Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-12-27
Wisconsin Disgraced.

CHARLES II. LAaRABEE, the only Dem 'cratlc
member Of Congress from Wisconsn-tha k
God-Tnade his maiden speech IL the House a
few days since, in which he crawled on his bel
| ly in Southern dirt. He discussed the Territo-
rial slavery question, III the of which he
said
/ The Question Of slavery in the Territories is
{ purely al abstraction. There il slavery in
+ Washington Nebraska Territories There
are slaves in Utah and the Legislature of New
] Mexico has drcreed that she wants slaves, al
who will prevent her from having them?
} want any community 10 have slaves thai desires
them | have n, objection IL ayenoldlng. III
( New Mexico wants negroes. il is all right
1 have net the least objection. If | lived In 4
/ Southern State or Territory, would own slaves
mys,lf and would think it no wrong. | would
undoubtedly hold slaves If the laws where
/ happened 10 live allowed me TO do | can
see no rrong IN slavclo!ding have no moral
objections 10 il. A thousand laws cannot ex-
! clude slavery from Territory If the people
want it. They wanted it in Indiana and Hi
nois very muea. but little law of a dozen
/ lines excluded II. and saved these two great
/ States from being cursed by it In regard To-,
Introducing slaves into any Territory, concede
the Constitutional right of every Southren man
! 10 take his slaves into Territory and keep
them there, 'n4tH the p>ople crcd.e State Gopern
aseSt and come into the G,ioa.
! A Correspondent ofthe Press & TftJ'o,. thus
/ closes the the accom-. Of the speech aad its ef
fects
He yillihed the New England Statee and Gu
I logizcd the South At some length. ami ended
his speech with the observation that "hc sup
posed Ii would have been better for him had he
/ not spoken Laughter OF. the floor aud cries
! of that's So, greeted ne closing remark =
| Every seemed 10 feel. iRstinctively, that he
had ended his political career tina. If he has
the hardihood TO ran for re election his district
will pile up an adverse majority mountain hi h
against him
/ 1t Is not necessary to comment on the infa-
nous avowrls he made, in the presence of the
Whole House. 1t most shameful speech
and made every true Western mans face burn
with Indignation. The disclosure ofsuch senti-
ments the part of HScor,si,l represen tative,
who boasted In his speech that he represented
/ 800 0G0 Intelligent constituents brought confu-
I sion those from the Badger Staie. Potter
/ and the Two cstern Wash bprns hid their faces
behind their hand ke rchiefs. while Larabee baw-
led his pro-sIayery harangue. What miser
aule fellow, said " estern Republican in the
gallery. w nat a COMPOUNDED ass. remar4e ed a
Democrat, sitting hear him. "His constituents
will blow him out of the water when he returns
/ home said the former. They will never get
chance at him, replied the other, "he is no
longer avata6!e-his party will sheive him and
run new man. They cant afford TO CRAFTY
NNNN'''S N''S'''
How long will it be before Wis will elect an
other such p;ltroon 10 Congress
CHICAGO. Dec. p, 1859
Misses EnToas Chicago has settled down
upon the usuSl winter level. The close of nav
gltion has shut off the main outlet for produce
of which she i, the world famous depot
Everything, howeN n, is in Il better condition,
a al the aspect more cheerful than in preceding
seasons for some years past. The Holiday trade
Is 10 small feature here, and has been literally
provided for by our me Giants. Especially do
the Booksellers reap 'llen harvest in the
son OF Gif- making. The following is from one
Of ous leading dallies, and has been reproduced
by one two others. dain no n,re than JUS
tice to one of our Chicago es' ADJUSTMENTS which
presents novel attractions to the Northwest:
Oae of the features of our Chicago Book
Trade. s the great Gift Book Store of Ncssrs
J. a CaLBr & Go, No. Is Randolph St, Chi
cago. which ha> since its establishment some
wears ago, been constantly OH the increase. and
NOW gives employment to large force of clerks
and assistants the various departments of sell
Jag mailing and shipping. Other Gift enter
prIses. called have come aud gone ; older
BUnk concerns of The usual class have passed ont
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Just now his windows, show and shelves
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There IS not in Chicago to-day a richer dis
Pig .'.''ii d > Mliete ne "u t'oe's, the
'''O u..'.'l''i9,S Ie "a houHy attire
'"'is''7 - &c. .'e 9'ni'e7 lHel are li'T'ai!E
''0 - - IN " IN Wv S'fc' y t'ei' "'u ASKS
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set forth. lie has such facilities that he cam iii
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