, 1859-03-07
PRESS AND TRIBUNE.
MONDAY Mo4Hu&' NARdH 7.

IoHok1 Mo4Hu&' HARdH 7. y
ne 1Fisconada :Judlcial Elecsa.
:since ~ sup.sle Court Of Wleeafn de@>
TVered liz famous opinion in tho Booth-Glo-
yer Case. adverse to the coustitutionahty Of
the Easitirs Slave Law, ths so-saA*ssy party
tbst state, and in fact Of tie United States,
have beea o!amoring for the heads of the
Jadgaa- Ihoae who cry loadest 1az: the saao.
tity of The Drsd SCOTT decision because It
comes from bsnoh Of Jastioe, are the derc-
est for tearing up the Wisconsin decision and
destroying thoee who pronounced 1t. The
1rzt vacancy occurring in the Supreme Court
Of that Sta&e, atter the delivery Of the opin-
ion, waE fhat Of Judge Crawford, the only
Democrat on the bench. The contest which
followed the expiration Of his term was unu-
e,ally animated. It took the ahApe Of An ap
peal to the people to sustain or overthrow the
majority Of the Court-Judge Crawford haV-
ing disseuted from the opinion Of his assoei-
Rtea, Wilton and Smith. The friends OF tbs
declaon mustered to the support Of Hon. Or
asmns Cole, Of Potosi, and the Democracy re.
nominated Crawford. Mr. Cole Was elected
BY over seven thouhnd majority. Yet in the
sueceeding fall election for State officers, Ar.
Baahford (Republican) had less than five hun
dred over Barstow {Democrat) Two years
later Chief Justice Whiton'a term expired and
another dead set was made to reverse his
judgment Ii ths Booth case. The Democracy
nominated popular man and put forth their
Lest efforts to defeat his re election. They
were not little sstonished, therefore, to find
his majority larger than the people had ever
before given to any candidate in State cleo
tion-reaching we believe some twelve thou-
sand. The term Of the third member, Hon.
Abram D. Smith, is now about expiring, and
the pro~slaVcry politicians are making their
last push to overthrow the decision which in-
terferes with their inalisnable rights to run
attac. nlRgers, They have held a Convention
and nominated Nj. I'm. P. Lynde Of Milwau'
kee as the man ia do it,
Ne need not remind our friends in Wisaon-
sin that the result Of this contest will be
eagerly and intent]y looked for, all over the
Unton. Wisconsin has the proud eminence
of having planted her Sovereignty between
the ezeat rights Of the habeas corpus md trial
by jury, and those who would trample them
down. She enjoys the distinguished position
Of having never abated IN inch from that
high moral standpoint. In comforting thif
dignity upon her Judge Smith holds the pre-
eminent place. Against him, more than any
other man, ia the hate OF the slave drivers d.
rected. If they can have his blood they will
be fully avenged, and without it they cannot
be saaaded It cannot he that publie opinion
has undergone that change within two years
which viii reversa the position of the STATE
On this absorbing question. Tbs bold which
It has on the people has been demonstrated
in other Ways than by general elections. Twt
years ago, the Legislature Of the State choes
aUnited States Senator strictly on the issu'
os bis sustaining tbs Court, to the splitting o
= hair. We LOOK, this time, to see verdlc
rendered which shall be conslusive-on'
which shall return Judge Smith to his plac'
On the bench by majority equal to his hig1
deservinRs. II thers are people in Wisconsin
who think their liberty to chase niggers ha
been unlawfally abridged by that gentleman
there is ample room for the display Of thei
paces elsewhere.