Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-03-17
Who Shall be Chief JusticeASold
but not Transferred.

Fua!v ana lndOFsed Inal gentleman Tor
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court and
recommended him to the people for election.
No resolutions were adopted by that Con-
vention, affirming the views Of the party
upon the only question presented HERETOFORE
or at present for the people to discuss dur
ing ajadicial election; on theeontrarv, such
resolutions. though offered ia good faith
We're tabled by the convention. This were
MI well enough, though cowardly inappear-
ance, did we know from any previous act
or written opinion Of Judge S.oan that he
stands now or ever did stand with his party
and with a urge majority ofthe people Of
Wisconsin on the question Of State Rights,
The low..estimate we put upon any hail
way, skulking, L o-faced, non-committal
party, and the contempt we entertain for
any tricks Of conventions and concealinents
of candidates in view Of conciliating a pan
dering segment Of 4 party, that segment a
damage like the fifth wheel to wagon,
leads US to hesitate about supporting
Judge SLOAN; hesitating, we have waited
long enough and now speak out in time.
That squad Of lawyers who live upon a
practice before Miller's court, and because
they are better fed there than elsewhere,
should rule into neutrality aparty that gave
Byron Paine some 5000 majority last
spring, and can give any competent State
Rights candidate for Chief Justice 4 ma
jority as great this spring, is sadly humiliat-
ING if not Internally mean. The Republic
can who plays dog TO Miller's court IS be-
low contempt-a court which allows none
but Buchanan democrats for jurors.
Judge SIoAS may be all right, though
we doubt it. 1t is vet time for him or his
friends to remove doubts-not BY private
pledge but BY open Disclosure, Let the
HOWE interest 1oi0i and be fed BY Miller;
we want a Chief Justice who viii, to the
reasonable extent Of law and constitution,
protect the rights Of hepeople in the small
but costly suits Of non-residents annually
commenced in Miller's court against thou
sands Of our resident people small means.
We want the swarms Of Miller's lawyers,
marshals, and parl-pry eyes-droppers, with
their army Of agents in every part Of the
State set to watch records and drive through
darkness into every mans private business,
stopped at once; at least we want a SUI
preme Court that has the nerve to arrest
the execution of Miller's DEGREES and picay-
unejudgments laden with mountains Of costs.
We want Supreme Court that is SUI
preme, not subordinate-not a mere trio of
puppets worked by Miller, hiInselfthe mere
tool Of politicians stationed at Washington.
protesting reverence for the constitution but
tyranny over persons white as
well as black, property personal and rights
by tLe Almighty.
During the conflict Of rightsin England,
here were men in double service, for the
and for the constitutional or
Rights party protesting DEVOTION for
both, though opposite as tie poles. They
carried two faces, talked with double
tongues, in meetings resolved for the mon
archy and also for t1'ne constitution and the.L
for n either, They wefe miserable
set Of politicians, in waiting to see what par
ty tr,.umphed. Suspected by all parties,
they fell into disgrace On me triumph ofthe
constitutional party and never rose. Now
here is q lesson for the Republican State
Convention. For State Rights, against
State Rights, neither for nor against State
Rightsf The people in the mean time are
lnoying-three-foufths Of them out and out
State Rights men. In the event of tri-
umph Of State Rights, the lesson teaches
where these two-faced, no-sidei men VIII
come out Of the horn. The victors viii re-
member well.
We can vote for a Miller Buchanan. dem
ocrat as black as the ace Of spades, but we
can't support quarter breed Republican
one who, for his daily feed, crawls before
Miller and kisses the tyrant's dagger.
This election can pass and nothing be lost !;
Cole and Paine are on ths Supreme Bench
Jet Dixon go IN, or Howe or any other
crawling one who quenches his hunger and
thirst at Miller's Bar; but hereafter, Wen
warrant right end.
re- Whom the gods would destroy are
made crazy, mad and 50 forth.
At the extra session of the Missouri Lee