Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-02-10
First Anniversary in Grant CONFEDERATION by Hon.
TP, Burnett-First Negro Colonies in Grant County
-Demoerats and Negroes Together

The Fourth of July, year Of cur Lord
'4e, Independence Day was duly celebra-
ted for the first time in Grant County.
Ample preparations lad been made at
Lancaster for the festival. A grove just
north of town was trimmed, the brush
cleared away, grounds raked over and rub
bish put out of sight; seats stands and Ia
bles were made with boards, camp-meet-
ing style, and abundance Of provisions pro-
vided for one or two thousand persons.
A preliminary meeting was held to arr
range the programme, see about an orr
tor, appoint marshal and police, prepare
toasts, songs and marching music, and
collect revenue. Col. MeKinsey was made
the marshal, assisted by a. Z. Brown,
Thog. CYuscn and James M. Otis. Col
Goodhue read the Declaration and acted
as master of toasts. We think G.. NJ. Price
presided, or Maj. Rountree, and there was
hong galaxy of vice Presidents, then
leading men of the county. The commit
tee agreed to extend first invitation to
The lion. I. p. BURNETT to do the part
of orator, and we were assigned to act as
correspondent and letter W ar in general.
Mr.. BURNETT accepted T. invitation and
wrote to the committee, hoping there
would be large attendance as a discourse
upon leading public questions might be
expected. Judge BURNETT was then a
representative of Grant County in the Ter
ritoria Council and one ofthe most promi-
nont democrats Of tie west. In prime Of life,
a first class lawyer, wealthy farmer, able
speaker and withal a man of radical or
logical principles, not bending, pander-
ing carter,r to popular,sms. nor dealer in
for trust and usefulness babe fair to be long
and sure; and for this very reason he was
sorely enyied by such lead rs Of bis party
as the Gen. Dodges and Gen. Joneses, the
Vineyards, perhaps others. Ye: none of
these dared to speak out in bold attack
while all awaited golden opportunity.
THE DAY AND GRAFTON.
The day came, large multitude as
sembled, among them most of the leading
men of the County, the oration was deliv-
cred and listened to with the deepest inter-
est, for it was designed to break mp the rot
ten foundations then laying for long
reign Of demagogues in Grant County and
Tho future State The Grafton was or
dared printed, but it yet rests in manu-
script, except the few sparks which Col.
Goodhue the next week caused to appear
IN the Heragd, of which he was then in
charge. Judge Burnett died shortly after,
so that the shots Of envy never fell upon
him.
JUDGE BURNETT's REMARKS on SLAVERY
Judge Burnett gave at some length a po-
liical review Of the times, partly touching
rpon the demands Of labor, then deyled
into the future, in which he spared not the
man who would suffer a separation between
labor and intelligence, or confne the labor
of the country to ignorant barbarans black
or white, slave or free. He traced tbs
confnements of labor in the past, then
pictured the bursting Of the shackles whlct
even al that day bound hand and foot tat
southern white masses and tied northern
public men to the car of negro arlstoc
racy. He enumerated the causes anG da'
ted the lime when mortal conHiet. ''7s''t
...,,srrsf4ery on the one side, and dull, stupi
fed slave labor on the other. Said III,
speaker, politicians may compromise, anl
even for a time crush intelligent labor, bu
the longer the day is put off the more Ger
tain, sweeping and perfect viii be the tr
umpA Of free over slave labor"
DEMOCRATS CHARGED wirH coLoNlz-Na
EEaRoEs INTO GRANT COUNTY.
Turning 10 another part and as if to
close any retreat u himself as well as pro
vide against the shafts Of those who might
ftsSdiI LIS POct.ton y tioH tbS slavery gWoS'
tion at some future iime, he said, "Look
TO h stingui h d lie iders who may fails
lily The times by pressing issues that are
false and but very appeals TO the passions
instead Of the good sense Of men; leading
public men, the vefiest apologsts for Ia
Dor in chains and understood to be adyo-
Gates for the Introduction Of such fettered
labor In the northwest, if not the actual
claimants Of such property upon the free
sol Of Wisconsin have already started a
negro colony in Grant County"
FIRST NEGRO COLONIES By REBEL DEMO
Gratis.
We have quoted enough Of the oraiioa
10 serve our purpose. The distinguished
party leaders referred 10 by Judge Burnett
we've Dodg, and Jones. But lie reader
may ask who are the Dodges and Jones
We arsgeR Gen. George W. Jones was
Buchanan's EH Miaister to Bogota and,
lie man WHO has three sons 10 The rebel
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