Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-05-26
scuOofs.

The pub1'c schoolS are ~ i"'i .0",','oH'
and are improving. There are fourlshlpS
academies In PIattesille, under the super;
vision of Mr.. Geo. nj. Guernsey at Lancas-
ter, under Mr.. Purman, 8 disabled officer
Of volunteers; and at Tafton, under Mr.
David Parsons. Mr.. Parsons is County
School Superintendent Union Democrat,
who talked so to bis school one day abou.
The war that p number of the loyal students
made arrangements to vacate, when ne
made counter and explanatory talk, neu-
traiizlng bis previous speech. We have
beard Of his recommending secesh paper
i published by an old friend Of his at Dayton,
the home of yallandigham, and OF other
little incidents showing bis sympathies not
to be in harmony with those of the people
Of Grant county. But he has two sons
volunteers IN the war, is educationally quail
flied for the office of Superinten ent, and
understands how to pull the wool over the
ewes of the honest voters of old Grant.
The academies spoken of furnish large
number Of the teachers; Platteyille, we
think, the greater number.
NEWSPAPERS.
Both the Hernid, published at Lancas-
ter. and the Grand County Witness, pub
lished at Pattevile, are republican. The
Witness, under its present proprietorshlp,
is improved and issprospering, and goes
strong for the Consultation as it is, and
the Union as it should be-" Its circulation
is chiefly in the eastern part Of the county.
The Herald was established in 1873
twenty years ago-and with perhaps the
exception of the Green Bay Advocate and
the Beioit Jouaal-is the Oldest paper in
the State. Ii has circulation Of 1860
copies, 1900 of which circulation in the
county. 1t has larger and more uniform
circulation in its own county than that of
any country newspaper in Wisconsin. and
an advertisement or notice inserted in its
columns is sure 10 reach almost the entire
population Of Grant We had many strik
ing proofs Of This in our recent tour through
the county. A farmer, in back, out-of-
the-way place, seven miles from any post
office, took it as an impeachment OF his in
! telligence that ] asked him if he knew
was TO speak at certain town that night
Said he. "Do you suppose don't take the
Heraldg" The present publisher. G.
Cover-became connected with the Her
aid in 1851, and sole proprietor in 1857.
independent, outspoken, radical, attentive
| to the WAITS and identified with the inter-
ests of the people of Grant county, he has
prospered with their prosperity, and has
set an example IN making a newspaper
which ought to have more followers In
Wisconsin.
POLITICS.
Grant county gave Frer,ont about 400
majority and Lincoln 1867. The vote in
1850 was for Lincoln, 3,579; Douglas, l.
922; Breckenridge, SO. For Congress, in
1862, the Republican majority on the
home vote was $50. and with the soldiers
vote about 1900 Dixon's majority was
$50 on the home vote. About half Of the
Democratic vote is copperhead, pure and
simpIe,-the other half prefer the old. I'm
ion with Slavery as the balance power
The majority of the Republicans of Grant
are so from principle, and are sternly and
infexibly opposed to Slavery. And they
are agreed if aLother attempt at Dxonizing
and State Journalizing is madc--such as
is proposed by the Madison correspondent
of the Chicago Tribune. who is an ottdc6e
Of tre Madison Journal, and ono connect
ed with the Platteeelle Americdn H. NJ.
Page--to bolt outright in body. Next
to Walworth and Kenosha counties, Old
Grant may be reckoned one OF the strong
est Anti-Slavery counties in the State. An
industrious, intelligent. enterprising. thriy-
ing people, then public men in the State
Legislature are always opposed 10 public
theft and robbery, and we heartily wis
there were more counties in Wisconsin
which could show as fair record for hon
esty, integrity and devotion to principle as
the Republicans Of Old Daily
Life.