Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-10-20
a Cannon Ball through palmsr's Head.

The Green Bay Adpocate, edited by c.
d. Robinson, one Of the loyal Democrats
fires gun which takes H. L. Palnet's lead
completely off We doubt whether I'll. L.
Palmer, with the utmost wet-nulsing OIL
Paul d 20. will ever be able to hold up
his head again. We commend The article
to the consideration of every man who has
any memory Of the events Of the past year:
I'll. d. PALMER AND THE WAR ,fhs
Milwaukee Nea0 aud one or two osher 6pu-
flous Democratic papers have gone b re-
suscltating the history OF year ago, when
II. l.. Palmer made wa sseeches, and did
much, we doubt not, toward creating the
enthusiasm which sent our brave boys Oft
by thousands to the field. A Autographs
OF this gentleman is also just out, to which
is appended Q resolution passed by Dem
oeratic Convention at Milwaukee last sum
Iner, saying some very handsome things II
the army. All right. II has not been Il
year since almost everybody sustained the
army and the war. There was no open SEN
timent againstit exception tile South We
doubt not Mr. Palmer was on the food tide
then. IF we know him as we think we do,
we can Almost swear he was.
Months rolled by; the fortunes of our
gallant army were variable; il was doubtful
whether jeff. Davis or Lincoln would get
possession Of the governmenr;a new draft
became necessary; weak nerves affected
spinal columns; and the tide seemed to be
setting in favor of compromise with the
rebels and against the draft, 50 strongly
that few demagogues conceived the idea
of making the democratic party pander to
that interest. When Mr. Palmer was nom
mated on the 9TH Of last north, he forgot
all the fine things be had said of the war,
the country and the army, and bent bis
neck to TIE Ryan infantry by endorsing
every sentence and every Inc oft
No word OF Friendship wss there spoken
by him or any body else for the army: it
was cold-blooded, Jesuitical and heartess
abandonment not only of Democratic prin-
ciples, but of the country cause itslf With
the Union rocking from its foundations and
every true man standing ready to give alto
its aid, there met an assemblage ofover two
hundred meuiulhat convention, called at
this moment, and yet not a. lisp OF encour-
agement to our armies, Lot a cheering word
to the governments nothing but cold car
ping at its politics. Mo- amonth has pass
ed since then. How the scenes do change
in these peculiar times. The Madison con-
vention has had one good effect at least
which il to establish the fact thatthere are
democrats enough left, holding fast to their
professions scar ago, to arrest and bring
t. Judgment this false sentiment which is
Icing forced apon its fair name. The ae-
-t;sn.sfi hat convent Ian HAS produced shock
throughout the State which has brought
ten thousand men tqahsir senses, and they
see the gulf lto i 1ich they were about to
lie plunged. II IS Afeady an established
irct that no more RX3g 'pIatitudes' will be
tolel ated, and noSlhdfihf can exist politically
and upon them How is il now with Mr..
Palmer and the newspapers who are sup
porting him? Theyare gushing patriots,
They bring up the8 old speeches, and call
to mind old "reminiscences,
sWken none were for party,