Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-05-22

II, and that there was division among the De
n"cracy of Wisconsin. They were all Demo
Gratis. and supporters of the National Admins
trari"n. Now, this does not accord with m,
nnders' anding of the matter aud | think /
isiightiy erroneous particularly Ia regard Ia tn,
being all supporters of the National Admins
tratInn.
When my colleague says that he buried The
Lecompt"n issue, caa assure him that the peo
pie have neither buried nor forgotten 1t, nor for
given the man who raised the issue They
know that such issues may again arise and he
need not be surprised to find himself entom bed
instead of the Lecomptnn issue. What W as tha,
Issue of which my colleague seems to be 81
much ashamed and anxious t" forget, and
strike haLds With She perpetrators OF that in
iqnity No more less than an attempt to
force upon an unwilling people a Cons tuition
| which they had no part in forming a Consitu-
fIon absolutely hateful to them and authorising, Z,
the institution of slavery. be whole power of
thIs Administration, with which my colleague
i now 50 much in love. was brought 70 bea5 To
fnrce that Constitution upon the people of Kan
sas.
I An outrage so great, that al a meeting of lem
ocrats al GAINESVILLE Wisconsin. Ia denouuce it,
/ IN December 1857. my colleague declared, (and
use the language he Is reported TO have US 81 }
/ that were he a Kansas democrat. lie would not
submit 10 the Lecompton Constitution that he
would say that he was not slave enough TO sub
mt 10 such dIctation from WaShington.'
Brave words were those, adapted to the iati-
tude OF W Wisconsin; bat how unlike any language
he has uttered Ae.c IA The hearing OF the slave
power.
Does my colleague not know. that had he pro-
claimed 1t on the stump when he was candi-
date. that he had forgotten aud forgiven Mr.
Buchanan completely with the Lecompton ont
rage, he w"uId not ue here? Does be not know
that one Of The why he was nominated
was because he had made himself Conspicuous
III denounclng the Presidents Lecompton poll
cy.
My colleague has great fancy for seeing him
self ID print. He Is also fond OF a Joke. His
last effort IN that line Is To he found IN late
| letter # his, n reply to \ letter Of Hon. THoM-
As GREEN DAvInsiS, addressed TO his constitu-
en's. Nr. DAvIusoS had charged that the
friends If JUICE DOUGLAS We're engaged in play
ing game If ''brag." This denied by my
colleague and the course Of his denial lie uses
this language:
The writer of this communication Processes
''to know and does know. guod dc. more of
'NOrtheTn Democratic sentiment Than Mr.. DA-
WILSON has had an opportunity Of ascertainiug;
land he ventures to say that Judge DOUGLAS
"can carry, If nominated at Charleston, the
States of Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin,
Iowa, Minnesota. and. IN all probability, Mich
''Igai; Il At he can carry he State IF New ork
the state of Connecticut, and the Admnis;ra-
''tIun Will uuqnestloplbiv aid the nominee of
"the Convention to carry triunphHntly the
"eraie cnuvlc'Iun.' So far a. Northern sentiment
Is roncei ned, - ply a very great mistake,
ami be vii! sooner or is.fer discover has error.
II this does not afford rich fuud for auuse-
tpeui :" men at all parties in INconeIu ! mis-
axe ;heir appreciation ct fun. HIS reputation
"l"kcr will cert luly remain uudImIujsh-
c Talk ahuIt DrUGLA~, or any other Demo
cat. carrying Isc"u-su, Why. SIR. there Is
no tutare sveut 50 utterly improbahie. As my
colleague has pf"Phe>Ied largely, | may be IN
dulged slightly But will not undertake to
speak for any but my State and | Will
venture 10 pat on record the prediction, that if
WILLIAM Il. SEWARD, or amy ether tried Rppub-
hcau, l. nominated al Chicago, tine second Com
grrs,ional district viii ron up n Republican
/ majority OF fifteen t.uu>and. and The entire
State majority of tweutv five thousand.
My colleague SAID. IN hIs SPEECH. that he had
been '.l~i' nl~ted. SINCE he came here. - hear
gen lemen, w ho We're Democrats. charging the
Administration of Mr.. Buchanan with being
wicked, corrupt, aud Iut;.uiou-' -, hy, sir
SAID he. with a degree of innocent simplicity
t,uly refreshing. at jhIs be -. ] have learned
tine tact fur the first time" " here can lie have
been for the last Two wears that lie should be II
such state oi btl~~iul IgEurance7 IreSpeciful-
II recommend 10 tins modern Rip Van WInkIc
Ii at he Should wake uu long enough 10 read
the reports o the Naval invest eating commit
tee, the NiiIets POINT committee. aud the T.
Smelling committee, ot the last Congress He
odd us that he wuuid vote for South American
Tor speaker diiti NiI 'tt, ana Vet there
hardly one of those gentlemen but what. at the
time he made the declaration aud at the lime
he Vol for one, had stated in their IlaceS
here. that the present Administration was the
most corrupt that lau ever existed since tho
foundation of the Goyernruept.
With what humility he altudes TO the fact Of
his having been snuthed by the president and
his recommendations dsregarded will be seen
IN ihe following extract:
Il always yield 10 the President OF the Unit
ed States the highest possible respect. ! en-
Ieriain those sentiments to-day for the present
occupant of the residential cF air. and 1t mat
tefs not to me whether he recognizes me as a
',lenlncral not. the mere distribution of pal
Try Federal offices no man should visit has
! mere personal grievances on his party"
1T there Is not a bright and shining example
of meekuess. do not know What meekness is
Mr.. Chairman, Patrick Henry, of Virginia.
once said thai
There were periods n the history of man
when corruption aud deprayily have so long
.iebased the human ehara cter. that man sink
under the wei BIT OF the oppressor's hand and
becomes his servile, bis abject slave He iicks
the hand that >mlte- him.
pass tor a moment TO consider my colleague ;
declaration. that the Republican party Is a sec
tIonal party. Why sectlunalg What are the
/ aims and objects of the Republican, party?-
simply 10 restrain the extension Of slavery INTO
] territory now free. If that makes the party
sectional is so. for that Is the uualterabIe pur-
pose OF the Republican patty. They believe.
a. did the men who founded our Government,
that slavery Is an evil, not - be extended and
nurtured: aud tha; as Congress was always re-
cognised p7Ior 10 800 a. having entire control
of This Question OF slavery extension il tile Ter
ritorIes 50 ought Il - leg,Is-ate la prevent the
p extension OK tins great evil They believe. a.
was declared a few wears ago by the Democracy
of Peuusy lyauIa. "Ihat 1t formed no part Of the
,canprutnises of the Constitution that slavery
should fUrev travel with the advancing col
sutLa IF uut territorial progress All the con-
siuutloual rights ot the South, and OF all Soc
ton, Of ne Union. they are determined 10 main
tain Al all hazzard~.
But he says we are sectional. because a great
leader In Tie Republican party Mr.. Swami
has declared that there was "IrrepTessI bic
conflict between the North and the South -
Mr. SEW Ard has never made the declaration.
that there was any conflict between the y orti
and the South. and my colleague certainly must
know It la4s.la ch as TINS term. "irrcpressl-
bic conflict" l. made bagbear 70 frigh en- the
ignorant and tinid. VIII read il-t what Mr.
SEyyARD laid. II his celebrated Rochester sFeecl
upon thaf subject:
.HIthertn. the iwo systems have existed If
'differeI.; States. side by side within tae Amen
Gao Union. These aatagouIstlS
systems are C ntinuaily coming lntc closer con
tact, sad collision results Shall | tell yol
swLa, this collision me4uss They Nho thIns