Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-02-14
Madison Correspondence
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fault is committed, the amount is matter of con-
lecture, rumor placing it any place from 10000
to 10000 s. Iii instructive to remark, that the
Barstow organ here, in abiding to the default,
admits substantially all that has been claimed
and asserted by the Republican party, with re-
ference to the manner in which the administra-
ton of affairs has been conducted by our Demo-
cratic brethren Barstow vetoed last winter all
attempts at investigation, declaring that it was
all for partizen effect, &c, and his organs and
friends have reechod the cry from that time to the
present. Now, however, in the Treasury De-
lpartment, the matter having rotted out" the
''organ'' admits that its affairs have been very
carelessly and loosely attended to and administer
ed. This is the very midest language that can
be used with reference to the matter, and when
the probabilities are exceedingly strong that the
Treasury is not an exception to some other De
partments of tho Government, substantially what
the Republicans have been asserting for year
or two past stands confessed, and that the inves-
LEGATION which has heretofore been deemed by
Barstow and the Democracy. they now feel COM
PEELED to move in. am apprehensive however,
that their alacrity conceals a purpose not on the
face of it. We shall see.
Investigation is much wanted, not less to cor
rect errors and the result of carcessness or fraud
heretofore as to correct errors which may exist
in the system of doing business to secure safety
hereafter. A message came into the Senate this
morning from the Assembly ,enbodying a resolu-
ton authorizing a searching investigation into
the affairs of all the Departments of State, by the
Joint committee heretofore appointed am ap-
prehensive committee by the legislature, even
if it could would not do the matter justice. The
committee consists of eight persons, which is
too many, and it will require more time than the
legislature ought TO remain here to do the work,
: and certainly this mammoth committee ought
not to sit during the summer after the adjourn
ment of the Legislature. What is wanted is two
or three efficient, judcious, sensible men to make
a thorough examination, and report at the next
session of the legislature both the errors or frauds
discovered, as well as mode of preventing these
frauds hcrc after. l say nothing about what
frauds may have been perpetrated, but certainly
in organizing a State government with interests
as manifold and various and extensive as were
those of this State it would be strange indeed if
the system had been at the very start made so
perfect thatthere was no chance for confusion
and to creep in, and indeed for frauds, if
any person choose to perpetrate them. This mat
ter should be considered not in partizan spirit,
but with reference to the great interest concern
ed.
l alluded in my last to certain resolutions in
troduced into the Assembly by Mr.. knowlton,
on the subject generally of slavery. Oninquiry,
| understand, the resolutions were substantially
the famous "st..e rights" resolutions of Virginia
of 90, slightly altered to suit the necessities OF
the occasion. OF course the Democracy pitch
ed in - to oppose them, exhibiting the singular
spectacle that what was a. one time the founda-
ton of Jefferson, and particularly of Virginia de-
mocracy, is now the bane and abomination of the
same democracy. Principles we are told do.not
change. Such being the case, the Republicans
now pressing for adoption the resolutions of '96
and the democracy oposing them, should be suf-
ficiently significant where each party stands
Knowton has also introduced into the Assem-
bly, bill for the reclamation of fugitives from la
bor This is in accordance with the decision OF
our Supreme Court that Congress has no right
to legslate on the subject, but that suchlegisa.
ton devolves on the States The bill which
guards very thoroughly the fugitive against the
demands of the STAKEHOLDER, should pass if any
Till on this subject should.
} In the Senate, Harvey introduced a resolution
l directing the committee ON Judiciary to investi.
gate fully the claimed frauds of the last election
for which purpose the committee is authorized to
send for persons and papers, to the end that the
laws may be made complete to prevent such
5 things in the future. l don't know why it is,
but the democracy generally array themselves
: very fully and decidedly against such Efforts
This resolution passed, every Republican voting
for it, and every Democrat against it.
This morning some considerable discussion
: was occasioned in the Senate by the chairman
of the committee Enrollments interpolating
the word "acting" before the word Governor
in making report of bills presented to the Gov
ernor for his signature. OF course this arrested
attention, and Judge Dunn moved to strike out
the word " acting" The motion to strike out
was lost by 10 to II, all the Democrats and
Sholes (rep.) voting to strike out, and the bal
anco of the Republicans voting to retain. think
the good sense of your readers will perceive that
this cLild's play on the part OF the Republicans
can be productive of no good The insertion OF
the word "actng" by the chairman in view of the
fact that he had made dozen reports previously
in which he had not thought of it, and has left it
out even in his subsequent reports, was about
! as sensible as if he had inserted "tco-tcgged "
Governor. AS before remarked this question
as to who is Governor is now pending before the
Supreme Court. We have all the utmost conf
eenee that the decision of the Court will Gust
Barstow and put in Bashford. Why cannot we
be content to wait in dignity and patince for that
decision. When it comes our triumph and the
downfall of our opponents will be more complete
than if we had beaten them by ten thousand ma
Ijority at the election; while on the other hand,
should the decision be against us, these legisia-
tive Jokes on our part certainly won't help our
case any. l hope our Republican voters will
look at this thing as it is, for some minds are dis
posed to magnify even these trifles into matters
of Importance and resolve these jokes into fun
damental principles. For my part, so far as my
vote and influence go, am determined to use
them according to my best Judgment, not to graf