Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-05-14
.Tribune 4 Gelegrapg,
Mass state Convention.
The following call is in circulation for sign

The following call is in circulation for sigma
lures:
The citizens of Wisconsin who are opposed to the
late decision of the T. s. Supreme Court, that Slave
w is constutionally entitled TO foothold in all the
Territories fthe United States to the Fugitive Slave
Act and TO having the soil of Wisconsin polluted
with Slavery, and who in favor OF maintaining
the Sovereignty and Rights ofthe State, and the in
dependence of our State Judiciary from Federal re
vision and control, and who are resolved that Wis
consin shall be free State and her government rec
ognze no law for Slavery are invited to meet at NJ
uaukes, on Wednesday, the 18th OF June at IL
o'clock NJ TO consult together as to the best means
Of promoting the cause ofFreedom and of overthrow
ing the despotish of Slavery.
This call has been partially circulated in the
city and names freely obtained, which have been
returned to Milwaukee, where the call oIigina-
ted No doubt the list could have been extended
indefinitely, if it had been thought necessary to
circulate the call generally aud thoroughly.
This decision of the Supreme Court is one OF
the greatest outrages Of modern times. So tar
from it being what is usually understood by a
Judicial decision-that is, a re-athrmation OF the
settled principles ofjustice and the doctrines OF
law-it is the very opposite of the whole OF tt
It's violation of the principles Of natural
ava reversal of former decisions of written
law-an assault upon the facts of history, and in
short new thing under the sun, conceived ana
carried out in precisely the same spirit and foI
the same purpose as was the repeal OF she Mis-
souri Compromise-at the behests of the Slave
power, for the benefit of Slavery. One after
another, the institutions of our land have yield
cd to the undermining influences of this power.
8 on.
tons, and swayed all candidates to its demands
1t gained the Presidency-C Congress fell into its
embraces-and now the Supreme Court, the
highest tribunal Of the land, yields itself unre-
servedly to its influence and shows willingness
to override all precedent to wipe out all law
to falsify all history and ignore all justice, to car
ry out its desires.
All this proves at least one thing pertinent t
this call and this article-and that, is that popu
lar sentiment" is under, and above and behind
all the institutions of the land. The Supreme
Court has fallen simply, because of the vitiaied
atmosphere which surrounds it, OF course due al
lowance being made for the tendency of the
Judges to the disease. A healthy popular seat
ment can alone correct the evil. Hence the us
of Conventions, such as here called. They ar
to disseminate as well as originate and foster {
correct sentiment on the subject. If we woul'
not have this experiment of the Court succeed
we must arouse ourselves sufficiently at least t.
say No, and protest against it, Silence will Civ
consent to the abominabe doctrines promulgate
and quiescence will insure their permanence.-
Let us speak out. Let us meet in convention
and see If we can't get little thunder and light
ming" into this sitting, death-dealing atmo
sphere which will eventually restore health.
Gerritt Smith, Gov. Chase, of Ohio, and othe
distinguished men, have given encouragement
that they will be present, and we doubt not
this call is responded to by our own citizens a
it should be, we shall be able to do something
towards saving the Union-a thing that is be
coming every day more and more, an apparen
and imminent necessity.