The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-04-13
TIL E PILOT.
M A N l T 0 woo:
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL IS, 1860.
TIE ELECTION OF JUDGE DIXON.

THE ELECTION OF JUDGE DIXON.
1t is now ascertained that LUTHER S.
Dixon has been elected Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court Of Wisconsin by ma
jority of from 1000 to 900 votes over
A. ScoTr SLOAN, the Republican candidate
for that position. Although this result
cannot be claimed as victory of the De-
mocratic party-for Judge DIXON is not
identified with the Democrats-yet we hold
his election to be a triumph Of the princi-
pies of the Democratic party, and signal
rebuke to the nulifyers who rule the coun-
ciIs and conventions Of the Republicans
The issue in this Judicial contest was
simple and clear, and the position of each
candidate well understood by the voters of
the State. On the one hand, Judge DIX
oN-hayirg a seat upon the bench of the
Supreme Court of the State-had refused
to bring about conflict between the
State and National authorities, by attempt.
ing to nullify law of Congress which
the Supreme Court of the United States
the highest judicial tribunal in the land,
and the ouly Court which can properly
make final decision upon the force Of
United States laws-had decided to be
constitutional. lie had refused to grant
a second writ of haJcds corpus for the re-
lease of 5. NJ. BooTH from the custody of
the United States Marshal, after tie U. S.
Supreme Court had unanimously decided
that BoOTH was legally and constitutional
ly held by the said Marshal.
For honestly exercising the powers and
duties of his high Office in accordance with
the dictates Of his conscience, and in con-
formity with the opinions of ninety-nne
out Of every one hundred lawyers in the
country-because he loved principle more
than mere party-because he refused the
dictation Of CARL SHURTz and SHERMAN
N. BoOTu-he was bitterly aSsaiel by the
press of the State representing the BooTH
and SHuRTz wing Of the party, and they
being in the ascendancy in the late Repub
lican State Convention at Madison, nomi
mattel Judge SLOAN as the Republican can
didate for the office held by Judge Dixon
thereby indirectly consuming the decision
of Judge Dixon, by refusing lin the
nomination, tnou', - -! L.. 80: 49,. ,'.9 ,yuG-
age or honesty to do SO openly By resolu-
ton.
Subsequent to the nomination, Judge
SLOAN, by pirate letter TO his dear
brother, intended expressly for publication,
declared himself opposed to the posi-
ton Of Judge Dixon, and announced his
intention, if elected, to release S. NJ.
BooTH, even at the cos: of civil war and
upon that issue the battle was fought
Those in favor Of law and order, of the
Union and the Constitution, voted for
DIXON; those in favor of BOOTH and
ScHURTz, of dsunion and notification, vo-
ted for SLOAN; and the result has been
complete vindication of the course of our
upright aud Independent Chief Justice, and
q triumph Of the law and order party, and
the lovers Of the Union over the fanatics
and Abolitioni5ts
Had the Republicans made no party
nomination for Chief Justice, and given
Judges DIXON and SLOAN a clear field and
no favor to either; permitting Dixon to
90 before the people with his judicial ca
reer as his recommendation, and Judge
SLOAN his letter to his dear brother" for
a platform, the majority for Dixon would
not have been less than 10000.
JUDGE SLOAN in consequence Of lis
nomination and his letter, received the
support of every Republican paper in the
State except two-one English and one
German-and his position upon the ques-
ton of State and Federal jurisdiction has
become, and is, the avowed and received
doctrine of the Republicans as a party,
and upon the issue made by them and
their candidate they are beaten in the
State.