Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-01-31
Witness Editor Ellis Tricks and
Fatalities.


Of the county care but very little. Still
some reply should be given Grant Co.
Witness.
From the above it will he seen that the
editor of the FITNESS shrinks for once from
bis uniform practice, or as he says, "has
not the time" of driving at the County Di-
vision question in almost every issue Of his
paper, and as often mixing us up in the
matter as though we were MS chief obsta-
Gle. For over year Di,issoa has been
bis theme and song, in his paper, in the
streets, wherever found and in whatsoever
company. His first was writing Division
editorials for the Boscobel Democrat in the
fall of 80, and thus starting the ball at
that place, yet seeming Indifferent but vast
| ly interested and seriously in doubt in his
own columns ofthe Platte County Witness.
| On the Witness editor seems to haze fall
len the mantle ofhis illustrious predecessor,
DR.. Campbell, memorable in the annals Of
DR.. John Connor and in the public recol-
lections of people as displaying the most
untiring energies and floods of gas over
this Dirision question.
Our late reference to the conduct and
habits Of the editor Of the Fitness, while
he published paper in Richland County,
he calls an attack on himself, aud he APP
pears to think the people of this county
can care but very little about his past in
/ famous conduct as a f;,ctionist, Ieace des-
tsoyer, revolutionist, leader of mobs, head
cause Of an extrayagant county tax in Rich
land County and subsequent head Of
party to repudiate such tax; he thinks the
people Of this county ought to listen to
him, a poor exile from Richland County
whom the people of that county at last re-
pudiated and cast out for practising line
Of conduct beginning in faction and ending
in mobs, tax reputation, disgrace and final
overthrow of himself and that entire gang
known as ,Sanlerson, Hazeltiae Dc Co.,
dealers in schisms, mobs, taxation and re-
pudiation. When this CHEF leader of dew
iltry from Richland county opened his fac
tious battery upon the people of this coun-
ty in order TO divide them, and set them TO
quarrelling, mobbing, having and repudiat-
ing their debts-beginning here the same
way he started in Richland County, and
with the same tendency to like result of
destruction to the people, damage to their
interests and peace as well as total deprav-
ity Of people and final disqualification of
himself, we prepared to warn the people
against his tricks. We have his chain of
history, scarce link wanting, have it in
print from his own manuscripts, have it in
the written testimony Of those who served
under him in Richland County until they
saw the whirlpool, have the testimony of
men known throughout the country. We
have the whole history, from his appear
ance in Richland County down to the time
when his faction exactly equaled in num-
Der the vote given in that county for q ne
gro for the office Of Circuit Judge, when
Cothren was last a candidate.
We do consider that the people Of this
county have an interest in the past public
conduct and behavior of their editors; es-
pecially Of Mr.. Sanderson, who had scarce
y been resident six months or formed
the acquaintance Of fifty persons in The
county, when he commenced to scatter his
seeds of faction and division, and now is the
acknowledged leader of a division nucleus.
In reply to persons, residents of the county
for twenty years, who told him a large
majority opposed Division, he said be knew
better, "a majority favor it, and when he
opened their eyes with his irritating salye,
the county would split, just where he want
ed the split. He applied his salvc and the
remonstfances so lar outnumbered his PEE
titions for division that he protested aston
ishment He now opposes a vote of the
people on any line be may want. but dc
signs TO make division issue at the next
county Senatorial and Assembly elections,
and viii support division democrat for
Ssnator-thus extending his factious move
ments into next year. We al,ude TO tho
factious conduct of the editor Of the Ugt-
ness while he published some FIVE years
paper in Richland County, because his cor
duct will be the same in this county; his
beginning is the same and bis end will be
the same, with all his adherents.
Served Him Right.
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