The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-07
Our Wisconsin Correspondence.

MADISON, Wis, April /, 1860.
The hrepressNe Conflict in Wisconsin, a! Is
sue in Judicial Elecion-Curios Letter from Candi-
date-Iems of Slate Neos-Ie Delegates to the National
Democratic Coscention-Hard Times, de-, de-, de-
The position OF Wisconsin the subject Of notification
was assumed n . wherein one s. M. Booth applied
to the State Supreme Court for writ Of habeas corpus
he, at the time, being in prison under conviction and
tence for a violation Of the Fugitive Slave law. The
United States District Attorney appealed the to the
United States Supreme Court which affirmed the constitu
tionaty Of the Fugitive Slave law, and commanded the
State Court to remand Booth to the custody Of the United
States Marshal In the meantime important changes had
taken place in the organization Of the State Court
The Chief Justice had died, and Judge Dixon
was appointed in his place. he Is republican,
and was appointed republican Governor. Associate
Justice A. d. Smith had served out his time and his
successor had been counsel for Booth in the original ap
pcaon fer the.habeas corpus being thereby disqualified
70 s IN ~, ahe case. Only one Of the Judges who had
the order from the United States Supreme Court it
found the Chief Justice and the nsce who had be-
fore refused to recognize the authority Of the Federal Court
The Chief Justice promptly decided that the order Of the
United States Court should be obeyed-thus legal
wags expressed it, holding that wisconsin was still in the
Union" But his decision was neutralzed by the Asso
ciae Justice, and majority did not decide to obey the
Federal order, Booth not remanded. That interesting
gentleman had in the meantime been running at large
two years, and held to bail charge of Be-
ducng q young girl fourteen years Of age
few days since order came from Washington
directing the United States Marshal TO rearres sand hold
in custody Booth till his sentence served out was
accordingly done and the captive incarcerated In
the Custom House at Milwaukee. Application was again
made to the Supreme Court for writ Of habeas corpus
The Court TO repeat was thus formed Chief Justice L.
Dixon (rep appointed by the Governor associate Jus
tce o. Cole rep) had decided the law Unconstitutional
.ssoc.te Justice B. Paine (rep) had been Of counsel
The latter disqualified to Sit and the two former
again disagreed the Chief Justice refused the writ Cole
dissentng-so Booth is still In prison
But an election is TO come OF this month for Chief
Justice, and the only question Ia this OF notification
Dixon Is An Independent candiiate on the plat.
form Of obedience TO the United States Supreme
Court and the preservation of the Union The repubi.
Sas; nave nominated strictly psrtizan candidate, who
the nul1caton doctrines formerly enuncated Su
preme Court, and differs entirely from Jul ge Dixon
These are the only candidates, the democrats do not
dict Of our people. The best judges predict Dxous
election by from 10 coo TO Ii, 900 majority.
Your Eastern people moro scared than hurt BY the
he collection Of debts It viii not pass even one house.
though good natured speech by its mover the other
day, carried to third reading in the Assembly. There
sleeps the sleep that knows no waking On being call
ed for the nnal vote, was Justly consigned TO the
breaches pocket Of the chairman OF the committee
The most delightful weather has prevailed here since
the first day Of this month Spring wheat has nearly all
been put in by this time, which ia at least one month
The delegates to the Democratic National Convention
were almost unanimously instructed for Douglas.
Hard times still prevail throughout the State collections
are very slow indeed, and the credit OF the best men
has suffered severely But we live in hope and expect 10
pay all We owe in q few years.
our State Senate, BY clear republican VOTE passed
resolutions censurng the John Brown raid in which op
was impossible.