Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1859-03-31

Among the many local and political issues in
.he ensuing city and town elections, there is
one of paramount importance-one in which is
involved principles and the maintenance of
rights, essential to tho independence of the
state Let every voter bear in mind that his
first and great duty a freeman, is to vote for
Byron Payne for Associate Justice of the Su-
prone Court. Especially is this tho duty d
every one, who wishes to arrest the encroach-
ments which are continually being made upon
our State Sovereignty, and save US from being
absorbed in a central government. That there
has been gradual subduing Of the states and
growing tendency to obliterate their distinct
i've soversignties, to the end Of consolidating the
Union Inder the control Of central power, is
tact that cannot be controverted. Wisconsin
is by no means the only state in the Union, ia
which the Supreme Court Of the United States
has interfered and attempted to override the
laws of a State, Not satisfied with confirming
itself to its own proper jurisdiction under the
laws of the United States, it has repeatedly Ia
ken cognizance of suits arising under the laws
Of the states themselves, aud which by the con
stitutien belonged to the states alone to adjudi-
cate. This Infringement upon the rights of
state, has been most palpably manifested in
Ohio the courts of other states have also been
invaded, and their decisions reversed.
The usurping tendencies of the U. S. Supreme
Court were forsseen and forelold by the early
fathers of the country. The dangers to the
country which were manifest in the lifetime Of
Jefferson, led that distinguished man to utter
the following language
1--WE already See" said he "thc power of the
Supreme Court, installed life, responsible to
no authority, advancing with "A noiseless and
steady pace to the great object of consolidation.
The foundations are already deeply laid by their
decisions, for the aunhilation of Constitutional
State Rights, and the removal of every check,
every counterpoise, to the engulphing power, Of
which themselves are to make a sovereign part"
The dangers which were SO clearly seen by
Jefferson, have been gradually augmenting
since his time. Yet Republicans for using no
stronger language than that employed by JEFF
ferson, are called by the madern pro-savery de-
mocracy, disunionists, and plotters of treason.-
These men would deuounce Jefferson himself
were he now living. No tendency in our insti-
tutOns, was so much feared by the early states
men and patriots, as that to a consolidated gov
eminent. The United States Supreme Court at
Washington, is not alone in its usurpations its
adjunct in this state (Judge Millers Court has
put itself above state law making its own ar
bitrary rules with an entire disregard to the
state courts. A distinguished democrat on the
floor of our late Legislature, characterized it as
"cut-throat court" ready "to strike its fangs
sharp and poisonous, into our citizens
William Pitt Lynde, has been selected by the |
modern democracy, to carry out in Wisconsin, |
the infamous demands of the u. S. Supreme
Court. The evidence of this is found in the par
ty convention which nominated him; the bur-
den of complaint in that convention against our
present State Supreme Court was that it had
failed to carry out the requirements of the con-
stitution, by which it is conceded to be meant
the Fugitive Slave Act.
The free states Of the Union, are regarding |
with anxiety the action of the people of Wiscon-
Sin in the issue now made in this state; they
expect Republicans to sustain the true position
which has been taken by their Supreme Court.
The election of Governor or any other state Of
cer, is offar less Importance to the great inter
Ssts OF liberty and the rights of man, than that
0fSuprene Court Judga in the pi essnt election.
Let every good citizen therefore. vote for Bv. !
ron Paine, and thus maintain tho honor and in |
dependence of the State.