Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-17

GOVERNOR HOWARD.
uES PUBLIC CAREER WRIT.
TEN UP BY A MAN WHO
KNOWS HIM.
One Of the Nations Rest Has
Been Sent to Occupy Our
Executive once.
This Article also Centaims Some Kindly
Words for slse Gevernor,s wife.

GHAxD RArrDs, Mich, April q, 1868.
Editors Prsss e Dnkotatan. s
Supporting the citizens Of Dakota would like 10
know something about the Iio n, VIM A. Howard.
ofthis city. appointed BY President Hayes. and
confirmed by the Senate a. governor Of your ter.
ritory. | beg to send this brief, but truthful
sketch Of tho gentleman rsferred 10. +
M. Howard II not far from 90 years of aye, 4
native Of Vermont. and ! graduate Of Middlebury
college, where he prepared himself for the minis
Try Of The Presbyterian church. Soon after he
graduated. he changed his mind and commenced
the study Of law, and about the year 1888 removed
10 Detroit, In this state, and entered upon its
practlce. Nc soon becasae one Of The leading
members Of The bar. not Only OF Wayne county,
but 81 the state; and held such prominent POSI-
tons as prosecuting aiforne y. state senator.
postmaster Of Detroit, etc. etc. lie also repre-.
sented the frst district in Michigan, In congress
fr Six years, commencing with about the time of
the organization Of the republican party in 1856,
sndcsntinned there until amer tho inauguration
Of Lincoln. During Mr.. Howard's congression.
career. no earned = national reputation. As
chairman Of the we'll remembered 'Kansas com.
nhttee, having ~ his associates Hon. NJ. Oliver
u Missouri, and Hon. John Sherman tnow sec.
reiary Of treasury he made a report that fairly
electrified the country, and did very mach IN ,hs
way ofsccuring freedom 10 hat now prosperous
state end incidentally OF course, to a II the yas,
territories Of the wost. The people OF your
neighboring kansas will not soon forget Mr.
towards determined efforts to foil The .,Border
Rafins. !" not only In his executive report. bu, on
the foof o. congress. Lie was, also, one Of the
ceaebrated s'Iecompton Conference Committee. !"
consisting Of r. n. n. Hunter, OF yirsinia
Green, Of Mississippi; English. Of Indiana A. u
Stephens, 81 Georgia; and Seward, from HE
senate, and II - 70, saying too much when II Il
asserted, that to NJ. How ard = sagac,,y. and mis-
determination 10 stand by the Peep lie, aps,n.,
me '.Lecompton Constitution = that ~poli,,ca,
chineta WAS Knocked III the head.
Dusng NJ. Aoward's entire period Of service
"a the noi.se. ne was always Z member Of the { ON
mites on ways and means 1.-The leading commit
- 0l Inc housc-ths duties OF which are onerons
ana pcrpiexing. md requiring the very hes,
tAlcns. He was On the conhInittee Of thirty.t,ree.
known a. the .sCcnfereacs COMMITTEES" made Nh
81 ons from each state. which committee was
naised atthe opening Of The scpsion or 1sn 1,
when. the southern states wore secedinp ana nre.
pairing Tor thsir great rebellion against the Gov
eFntnsnf Ae WAS also chairman Or 81. sn.r,.,
ecmulittse 81 "PalAlc salety, = consisting beside.
nlmsess' s DAves 81 AAseachusetts Reynolds Of
nv Serteyi GocArsAe Of New York ana Branch
- -sssalasoAna Twas cnc o. the most ilApos-
49, 0onamatssss svsf raised bs coilsrsss. dnring
- seoeatlpn, ana clothed with sxtrsordinary
Eroasss. Y faef no such power could be confer
~ upCn Z committee nnIsss ID 1he opinion 81
~ spssss ~ sepablic ~ n imminert daneer.