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Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07
Mr.. Wa shburn to Mr.. Crawford.

MINERAL PoIST. Sept. %, 1856.
Hon. Samuel Crawford.
Dear notwithstanding that at the time
you placed III nomination as candidate for
Congress, you si-nified desire to meet me and
discuss the questions of the day before the peo-
pie of this District, and that you have since ex-
pressed such desire In a manner calculated TO
give the impression that l was unwilling TO meet
vou in free and fair discussion, beg to say that
| am ready TO meet you at any place or places,
you may be pleased to name within the District
between the 7th of October next and the day
of the election. l believe that your wish to
meet me cannot be more earnest or sincere than
mine TO raeet with you, and l beg to assure you
that 1t should be no fault of mine, if you do
not have an opportunity to do so.
You authorized to name the time when,
and places where you wish to meet me- and up
on having notice of the fact, | shall be there, if
life and health is spared me.
Whatever your determination may be, re-
quest that you will advise me in regard to it as
soon possible.
With sentiments Of regard,
am your ob't servant
c. c. WASHBURN.
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MINERAL Porsr. Aug. estb. 1885,

HoS. G.. c.. WAsHBURS:
Dear Sir-lt is with no ordinary feelings
Of pleasure that we discharge the duty assigned
Committee, authorized to communicate
to you the accompanying resolution, passed
unanimously by the Republican Convention of
the Second Congressional District of Wisconsin
at a meeting held in this place on the 9th inst
At meeting of the Congressional Conven-
ton of the Second Congressional District of
Wisconsin, held at Mineral Point on the 9th
day of August, 1856. it was unanimously
RESOLVED, That the course ofthe present mem
Der of Congress, Hon. c. C. Wash burn meets
with the hearty approval of all true lovers of
freedom that he has shown himself of
ability and nerve that his record in the past is
guarantee of his fidelity to correct princi Piles
In the future that his continuation in Congress
| In the present crisis of public affairs is deemed
essential to the great cause ofliberty and equal
ity and that in consideration of these and va
rious other considerations that might be urged
this Convention, without the formalitv of ball
lot, hereby declares the Hon. G. c. Washburn
the unanimous nominee of the Republican par
ty for the position he fills with so much
honor to himself and satisfaction to the people
of his District.
This resolution is the spontaneous expression
of the popular will. alive to the momentous is
sues at stake in th. canvass determined to
check the present outrageous foray on the rights
of freemen, and to support to the last the advo-
Gates and defenders of free labor, free speech
and free territory.
And 1T affords Us additional qualification to
be able to announce that the singular unanimi-
ty of the Convention in its choice was not brot
about by any secret understanding, or by the
withdrawal of any conflicting claims 1t was
but the ratification, through its chosen repre-
sentatives In convention, of the popular senti-
ment.
Hoping You may find it consistent with your
many obligations in other respects to represent
us farther in the distinguished position you now
occupy, and to which the masses of your con-
strtuency will surely return you,
We have the honor to be
Your ob't serv'ts,
j. p. RICHARDS,
WI HENRY BRISBANE
I. S. ALLEN.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07

RIuHLAsD Couxrr.-The Republican County
Convention, held at Richland Center on tie
9th nit, nominated ROBERT c. FIELp. Esq, as
candidate for the Assembly. This is an ex-
cellent nomination, as the voters of Richland
will decide on the 4th of Nov. The following
county ticket, Gall first rate men,) was al 20
mated
For Sheriff. n. Thorp; Register of Deeds
Il. Janney: Treasurer-A. II. Bush Clerk of
the Court---J. s. Wilson I; Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors-C. d. Stewart; District Attorney
j. H. Miner; Suryeyor-.- E. Irish; Coroner
Il S. Hazeltine
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07


RAscALLY Posi- MAsTKRs.-It is BY no means
pleasant TO be required to complain of the acts
OF men In Office and vet our duty TO ourself
as well as to our subscribers, requires that we
let the public know the manner in which some
of the Post Masters in this county perform
their duties Complaints are made almost dali
Iy by our subscribers in Miffiin Highland,
Wingville, Dodgeville, Moscow, and other towns
tina. she Tribune is not received at all. or that
1t Is from two to three weeks behind time Our
paper of Sept. 23d, the only one containing the
notice for the Republican Mass Meeting in this
place though put in the post office in this vii
iage In due time for the mails for those Iocali-
aes' had not been received in Miffiin, Highland
OF moscow on the 18th, the day of the Mass
Meeting. We ere told by the Post Master in
shis place that they were regularly mailed in
due time; yet they We're not received bv our
subscribers, but they were informed that tLav
had Tot come 10 the Offices We know not
where the fault lies, but tLat there is fault
scmewheresis very apparent, and we have no
doubt an oar mind that there is not merely neg
leet, but downright ras,.afity somewhere among
tie Fest Masters. We trust the day is not far
distant when there may be a remedy.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07
] am, Gentlenl
Your ob't serv't,
C. c. WASHBURN

CARS AT MUscoDA--For two or three months
Muscoda VIII be the most northerly and west
erly terminus of Railroad communication be-
tween the East and the Great North west. 1t
Is now and must be in future one of the most
fourishing villages in this part of the State and
We think it viii be the leading manufacturing
town of western Wisconsin. The NJ and NJ.
Railroad machine shop viii be at Muscoda-
Grant County Herald
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07

eB Henry G. Webb, the Know Nothing
candidate for Elector on the Buchan an ticket,
has Withdrawn his name from said ticket, and
pretends he is going to vote for Fremont Look
out for such tricks. 1t is ali SELL for the pur-
pose of injuring Frenont's prospects in Wis
consin, concocted by Barstow d Co. We don't
believe Webb has any notion of voting for
Frem ont. The Republican party can do with
out all such rs he.
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'elieu 10 arrest Tue luagiHent.
Let the prisoner be discharged.

WISCONSIN LAND GnAB.-Tbe prospect is that
the LANDS granted by Congress to this State
for Rail Road purposes will prove much more
OF curse than benefit Spectators are de-
tcrmined TO avail themselves of the opportunity
1t offers to make money out of it., and we are
inclined to the belief that they will succeed
They have no scruples in attempting to buy
up members of the Legislature, and if success
full the only hope remaining is with the Gov
rnor. Tho we believe is above price.
c4 Welhaye just learned that the bill grant
ing he lands TO the La Crosse Road Company
has passed the Assembly By vote of 30 to Il,
and the Senate by IA to 10. in ali probability
It will be vetoed by the Governor.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07

MILWAUKEE Mass MEETISa.--The Milwaukee
papers report from $4,000 to $4,000 persons in
attendance at the Mass Meeting in that City on
the ad. Cassius Clay was among the speakers.
Much enthusiasm prevailed, and torch light
Procession some miles in length, was got up in
the evening. a
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07

IMPORTANT AccEssIoS.-Gen. PURvIAScE Lite
Democratic auditor general of Pcnnsy 1vania has
taken the stump IN Butler Co, in that State for
Fremont Gen. P. was member-of the Gin
clnnati convention which nominated buchanan,
and was chairman of the committee on its per-
manent organization. So SAYS the Chicago
Tribune II ltAats 81.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07
HON. CHARLES BILLINGHuRsr

Was unanimously renominated by the Repub-
hcans Of the Third Congressional District, on
the 25th ult. His election is sure
HAaRIsos c. HoBERT, OF Sheboygan, is the
Barstow Border Ruffian candidate.
BILLIE WILLIAMS, of Sheboygan, is the Repub-
lican candidate for Elector in that District. A
good selection.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07
Jonathan Ahead.

In the Ottawa District Mr. Uri Osgood is the
Buchanan candidate for Congress in the Otta-
wa Distr t. Mr.. Osgood by the way, like
"Uncle Ned" is quite bald. The Ottawa Re-
publican says that while he was making po-
litical speech in the town of Vienna, Grundy
county, recently, the following racy scene oc-
cured.
Mr. o. was endeavoring to show that all of
the Republican members of Congress were K.
Ms. He said: Was not Banks !; know Moth
ing? And did not all of the Republicans vote
for him? And does not this prove to demon
stration that they were all Know Nothings p
Jonathan W who was attentive listener
to these remarks said he desired to ask ques
ton or two, to which the speaker assented.-
Said Jonathan, not Mr.. Aiken a Know
Nothing? Mr.. o. assented. Well" said JON
athan. did not all the Nebraska Democrats
vote for Aiken, and does not this prove to a
demonstration that all the Nebraska Democrats
IN Congress are Know Nothings 2" Thereupon
m waxed wroth and in that inimitably rude
manner peculiar to him said unto Jonathan -
I" Would you like to know what | think of YOU
SIR To which Jonathan mildly replied that
he DID not know as he bad any objection. Then
Uri opened his mouth and said. think sir
you have but one idea in your head, and that is
very small one, and if it should swell an it
would burst it. And thereupon Jonathan in
terrogated Uri thus Would YOU like to know
what think of you ?" Uri growled reluc-
tant consent, that jonathan should unburthen
himself an that subject, to whom thus spoke
Jonathan: L think that You haint got nary
idea In your head. There's been one scratching
round on the outside trying to get in till its got
all the hair off, but it never got in and it amt
like to.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07

CkLIFoRNIA-We are indebted 10 . fr;o,d !,
California for late pa.Jcrs from that State. From
them we learn that the nomination of Col. Ere
mont Is received with great enthusiasm nv the
people OF that State Fremont Clubs are nurner-
Gus IN all parts, and all the most influential pa
fefs IN the State support his nomination. The
open manly position of the Republican party
upon the Pacific Railroad question (which ras
ignored by the Ciheinnati Convention, ADA
TO the personal popularity OF Col. Fremont. i
ea"si''s al Parties TO rally to his support.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07

SY Judge Crawford has been for several DAYS
stamping the cup River counties where he
Is listened to with respect.-Nadison argus
If the Judge will remain in the sup River :,
country, it will undoubtedly save the expense
of return after the election.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07

FREMONT MEX AT THE ScerH.-The Financial
Express, published in Memphis, Tenn, says
there are 1--WE hundred Fremont men in that
city. If they dared avow their preferences. we
would bet on four times that number.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07

IS Judge Rust, a Buchanan stump orator in
recent speech at Concord, N. H., said. The
institution OF slavery is stronger than facfion,
than fanatleism, than party than The Constitution,
THAN THE UNION p
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07

rs combination of circumstances pre-
vented the appearance Of the Tribune last week.
failure to receive paper in season. press o.
job work-a break in our Pressure among the
causes We trust 10 further apology is neees-
sary.
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NARRs ED.

On the 29th ult, by Samuel homas, Esq. Mr. FRANCS
CARVER, 10 Miss ANN BENSKTr, all of this town.
On the 29th nit, by the Rev. E. Goodwin Mr.. " D.
COOKS, Of Lincoln, H. to Miss ~ WHEELER of Rortfo-
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07

"a The Newark Mercury is informed by a
private letter from Berdentown, that Comfno-
dore Stewart, Old Ironsides," who has been a
lifelong democrat, has recently declared for
Fremont.
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MASONIC.

Iowa Chapter No. q. Meets first and third Thurs
days of each MONTH rt the Masonic Hail. Mineral
Mineral Point Lodge No. !. Meets first and third
Tuesdays of each month, at the Masonic Hall, MineIs
oint.
p Transient Brethren invited to attend.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07

eE Winfield Smith, Esq, of Milwaukee, an
old line Democrat of the straightest sect, has
recently declared for Fremont and Dayton.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07
Your ob't serv'ts,
J. p. RICHARDS,
WI. HENRY BRISBANE f..
I. S. ALLEN.

MINERAL PolsT, Sept. 81, 1856.
GESrLEMKS:-Your letter of the 26th ut ad !
dressed to me at Washington, only came into
my hands to-day. which will account for the
delay in my not replying to it sooner
Having already in several public speeches
signihed my acceptance of the nomination to
which you allude, do not now deem it neces-
sary to say more, than that l most heartily
thank the gentlemen composing the Convention
which placed me in nomination., for their very
complimentary resolution passed on that occa-
sion. and that to you personally are very special
thanks due for the terms in which you have been
pleased to make known to me the action of that
Convention. / will only add further, that if
elected. shall bate neither one jot or title of
my hatred of injustice, intolerance and Cypress
ION wherever it may exist. For my course in
the future, refer to my past course as the best
guaranty that l can offer.
With sentiments of high regard,
! am, Gentlemen,
Ni,t,r Nt,f
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07

sE The new apportionment bill, just passed
the Legislature, leaves this Senatorial district
and the Assembly districts in it, unaltered
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07

leaving the busins IS of the Treasury in
charge of Mr.. Dlniel Eeaver, the assist
ant in the. Office. Md ii appears more
over that when Mr.. Jansen was at Mad
ison he was seldom or never consulted by
the other two Commissioners inrelation to
the affairs of the school land cffice; but
the latter consulted together. and took the
whole management of matters upon them
salros
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07

The business heretofore carried BY wsshburu h
Woodman and the Wisconsin Bank, and latterly BY c
c. Washburn, win be continued from thls date undo.
the name of C. G. WAsHBuRN & Co.
Mineral Point, June l. 1856 OFF
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07

cB The Supreme Court has decided that
the County Seat of Lafayette County is not yet
removed from ShulIsburg
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-hkkr ING AT hENDALL--On Saturday evening
last a republican meeting was held at the Ken
daiI school house, which vas attended bv SONG
2oo persons Judge jackson was present and
made an able speech Some little sp,r;t vas
SHOWN by the lew Buchanan men present. one
OF whom We are told, IN a brief speech, took the
ground TINT the North shonld permit, the South
TO make Kansas Slave State on the principle
OF giving the devil his DUE that there were
now sixteen Free States and only fifteen Slave
: asts;. therefore the South were entitled to
Kansas
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07

% The Louisville Journal in speaking of
the Republican victory Ia Maine saws. athe
Democratic Serastopoi Of the north has low cred
its flag at the hrst FIRE Of the eaenssr as 8 !
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Sptial Notif rs.
MINERAL POINT SEMINARY

Rev. J. NOLAN Il Lady, Beloit, will take charge o.
this Institution in accordance with the invitation thu
Trustees in few weaks. TIE preparatory school viii D
opened in the basement of the VI. E Church. a5N
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sT OF late the protested democrats in this
be as strongly opposed to the extension of sla-
very "a the Republicans are Why then, we
would ask them in all candor do they oppose
the election of Col. Fremont? they know, all
admit that the slavery question is the only is
sue. They know that the platform upon which
Col. Fremont stands and the party that supports
him, are openly, unequvocally and strongly op-
posed to the extension of slavery. They know
Col. Fremont and the Republican party are OPP
posed at tie South because they oppose the
further extension of slavery. They know that
the Cincinnati platform, if it docs not openly
declare the Democratic party friendly to the ex-
tension of slavery, is sufficiently explicit on
that point to satisfy tie most ardent advocates
of that doctrine IN the SOUTH they know that
Mr.. Buchnnari is supported by slave holders on
that very issue; they know that Mr.. Brecken-
ridge, their candidate for Vice President, is
slave holder, and openly advocates slavery ex-
elected and the same party have majority in
Congress, slavery uiH be extended, not only in
to Kansas, but wherever the south desire it
They know that if Col. Fremont is elected and
there be a majority of his political friends in
Congress, slavery uiW not be extended during
his administration. With all these facts before
them. why, we ask, do they oppose the election
OF Col Fremont and support Mr.. Buchanan
III they are sincere, they cannot do it
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La Fayette Co. Republican Convention.

Tie Republicans of La Fsyctte County viii hold their
Convention for the purpose of nominating candidates
for State Senator and County Officers, at
Avon, wednesday, October 18th, 1856.
The ratio approximation will be the here
tofore-
a. A TOWNSEND,
f. WEATHERBY,
a. W. HONEY,
Centre. Oct. 3. 1855. County Committee.
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The article in the last Democrat upon the
Mass Meeting In this place is peculiarly char
acteristic of the arguments used by that paper
in the present canvass. 1t starts off with slur
upon the little girls representing the States.
because. forsooth. they may have been Sunday
School children" The fact that they were
such may be very annoying to the editor of the
Democrat and his especial reporter" but we be-
leve it is the general impression in this COM
munity, that if those gentlemen had obeyed
the instructions they should have received at
Sunday School" society would be no worse
than it now is as consequence.
The alluson to Langrishe q Atwater's Am
phitheatre, is certainly uncalled for. Those
gentlemen (and they are gentlemen in e7ery
respect) arc in no way connected with politics,
and the allusion is ungentlemanly one. The
ridiculous notices given are well calculated to
show the contempt with which the office-hold-
ing and ofiice-seeking democracy look upon
men who obtain livelihood in au honorable
way. The conclusion of the article shows how
fearful the writer must have been at coming
near the door of !" Church., for he "was forced
to retire to get his BREATH" Wonder if he ..took''
nothing stronger lie is not the only member
of the party who breads the appearance of a
Church.
When men become so reduced for argument
as to descend to the abuse of Sabbath School
children, and such professional and laboring
men az are willing to earn their own bread by
personal industry. it shows clearly lack of
confidence in their protested principles and the
downward tendency of their
The friends of the Democrat are ashamed of
this burlesque, and to excuse the editor of that
paper, give the name of the author, who they
say is the same man who made report of Mr..
Fremonts cattle speculations in California, as
published in the Democrat a few weeks since.
Can any one doubt its reliability after this
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Attu advertisements.

LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining in the Mineral Point Post Office Oct l. lss5.
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MORE Posr MASTERS REMovED--The Demo
crat of last week announces the removal of Thos.
s. Ansley and the appointment of George Ton
kin as Post Master al Linden in this county
We learn since that Mark Corrin, Esq, has been
removed from the Post Office at Highland, to
give place TO -- Morehead.
These removals are made for no other reason
than because the gentlemen heretofore holding
the Offices are friendly to the election of John
C. Fremont to the Presidency. Not that they
are unqualified for the duties of the Office nor
that they have not performed those duties to en-
tire satisfaction of all Interested. The object
of the pro-slavery Democracy appears to be to
have no one connected with the Post Offices ex-
cept those who are trusty 10 their interests, and
who will aid in circulating through the mails
their false and slanderous documents, and who
will destroy detain republican papers and
documents, that the people may be kept igno-
rant of their nefarious efforts to extend the
slave power wherever the South may direct
1t is but few weeks since Mr. Corrir, at the
earnest solicitation of men of all parties, {and
with much reluctance or his part accepted the
appointment of Post Master at Highland. He
has been to considerable expense III fitting up
an office, and now just as he has got things in
order, without notice and without cause, he is
removed to give place to one who will be faith
ful to the interests of the party, whatever may
become OF the interests of the people interested.
Mr.. Ansley has served the people well and
faithfully in the Post Office at Linden, and is
removed against the rernonstrance of more than
fourfifths of the inhabitants who receive their
mail matter at that Office. Wild the people SUBJ
nit TO such outrages upon their rightsf The
| changes. we told, with how much truth our
readers must judgeJ have been brought about
through the instrumentality OF Hon. Samuel
Crawford, of this place, and Hon. Henry NJ. Bill
lings of Highland the former the Democratic
candidate for Congress in this district and the
latter candidate for Presidential El.ctor, on
the same ticket. Their object is undoubtedly to
make votes for themselves. Will they succeed?
Let the people In November answer at tie
polls.
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