Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-09-25
thoughts that breathe,
Anu words that burn:
From the Milwaukee, Daily Euquir5r.
NrNrpAr poIN-r Car- : I0c1

Ed. ExQUrRER.-At an Assembly District
Convention held AT DodgeviIe Ia this county.
on the 18th day of August, for tie purpose al
choosing delegates to represent the District at
the Prairie du Chen Convention, ca led for the
purpose Of nomi iatiug Democratic candidate
for Congress- the following resolution was in
troduced by Joseph Lean. and unanimously
adopted $50 say the proceedings)
Resorei That the delegates elected to represent til
Assembly District in the Dcsctaiie Congressional
the nomination - candidate for Congress
who is not al ayowed supporter OF stephen 4. Dougus
for the Presidency.
This is LAYING it on pretty heavy in a Shang-
hal Congressional District and only requires
10 be followed up in the County Conventions
III order TO secure the Triumphant election here
in this hitherto Democratic County, of the
whole Republican ticket. Our friends of the
Douglas persuasion not satisfied with overrid-
ing and ruling US National Democrats out of
their Conventions, seem determined To force US
INTO distinct county organizations. As | inti-
mated some time since, they arc crazy with
their newly acquired power over those who
have In years past made their political backs
smart With The lash OF discipline
Mr. Lean, the author of the above resolution
has been placed under some obligations hy the
Democracy here. having been three times elect
ed Register Of Deeds, the best Office in the
County, from which 1t might be expected that
he would use his exertlons 70 promote har-
nony. and to unite the party, upon the Con-
gressioaal and County tickeis uotwithstand-
IN the division upon National politics
The resolution quoted above was uRnecessl-
rily inirodu,ed-th proceedings show that il
was unanimously pa7sed-[5o that there were
nothing but Douglas men PRESENT. The del
egates cleo. were known Douglas men. one of
them know Nothing IN addttion--the other
Henry NJ. Billings Il parsonage who never
opposes anything that popular, who a.lend.
all 'tgrgg. lf,-I ION
all offices from Governor down to constable
and who, like the estimabic President Of our
Douglas club here, was never known to decline.
any oitice--needed no resolutions oi Insituc-
tons, Tor he always goes with the majority.
mention these things as an evidence Of the
Imtatuation with which the followers Of Mr.
Douglas are c Urting defeat to themselves and
their party. And Il is most surprising that
these violent. disorganIziLg and unnecessary
measures should be uniformly introduced and
supported IL Conventions BY those who have
been the most devoted hangers on to the puh.
lie crib. From DodgeyiIle we see in addition
to Lean among the delegates, !. VI. Strong
who has long been in county office, and homes
TO be in longer-B. T. Thomas who has hnen
in Office, and has hankered TO be in others
u. 5lIller, who has ltborcd lhr' sfout II E adj
minist-ation If Buchanan to have DIR Bu,.r.l
removed from the Dodgevlie Post Office and
himself installed in his place--aHd in addition
We notice several standing candidates for Sher-
if and Register OF Deeds. among the delegates.
The conclusion Is Irresistible that men Of this
stamp are endeavorlng to make what they can
for them>elres uut OF the popular clamor for
Douglas. without the least tr.ri for the inter-
ests OF their party, which they do not care to
have swciicd unless they can be IT, leaders
We Democrats who support Breckenridge and
Lane do not gene ally expect or desire to Toe
placed on the county tickets for office 1t las
her etoforc been fac,tlv understood that VI.
would sustain county and congressional strict
organizations Is heretofore. Bat If we cannot
vote ior Justice of the ?. ace or Constable [
without swallow. NJ bundle Of Douglas reso-
lulions.we intend 70 have an old fashioned Dem
ocratIc ticket of our own.
The different Boards Of Managers in Iowa /
county viii do well to consider this matter.[ and
It's effects upon them a. office see ers7 and lr1 /
up ms Squatter Sovereignty issue, when ther /
60 into primary meetings 10 choose delegates (
or into county convention. to Hou!tate tickets
e viii ueItn, submit to such an ne. a. +
against our persons. or swallow resolutions con-
tiary 10 our principles fit