Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-10-23

anu Ih6Ie Is YET nope.
On the passage Of the resolution.
; OF instruction to the delegates elect
my friends, who declined to vote
thereon, to the number OF about q
left the meeting. Then, this often
slve resolution was introduced and
passed by vote Of about one half OF
the meeting, say 30-the remainder
not voting. Having disposed ofthese
preliminary matters, we now come
. to the subject matter OF that resolu-
ton, and we trust that we shall be
able to show, that it had its origin
in that spirit Of resentment, which
bad men always manifest upon being
. rebuked for their baseness-and that
1t IS not only weak and faulty in its
matter but utterly impotent in its
conclusions. 1t embraces three zen
eral and three specific charges, and
concludes with a Bull Of Excommuni-
cation not unlike in some respects the
famous "Popc's Bull against tie Cone
It.
To the general charges, in the spirit
meant to be conveyed by those who
dictated them, make general deni.
al; but at the same time freely adj
nit, that it is my habit to speak of
men and things according to my hon
est convictions and to act in ali cases
as duty may point the way. Such a
course is rarely polite, Sin this coSter-
mohgering UoTld u ourS, +" and it never
fails to expose those who practice it
to the hate ftrimmers and imposters,
and to the obloquy of the designing,
/ yet, Notwithstanding all this | shall
! pursue the road it has been my pleas
urc andmy pride thus far to follow
to the end il, with the appreciation
OF majority Of my fellow citizens
it will be well, but if alone and in
political exile shall still 90 on Let
us take one example to Illustrate the
case In 1865 Hon. w. w. Field de.
! sired and expected to obtain the nom
nation for Sec. of State, and the
friends of Gen T. S Allen had also
presented him for that position.
had served in the army with Tom AL
len and personally knew him to be a
radical republican and one the bray.
est OF men, and of course did not hest
tate to spouse his cause. Our primary
meeting for the choice OF delegates
was called at the depot here at ? =. NJ.
when our caucuscs are always held
in the evening At the hour desir-
mated Mr.. Field and some / or 5 of
his friends met IN the nAer ticket office
and put through their business in the
greatest Ii; ste. Not being in the
ring, and not suspecting such a trick
| arrived on the ground Just as this
Star Chamber Court was in the act
Of lissoiving OF course | protested
and to make my protest good-at
once drew up a call for Republican
Union caucus in the evening, which
rccited the above fact in its iuStifica-
ton. This was done under the advice
and with the active cooperation Of
Alfred Palmer " no now presidcs over
a meeting Of my assas5inators This
call was numerously signed and, at
the appointed time, the meeting was
held. To my utter establishment MIR.
. Field and others composing the p. NJ.
meeting were present taking an ac-
tive part in the proceedings. | there
stated all the facts in the case plainly
and boldly, and made an argument in
I favor e. selecting delegates for Gen.
Allen; and Mr.. Palmer being chairman
Of the meeting, VERY cordially second
cd my remarks; but, when the vote
was taken we found ourselves almost
alone Were we right or were we
wrong in This ease The State Con
vention, evidently thought we were
right Ii should not be forgotten in
this conncction-that Mr. Field spcn.
a large part Of the interim between
the two meetings in personally So
letting his Republican friends to at
tend the evening meeting, as mat
ter Of fdror to hmseT"
But the Resolution demands "Uni>
~ ami Harmony, IN al tic practical
,coHngs Of tie Reputlte9a Or
gdai,atioa,' So docs -Nr 2, i. Mas
by r. NJ for A. Johnson, demand
'UnHy and Aarmony, between the Pres
.dcnt AID the Congress, By the com
plctc surrender of the latter to the be-
hestS of the former. But The Congress
is right Let them stand firm If the
i Heavens fall and those who oppose
party corruption are right, though
they may be unpopular let their
hands be strengthened. ! dismiss
this branch OF the subject with this
general declaration, viz That all OF
my acts touching the interests of the
community in which | have for the
last twelve years lived, or touching
my relations to the RepubIcan party
with which have uniformly acted
ever since its organization, have when
rightly understood, tended to con-
serve the peace and prosper ty of the
community on the enc side, and to
promote the purity and integrity q
The republican party ON the Others
and if my adversaries desire to take
issue with mc-I an ready and anXi-
Gus 70 meet upon a fair field Of con
troversy any, or ali of them
Bat am accused Of consorting with
+ "colP9Lc5ds" in my private and p r
sonul relations. 1t is true, that ]
have not thought proper to break of
the friendships Witch ! formed with
some of0ur Democratic fellow citizens