Of "Good' Il win az
least require more than the fifteen feeble
States of the South to successfully cope with
the eighteen mighty States Of the North.
lCheers. | preach but one doctrine--it il
the doctrine that Ipreach atall gimes; andin
, all places, and what say 10 Pennsylvania.
am not afraid to declare in the City Of
Washington ECheers III say that there is
no pow er in the com bihed States SOUTH,
when combined under The banner Of dia-
I union, to compete with the freeman Of The
North and | say now, once and for MI
I, this Union must and shall be preserved.
! lTCheers We have seen, my fellow
!, lcitizsns, that the election Of Black Rep.
ublican, as he is called, TO the Speaker
ship Of the House of Representatives AZ
I least has not produced disruption, and
we shall see hereafter, even if Black
I Republican President shall Re elevated
! into the White House, thas tho UDicnl
will still be saved. [Cheers. it. however,
large parties may be divided 10 the North
by name, there IS no division in sentigient
as regards the maintenance Of the Consti-
tuition and The Union. Cries of"tlood,"
land cheers. Nor isssthcrc dividedSouths
for tell yoi, whether parties ii thar
section be called American CIR Dem.
ocratiS, they all fight under the same BAN
ner. and are enlisted Tor the maintenance
Of simple yolcy. Cries of'Thal's sc"I
So in the North, when tho time comes,
you will find the divisions have disappeared
and if there be single man rffefe Who
shall d-sccrd from the policy whic h il viii
then become our duty TO pursue, we will
frs. hang him a. traitor, and then st.
!. ltend to the traitors South. CHEERS -.
III do not wish anybody to be de-
ceiyed with regard to the state Of senti-
'jment there. know that there are men
!, there whose principles you cannot discover
and Others again who profess 10 be on the
lSodthefn side, and to Join them 10 this
Icrv which is now raised against The pre-
lservaLion of the Union; bat / tell you,
when the day Of uial comes, these men
will disappear as the fog before the
northern blast (Cheers There will be
no division then. | tell you NY
friends, whom you 60 home 10 night, rest
securely upon your pillows under the con-
siction that there never was a time ia
the history Of This Republic when the
4 Union Of these States was more firmly
secured than it is at this present moment
and if il shall ever be in danger, will tell
YOU how il is t ben to be rreseryed--it is
sending up here united delegation from
the North into the House of Representa-
tiyes, and then you will see that the cry
Of" disunIon will disappear lorever.--s
l(Cheers.) Gentlemen, thanking you for
this compliment, bid you good night.
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MAwUMrssIoN or 4 BEkUffFUL StAvE.--
Al young female, Of almost classic beauty,
about IS years old. SO nearly white that
he tinge Of African blood ia her veins
was scarcely perceptible, and perfect en-
louoh in form and feature to have served
for model for Praxiles ar 4 Powers,
was yester1y manumitted 10 the Probate
Court by wel-known New Orleans Mer.
chant. Her countetance was beaming,
expressive, and intelligent, her dark eyes
brilliant, melting and tender and hcs
general appearance quite spirituelle, owing
partly 10 the worm Of consumption that
was evidently feeding GU hen cheek She
yvas nl.oanflv ntfireds and in t0frG az Der.