Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-06-15
Dakota Territory-J. W. Handing and
Family-Surveyor General w. II. n.
Beadle-Personal and Explanatory.

0i tb1t eoiiltOiJ3 nnN WuOoc AOPoieo
from that section are quite favorable.
Yankton is the territorial capital
of Dakota, and is situated in the
southwest corner, on the Missouri
river, in which part farm settlements
have started. Yankton is due west
fromMineral Point, and may be reach.
ed in four or five days by rail and
river, 1t is understood the Milwau-
kee and st. Paul r. r. Company will
at once build branch road connect
ing at that place.
Our old, very respected and widely
fellow citizens, J. w. Blanding Esur.,
and very intelligent wife, with their
large family, are soon to remove for
permanent settlement in Dakota, and
it is understood that he has an APP
pointment to some place in the de-
partment of Surveyor General of
Dakota. What the posision may be
in that department we have not been
advised, but this we know that there
can not be found anywhere a more
competent man for any place con-
nected with that office. We have
known him as a civil engineer and
surveyor during nearly quarter of
a century, and to this day his base
lines and parallels, town and section
and subdivision surveys and reports
filed in the old Dubuque surveyor
generals Office, are standards of
accuracy. rs well as his general land
surveysin this part of Wisconsin,
Mr.. Handing has also held for many
years the Office Of Clerk OF the Circuit
Court for this county, and his law
knowledge is known to be equal TO
that Of our foremost lawyers, though
be has not been practising lawyer,
except in the general business of con-
veysncing. The public loss by his
removal will be widely felt and deep
ly regretted /; there is consolation
in this fact, that our loss will be o
substantial gain TO our trans Missis-
sippi friends in Dakota. His useful.
ness IN many ways will soon bs
acknowledged.
The Union and Dukotaian, . paper
with which we have lately been ex-
changing, has in its number dated
May 29th, most severe editorial at
tack on Gen. Beadle, which is unac-
countable, except in this way that
in all new territories two or more
rings or factions are sure TO exist,
each claiming the political control,
and each necessarily hostile to the
other. And for any new man, or of.
fetal appointee, TO refuse obedience
to either such faction, is to bring
the other rival faction upon his own
head. 1t was so early days in Wis
Iconsin, so in Iowa and Minnesota,
and at present Just so in all new ter>
ritories, Dakota being no exception.
The tempest Swallowed in the Da,
kota paper will subside in the hour,
provided only that Gen. Beadle does
not ipander to it. And whether it
subsidies or not, the effect upon him>
self can only be unpleasant, his off,
cial status being as firmly fixed as
that of the oak. Dakota faction had
nothing to do in procuring his app
pointment and, except for unofficial
conduct, cannot effect his removal.
| The Dakota paper says that Gen.
B. promised to "do nothing in his
position without consultation" with
the Republicans of Dakota. and, hav
ing since let surveying contrac tt
without such consultation, he has
proved himself unworthy of respect
by said republicans. Now, If Gen.
b. ever 80 agreed he had better at
once disregard the pledge, rs no man
has any right to take the politics of
surveyors into account in letting
contracts. The like would bring in
fanny upon any officer, in any civil
department of government. Such
conduct was never tolerated, even
under democratic rule, and the like
would very soon SO prostitute tn Q
republican party that the people
would demand hot funeral over it's
remains.
To show the vindictiveness and
evil intents of the Dakota editor. we
cite the fact that he denies that Gen.
Beadle is republican. But the
| Information may soon reach Dakota
from his Indiana and Wisconsin
homes that be has been radical ra-
publican from the FIRST, that he served
all through the war. was called by
Gen Howard and assigned most
important charge in the Freedmans'
Bureau, and that since the war he
has edited part of his time o hot radi.
cal newspaper.
Gen. B could not be anything but
republican. He never Johnsonised.
Besides, he is . man Of unswerving
integrity, ofpure morals in practice
and profession, and rs q citizen in Nil
respects exemplary. When in the
wrong Gen. B. is quick to ack nowi-
edge his error, which shows noble
mind and pure intentions. 1t is not
probable that such . man can suit
the land sharks and spectators who
assemble in new territories, and il
will be we'll to break with them at
once. With these rival factions he
had as we'll make no bargains
and keep clear of all politicians, with
whom he may have lately been
49, soA@u' LII giving out COutThct1,
let him see to the laws and instruc>
tons and obey them only, not at
tempting to serve two masters. A
fine scholar, lawyer and gentleman,
withal an educated and experienced
surveyor and civil engineer, the best
citizens Of Dakota cannot fail to
respect him.
SPANISH GUNBoATs.-It is asserted
on unquestionable authority that the
Spanish Government is having TWEEN.
ty five or thirty light draught gun
boats built in this country to be nsed
in guarding tho coast of Cuba. Our
country being at peace with Spain,
there can be of course no objection
to its trading with our citizens.
p@ Letters received in New York
from Brazil, state that the report
that Minister Mcmahon had arrived |
In Asuncion was unfounded, and that |