Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-08-27

republic. Applause OF cours,
there was less etiquette in Congress.
than in the British Parliament-ther.
was u freedom Of dress and of man
ners, startling at first but then, las
| week in the House OF Commons hs
saw member stretched full length
on the form on one of the side gale
ries he would not say he was snor-
ing, but he was making noises neither
parliamentary nor classical laugh
ter and cheers.l He had seen, with
interest, with what quickness, yigor,
and tact the speaker, Mr.. Colfax,
pushed business through the House
He again asserted that the two Hous.
es discharged their duties with de-
corum and energy, and that Ameri-
ca was full of men worthy and willing
to serve her. Applause Rut, said
Mr.. Vincent, the stranger visiting
America can make no estimate oil
the present or future of that great
country unless he quietly looks over
the great West, towards which, pops
ulation, wealth and power are drifts
ing. The speaker then proceeded to
recount his tour through the Great
West. lie spoke of the pleasure he
derived from his visit to Michigan,
Illinois and Wisconsin. Michigan
was doing wonders for the future ed
ucation Of her people. In addition
TO her State schools, sustained by
popular vote and school tax, she had
set apart immense tracts of land for
universities and colleges for the edu-
cation of the people forever. Loud
applause.] He gave most interest,"
ing descriptions Of the great city of
hicago, which seemed likely to
maintain her supremacy as the queen
of the West. 1t was the largest
timber and grain emporium in the
world her wonderful ELEVATORS" for
'lifting" corn, by which wheat and
corn were transferred with ease and
rapidity from barge to ship, or from
ship to warehouse, in q style that
would make our country bumkins
scratch their heads. Laughter and
applause He spoke of the mechan-
zeal skill and energy expended in
lii,ing shops, warehouses, churches
and hotels six feet and more, and of
the cellars built under them without
any suspension of ordinary business.
[ Applause.1 Even in Richmond,
Ind, when riding through the streets
with his friend, he was stopped by a
house in the middle of the street, and
his friend quietly remarked, "Oh,
they are only moving it from one
street to another' Loud laughs
teri Chicago was full of life--its
people believed in Chicago and in
themselves. 1t was said that they
staggered but then it must be res
mem bered they had something to
swagger about. In thirty years they
had sprung from a swamp 10 life,
wealth and beauty. Applause. I
He was more than delighted by the
hearty manners and generous hos
pitality of the people and everywhere
he went, he was awe struck by q
sense of Gods goodness in opening
up such a magnificent territory, and
such glorious future to the English
speaking race.
In conclusion, Mr.. Vincent spoke
as follows: And all of this is the
property of freedmen of a race of
people who had founded the most
popular representative institutions
that have ever existed-of q race of
enterprising citizens who were cow
ering the continent with beautiful
cities, colleges, universities, museums,
libraries, workshops, manufactures,
churches and scools. Enthusiastic
applause.] And here he might be
asked what he thought of the Repub-
lican institutions in America =
(Hear.) 1t was almost impertinence
in stranger to offer criticism on so
great a subject after brief visit to
such country. OF course there
were many things in American insti>
tutions TO startle a stranger. The
excitement Of the last fall elections,
the strong denunciations of political
opponents, the demonstrations in the
streets, the booming of cannon, the
torch-light professions, all made him
anxious and nervous but, in con>
versing with educated Americans in
Philadelphia, they all said: "Oh, we
discount all this, this is our method,
we attack our opponents right and
left, and try and demolish them as
well as their arguments. But when
the election is over all will go well
again and he found in New York
and Pennsylvania no traces of the pas
sion a week after the elections were
decided. [Applause.] There were
evils to be corrected, evils that are
incidental to all human institutions.
Still he must say, that notwithstand-
ing few draw backs, notwithstand-
ing tie ignorance OF some Europe>
ans. Notwithstanding the scramble
for Office sometimes made by unwor>
thy men, American institutions work
ed well; and the native born Ameri>
cans and large number of strangers
were in every way worthy of the lib>
erty they enjoyed. Loud applause.
For the strength of the Republic was
not in her electoral power alone
1t was her free religion--combined
with the free schools-that gave Wig
or and security to the great Republic.
Applause Should England be
jealous of such a people? loud
cries of "No," mol Should Eng
land regard with disfavor the power
and progress of such nation? l"No
NOT He affirmed, on the contrary,
that we should exhult in her renown
and pray for her perpetual prosperi'
ty, for her growth in grace and wis
dom. repeated applause.] The
honorable gentleman resumed his
seat amidst enthusiastic cheers which
lasted several minutes.
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