Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-04-17
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Mineral Point, April II. 1851.
Pather &c.

Irlu>iue- We had 10 send to Madison
fsr paper, aud It did not arrive until oar
PAPER should have been printed. VIII
hot our subscribers and advertising pat
rons pa in little that is due Us. and
tLore5y help rs to obtain supply Of ia
pr.
sE1AToRs DonGz AND WAlkER-Sscaa-
rAay OF TIE INrERIoG-Crrrn,4 TIM
Dra ox GovERyuEzr LASps sc.
Hau Henry Dodge has furnished as
Mil cory Of Of tie Washington Union
containining correspondence between
tie Secretary Of tie Interior and the two
Senator's from this State, 4 part Of which
We give to day in the Tribune. We can
hardly see the object Of the Wisconsin
Senators IN calling upoa the Secretary TO
protcc; the settler in cutting timber, al
this late day, unless it Is for ulakiaga lit
tlepolitical capital among the Pinery boys
who rs the way VIII soon be able to poll
qaite . heavy vote It certainly must
Lave been known to the Senators that no
suits lad been commenced against settlers.
for lumber cut or manufactured for pur-
poses Of improvement, and that the soiz-
IRE and sale of lumber belonging t. spec
uIators, amounted to nothing more than
mere ceremony to satisfy the law. tie lam
Der having been bid IN By the persons from
whom il was seized. at from twelve and
half to twenty five cents per thousand feet
Bat As tie Marshall is accused Of Selling
every leg and plank cut or manufactured
b tie settlers" SC, we shall give next
week some extracts from the Report Of said
Marshall as to the extent Of lis seizures
&c, from which it would appear that the
Settlers" in that region must require
large amount Of lumber for the purposes
Of improvements We wish tie public to
see the question in its proper light. for
while nc advocate the right 81 the settler
to all lumber necessary for his own private
use AID tor the use Of roads, bridges. Sc
We DO ne believe that it is just and right
for tie sIeculator to be allowed to keep
lis 40 o. 50 men At work cutting timber
from Government land, which IS maaufac-
turcd into lumber and taken to Chicago.
Milwaukee St Louis Sc and sold, not for
the purpose of improving the country or
beneGttinc the settler. for whom the SYM
patty of our Senator'S arc 50 strong-but
for the purpose Of filing their own peck
cts with the proceeds and that too. with
cut any Intention # " settling" there. or
improving the country any farther tlau
their own pecraiary interests require.
CEcuIr CorEr-Th.s Court has been
il session since Monday Of last week
The amount Of business transacted we
have not learned. Not having time e at
tend in person, OF ability to employ a re
porter. we have 10 depend mainly upon
learsay az to the business transacted IL
Bot two jury cases were tried last week.
il We arc correctly Informed, in tie FIRST
ofwL.cA there was no verdict, tie iury not
being ab.e to agree Parties not known.
Tie most important case tried at this
eession, was that Of the State against
Henry b Moore. tried under an iud;ct-
meut fer an assault with intent to kill.
committed upon the person Of Stephen
Rand Tie case was argued with much
ability BY Mossrs. A. Coru. District St
torney, ard PAELEY EATON. ESQ. on the
fart Of the State, and by Mcssrs L j.
DrNg. Cuas. Dr>1 and NJ N. CorurLz.
Esqs for the prisoner. This case occu-
pied the court for a number Of days II
vas submitted to the jury on Saturday
evening, who returned a verdict of eulH4
r an assault. and recommended the pris-
oaer to the mercy Of the Court. \ fine
Of $50 was imposed.
Several bills Of Indictment were found
By the Grand Jury, among which was one
against Joseph Kinsman, for an assault
with intent to commit rape. one for sim
liar offence against David Crevay. The
latter. however not appearing. We suppose
the rascal gees unwaipt Of justice, aud.
tic State VII hold c5zinf against his bail
Of $500. for h;s non-appearanee. We
shall all probably be older than at pres
eut, when it IS collected
The case of kinsman was sworn of
from this county. and we understand was
transferred to Grant county, where re have
nc doubt he w.ll get justice done him.
- Norwegian named Madison. from
Dodgerille, was brought before P. w
THo2As, Esq, or Saturday evening last.
charged with the killing Of Welchman
named Wilson, but upon examination. it
appeared that the said Wilson was stan
alive and Ike - raenxer- Tic rrisnrar -