Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-06-13
CHANT AND WILSON.


Grafton, Of the National Republican
Convention, held at Philadelphia, The /
nomination Of L. s. Grant was merely
form Of ratfying the action Of the Re- !
publican people in State conventions
lie was nominated hy aeclamntien with |
out single dissenting voice. Henry
Wilson for the Vice Presidency was
nominated on the fist ballot, receiving
minority of all the votes cast, and the
nomination Immediately declared unani-
nous by solid vote Of the convention
GENERAL GRANT
is better known to the American people
than anv other living man, Hence ID is
not necessary for us to occupy space IN
hkctchng his history l. is known that
at the outbreak Of the Southern Rebel
lion Grant was an unassuming business
man in our ncighboring city Of Galenai
that no at once offered his Ger ices to the
Government, and entered the field as
Colonel of regiment of Illinois ,oIun
tecra; that for valuable services aud
merturious conduct he was promoted
.tep 10y step until be startled the world,
and reached the top-most round Of the
ladder Of milit,ry fame, by his brilliant
achievements Mt Fort Donaldson Shiloh
and Nicksburg; that coming in com,
mand, of the entire American forces, he
pucksl victory from the jaws Of defeat,
and planned and executed the campaign-
which speedily led to the complete van,
punishment Of the enemy, and brought
tho country out Of II four years war to
It glorious, honorable peace IA re,
ward for his great scr"ices, the Ameri-
can people four years ago bestowed upon
him the ohce Ct rreSident--the highest
honor within their gitt-and in the three
years of bis administration he has SO
conducted himselr as to retain the cont
denco and esteem OF a great majpritv of
his counlrymeu They will say in No.
yembcr, well done good and faithful
servant qnite as cmphaticaliy as they
taid it four years age, without regard to
The calumnjes, envy and hatred OF sore
heads, comprehend, and traitors.
HENRY wilson.
Few names are wider kaown IN Amer
ila, or occupy Il more conspicuous place
in the history Of the country, than that
Of Henry Wilson and few s,aJesmen
enjoy tn, confidence aud esteem OF the
people in SO great a 8rgree us the
.Cubbler Of Nutick' 10 the west tn.
.ai'ure Of Schuyler Colfax to be reuum,
mated is disappointment, lat all things
considered, we conclude that the action
Of the convention was wise Eut once
since the Republican party has Ind a
nat.onal existence las there been an
Eastern man on the national tickle, and
il is but ri-ht and proper that the claims
Of that section should he nrccdcI to new.
especially when the second place on the
ticket only is asked Candidly, we feel
that the nomination Of Wilson instead
e tolMx is best, making success double
snrc. The following sketch Of the life
and services Of Henry Wilson is taken
from the Inter Ocean, OF Chicago
He was born NJ Pennington, n II Feb.
u, 1872, OF poor parents, and was al
iftuured at ten years Of age t. a farmer
ID hls native toNr, IN whose empluN hc re-.
naluet ter eleven Years, srateHing az il
Regular intervals byiet terms N the com.
mou s,haols which amounted altogether
curing TIE whole period OF his apprtutivc-
mp to only twelve mouths Of schooling
iJs taste for aiding however, VS. earl,
developed, and taking advantage of access
Na private library IN the urlghtorhood .
spare hours eva SUNDAYS Rui iu tie
evenings by trchlht asd even bY mlnu.
GSbi, were Cuvuuicd W urggrly catheriur
general information E,Itu>gu from his .
bondage When he ohtsised l.s u,.i,ritv. /
suh ali lbs pos .r>S' uu- d. oNt huudlg which .
H. carried with HIM, he walkeI "a Nttfrk (
lass. where hr hired himself 10 \ shoe /
maker, whose trad, he learned an mln. /
SEED ia ihe course % tuu. Yeats SIS Sexc I
eauugh u nov Il enable hun Il SIN IL ut T
s0mr of the academies In his native Satea
I te prtsnu u whom he bail lu.ru>t,A thr'I
carc Of bis hard earned saw & tslrd ltaw (
ever, and he was eomprllei & return e. tai, 7
last withoG' comIletin. tie plans which H. A
had laid cut for Il education Il yca-Y
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