Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-09-06
Madison Correspondence.

MADIsoS, Sept. /. 1859
DEAR IRIRuxE A long and tedious ride oe'.r
mn and dale" through clouds Of dust. thicker
than the arrows Of the Persians which obsepred
ne MONDAY sun, finally brought Us to the well
come door Of the Capital House, where few
buckets OF water aud few hours of brusbrn, 70.
'ieFed u OF the " free soil " element a,lberir.,
70 our constitutions. On Tuesday evening r,,s,
= me delegates 70 the Republican State Con-
'eHtloh we're IN attendance and Of course btsily
occupied IN discussing the qualifications of w
rious candidates for nominations. a number.
ahd Among them the writer, went to the CIV
HAL. AMI listened 10 eloquent lecture fv the
On mos F. MARSHALL uf Ky. in which he
'l4'ei Tie progress OF free principles through
pc saxon race finding the representative eIe-
i"snt adopted by 1t tar back ia German and En-
slish History. ToI Is eloquent and witty. and
gave tue democracy many severe raps both per
sonai and political. polished. though. sharpened
by las invariable good huluor
81 II u, the Convention vas called TO order
nearly every district in the State being repre
sehted- The appearance Of the members was
decidedly favorable, most OF them beine, NOT no
htIca tricksters ready to barter the interests If
~ E~'t'oAifs ~ dttttiLtfilclI, bDt
stantiai farmers and laborlDg men, represertip,
The intelligent mass of their constituents.-aud
actuated only by desire for jLe success Of Re
publican principles aud The promotion of rl,e
highest interests OF the State. Unlike is i'm
mediate predecessor, lie Democratic Convention
"t last week-La Crosse bond holders and cor
rupuonIsts We're not present to control its action
It's nominees can safely run the gauntlet of pub
lie oPin o. and scrutiny They cen All present
clean record 81 the past. and a character NJ Inch
Is sufficient guarantee for tue future
The waFmcst contest was over tie nomination
f,r Governor for which office there we're two
prominent candidates A. W. RANDALL. the
present efficient Governor. aud CARL SCnuRz OF
milwaukee,. he most eloquent Of tie age,
aud oLe who makes a friend Of every man who
grasps has hand hears his musical voice
hoth came mp with strong and carr est friends .
AID both ready to stand aside should the inter
ests Of the cause to which they are attached.
seem to demand It. Coy. RANDALL Wa. non,i-
mated On the first ballot, a .aority Of the dele
gates having come up instructed ~ their con
-iltueuts 10 hi, favor and Mr.. Scnuaz was nom
mated by scclanatiou Tor lieutenant Governor.
which lac declined in one o: .ite mos. graceful
..Ai'A iAHtNa'SA >i'SStA-t-. on 4tteFtl
There Disgusting, thr fact that tE.s result
was disappointment to a large humble, of the
people of tae State, aad e~pcc:aly to Ms Ger
man tIIguds although many % them We're OF
the opiaIon thai since Gav. RANDALL had prov ed
- successful in protecting the Interests of the
State. It due 70 him tha, his course should
should be endorsed II. tins manner The fIct
Is, that the people in the country outside of local
Issues, satisfied with his admin stration and
would not consent 10 his being thrown overheard
without some good and sufficient reason, which,
III their opinion, does not exist. That Carl
SHuRrz would have been enthusiastically sup
ported BY all true Republicans does not admit
of a doubt; and that the mass OF his country
would have rallied around him. is equally
true But, since majority, IN free country.
must rule, anG since 4 majority Of the Conven-
yentIon thought Coy. Randall The most available,
candidate. and that his administration would
challenge and bear iuve5. i.alion, II oulv re-
mains for good Republicans to sustain their
PRINCIPLES by laying aside personal feelings and
marching N united columns 10 victory.
THE TICKET
Never vas such an array Of talent and do
queneo pres ased 10 the people for their suffrage
s. now displayed On the Republican State Tick
q. There i aot weak or ordinary man on il
All are men peculiarly adapted 70 ,ie positions
for which they have been nominated The sigh,
al TINS ticket i a perfect nightmare 10 Demo-
e-atsc politicians and candidates Judging iron,
the lugahriou> faces. The contest L, fought al
ready They cen read defeat IN the future. a.
Hey read n advance thar Of the Au,,rlaaS 4.
Saltc-iao. Bat to indivldualize. We speak .i-~-
q ti.e candidate fer
GOVERNOR.
ALEXANDER ". RANDALL needs no euIarv but
his own acts He Is one Of the people and will
SGT for the people His record is clean. and be
courts Investigation Of has official conduct
When he leaves Office. To use his own language
he wants a committee Of his eaeaaiss. not Of his
friends. TO be appointed to investigate" He
NIll receive hundreds Of denloc-atic votes.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
hUTLrs 6. NoBLs. of Walworth Co. i vel
known n the Eastern portion 81 Tho State a. the
most eloquent stump speaker IN the State lie
gained notor'e'v when in the Legislature two
years since, he handled the Hon. " v s.ro,,--
"'rh"ut gloves. who nevertheless wss 50 pleased
With MS speech. that tie walked VI and shook
hands ~i'h him, oonplimenting him ve~v high
y q ire Success of BIZ etror. 7, . .,r-osai
LAT n s,oo3 tiaDc~ Vt-h -le Mss # cb.t.rrv.