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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-24
WASHINGTON March ID

The dispatches of General Geo. III.
Thomas to General Grant are conclu-
sive that a somewhat grave state of
affairs exists in Tennessee, and where
the thousand rumors of which have
filed Washington for a number of
days regarding the plottings for
trouble in this vicinity have made
very little impression, the well known
fact that there is no element Of the
sensational in General Thomas char
acter, has caused his communications
to be regarded with considerable
anxiety. He has full authority from
General Grant to employ all means
at his disposal in such ways at his
personal knowledge of affairs in Tenn
essee may warrant. The organiza-
ton, which is threatening trouble, is
supposed to be represented by the
Kuk.ux Khan, aud, from present in
dications, their intention is to take
possession of the State government
The character of the communications
which have passed between head
quarters here and General Thomas
to>day, cannot be ascertained, but il
is known that every preeaution has
been taken to check all attempts tc
create trouble in any quarter. GEN
eral Schenck will, on Monday, offe,
a resolution in the House calling foi
all the information regarding the
Tennessee trouble which can proper
" be communicated.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-24
The Impeachment of Johnson Opinions
of the London Press.

The natural tendencies of Presi-
dent Johnson's mind seem to attract
him towards storm and tumult. he
is never at ease until be has provoked
general outburst of anger from bis
antagonists. We have lately beheld
him in the midst of a quarrel with
Gen. Grant which scarcely admits of
reconciliation; and, he has stung his
Congressional foes into renewed at
tempts to carry through an impeach-
ment. The broil has now reach that
interesting stage which is APPLY des-
cribed in an American phrase a
''free fight" Men of all parties have
been drawn into the fray, and even
Gen. Grants anxious care to keep
himself beyond, the reach of the
belligerents has been frnstratel.-
The spectators see the President
husily engaged in what is little bet
ter than confused scramble, while
he steadily supplies potent stimu>
lants to the tempers of the several
combatants. His latest attempt of
this kind has consisted in a bold
challenge to Congress to try a final
fall with him. y Mr.. Stanton.
by listening to the advice Of his
friends and rendering his resignation,
might have saved The country all this
excitement, but Mr.. Stanton is at
least match for the President in
obstinacy. His popularity will cor>
tainly not be increased if the impeach-
ment should break down. Congress,
however, was almost compelled to
try this last resource. There was so
much TO lose by giving way to the
President that it would have been
tantamount to total defeat. The
leaders have come to the conclusion
that they may as well incur all the
risks of impeachment at once. The
threat will probably have no more
effect on Mr.. Johnson than it had in
times past. He would prefer remov-
al by force to being made the instru>
ment of carrying out measures which
are hateful to him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-24
Sherman the Hun.

The following painful paragraph is
going the rounds of an exchange
"Mr William Gilmore Simms, the
novelist and poet, is living in South
Carolina in very destitute circum>
stances. He is near eighty years OF
age" This, we think, adds at least
| fifteen extra years to Mr.. Simms'
age. Before the war, he was in in
dependent circumstances He was
living in splendid mansion near
Charleston, pursuing his literary la,
bors, and was in no legal sense a
"beligerent." Bet a squad of sol :,
diers under command Of ",Shermdn
the Hun" fired his mansion, and
burned it to the ground, destroying
one of the most splendid and valua-
bic private libraries in America,
numbering over fourteen thousand
volumes, besides rare collection of
works Of virtue and art. If the
veins of Sherman the Hun" con-
tanned silver and gold, it would be
perfectly just to drain every drop Of
blood out Of them to repair, as far as
possible, the wrongs of this worthy
deciple ofliterature and art. Who can
think of these things, without feel
ing his own blood burn to his fingers
ends with the passion of horror and
revenge? Had the scoundrels who
have done these things forty thous-
and lives apiece, they have forfeited
them all a thousand timesl History
at least, must have hell for all such
inhuman wretches as fisherman the
Hun" Their names must go down
covered with the hatred, the scorn
and Kisses of mankind Those who
do not hate them will be themselves
hated. Those who do not curse
them will be themselves cursed. -
What reason is there why Gibbs
the Pirate" should be a more ex.
ecrated nt.me than Sherman the
Hun? The latter has certainly been
hundred thousand times the great
er scourge OF mankind.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-24

CoLoRED DIFFERENTIATION IN Con-
GREss.-A curious point has arisen
under the assumed probability that
negroes will be elected to Congress
from some of the Southern States -
The point is, when does q negro, or
coIored man, become a citizen? This
date must determine his admissible
ty as a Representative or Senator
The constitution requires that, TO be
member of the House, the person
shall have been for seven years, and
to be Senator for nine years a cit
izen Of the United States, Now the
citizenship of colored men in the
Southern States cannot possibly an
tedate President Lincoln's proclama-
ton, and probably Congress would
hold that it began only upon the Off
cial certificate Of the adoption of the
Anti.Slavery amendment to the Con.
stitution, which was promulgated on
the 18th of December, 1865. Now,
if the seven and nine years probation
holds good, it follows that (Con'
crosses beginning the first Monday
in December) it will be 1873 before
a colored Representative, and 1915
before colored Senator can be law
fully admitted. In view OF these
facts, is not the Democratic how
about negro Representatives little
premature ?-Neu YORK Tribune, 7th
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-24
Jacksoa's Will.

La the will of Andrew Jackson oc-
ours the following paragraph:
"The gold box presented to me by
the corporation of the city of New
York, the large silver vase presents
ed to me by the ladies ofCharlestown,
South Carolina, my native State.
with the large picture representing
the unfurling Of the American BAN
ner, presented to me by the citizens
of South Carolina when / refused to
be accepted by the United States
Senate, l leave in care of my son A.
Jackson, Jun, with directions that
should our happy country not be
blessed with peace, an event not al
ways to be expected, he will at the
close of the war or end of the con-
fict, present each of said articles of
inestimable value, to that patriot re-
siding in the city or State from which
they were presented, who shall be
adjudged by his countrymen or the la
dies to have been the most valiant in
defense of his country and our coun-
try's rights
Has the foregoing provision of Old
Hickory's will been complied with,
and if SO, who gets the gold box in
New York, and who gets the articles
from South Carolina? Will the box
be presented to some Union patriot
and the other articles be handed over
to rebels? The public would like to
be informed on this subject.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-24
The Democratic National Platform.

The Democrats in the Georgia Re
construction Convention, declared
by their votes and speeches or
Thursday last:
1st, That the States have a right
to sccede.
I'd. That there is no such crime as
treason against the Uuited States.
Sd. That Jefferson Davis is not a
traitor.
4th. That Georgia has a legal right
to 60 out of the Union.
The necessary inference from these
premises is.
lst. That the war was unconstitu
tional.
I'd. That the rebel armies were
composed of honorable men defend
ing their sacred and inalienable
rights.
Sd. That the Union armies were
composed of murderers.
18th. That the national debt was
illegally incurred.
9th. That slavery is not lawfully
abolished.
These doctrines will constitute the
basis Of the Democratic national
platform. They are the doctrines
which Geo II. Pendleton has uul>
formally and consistently main
tanned. They are the principals for
which the unreconstructed whites of
the South are every where contend,
ing. To aid them is securing these
rights the Northern Democracy
oppose the reconstruction policy of
Congress. A more comprehensive
statement of the issues of the cam
paign could not easily be made.
1t only remains to add that a rebel
soldier, who had had one of his legs
shot off. and who believes that the
war is ended, made speech in the
convention denouncing the Demo-
cratic party, and demanding that the
new constitution of Georgia shall
have a clause declaring that seces.
sion is treason, and that future traits
ors shall be punished with death
The treason clause was carried by
strict party vote-73 ayes to 45 noes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-24


HELLIsH-A story is told about
town that one night last week some
enterprising artists at the county
seat, occupied the night in giving
each saloon and liquor selling house
in town a neat and appropriate sign,
free gratis The following morning
the proprietors Of the respective es-
tahlishments were greeted with the
expressive NELL" on their doors,
in fine black letters One being in
the basement was particularly fa'
vored, having on the door the in
scription "HELL'S KITCHEN. -
The same artist mightrun thriving
business in Boscobel for 4 short
time. BoScobel appeal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-24
aen. The Boscobel Appeal in its last

ueA-'rhe Boscobel Appeal in its last
issue mentions the report which has
been circulating in regard TO Gen.
Cobb being the successor to JAS. r.
Doolttle in the U. S. Senate. 1t in
Inmates that Gen. Cobb does not
want the position, and asserts that
those concerned in the more have
been "reckoning without their host, {"
1t says.
Amassa Cobb will be, by the unan
imous voice Of the Republican party,
(and many worthy Democrats, re-
turned next fall to bis present seat
in the lower house of Congress- This
honor the people are determined to
Law at his feet, and he cannot refuse
to accept it. In the Sd district a
long search might be made without
bringing forth another man on whom
the people will rely and rally as ups
on Gen. Cobb. His nation wide rep
utation for irreproachable honesty
and integrity, his devoted patriot
ism, his well known legislative ca
pacity, and stability of purpose, will
fit him to reflect honor upon his state
from the United States Senate hall
or any other office Of trust at the
disposal of the people Of Wisconsin.
bat the Sd district cannot yet spare
him, and outsiders are at liberty to
look in another quarter for THEN
United States Senator.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-24
why Farmers are not Helping Build
Railroads.

| we learn from a farmer living
within ten miles of the Mineral Point
Branch Railroad, and twenty mites
from Galena, that people thereabout
haul much Of their grain to the Gale.
mark reasons: the freight
charge rates on tho Mineral Point
road are so heavy that the price OF
oats lately was 43 to A cents per
bushel at Darlington, 80 pounds 20
/ the bushel, and 90 TO SO cents at
Galena, 35 pounds to the bushel-
! there being pounds of differe n ce
in the weight Of standard bushel of
oats In the two States. Another diff,
ference: lumber can be had for back
loading from Galena at something
like a corresponding difference. Mer>
chandise is very near or quite as
cheap at Darlington He further
says that farmers go even further to
the Galena market, as from within
six miles Of Darlington, and from
Cottage inn. He can see no bene-
/ fits to the farmers from these one
horse railroads but they are rather
held to be a damage in his neighbour
hood. He says cheese are the reasons
urged in his neighborhood town of
Elk Grove, for refusing to aid the
Platteville. Observation-Disclosures road
There surely ought TO be some
equalization reforms adopted in the
charge rates Of the road referred to in
view of securing the aid OF the farm
men of good sense and financial abil>
lily, who might then be expected to
aid in building road to Plattevile.
1t is all togo Their better to speak ..out
these things in open meeting than to
talk of them privately to the worse
injur.- of these improvements. Let
all be reported to the owners of the
Mineral PIT. Branch road
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-24
~. Christopher Hughes, "a sturdy

sa.C Christopher Hughes, "a sturdy
Democrat" in the Ohio Legislature,
iwould rather trust the Democratic
party 10 political matters than God
Almighty The relative position OF
the Democracy was never more
clearly expressed. So far as Hughes
is concerned, he can, Of course,
choose bis associates. The Lynch
burgh Firginian is similarly inclined,
when it says: "Better let our chill
dren go uneducated and live in the
woods, than to accept of instruction
in schools where new England poll
tics, philosophy, and religion are te
substitute the traditions OF our grand
old State"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-24
A Frank Confession Higher Interest
in Heaven.

The old miser who offered the fol-
lowing prayer was not mealy mouth
ed, and his devotional sincerity is
ertainly worthy of imitation:
80 Lord, thou know est that have
nine houses in the city OF London,
and likewise that | have lately pur>
chased an estate in tee~simple in the
county of Essex. | beseech thee to
preserve the counties of Middlesex
and Essex from fire and earthquakes;
and as | have mortgage in Hertz
toadshire, / beg of Thee likewise to
have an eye Of compassion o. that
county; and for the rest Of the coun
ties thou mayest deal with them as
thou art pleased! Q Lord, enable
the banks to meet all their bills, and
make all my debtors good men. Give
prosperous voyage and return to
the Mermaid sloop, because | have
not insured it; and as thou hast said
that the days Of the wicked are but
short, | trust in thee thou wilt not
forget thy promise, as | have pur>
chased an estate IN reversion, which
will be mine on the death Of that
most profigate young man, Sir J. L.
Keep my friends from sinking, and
preserve me from thieves and houses
breaker and make all my servants
so honest and faithful that they may
attend to my interests and never
cheat me out of my property night
or day" +
The above reminds us of a paraI,
lei circumstance which actually oc-
CURED in Lancaster a dozen years
ago. One Hackney, the methodist
minister. set himself about getting
up a revival in the church-in the
belief that the like may be manutac-
tured TO order, religion being mat
ter of works or artificial enterprise
in his judgment. He prayed and
clustered and actually scared several
into a tolerable state Of artificial con
viction, among them one Tyrrel, a
most consummate old miser. And
he was called on to pray. aud pray
he did, prefacing his petitions with
these remarkable words: "Ob Lord
| giee as higher interest IN hearea" The
old man had been lending his money
at % per cent, which he thought
was a most unchristian low rate, and
went into the church in hopes that
in heaven a man may lend his money
for at least so per cent
The noxt heard Rev. Mr.. Hack
ney left these parts in disgust, the
church settled back on its original
members, and Tyrrel abandoned the
church and his dear interest in heav.
en- on account of increasing interest
in the world below. Since then nc
where in the Methodist church ha,
there been even case of attempted
conversion of a miser, but such have
| all been left just where Jesus lief
them at the betrayal by Judas.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-24

Several of the States received con
siderable sums from the National
Government in payment of claims
for money expended in raising and
equipping troops for the prosecution
Of the war against the rebellion
which were applied on their debts =
A large portion of the reduction Of
the Missouri debt was derived from
this source, still the people of that
State have paid off two or three mil,
lions of their debt by taxation. States
which have paid off the least
amounts, like Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Michigan, Wiscon-
sin, Iowa and Minnesota, owe but
very little debt But take the whole
list and it shows rapid extinguish>
ment of State indebtedness. During
the same period the National Cows
ernment has discharged 1851, 100000
of its obhgations.-N. Y. Tribune,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-24
e@ The GAINESVILLE, (Wis.) Ga

sa- The GAINESVILLE, (Wis.) Gazette
illustrates the results of the express
companies combination as iollows:->
"On little package from Racine we
paid one hundred per cent more than
the old rates charged by the Ameri.
can before that fraud upon the pub
lie, the Merchants Union was begot
ten; and on an article from Madison,
we paid forty per cent over the old
American rates. AS we predicted
long ago, the public must now pay a
good round price for everything
handled by express companies, and
in addition to that it must pay the
losses sustained by the American
while carrying on the war against
the Merchants Union. So that, in
stead Of being blessing as was
promised, the organization of the
Merchants Union will prove to be
an expensive curse"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-24
"A Rat! A Ratl''

A Detroit paper describes the eff
fects of some of Anna Dickinson S
periods as follows.
Indeed, SC great was the apeaker's
dramatic power over the susceptible
portion of the audience, that when
giving an illustration Of scene ON
the battle field, in which a diving
colored soldier was depicted as lying
on the ground with open wounds,
Miss ID, pointed to the floor few
yards in advance of her as the spot
on which the hero was lying, where
upon three or four ladies sitting on
the front bench involuntarily sprang
to their feet in a tremor of alright at
the imagined spectacle"
Which the Tribune thus spoils:
1T is really too bad to spoil the
above story for there was some
foundation for it; as the ladies allud
ed to were frightened by real and
not an imaginary spectacle. The
facts are, that during the lecture a
large rat came out OF hole at the
foot Of the stage and ran about the
door for some 10 or 10 minutes, ob~
served by all the audience on the
front seats. Another rat of larger
dimensions then followed, and made
an attack upon the first one. He,
probably, not wishing to disturb the
audience by engaging a combat,
turned and scampered as fast as pos
sible toward the audience. Several
ladies sitting upon the front bench,
seeing that his course was directly
toward them, suddenly sprang to
their feet in a tremor of alright at
the approaching rodent, and were
doubtless the least affected of any in |
the audience at the incident which |
the speaker was narrating. They |
were too inten upon the movements |
of his ratship to pay much attention
to the variations of the lecturer"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-24
aSr The iron safe of Smith & Lam

sas~ The iron safe of Smith 4 Lams
at Richland Center, in which it was
supposed the county funds Of that
county were kept, was unsuccessful>
" attacked by some burglars the
other day: The safe in the same Of
fee was robbed in 1866, and the
county money amounting to $1,000
taken by burglars. They used au-
gers, knives and saws in cutting
through the building. No one slept
in the building. They tried to blow
up the safe, then tried to carry it off.
They failed in forcing an entrance
No clue to the burglars. So says
teh Republican.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-24
gE The New York Herald is su>

Eb Inc New 0rk Hefdld is su<
premely disguised with the Demo-
cratic party for clinging to copper>
headism. 1t declares that The tri-
umph of the Republican party in the
next Presidential election is abso-
Iutely certain. Among the reasons
given for this rational conviction is
the result in New Hampshire. On
this point it says:
against ali drawbacks, the Res
publieans of New Hampshire held
their ground. They triumphed in
tie late election over all these OBJ
structions in rallying under the flag
of General Grant as their candidate
for the next Presidency. This was.
in fact, the initial fight for testing
the popularity of General Grant as a
Presidential candidate, and the result
shows that he cannot be beaten"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-24

The CHIEF JUsTIcEsHIP.-It is
probable that Congress will take i'm
mediate action on the bill providing
for any unexpected vacancy on the
Supreme Bench. Should Chief JUS
tice Chase die, or become indisposed
now, the impeachment would be de-
layed. Under the present law, the
case would not go on until a success
or was appointed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-24
nea A letter dated Leinsic Pntna

nea.A letter dated Leipsic, Putnam
county, Ohio. March Is, describes a
terrific tornado that swept through
that locality on the evening previous.
1t was a dark, full>shaped cloud, and
swept down buildings, fences, trees,
etc, in its furious course. Several
houses, with all their contents, were
scattered into fragments-others
were moved from their foundations
cattle were crushed TO death by falls
ing barns-but. fortunately, no per-
sons were killed or even seriously in.
iured.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-24

ng- The hostility of Democrats to
colored suffrage will not be abated
by the way the negroes acted at
Memphis recently. 1t seems the
Memphis rebels were not only beaten
in the municipal election of the 9TH
instant, but they were outwitted by
colored voters. The latter were told
by their secessionist employers that
they must vote the conservative"
ticket or lose their places They pro
fessed great zeal, and were much pet :
ted by the men who hoped to get
their ballots. When election day
came, only one hundred negroes, out
of aboue five thousand supported the
anti Republican candidates, and the
one hundred, as the Avalanche scorn-
fully admits, cost the conservatives
$4,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-24
sggWith Buchanan ~ preqoe

BI~ With Buchanan rs President
and with the Democrats of the North
as political allies, the South, in her
foolish presumption, was fattered in
to rising in rebellion against the Gov
eminent With Johnson as Presi-
dent, and the same Democrats of the
North for allies, the South is now
encouraged to resist the efforts OF
Congress to reconstruct her upon the
basis of liberty ard justice. In both
cases the South was deluded By
placing 100 much reliance upon the
support and the power of the North
ern Democrats,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-24

s1-A large number of immigrants
from Alabama have arrived in Kan
sas, with view of purchasing farms
in Douglas county. They appear to
be more intelligent than a majority
of immigrants from the South, and
apparently possess the means of pur-
chasing good homes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-24

a~The U. S. Supreme Court has
decided that a State has no right to
tax persons passing into, from or
through its territory in cars or stage
coaches. This will, it is thought,
interfere with New Jersey.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-24

EsF Occasionally we hear Of a
man advocating taxation Of United
States bonds. The object, Of course,
is to get some revenue out Of the
holders. But a moments reflection
ought to convince any one that to
lay tax on the governments own
credit is communicate folly, as it
would simply be the means of de-
preciating its credit; the bonds will
fall in vanc just in proportion to the
tax In other words, those who buy
them discount the tax in advance,
and more besides. For every dollar
the government can obtain by taxing
its own credit it loses two.