Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-03-13


paper last evening, signed b large Port;dh OF
Ihc Madison Bar and br scrnc 7uia citiscus of
the State, sa,iicit.ng Judge p.fox to allow his
name t. lyc used in ~. cat. AS in,iere lent
ef any Political nomination.. TO this cs!i are
appended the na:nes q niaay prominent RePab-
leans, sl.'-Hy. however f.on thus city. which i
not 1t all to be wondered at. Bat IN what po-
-liiuu /; VIII place them in view OF future po-
litjeai j:ofrofion is a question for themselves TO
consider The ,rath =. aaa every Republican
from, :ie rural district, who visits the capital
viii bear me oa; N the assertion. that there is
I conservative time-scrvins element existing
hcrc Among many of the Republicans. wh.ci.
hEds no response IN any other portion OF the
State These sane politicians imagine them
selves the sm5od.m-r; OF Il, publican principle,
and tie arbitcrs Of The csiuics Of the party.
few speak All The echo of tLe;r Voices within.
the narrow limits Of their own circle. seem i.
them The voice OF the masses in the rema;e,,
corners If tie State. They hear tie claitcr Of 4
gong. aud imagine all the crocsery IN tie ki;ch-
On Of heavcn gone TO smash.
But how We 10 Judge OF The popular sen
!imen: among the voters Of the party Is i;
through he voice Of a few would be leaders? or
= It not rather through the people themselves
who recognise leader, speaking through, their
Immediate representations aS.emhled in con-
veu::nA? Who can deny that the late conycn-
lion one of;hc largest. most respectable and
Intelligent bodies that ever assembled in the
State? That the delegates were fresh from the
hiatt 4; ,f,
%; The people? However mach we may iirer
- 10 ike policy adopted by thai Convention.
-h'. We must acknowledge. that some heed
ought - be given 10 It's resolves aud action
May Of IS thought It inadri.ablc TO make 4
nomination for Chief Justice: but Il large ma
iori'y Thought differently. and the question
nov arises. shall We set up individual oI,ir-
;oa IN opp ..tI"n 10 the rnaa mously expire ssed
viii Of tha: hodt? Shall We virtually declare
that majurl;,cs SHALL not rule in our part, -
Shall We insist TIA, because we differ on mere
J question Of Po.icy-uot OF principle-that We
msy adopt course Of fictitious resistance whIch
can only result in the Reorganization of our
party? Shall We play into the hand of an un-
scrupuloLa opposition who are the leaders in
this attempt TO hood wink Republican, votes, FIR
the express purpose of securing what they will
call Democratic victory,
/ No-I cannot believe it. Jul;c SLOAN was
nominated by a lage majority, which nomina-
tIon made unanimous. As inrist he
rAnks among tie hrst-a, Republican, his
principles uHdoubied. lie WAS nominated
I upon 40 platform and whether he agrees with
Judge Dixon upon the question of State Rights.
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il"u 10 farm mortgages not. if he is sensible
fu.n, viii not be known until some question
involving these principle, comes before him ju-
d.c.ally. Then, unless there is some objection
( to him - nan aud Judge. It seems that i;
ought to be sufficient for Us 10 know that he
was the choice of thc Representatives of the Re
publican party.
4 have nodSIi 10 ray against Judge DIX :
IS . man. he, too, Is above re2roaci but he
certainly has made ms;a axe il. claiming to DC
Republican,, he attempts 10 appeal from deci-
SION Of fairly chosen Convention, IN which
he vas i ! cani.da'e. to the Democratic party
Tor = recollection - his present position H
snught Republican nomination, aud did not
get II; judge SLOAN did not seek one. and was
not present - ask one, bat il having been fairly
rendered. he could not consistently refi5. to
accept the responsibility. Snau we desert
him AMI acceP: 4 cEIIIi1tc forced upon - by
the Dem ,cratic party. with design, % their own
10 accomplish OF shall stand together in Il
united pIIa!anx which shall remain ul.broken
until victory shall perch upon banners in
The great Presidential campaign Of mex, fall
The Senate last evening resumed the Discus
sion Of the Iiarper's Ferry resolutions. which
sr"rn 70 afford a few politicians an opportunit :
to AR their vocabulary rather than to be or any
practical importance. Senators RoDoLF and
I HoGrnIyGToN consumed most of the time, CHAR
LEY afording more amusement than instruction
As usual defending slavery a. one of the rights
70 IL protected by the Constitution, while SEN
at"r NoarHiNGToS proves concIusIyely that
no such protection was intended or guaranteed
But time presses as heavily a, ever. and l
must defer the remainder of my remark, for
another occasion. Yours. QCONDiM