Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-02-21
Correspondence q jhs T-ibase.
MADISON. Feb. II, 1859

Dear 7riblglc:-A VOID oF TIVE in rclstiou
to matters and things about lie Capitol may
not be uninteres;.as 70 yoa- readers. know,
from experience, that HE people desi-
rous of knowing v hat the serv2uts-the Cover
nor. Secretary Of STATE, Legislators, e:c.-2re
doing to Ldy4ucc their Interests or whether
ike too many Of their predecessors, they are
only intent on securing private advantages for
she lazy few, st the expense Of to.iug many
aad such Is the complaint. Of late scrib5ler III
ne Milwaukee Ae,cs, IN relation to the new adj
s..li.Istration.
Nov, might we'll premise. fact for
Thich 1 can personally vouch. and from other
.aarces Of information. that no administration
-- er assumed rust il any State Of the Union
5 III more fixed determination 10 protect all
- Interests Of the people. THAN tae present
ever carried is resolves into Prac zee more
-Jusistently than tie present; IN tAe short time
.aat has elapsed since il came In:o power. The
i,pcs Of the pIuuderers gre the wauc, and he
lltures WHO have E.,tcncd on the blood Of the
ate, have sought other fields All Madison
lit the change. almost As miraculous rs the
sorks Of the GEM described IN the ARABIAN
lights. Bat, III many respects, the change
been NeTN GcIcsET4lilS. anu 10 man y truly
ccplorabIe- The Tiger lay his hands on
.-H yIcf ms the Saloons are vold Of Gust ou}e-s,
and all lock hack with longing To the good
I'D times OF Toddics and Brandy Smashes. 1t
: now said 10 be Impossible To siA,f tie mem
hers At their usual hauutS; most If them, afser
leaving the Capitol, retiring to tie privacy of
,heir temporary homes. So mech t'r tie hab-
> of the representatives + the people.
In matters OF Legislation. although Tie
sion Is NOW month long. and hundreds Of bills
nave been Introduced, but few of any general
importance have tcru acted upou. There. l.
4 more general desire - ro.E slowly. isit safe
iv, than | have ever Witnessed before. Tie
-sll~ OF hasty and Ius1usIdcrtte legislation
q matter al history ~ tie s..a- Sins Tie de
sire for economy SEEMS So be tie aotuutiuE prtu-
-Iple ot : large majority, IbI wi.e anpro. ria
Tt1us Of considerable laLrnl,uliy must be mace
ID the various charitable last tr.tl,r.s at the
tate strict rtsaTi Viii - arI- arIHi.-t ui Just
aims and * rhlfau' charge tar pfjlcI pal one
.t which appears p I've that cf tJuD Carpeu'u-.
nder his pecThar construction 81 lis coutr CT.
o read tins cau'.Gc.. one ws-id -TpIu,c nat
:e working for nothing ana boarding i'm
elf; hut, th-re are tricks IN al trades. and the
g. ST oi the State printing, wl.ca was estimated
- a fair construction. n = fuc fifteen thousand
4 pllars per wear now threatens IL lI0sn M INTO
i.ts,td-ris Of Thousands Iuup has been hard 10
work 70 get ms construction allowed by the
legislature, but 50 az, without success ibev
referring To let him settle with tie auditing,
nicer or Dy an I'Iea' 10 me courts II Is a
t.7SFace' - "eii q IN 1iJ,7y 4" the craft that
s.4y 81 their ,l-ubers should attempt q steal of
lis magnitude, and II Is stllt more pI'lahic u
Sc honorable inein5,rs Of the sam, ciIlu,
andIns shoulder - sa"aide-. defending IT.
ne whole press q the S-atr. unless 1t speaks
tut. must share IL the general -55olay
Amlng the numerous pryi,c.s q s.a-,,i /. are
he Assessment Law. wAIcI Is UNDERGOING, =
general owe hauling the policy 81 t..c State. IL
relation 70 swamp and school ..aHs. v.iIr.i l-a
comm. back TO the state II. i..... Quantities
the disposition of the Land tirast. a.d o,bt.-s
10 numerous t. ulen,Iou
NJ EL4oKt The ~s44-e 81 II ,z1or,s.,.,. mad.
one II his humorous ana te.t....- z.,...,le. -
-,rlav. upon tht. btll to f.I-. I'LL ~. 49, I'll.
rs,le-f.a,i II .i.l.-- Pho IT.. - -
n i, t,.,f--s- ,..,.iI ..s-.,-..... =.
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