New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-05


some who know better, attributed TO political rea-
sons while the fact is that il is due solely to the in
competency of Cooley. He is by no means n man
of small ability in his way, and Oftentimes argues
case with great force but he is not quick man, and
is troubled with an unfortunate propensity to try
people for offenses that they have not committed,
instead of those they have committed. Mr.. Shepard
confessed that he had written fictitious name upon
note for the purpose of using 1t to cover up his de-
falcatiop and deceive the bank and the Bauk Com
y, ssioners; so Cooley jumped to the conclusion that
he could convict him OF forgery, and had his labor
for his pains. Shepard is now out OF jail, having
procured BAIL To return: all these events are
seized hold of to prejudice the people against the
State Administration, and are not without elect.
have reason to believe that there is new secret or
canization now in operation in many places, and
that use was made of it TO fill up the late C0nven-
ton with delegates. The excitement of the Pres-
dental election, however will push it one side Tor
the present, if it exists.
Several new delegates have been chosen to the
Chicago Convention The lid District has elected
William Claflin of Newton, Chairman OF the Repub-
lcan State Committee, and Edward L.. Pierce OF
Milton Pierce is for Gov. Chase, and both,
think, are against Seward. The WITH District has
chosen Josiah Dun ham and Charles D. Rogers the
proprietor of The Boston Journal. They are Tor
Banks. In the Vth District, Samuel Hooper and
George W. Mcclellan are the delegates. The first
is for Banks and the second for Seward. John ID.
Baldwin. of The Forester SPY, and Amasa Walker
of North Prookfeld, will represent the LXth Dis
trict. Both are understood to be for Seward.
Timothy VIM of WOburn and George Cogswell Of
Bradford, who represent the With District, are
supposed to be for Banks. The Id Xth, aud Alth
Dntricts have not yet chosen. The Republican
State Convention contained very large majority
of Seward men, and have no doubt that the Re-
publican voters prefer the New-York Senator; but,
by superior management, his opponents have OBJ
tanned more than half the delegation. Gov.
Stewards friends must not look for an earnest and
enthusiastic support from this State in the Conven-
tion unless his preponderance should be very
decided elsewhere.
The Legislature will adjourn this week. The
Governor vetoed the Militia bill, and the vote in the
Senate upon passing the bill over his head was:
Yeas, 81 Gall Bepublcans); Nays, ii 10 Republi-
cans and five Democrats) In the debate, the iol-
lowing curious citation from the bred Scott decision
was made:
BY the laws Of New Hampshire collected and finally passed
IN 1878 no one permitted be enrolled In the it. Of the
In snb.sSsent Collection Of laws made lsa5 Nothing
cc9ld strongly marx the entire .eP.dGSn aI o. sos .s
he cannot be member Of the community uath ne Is
not psrutcd 20 one highest duties of the citizen
obyiousi he H. not by The
sovereignty State ard is not therefore called on to uphold
and def,na It,"
The New-Hampshre Jaw, as cited by Judge
Tanev. ia like our own. II is based upon the
United States law of 1892, and gives no evidence
wha.eyer of the estimation in which the blacks are
held. 1t seems rather hard that Gov. Banks and
ChiefJustice Shaw should tell that it is impossi-
BILE that we should carry out our Anti-Slavery
theories by emancipa'ing the negroes from the
degradation now imposed on them by our laws, be-
cause we must not violate the militia laws OF the
United States and the very nextday to be confronted
with Cbief.Justice TaDey, and to be told by him
that it is matter purely of State sovereignty, and
that our refusal to change our law is evidence that
we do not regard the negro as part of the SOW
ereignty of the State This is indeed being ground
between the upper and neither milstones.