Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-08-06
Disturbance in Wisconsin.

The war of liquor prohibition and
Sunday observance has broken out
with considerable carnestness in Wis
consin. We look upon it as altogeth>
er unfortunate that this quarrel could
not be postponed until after the ques
TONS growing out Of slavery and the
rebellion shall be settled on ri chit prin.
clples. 1t is certain that the German
element in the Republican party, and
a considerable portion of the native
born members, will separate them
selves from any political organization
which makes liquor prohibition por
ton OF its creed, or which sets up
religious test. There will be time
enough and ways enough to SILVER
the party in atoms, (if that must be
done,) after it shall have completed
the great work with which it is spec
tally charged-that OF making all men
equal before the law. But already
we find the German Republican Cen
trail Committee of New York sepa-
rating itself from its political friends
IN State and local elections, and even
General Schurz and Mr.. Roeser com
including their example and advising
its adoption wherever like intoler,
ant spirit controls the Republican
party. True, the Germans are advis-
ed by the New York Committee and
by General Schurz in the st. Louis
WeSftche Post, and by Mr.. Roeser in
his letterto the Boston Commonwealth.
to adhere to the Republican party in
national elentions. But this will be
practically impossible, for, as Mr..
Roeser remarks "When a division
occurs in the Republican party in
State elections, where a portion of
the party contronts it as an enemy,
one cannot well fraternize with that
enemy again"
1t is useless to sncer at people who
look upon liquor prohibition as an in.
fringement of personal liberty, and
who resist it as such. 1t is equally
foolish to shut our eyes to the customs,
the early training, the convictions, OF
those who look upon the first day of
the week as being more adapted to
recreation, but not holier than any
other day. 1t is the appropriate du-
ty OF our churches to convert. not to
coerce, these people. More souls will
be saved by the former process than
by the latter. 1t is agreed by the
Germans everywhere that laws may
be passed, of the most stringent
character, to prevent any disturbance
by which religious worship may DO
interfered with, not only as to Suns
day, but as to all other days. Beyond
this it is unsafe to go, looking at it in
It's political and social aspect. Dis
ruption Of parties and street riots are
the natural consequences of sumpt-
uary laws and enforced religious abb
servances.- Chicago Tribune.
The PHGNIx CITY-A year and a
few days ago, some three hundred amp
twenty acres of buildings in the beau
tifnl city Of Portland were destroyed
by fire. Fifteen hundred buildings
were burned to the ground, and iif-
ty-elght streets and eight miles of
thoroughfare became q vast field of
calcined brick and ashes; ten thousand
persons were left homeless, ten mil.
hons OF property Gissipated in the
flames. Tho energies of q prosperous
city were, for tho moment, prosrated
and ralyzed. Yet 6 little more
than twelve months afterwards n
grand resurrection has occurred. All
over the burnt district there have
risen miles Of new and beautiful
buildings. The City Hall has taken
on more elegant forms; banking in
stltutions have taken refuge in SUBJ
stantial buildings of granite and free
stone; and the thousand articles of
trade are displayed i'll storehouses
which are better than ever before
adapted TO the needs Of commerce.
Along some of the streets there arc
temporary wooden buildings, which
remind one OF some Of the cities on
tie frontier, which rise in a night
from the prairie; but these will soon
be replaced by permanent and more
costly structures.-New York Eceaiaq
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