Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-01-27
MADISON CORREsPoNDENCE.
N.pr.ax Ir OF 1887.

be gratltIed. vet the solid substance OF primer /
pics which unA rlies party affords SUBJ
-tantial piatfor-., for common union and unin-
terrupted harmony. As YOU viii have learned .
ere this, Judge ncchttle was NJ minated by the !
Conve!.. ION of Members Of lie Legislature las /
evening Tor the cfice of L. 5 Senator. This
nomination. although somewhat unexpected by (
the friends of even Judge Doolittle himself, l. !
now acouiesced in with general satisfactIon.-
Tie question Of ineligibili.y, under the Con-
stitution, has been decided by the several mem
bers Of the Supreme Court Of this State. TO he
inapplicablc in the case Of any Office Under tho
Consiit ution of the United States. aud only in
tended, to apply 10 those offices created by our
own Constitution. Tie case of Judge Trun-
bull, of Illinois, is precisely similar and tie ar
culnent of v m. II. Seward is held TO be con-
elusive en- Ills point. The friends Of Judge
Howe stood by him manfuIly. ard lad it not
been for some difference Of opinion, as 70 bis
position in REGARD to the extreme doctrine OF
stare Rights Is laid down in the Resolutions
# SO drawn W by Jefferson, sanctioned by
Madison and adopted by the States Of Ken
lucky and Virginia, there is no doubt but that
he would have succeeded with little opposition
congratulate themselves II at Size is To be reI.
resented on the floor of The Senate by a man
who deserves TO he, and viii he, Tie peer and
associate Of such men as Seward, Sumner,
TIumbull and others.
y most impUdcnt attempt was made by Booth
Of tie Free Democrat 70 control the nomination
He has published daily his extras printed a;
the Argus Office, LheIlirg two oftHe most prom
neut candidates of tie CouveE!icn, and finally
succeeded in killing off his o,,t. | have no
reason to question lis honesty in this matter;
but he must certainly be under the inputation
of having more zeal and bitterness, than either
discretion or good b eeding
The two Houses go into Joint convention al
II NJ. to-day, when lie nomination Will be rat
MED, the few Democrats in the Legislature vo-
ting for Judge Dunn, Of Pcluont. a compliment,
50 for as talent and honorable devotion to biz
principles are concerned. Ard allow me TO say
that his course las been in direct contrast VIII
that abuse Of power and trust which has char
ac'erized most Of that party in this State. Ha
they ~ power +" eject their man, they would
doubtless find some more suhservient tool
Legislation, thus far, considering the amount
Of oU side business necessary in tie orgaBiza-
fion of the House and in tie eeci ion OF Scna-
tor, Is progressing rapidly. It il a common re-
mark here, even among Democrats, that more
business was done in the first jhrec DAYS of the
Session, than IN three weeks of previous-when
the Border RUffians controlled one branch The
small minority Of this faction in the House &C.
ea~ioually amuse themselves by talking of con-
scie1o'eH sc17Fs in relation 1T sundry small APP
TrnPriati Is fcr Printing, which were erfeetlv
right and Constitutional. when they bad the
power % nalze.jhem for the benefit of their par
ticuiar friends,
An amusing illustration cf tho manner in
which hey oversize, lie mark az times. accurred
Ia the election Of Chaplain to the Senate. II
has heretofore teen customary 10 invite the
resident cic'cymen to cfficate alternately. Tie
Democracy thought it a cood Joke TO nominate
tie Rev Mr.. EeGLFsToN for hat position. mas
nirch a@ lie had prayed and preached politics
very srccc--f' Ilv during the last camrairn
The Republicans took them ut Heir word. and
rlec'ed Linn, thrs agfordjr them IN ,.,.i.or>r.ri
y to hear one prayer per day 80 the tjod II Il
Isyfs
FRED. HoES. thr"vs!, tie Tartiaiyy Of The
Speaker and owing so lis rccnlja~ fitness for
tie position. - exempl.fcd in his devotion to-
tie Saints. St. JulieH III particularly Wa placed
on tie Conmi-7cc Of Charitable and Religion.
Institutions. The Goverrc'~ Message BENG
under consideration in Com. of The Whole
FEFn moved to refer that part Of the Message
relating to President Fierce. 10 The, Currr,sr...
cf which he WAS a member Mr.. NoccIF.
Chairman Of lie Committee sustained The
proposition a. being cry appropriate. from The
TACT that tie President, on retiring from his
char on the 4th of March should certainly be
sent to some Charital|c I,stiht.on.
Local Legislation i beginning to consume
more or less Of tie time # Tie Legislature
which ought 20 he regulated by General Laws
III feel re evil, hun few have the courage to
apply the remedy By special favor. the rules
are suspended. and \ thousand bills are pushed
through, well enough in themselves. bur more
ProI erly coming ndyrtlc jurisdiction of County
Boards and Circuit Courts
ttiIS extending the time for tLc collection, of
taxes IN certain cases lave been FREQUENTLY, ,,re-
sen'ed but tie discovery Of a general law in
ne Nia'UieS of last session. just laid ON the
desks OF The members. provides that Tow,
F"arG> should exercise the right If eyf,n3i,,,,
the TIN e for thirty days, las Limited he nm
beg If such aprlicaricu~
Tie roads are completely blocked nm VEL,
~uow. and We have had no Eastern ,,,.,, .;,.,,,
I@e~daE- Tie Thermometer ranges from I07
Z" = below zero We have cons latin,. in
lie fact that every twenty -four hours. brings X
one day nearer sf:irg.
Wax ~ and Keep You posted in regard to