Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-11-04
Speech of Hon. M. K. Co+h

iheelihg NJ The Court House on W, '@'
evening last In his Introductory r,,n. ,.sSu3y
alluded to the prevailing opinion Tho, = ~ lie
improper for Judge TO meddla M VS.
He thought the fact of that a .Tpd,,a I"Aues.
by the people in this State did awav u t,ge'ed
'ha' objection. and that Judges had i,s. al
FiSht to make political speeches - Ee'd
class of citizens @Ht sIEef
""uso oothren defined the differcrc
me Republican and the Democrat. se'"'ea
ioilows; The Republican party Ia -1.4.A
.hal congress had the power to probilj, -, .''a
Ia the territories of the United St.,,-
the Democratic party held that Con- wife
'essed no such power, or that if they 5i5 :. 20
not right Tor that body to exercise i p IS
'iie DeinocfatIc party TO occupy the i'g,s
ton on this subject he went into t's-
the action of Congress upon the Sror.- o.
'ioh' IN which he attempted 10 show H., fr' I've.
exception of the Ordinance of 1871 tho ~. Win
+ territories in 1903, and the Nilsson; = '''A-s
mise N 1920, no action had been tall, Pc
greSs upon that subject, and that IL W.
cases OF extreme necessity. So DIFF. 'e
Judge Cothrens statements Of - "".e
Congress upon this question from orr RI, v
reading that We regret we are not able ;. .,''
his remarks entire. give
Inc Judge said the Missouri Comr,or,;--
northern measure forced upon the Sol. vs., '1'
the South fought against it on ca,,.-.,.,, '11'
grounds, and voted almost 10 q MAJ,
(Benton's Thirty Years in the Ser,,., - IT,
vote III the L 5. Senate for the Conn.
was 70 from the Slave States and :
Free States; every Southern Stat III
single exception of Tennessee. votir,,, 49,;
~ tor II Ia the House Of pa,.-,-,.,-..
there was some division amop,, so,,I...,
Oers, but the whole vote in favor Of il WIS, "a,
TO X III the LIE ;,tive-the latter ,,,,,,.-:-
some northern members as the former IN
majority of southern)
Judge Coihrcn attempted to show ia.
missouri Compromise was an upe,,,s,i,,,.:...I
measure, and had its origin with ahIi,io....
that 1t was repealed in the Confpromjse of1.,,
and It's repeal sanctioned BY both the VII,
and Democratic partiesl He alIuded T.. =,
Kansas troubles, and come dnwp Id
both Southern and Northern Border Brf:..-
particularly the latter for which he WIS lc.r,
~ cheered by his party fIiends. H. ,7ia,pr..
"eii' ileree was unfortunate in appointing Reed.
CT as Governor of Kansas, FOR he proved f., D..
OILY speculation and also in the arroi,tn....
OF Shannon, who was incompetent ,rtbe1j,..
"ov. Geary, however had proved himself M.
The man for the place. Under lis, adraini.,.
ton peace had been restored. and all w.s ,,.,
quiet IN Kansas He said even the Shan,,ai
thought him first rate officer, and compliance!
ct none OF his acts excepting the di,larde..
Jim Lanes Ruflians and driving them from. N,
Territory
IN reference {" Col. Fremont the Jud,, .ai.
he was the candidate of the Know yori,-
Convention, although he would NOT a.rr,.. III,
OF beng know Nothing-Le va, 4 section.
candidate and no Southern man could acsr.
an office under linn if elected. He said }.
Southern State was represented in the Cuuyr..
ton wLich nominated Fremont. rThe IalIr.
lungs show ~ votes from Slave State, D y
buchanan the Judge thought Just The man IL
the times and advised his friends 10 ya,, r-
MN Tor President. We have given but brii
sketch OF Judge Cothrcn's speech. but wuudl,
glad to lay 1t before Our readers entire Tor y.
consider II a first rate Democratic speecl-.ul
Il one as we would have expected from srcqla
a. Douglas or Henry A. Wise, of yTr-irl-
While we differ widely from the scutip,en,sr,.
pressed by Judge Cotlren upon TIE SLAYER
question. We admire the man for uticfing 'I-.
sentiments boldly, while many Of his IolIg,5
friends disavow them, at the same time tav
are ready 10 vote for Candidates who hold
doctrines different from those fhcv prcsch
s8 The treatment of the late buchanan q.
Convention at Dodgcville towards uumeoasr
dividual, who had worked faithfully al the t..
ding of the wirc-Pullers for Buck aud Bre.a
IN consequence of inducements held IN. tts
they should be rewarded by county otH.s'
brings to our mind Fred. Douglas Dog stgr
which runs in this wise:
! 4" The master holding out n cracker bid. ia
dog speak and lac speaks To .s.4i
up.'-and he 81 stands up To sit down
and he p" sits down" And, finally, 20 1H-
over, and he 70 Is over ''-whereupOu h,H
told to go and lie Down, that cracker vii
saved for another dog
they have barked, stood up, set down a.
rolled over, as directed, with the nomination '
view, but at last they are b!i 30 siaad as-
the cracker was for Ga0iber ao9.'
MIyEEAL PoNT SEMINAnY.-On TUESDAY ID
voters of this town are to decide whet1tf p9
will consent that the town shall become So
~ to the Mineral Point Seminary for S1lP'
aid III the cree tion of their building
Trustees of that institution secure The ''
against any tax to meet either principal g
tcrcst. Vote for the Loan, and God speed
Seminary.
sS- The Democrat saws the contest Is ~ w.
paper in the Sale could lie the laTdc', d
been won on the Crawford track IbeF@
es however, have not yet decided whether
Madison Argas or the Mineral Point DFr
take the purse. Between them II i ."
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