Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-10

EEsAp L HI 1AMPAltN IN 1ONNEC1l-
oUT.-Senator Wilson opens the cam.
paign in Connecticut next week. -
The Republicans are markings power.
FIJI effort to carry that State 1t is
thought that the example OF New
Hampshire will have a good effect
upon it. Some of the best Republi-
can stump speakers will be sent there,
and liberal distribution of docu.-
ments has been arranged tor that
| State Central Committee.
s@-The Macon (Ga.) Journal says
they are listening for the tap of the
drum and the first shot that will tell
of an armed collision between hostile
forces al Washington" We beg our
Southern friends to be careful about
keeping their ears on the street b too
much listening for these things They
will find them inconveniently long if
they are not careful. There is moth.
ing that grows faster than ears un-
der such circumstance. - n. Y.
Times.
TEMPER oE THE LEGATIONS. The
temper Of the attaches of various
legations at W ashington issignifcant
There has been much larger attend
ance from this class at the Capitol
during the past week than during
any previous discussion 1t is I'M
derstood that letters have gone
abroad from most of the legations
expressing the opinion that Mr.
Johnson would be out of Office in a
very short time.
aea. Gen. Grants father says. in the
New York Ledger, that although the
General has served long in the army,
he was never known to utter pro-
fame word-was never known to
after an oath under any circumstan>
ces. The editor of the Ledger adds
that the Generals repugnance to pros
family will not prevent his taking the
oath Of Office.
New CLoTHEs.-The Milwaukee
Sentinel, which is steadily improving
in the extent and variety of its news,
and in some other respects, and is
decidedly the best paper for any one |
wishing paper from the CONNER
cial metropolis of the state, has re-
Gently donned an entire new dress of |
type and looks as neat as pin.
EsyA Elk Governor Vance, whom the |
Democrats have nominated for Gov |
crnor of North Carolina, delivered |
himself of this gushing expression in
1868 when addressing rebel regi-
ment: Boys, fight till hell freezes
over, and then fight on the ice. =
eight until you find bell so full of
Yankees that their feet will stick ont
Of the windows"
~GsaIn the Kentucky democratic
convention a resolution was offered |
to pay the public debt in greenbacks,
but it was amended SO as to read |
that the bond holders be not paid at
all. This was but the same thing,
only at last carried to its legal re-
suits:
aA-John Bright's plan for the pa
cification of Ireland is as follows =
The abolition Of the State Church,
division OF the Church property
among all denominations, and radical
amendment Of the law Of land tenure.
These measures, if adopted, he be-
lieves would make Ireland happy
and contented.
g@The Cincinnati Commercial says
it is coincidence possibly worth no
tice, that the last case Of impeach>
ment was that of Judge Humphreys,
of Tennessee, who was impeached
upon tie ties timony Of Andrew
johnson, and one Of the managers
prosecuting that impeachment was
Mr.. Pendleton.
a1~1h he combined ages Of the two
men whom Mr. johnson has appoint
ed in Mr Stanton,s place Lorenzo
Thomas and EWING amount to one
hundred and forty nine years-a sum
which exactly expresses the length
of time they will have to wait to get
it,
Gg- As there seem to be no further
sufficient duties to cali for comp
troIer of banks in this state, the leg
islature has passed bill looking to-
ward the abolition of the office
Of bank comptroller. The question
will be submitted to the people at the
general election next tall
sR-The North Carolina conven-
ton has adopted an article making
suffrage general, without lany test