Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-05-18
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dition provided for in the bin of the
Southern democracy.
Hon B. G.. Caulfeld, Chairman of
the Committee on Expenditures IN the
Department OF j uotice, who is such
jealous investigator into other mems
delinquincies was, it appears, indicted
during the war for conspiring with his
brother Golden Circle" Copperhead
associates to release the rebel prison
ers confined at Camp Douglas. He
was not convicted in consequence of
technical flaw in the proceedings. In
stead therefore of being in the Peni-
tertiary, serving the State. as he justly
should be, he is in Congress aiding
now as then his Southern democratic
brothers.
The friends of Hon. I. D. Williams
who has been nominated by the Demo-
Gratis of Indiana for Governor, are
highly indignant at the Hon. W. NJ.
Springer for his attempt to call into
question the actions OF Senator Nor
ton while Governor of Indiana, as it
has brought prominently before the
public the fact that the saiu [. D.
Williams was leading member Of the
democratic legislature which refused
to appropriate dollar towards raising
and equiping troops to put down the
rebellion. Another instance of the
class Of men the Democracy love to
| honor.
Ex,Secretary Belknap was indicted
by the grand jury of the United States
Court for this district on the 9Th inst.
He will be tried the same as any other
criminal, which could not have been
the case had not President Grant par
doned the witnesses, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marsh, in order to secure their testi-
mony against him.
The grand exhibition Of the nine
teenth century, in commemoratlon OF
the one hundredth anniversary Of this
great Nation was opened on the 10th
inst. and was the finest of anything Of
the kind ever yet undertaken and one
that every American may well be
proud of. The prayer by Bishop
Simpson, the poem by John G. Whit
tier and President Grants address will
long be remembered. 1t is impossible
to obtain correct idea Of the beauty
or extent Of the buildings or grounds
without paying them visit. One
noticeable feature was the many build
iugs erected by different Nations and
States for the accommodation Of their
own citizens, WISCONSIN being one Of
them where most of the newspapers
published in the State and other home
attractions may be found, and which
recalled to mind that Virginia was the
only State in the Union that had re-
fused to contribute anything towards
defraYing the expenses of this tne
display Of the growth Of our country
since its foundation, such refusal was
upon the ground of poverty while at
the same time she contributes largely
towards erecting monuments in honor
Of those whose only claims to fame are
their earnest efforts to destry the ma
ton. It reminds one Of their action
years ago in refusing to appropriate
money for the development of their
rich mineral region, because it wonld
call into their state class of people
which from the very nature Of their
employment were opposed to their be-
loved institution of slavery. How has
the Mother of Presidents, as she loves
to be called, fallen? 1t makes one
feel more than sad that hereafter when
visiting the tomb Of the Father of his
country it will be coupled with the
disgrace his native State has brought
upon herself i'll refusing to participate
in the one hundredth anniversary of
our glorious country that Washington.
with others, sacrificed SO much to give
an existence.
Yours truly,
X. X. X.