Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-03-10

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their skill or success rs mere politicians;
and | doubt very much whether s,ch
exhibitions a those YOU propose would
b. attended with any such >atista tory
results ~ y0u seem to inlginc. ] might
arq.tit myself very creditabiy on the
stump, bat woald that il any way tend
to satisfy the people OF my fitness for
the position sought. Yon might ap-
pear to great disadvantage on the
stamp, (of course [ know such would
not be the case( but would yon be willing
the people should from that infer, that
YOU could not sustain Yourself on the
Bench. think such public discussions
are apt to be more o. less attended
with bitter personalities, anal tend to
create i'll feeling and prejudice; and
that there is danger such feelings and
preiud;ces be carried too far, and be
remembered too long by the successful
party, and more or less enter into the
discharge Of his official duties. You
will also bear IN m!ud, that | occupy
the position of an independent candi-
date, and that too, at the request of
more than one thousand voters, and
among the numbers are many promi-
| nent mcn Of your own party. [ could
not then in justice to those who have
made such request take any course that
| shall 11r0cticaj}y place me in the light
ola porty candidate. I Icannot become
the mouth piece Of any party, or the ex-
ponent Of the views OF any party, and
OF course have no claims to the support
OF any particular party OF political or
ganizhtion, but stand before the people
OF this Circuit :i'l independent candi-
date tnr the office Of Judge Of this Cir
cult with nothing to commend me to
plhilc favor, except such qualifications
as may possess, Of which the people
shall judge, and determination to dis
charge the duties Of that position i'm
partially should be rc-elected Were
there no other reasons the conSidera-
tions above stated woull be sufficient
to prevent my accepting your PROPOSE
ton, but there are other considerations
that render it unnecessary for us to op~
pose each other in public discussion.
On the propositions submitted in your
letter, regard your lst and 2t propo-
sitions, as IeY0l and not pojticui ques-
ti"n< to be determined bv the To,trts, and
not at the bnli11-b0r. And those q,tes-
tons having been determined by The
Supreme Court of the State; lSt, that
the United states Supreme Court has
no appellate jurisdiction over the State
Courts, iEo"r flFSt propG$itlot.) J q, that
the fngltlEe Slave Law Is uncOnStitu-
ttona', (yoHf secuh' ij'opoSition,) those
determinations must be regarded as the
law of this State. ] say then, that tie
iH,o Of his State Is Us stated by y0u IN
uo~r .fiitst and Second proposnio2as.-
Do not understand me now, AZ stating
this III any qualified sense, fnt desire
yon td nnaer>tan.! that acknowledge
AMI un ierstaHl the law t. b. AS stated
! bv vou. do net WAGE any war with
the Supreme Court Of this State, bnt
do admit and r2gar0 the settled Lnc Of
! thjs Suite 10 be as suited By YDM. |
know there has been and now is, an
/ attempt being lnasfo to force me- to c.,n-
! trnvcrt the decisions Of the Supreme
Conrt on the above questions, but ailuv
M to say t. rnn that such attempts
will not succeed. Oppu,ti N t. the
! decisions Of thp Supreme Court nf this
Safe has uevpr been declared .r un,
| l@t~tood ~ 1n~, to be ii car inal prin-
cipIe in the pI;stfnrm Of anv party t.
! wh,ch belong. never III ny p,atfor:n
of principles at all events. I rerard
! the State Supreme Court. as the prom
er exppnnder of the law, so far is the
State is concerned, and all inferior tri
bunals, anl the people Of the State
should receive its decisions ana ali,-