Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-07-12

70 throw himself in sntaronism to
these principles
Our rulers Of to-day are very I'M
like the elements that have ruled the
cotton States for many years past.
1t is historical fact that the woman
ry Of those States have submitted for
10 these many years TO be led by
the opponents Of progressive free
dom, until the country has been
Frustrated by the weight of its own
sins, the labor system subverted so
that half u century will not renstate
it.
1t must be remembered that labor
is the basis Of all prosperity, and
wien that is not nicely adjusted the
body polite becomes trail, sinks into
decay and must sooner or later die
the death Of the vagrant or INDECENT.
But, Notwithstanding these plain
facts, open to the observation of the
civilized world, some of these usurp-
ers and misgniders, even at this day
and age Of the world, have the temer-
ity TO come forward and to ask with
confidence to be reinstated with po-
llticaI consequence and hoRors and
TO attempt, right IN the face and
eyes of tho starvation and ruin
which their policy has entailed upon
their deluded followers, to resurrect
the ruins of the late rebellion and
build thereon temple in commence
| ration of the heroic deeds Of the late
Confederate soldiery. | do not wish
to detract anything from these mis-
guided, and, in many cases, coerced
soldiers for men who went with me
to battle for the right against them
for the wrong, can, will and are not
ashamed to admit that they chung 10
and fought for their cause with te-
nacity and valor worthy of better
cause
But, sirs, as long as we Of the
Union army live to see this fruitless
and obstinate course kept up, SO long
the old Union soldiers will regard
them as refractory and revolutionary
in their designs. Some aIe wild
enough yet to imagine that the dense
population in the States that crush
ed the rebellion will or may haze pc
litical discussions amounting to
armed rupture They say that at
least one half of our population are
foreigners who do not to any great
degree sympathize with our form Of
government.
But | can promise you to-day that
all men OF foreign birth who have
declared their intentions to become
citizens of this great commonwealth
arc when our institutions are assailed,
the first to come forward and lay
down their lives for the free institu-
tions they enjoy. Freedom and equal
political rights is the "Shibboleth"
of these men and in them this gov
eminent put such trusts during the
late contest between right and wrong
and but few isolated cases prove
that they were recreant to their
trust or that our confidence was
poorly founded.
There is perhaps no nation on the
earth that holds out such induce
ments to foreigners as we do and il
is fair presumption to assume that
they appreciate the fact, and common
justice demands that the American
people redeem the pledges of frater-
nal consideration.
We have here almost virgin soil
and on this soil all men whether he
be of foreign origin or birth, if he
be native born or from the North or
South and be a loyal and law abid-
ing citizen, he is entitled to end will
have every right and benefit of the
laws Of the land and will in all cases
be protected and defended in the free
exercise of such rights. Who is
there then who fails to rejoice and
take pride in the name of an Ameri
can citizen. Who is there that does
not take pleasure in contemplating
the beauties and advantages of this
State and OF this government when
compared with others that are by
/ some called superior in point of gov
eminent and natural advantages?
Who is there here to-day who is
not proud that he is an American
citizen; and that his or her children
ences as the frFS6dh RR Hail. Hnd e&gg p00RP R aB
the tller of the soil, the "hewers Of
wood and the drawers of water"
rejoice alike in? An aristoeracy
is not the thing for this people, it is
like the deceptive mirage sometimes
seen on the sandy deserts of the
West. The traveller imagines he secs
an oasis in the distance, where nice
shrubbery, lakes, flowers, green trees
and seemingly everything that heart
could wish, but alas he falls weary
and worn out by the wayside, before
he realizes the anticipated pleasures
of his imaginary, and in fact, vision
airy place OF rest, pleasure and plenty.
1t seems that men are never satisfied
with their lot. But God has 40 ere
ated us-and it would be insubor-
dination to attempt to change His
laws, DEGREES and designs--onr ulti-
mate end will be as He wills it or Il
may DO as He in his infinite power
has already wilIed and it is possible
that we in our finite views OF His
widom may sometimes imagine that
our tolls, fluctuations and misfortunes
on this earth are more than we de-
serve, but we should, shall and must
submit with pious resignation TO
the great manipulation Of all our acts,
both good and evil, and the dispenser
Of our rewards and punishments for
our acts on this earth.
The Woman's Movement in America.
There is an eminent propriety in