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Correspondence Of tho rrcss and Tribune.I
MAp1soa, March I, 1870. |
CORRECTIONS.
One Of the FIRST things ID order after the open
ing Of the daily session Of the Legislature is
the correction Of the journal" Following the
lsad Of that august body let me correct ny jour-
nal as your typos hare presented it to the pub
lie. Some one has said, has he not: that glory
consists in getting Killed in battle, and then
having your name spelled wrong in the des-.
patches The readers Of our Madison letter Of
March Isl, must hare wondered little who l.
t''Thorn'' was, that Democratic Senator should
pronounce him greater than Douglas or Seward. I
If be 1ad read Tom Paine" they would hnTe |
understood better what WIS meant. Some |
minor mistakes, in proper names, are hardly
worth correcting. Let me, however. make |
good in this connection an omission Of my own.
should have reported the nomination Of Ebc- |
nezer Brigham as Carl Schurz's alternate TO the
Chicago Contention. This was mcrited cons-
ptimcnt, as was the election Of the distinguished
German. Mr.. Brigham is one Of the Oldest
residents Of Wisconsin, having dwe1t within its
borders for thirty years, and respect for him
has grown with his years.
LEGISLATIVE.
Saturday and Monday are about rs good as
lost days in the Legislature, 80 many Of the
members will go home. There is little there
fore to be chroniclcd in respect to the doings OF
ourlegislators since my last writing.
As is to be expected in all such cases, bill
Of extras has been brought in By the contractor
for the new Capitol. A Committee to whom
the matter was referred, hare put quictus on
tL- subject for the present by reporting, two or
three days ago, against it. If this and few
more like reports would hare tile effect to put
an end to reckless sunderDiiding when contracts
for public works a1e to be let, in the hope Of
making up the deficit or rather making great
profit By bringing in d claim for "Extras" at
| the end, it would be most desirable accom-
! pli5hmeat.
ELECTIVE JUDICIARY.
This subject came before the Senate on Non
| day, upon motion Of Senator Gill, 10 Pt3Gde
for an amendment Of the Constitution, by which
the Judiciary should be appointed by the Gov
ernor instead of tile popular vote, as is now the
case. The motion was laid on the table BY u
| decisive votc, and without any lntinntion Of de-
bate, On motion to reconsider, Senator Gill
spoke warmly and earnestly in favor of the mp
pointment of Judges by the Governor, urging
that the people were incapable Of deciding who
were tittcst for the judicial bench. lie argued
that there was tie sau1e propricty in the people
elccting Superintendent Of M Insane Asylum
Us Judge OF court. He WIS replied to briefly
by Senators Rodolf and Curtis, md so ended the
matter for this session.
CONFLICT OF LaWs-BooTH IN THE SUPREME COURT
The chief subject Of interest with us for the
Inst few days has been the rcarrcst Of S. II.
by the U. S. Marshal, rs he left the cars in Nil.
waukec, on his return from the Republican Con.
venticn, and was hurried at once 10 the Custom
House, where lie has been in close confinement
ever since. Why the arrest was made at this
particular time, NC do not quite understand
author Of the famous op1uion declaring the Flu
gitiye Slave Law. unconstitutional, was no
nominated By the recent Convention as its can
didate for Chief .1nsticeship had anything to dt
, | with it, wc are unable 10 say, Probably judy,
Miller eau tell. What bearings il may be de
| signed 10 haye on the Presidential campaign
Mr. buchanan or Mr.. Douglas may he able t,
: declare. 1T any rate the arrest l,as been made
and the event las thrown all other subjects O
interest into the shade. No little exci.emcn
: pcrvades the tublic mind, not only in Milwau
E kcc, but elsewhere throughout the State, an
8 the progress of cyents III connection with it vii
doubtless be watched with interest thoughou
the Union. The excitement changed its toca
r point yesterday from Milwaukee to Madison i
u consequence Of an application made to the 81
!. prcme Court by Gen. Paine, counsel Of 5l,
Booth, for writ Of hatcas corpus in his behal
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view thus afforded the working Of our instt1
n tions. Here was plain and even rather ding
room. 1t was occupied by comparatively ie
+ persons. There was nothing to draw the after
l. lion Of the passer-by in its direction, and til
: tLrongs of people went on around it as usnn
! Indifferent to what might be taking placc Their
r in. The boys played at marbles carelessly III
der its windows, and tile apple pedd1ers carrie
t | on their penny traffic ut any street corue
;. But there, in that unpretendug room, WAS cn
r. bodied the sovereignty Of L great State. The,
- was the living declaration Of tue authority
r. Wisconsin; there was her power ready to guar
It and defend every right Of every one Of ht
i scren hundred thousand citizens. And ther
4 too, was the authority, or pretended authorit
q Of the United States, summoned to the bar
r our Court to answer for 4 trespass upon ttelil
d crty Of citizen Of this young. member of tt
e fl,nily Of States. To one properly conscious
e what WINS taking place In that Courtroom, tt
h scene was sublime and full Of interest. II
a battlefield of Soferiuo was not more SO.
l. But how quiet the scene VI SO much intcres
4 Three men sit at one side Of tue room, raised
). Faine-is young, quite young, and wears Iitt
n | yet Of the look Of judicial gravity mud wisdom
n | though all who know him hare confidence in Ii
j powers. The central parsonage occupies II
5 position Of Chief Justicu by appointment Of til
= | Governor, to lll the uncxpirel term made II
Ftt~f fhA n{a1n
i. Whitcn. He is scaate and quiet. On his rigl
. sits Justice Cole, tue oldest member of Ii
n bench, whose five years Of office hare rive
j. hin, occasion to weigh many grave question
d md whose integrity and uprightncss make hi,
come before the Court No man eycr venture
e to intimate that his opinions could be bouvl
O with money or influence, by personal or poiit
il oal fayor. The end he aims ut are "his cou1
il try's, Gods and truths" Such the Court.
i And now rises an attorney and moves for III
n | issue Of that great writ Of freedom that safi
:. | guard Of the rights Of the citizen, the halt
d corpus on behalf Of one Sherman II. Booth, ri,
n | lns been unlawfu1ly seized and incarccrated b
:. q Marshal Of the United States. The case
Is argued briefly. One Judge-puine- w
IF counsel tor 1sooth at tho time Of his preyiou
Y arrest, intimutcs that his former relation to til
j. case may prevent his acting upon it judciall
n now. So tue case is received, calmly to b
t. taken into consideration, and tho ordinary bus
c ness Of the court goes on, the petty cases com
is up before it just Us if nothing Of greater impo
It tauce had claimed attention.
n A bill passed the House yesterday, remittip
n the penalty for non-payment Of interest Q
SCHOOL lands, the regular time for tile pay ymer
1t Of which expired on Monday. The bill also G.,
/. tends the time until april lst
p There was considerable stir about town earl
e in the week, growing out otkhc report that On
,s Of our cletsymen had, on the previous Sabbatl
j. performed with nEacrity" the work of comm
|. to the defence Of Slavery, maintaining that it
ia all in the why of Observation-Disclosures are co,
O vertcl from heathenian,, ETC., utter the fashio,
G | should judge, Of DR.. Rice, Of your city. ma
!. have more to say Of this at another time.
t, CHICAGO ELECTION.
q The result Of your election, furnished by tel
d graph last night, brought out the cannon, IN
st due number Of rounds were fired in honor
9 this important Republican victory.
. DECISION on THE nABEAs CORPUS.
II The Court has just given its decision On It
- application Of Booth for q Aa1tas corpus. II
y application is refused, yet in this wise JUDI
q Paine does not act, and Judges Dixon and Co
e are divided in opinion. What step will be take
~ next l am not informcd-pe1haps applicable
. : for q writ to some other Court. III
~ Match Making.
. All, woman, woman !--ah, welded wife !-al
e fond mother Of fair daughters. how strange tt