Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-08-07
Ths D0ohttle--Johnson Mass State Con-
ventlon.


The Mass State Convention, held
at Madison the other day, for indor-
sing Andrew lohnson's policy Of re-
constructing the rebel states ana for
opposing the acts OF Congress, was
remarkable affair.
ltwas advertised for several weeks
ABA mass convention to be compos-
cd Of men from all parts of the state
pledged to support the new policy.
johnson and Seward were to hay e
been present, but some days previ-
GUS to the meeting it was given out
That they could not attend. Judge
Dooittle promised to come and ia
ms spoeol. said he he'd come all the
way from Washington to address the
people.
We were at Madison at the Qne
but failed to be in at this organiza
ton Of the new party, at which the
democratic name and organization
were to be forever abandoned, and Il
new name-and party set up. But
we attended in the evening to hear
Doolittle.
The real number present at the or
gahizaliot vas 43, as counted by
many present who met in the west
part of the Assembly chamber to
watch the wind as it listeth, some
doubtless expecting to 90 as the
wind gooth. The iournM reporter
counted bat ST, but his figures were
doubtless transposod by tic printer
The Union, Johnson paper, counted
125 present, but the difference IS ac-
counted for 70 way but in counting
those in tho west chamber.
IN the evening the chamber was
rather above half filled to hear Doc
little. A few ladies were present,
and many Of tho radical union PEG
pie about Madison. There are 200
Bouthern people spending the sum
iner at Madison, most Of whom are
said to be radicals, tho secession
lists but calling themselves Johnson
hniOnsts. These southern secession.
lists from choice, unionists from con-
Etraint, were present to encourage
the expected new schism and apos-
tacy under the lead Qf Doolittle.-
Some &c these southern radicals were
at5u present We heard one Of them
say 8 Senator Doolittlc has adopted
all the sentiments Of our Missouri
laybanks and Kentucky conserva-
tivos late OF the rebel army, only he
uses mider language" Another said
such policies, if adopted as the ma
tional practice, would insure a
slaughter Of all the union men in the
south, except such as could leave.
The extreme OF old democratic
leaders, late copperhcads, were at
The Doolitllc lecture. About thirty
such were prcscnt--men remember
Cd by all for having been the bitter
est antagonist ID every act Of the
government iluriag the war for sup
PRESSING the rebellion. They alleg-
cd .Iom the first that the war for
the union was carried on to
free the niGGcrs and for their
Elevation above the whites They
opposed the raising Of volunteers to
fight the enemy to the union and
constitution opposed the voting Of
money n congress to carry ON the
%@T, opposed Tie war taxes when
more men could not we'll he raised
by volunteering they opposed draft
ing to fill up the unien array they
discouraged The soldiers In The army
and discouraged men from oluntccr-
ing; they invented SANDERS against
thc absent union soldiers and called
them Lincoln hirelings. engaged HI
The swar of tyranny and e.o4d
and the wives and children of absent
soldiers erp Jhe victimes OF the
loulest calumnies from the opening
Of the war till its close: by means Of
their pre-s obey scattered .be loulcst
charges Throughout ,ha land assert
ing the lies that the wives Of soldiers
were as a general thing untrue to
their marriage VOWS during their
husbands absence, that aany had
taken mp with negroes and were har-
ing mulattG children and anony-
m0us'luttcrs were written TO soldiers
by the Ten thoosahd affirming Chat
innocent loved ones at home were
every where tire victims ofstgfvation
destitnti1n and crime ,hat the
rights, property and ,haracter of
soldiers were not beng protected
during their absence; that the war,
being a failure in the field, was un-
popular at home and must blast the