Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-01-12
The Witness Editor and His
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Ii imagines he could manage his own way
but for our feeble resistance. He surren-
ders his former claim that a majority Of the
people Of this county favor division, and
now comedies that the bull must be seized
by some other hold than the horns. He
declines our proposition TO petition the leg
islature for an act Authorizing the people to|
vote at the spring Town meetings for and
against division, upon any line or lines
which he may suggest; he is even indlg-
nant at the proposition, and appears to ask,
cam | to be thus frustrated! n '"ADd is a
reign Of terror to silence me, the editor Of
the Uatnessgo lie is not to be driven
from bis concealed ground But, at the
right time and in his own way, the ball is
to be started The fact is, we rightly in
terpreted his designs: he expects to run
this issue at the Senatorial election next
fall, and also run it into the elections for
members of Assembly: or, in his own re
ported words, "keeplharping on ituntil the
legislature and people yield, rather than
submit TO an endless fuss about H."
We submit whether our method for a
peaceable settlement Of this question which
the Fitness has exhumed from the past,
is not a more wholesome one than to car
~ it into the elections for members. We
do not believe fifth part Of the people APP
prove his constant agitation Of this ques-
ton, and we think even that few would APP
prove an occasional peace-from motives
of policy if notl ing mora.
The vain editor Of the Fitness appears
TO believe himself public head, and that
such public head is neglected or damaged,
and that somebody wants to silence or
reign over such public head; he more than
insinuates that we aim at supremacy over
such head, and with n flourish gives notice
to all the gulls that he can't be gagged,
that his mouth is not to be closed nor his
pen stopped just as though somebody
thought Of doing the like; such is a usual
and well understood resort Of scolds, whose
lifelong fear is that some one will gag them
and stop their clatter. They are in con
slant fear Of the just as misers are in
constant fear of robbery of their pelf and
consequent starvation.
The editor Of the HGtacss also envies the
wholesome condition of public affairs IN this
county, because he fails to get the lions
share-engies whatever fails to administer
to him and his fortune. The county busi-
ness being economically managed, he i
thereby vexea and hopes for worse atate
Of things, which would afford him great
means for grumbling and melting sectional
jealousies and add to his county division
stock in trade Like the South Carolina
ans, he awaits with expectant anxiety some
overt act which he may take advantage Of,
and thus move for dissolying the peace and
union. He would help make things wrong
and thus beget an argument for dipjsion,.
he appears mad because things are right
Were the business of this county managed
as recklesaly as it is in most small coun-
ties, ehen people would be discomfort
ed and want the county divided--to con-
summate his happiness and their ruin
His crazy, one-idead head is in danger OF
collapsing about the matter Of public print
ing-just as the hot heads Of the cotton
States are crazy about the Federal offices.
He has no other interest in the matter Of
county division; for this small matter
alone, he agtates and fevers the public
mind, so far as his influence extends. Ma
ture made him factionist, and had this
county divisio.f question not seized him,
something else would; his conduct while
running press in Richland county was fac
tious and destructive to his party in that
county-so much SO that he was compelled
by selfinterest and the injured public to sell
out and leave.
I'VE call to mind particular instance,
the effect Of bis aetioDs in the Judicial e.ec-
ton, 10 which he has called attention.
And we remark here, that our course in the
election of Judge Cothren was straight for
ward and met the general public approba-
ton, except Of the Richland County fac
tionists, of which theaadftor Of the FITNESS
was the ring leader. Judge Cothren was
preferred for reelection as Judge of our
circuit by majority Of all parties and gen
orally BY the best men Of all parties. tits
true, tie opposition to him was strong in
Richland County though he carried that
county 81 q large majority. Iowa, Lafay-
etto and Grant Counties gave him their all
most unanimous vote.
We nroceed 20 give one reason why we