Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-02-28
I ours, respectfu


am, in behalf Of many,
Yours, respectfully
I. 0. Bryan
REPLY-I am willing to risk mv.olr ,
State, under the Administrator y sSl' aud
ham Lincoln. / am not, however , nO'a'
to submit to the outrages the fre,e, lung
the South allege that Mr.. Lincoln iO,a.S u
to commit upon the South. a. n ,u'eIla'
leye that he will NEEDLE with the 49,; -. y
ton ofslaveIy where it is, or seek -
priye the South Of any right she boId. ~
der the Constitution. And 7 bora a' W.
will enforce the Constitution and 'o, =,
the United States, as his oath of otf f'"' VI
quires him to do, and as Justice to tbs
rious sections of the Union demand. !, =
hands. uS
If am mistaken in the estimate H..
put upon the integrity and patriotism ,', y
the President elect, and he shall seeL - :
press any one Of the States Of tbis ~
federacy, South or North, | shall rosd GL
JON the other States in seeking to punish
him, and in resisting his admipistrstio ,,I
But want to see tie evidence Of tMs h
fore begin the work ofresistance-l want
other proof Of the bad faith in which II,
Lincoln intends to act, than the py1B,,so.
Of his enemies. l have submitted ia 6s
Administration of James Buchanan 4,
four years, and my State has done 50, with.
out a murmur, and | hold that Lincoln
could not afford the country a more cor
lupt, partial, and infamous administrator
if'he we're to try! Lincoln was elected uD.
der the forms prescribed by our Consftu.
ton and Laws, and without fraud at the
ballot-box, and it is the duty Of all GOOD
citizens to give him fair test, before thew
condemn him.
| went into the contest against Lincoln,
as did also my State, knowing him to b
a sectional candidate, upon a sectional
Platform, and as we were fairly beaten,
we feel bound in honor to abide b. ourde.
feat, for four years to come. The reign oiLin
coin for twenty years, upon even the Chi
cogo Platform, is preferable to the break
ing up Of this Government Secession il
no remedy f,r any evil that may arise IN
our Government, and deny its right
lie right of Reuolution l admit, Tut
'dehy that such remedy is called for in The
present crisis Of our affairs. | will b
told Of the many grievances we ofths
South have suffered at the hands Of The
North. l have considered the nature Of
these grievances, and their effects upon the
commerce, trade and religion Of the South,
and they may be expressed in the following
words: The DEMOCRACY OF THE South
HAVE LOST THE OFFIcEs OF THE GoyERs-
MENan. AND ITS IMMENSE PATRONAGE
- large majority d the free and ipde-
people of Tennessee, taking this
of the subject, they will refuse to g.
out of the Unionl
Having thus fully and frankly answered
the question propounded, might here
close my remarks, but / choose to 90 fur
Their, and to say even more. There Is
scarcely a man of talent and character
living, even at the North, under whose ad.
Of the General Government
would not prefer to live rather than live 10
a Southern Confederacy, controlled snd
governed by the TRAITORS and vILL1w
who have originated and have carried out
this wicked, daring and damnabIe scheme
Of Secession. The Senators of seven States
have been sitting in their seats as Senators,
smorn to support the Constitution Of the
United States, and to act as the priyy coun.
sci Of the President, and at the same tins
they were holding secret meetings, plotting
the overthrow of the Government and
Constitution they had sworn to sustain
and support. / consider Benedict Araos
and aaron Burr patriots AMI honest men
with these traitors and peyweS
l certain.y have no desire 70
i've under any Government, organized py
such corrupt. wicked, and hell-desergipIS
men as these This whole scheme for as
solving this Union was originated and car
red out by such men MS these. CorfuPgF
designing, and disappointed Southern P0n
icians, who, falling TO control the g0r
eminent, resolved upon its ruin. lnsI'
ire better men ia Hell, suffering the veng.
,o,,oo &c xtor,oi fra than the Southern