Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-03-26

splraIloH OF MS WnOle lie, the star
from which his eyes never turned dur
ing the 90 years of his public career.
We feel that Fred. Douglass truly
sad of him--''he lad been waited
away from earth by the trade winds
of the Almighty with the broken fet
ters of four million slaves in his hand !"
The pure character and high life which
belonged to this great man are match
less. No man ever made a dishonest
proposition to Charles Sumner The
atmosphere about him was too pure.
Well does the writer remember the IN.
dignation which stirred his soul against
the slave power when in our young
manhood we readMr. Summers speech
es on the 'Barbarism Of Slavery" and
"Fhe crime against Kansas" whose
grand thoughts, fearless expression,
and eloquent utterance came 50 near
making him martyr to the cause for
which he lived.
Congress after having two or three
times investigated the Board of Public
Works of this city, without finding a
shadow of anything against those
officers, has consented to another in
vestigation at the instance of the old
fogy malcontent5 who believe in mud
bedraggled streets. old and rickety
buildings, the privilege of walloping a
niger at will, and the chief of whom
WIS III EHglauu du.imS tue rcueuivli
selling rebel bonds. 1t is generally
believed that the result will be as be.
fore. The old slave oliearchy dies a
very hard death but it is compelled at
last to succumb to Northern enterprise,
capital and brain, and this fight is
nothing more or less than one between
a dying barbarism and a progressive,
enlightened civilization which has
given this great Republic capitol, a
model for the world Of taste, elegance
and magniGcence.
The investigation of the case OF
Gen 0. q. Howard, charged with
not being able 20 account for all the
money committed to his trust when i'll
charge Of the Free]man's Bureau, is
one that will excite much interest in
the country, on account OF the pro.
fessions, and high moral character Of
him now resting under this charge.
Professedly innocent, he has courted
this Investigation, and asks that it be
of the most searching character, and
we have never yet seen the man who
believes him other than the very SOU
of honor, a christian and a patriot
who would scorn to stain his hitherto
apotless reputation with the crime o.
robbery But it is believed so large
is his faith in humanity, that he was
made the victim Of sharpers anC
knaves who imposed themselves upor
him, became his dsbursing agents anC
then robbed him and the government
of thousands These men are ricl
now while the General is and always
has been poor. Knowing him person
ally as we do, we do not believe thai
aught will be proved against him, un
less it shall be by the rule Of law thai
the principal is to blame for and is tc
be held responsible for the acts of 6
yillainous agent.
We know of no single act Of con
gress which has become a law since
writing you before. Virtually nothing
has been done, and the result will be
as heretofore that during the last day
or two of the session thousand bills
will be rushed through pell-me!l, thc
provisions of many of them covering
some fraud or steal while the great
measures of real interest to the people
will be found to have failed, for aodnt
of time for their consideration. Strange
that so intelligent and able body of
men should sit there month after
| month and rot be able to unite on a
single measure for the good OF the
people whose servants they are.
Matt Carpenter and Senator Nor
ton have had several lively tits over
the louisiana muddle. and each
has found the other foeman worthy
of his steel. Carpenter demands a
new election while Morton iustifies
the present order OF things in that
unfortunate State.
The greatest personal triumph Of
the session belongs to Gen. Butler in
securing the appointment and confirm
atioa Of Simmons poor working
man. and christian sodier-to be
collector OF the port of Boston, in the
face of the powerful opposition made
because Simmons did not belong to
the silk stocking aristocraoy. Butler
has a will which bends the whole
House to it when he concludes to ex-
ercise it and he generally uses it on