Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-03-17
weather-Early spe.ng-crops.


Weather-Ea1'ly Sprlng-Crops.
ihe weather, remarkable month pas
fey mildness, and during the whole whites
for uncommon mellowness, continues so
and for several days has been more like ear
y autumn than spring. Since Thursday
the days have been smoky, resembling Inli
an Summer, the evenings scarcely alfegdinq
a temperature so low as freezing. The
frost must have entirely disappeared from
the earth, before now, leaving the ground
dry and in nice order for seeding in wheat
Spring blowing has commenced and
should the weather continue favorable great
fields will soon be seeded in wheat and oats
Earth and human kind look and act cheer
fully
Michiganis oyerran with pigeons, indicat
ingan early spring. The birds are return
ing 10 gi,econcerts in Wisconsin.
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Ia FAYErrE.-It Is said that letters and
documents have come to light in France
showing that the only conditions demanded
by La Fayette and consented to by Wash
ington and the names Of leading men d
the Continental Congress Of the United
States, We're, that in event of any assistanc.
by La Fayette in the American Revolution
and subsequent independence, American
slavery should be abolished and no Kine
or Emperor should ever be set to rule over
Amerlca, but that democratic elective
government should prevail. The original
documents, signed by George Washington,
La Fayette, John Hancock, Slmuel Adams
aud many others are IN Paris pied ying the
abolition Of slavery and democratic gov
eminent in America.
a Clean Statement of the State.
Righrs Question.
We find the following in The nc Gregor
Tines, democratic paper, and copy it in
proof of what we have said concerning
Booth-tliat Miler's Court gives Booth a
souse whenever the democratic party wants
a subject for agitating the Niger question /:
S, NJ. BooTH.-The Milwaukee papers
inform us that the United States Marshal
had arrested S. NJ Booth at one of the
Railroad depots, and imprisoned him IN
one of the vaults of the Court House.
Furthermore it Is asserted that the arrest
is made by direct order from Washington.
To those who are well acquainted with the
facts of the Glover rescue case, on which
The arrest is made, it does seem a little
singular that the Government should direct
the strength Of their prosecution against
this patroon. 1t is notorious, in Milwaukee,
that this Booth had~no direct hand in the
rescuing Of the slave from eenfinemsnt.--I
file is technically guilty in the eyes Of the
law, then there are hundreds equally So IN
his same case. While Sherman NJ. Booth,
was speaking in Court House Squire, some
twenty rods distant from the ,ail,-couns 81
ing peaceful conduct AMI legal action
some six or eight me.. went to the carpenter
shop OF Shalboit d. Spaulding, one bleek
distant. end secured piece Of square tim
Der, and under the direction Of Sp9dldiag
and probably Hyecraft, the jail door was
battered ID and the slave released and putia
4 one.horse wagon, drived by Mr: Rugee
Ihis had all been doae before Booth wa
ltfilre Of i, he not being admitted to. the
,ounsels Of inc actors. THa crowd around
hen raised shout, and Booth learning
Wat was done, httrried to his horse a small
pony and mounting hirn followed after
the wagon, whicel aas now nearly two
blocks ahead Of lin. AS the wagon and
crowd p9.sseal. the store Of this correspondent,
Boon vas still a long distance in the rear
the wagon evidently making the best
time. All along the streets were hundreds
of men and boys on foot, who kept up with
the wagon, cheering and yelling with great
noise. AT or near the Walkers Point
bridge, the wagon was met by Mr.. John
A. Messenger, in buggy; the negro was
transferred to MINIS care, and he was 81
and travelling with a fast horse before Booth
came up.
Now why is this man pursued as the
chief felon, except that he was a prominent
editor and an open-mouthed deelaimor,
but guiltIess of any active participation
Is it the man that is pursued, or the phan-
tom Of State Rights.
Who, are the Friends of the
Homestead Bile
This question was pointedly and truth
fully answered by Mr.. Grow few days
since. when hesaid:
Three times within seven years, home
stead bib has passed this house, and been
defeated each time by the Democratic
majority in the Senate. On the vote on
the homestead IiIlin the House last Con
or.aas nts re ona h,1n1rpd md thirty Dem