Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-09-02
Progressing IN Spite Of Himself.


Our readers may remember the several
letters which have appeared ia our paper
from time 50 time for a number Of years,
signed "Seth Maker" blunt out-spoken
independent old gentleman Who resides in
the west part ofthis county. In the eight
or ten years of our acquaintance with him,
he has always stood on the conservative
o.. comprom;se-with-the-traitor side Of pol.
tics, believing, that reason might avail
much in harmonizing the irreconceiyable
state of things. Late results show that
the rebels have wanted just such opinions
as those held by Mr.. Maker to prevail 10
the North, IN view Of taking great adyan-
tage thereof by holding US to a mild war
practice while they carry on a most barbar-
Gus war. And it has come to this, that
none are SO loud in urging moderation,
compromise and kind treatment Of the reb-
els rs those who are at heart traitors and
sympathisers with JEFF. Davis. A clear
view of these established facts has caused
all such loyal men as Mr.. Maker to gradu-
ally back down and go in for confscation,
emancipation and most vigorous treat
ment Of the rebels; while those who choose
to Disguise THEN rebel feelirgs by the cry
of :. Constitution and Unson and hang
the rebels and AboIitionists, are allowed
to Gnft into a gang by themselves, with
open traitors as the leaders. The clouds
are breaking; every act Of the Govern
ment which approves mild treatment Of
the rebels i loudly approved by every reb-
ell sympathizer in the land-while every ex-
IRENE and salutary measure Of the govern
ment is condemned BY The same class.
We thus notice our friend Maker, because
heis representative man; that is he repre-
sents a very large class of loyal men, but
who have until very lately taken pride in
the conservatism which just pIeases The
rebels and which has for some month:
stood in the way Of thorough prosecu-
ton Of the war. II will be seen by the
fol owing letter from Mr. Maker, that his
conservatism is about played out that he
begins to indorse plans which must break
him IF from rebel sympathizing company
and That lie indorses full and sweeping
MEASURES, even to tie total abolition .
slavery:
FRIEsD CovER:-I have heretofore Al
you know, thought that Abraham OUCH
10 have selected bis cabinet from the con
SENTATIVE men of the border and free states
called congress together and urged upor
them The adoption Of measures calculated
to settle the slavery question, which he tells
US is the only substantial dispute; but
begin to see that this curse would have
answered no good purpose; that it is use
less to try to coneiliate rebels, or to expect
union sympathy among them, where, i
there is any, it cannot be reached and
made available.
have believed also that 10 erred in re-
commencing emancipation, with compen.
sation and colonization, but in this too,
find lie may be right and | wrong. | have
also thought that this rebellion could be
put down and the government restored
with slavery in half the states, but | find
that this progressive age forSids It; that
slavery must be wiped out, cost what II
may, or we can never have unity and
peace.
supposed when / read the President
address to the border state members o.
Congress, that those states would refuse
to consider aud adopt his proposition tc
abolish slavery, aad, in consequence the
matter wonld be made worse; but begin
to think from present appearances, that
they will, eventually adopt it. Speaking
ofthat address, think il one Of the best
productions that | Lave ever seen from
anv man. tits equal in manliness, mod
esty, and fatherly feeling, to anything
from our bestme From the beginning
Of this struggle, | have been afraid thai
England and France would interfere, but
think the promptness with which volun
teers, have turned Out under the late cal
viii deter them, and we need not fear for
eign intervention.
To sum the whole matter UP. have
come to the conclusion that Abraham i
the man. and the only man,through whom
we can lie saved. and that we must sup
port him IN all the Il won't say consttu
tional.) measures be may think proper t
adopt seth MAKER.
Beetown, Wis, Aug. %.
&c Lieut.. E. P. kellogg, Of Company