The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-12
Black Republican Defeat In Wisconsin.

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ddate for Chief JUSTICE has defeated the black republican
candidate in Wisconsin by nearly six thousand majority
The issue, stated by the Mil Kaukee Nos the demo
cratic organ, was the Union and constitution, with
Judge Dixon the standard bearer the hand and
nul6cation represented by Judge sloan on the other
We congratulate Wisconsin then, upon glorious demo-
cratic triumph the most signal and In every sense the
most important ever achieved in the Western Statesin
dicatng Enthusiastically, that the reaction in public
ment has reached It's flood and that the people VISION
Sin, dsgueed with the doctrine OF notification carried
out in full force and effect there during past six years
by rampant republican abolionism, resolved hence
forth to maintain the supremacy Of the constitution and
the authority Of Acts Of Congress pronounced constu-
several States by the supreme Court the United States
Never issue fully and fairly presented to
The people of STATE than this election Some years
snce-n 1853, we believeSherman NJ Booth, editor of
abolition paper in Milwaukee, tried before the
United States District Court Of Wisconsin, for alleged
laton Of the Fugitive Slave law In aiding fug
tive slave from the custody Of the United States Marshal
dollars and sentenced to term of Imprisonment. He
immediately brought before the Supreme Court OF
Wisconsin upon habeas corpus, and speedily liberated
That Court decided that the Fugitive Slave law
constitutional and that for violation OF provisions no
citizen of the State should be deprived OF bis liberty or
made to suffer punishment.
BY direction Of the authorities at Washington the case
was carried to the Supreme Court OF the United States
which Court announced It's decision, reversing the de-
cieion Of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin In
the meantime, the death of Chief Justice Wilton created
vacancy that bench, and Gov. Randall (republcau
appointed Lutner DX0n 10 Ill the vacancy. The
brought before him in January last and the point
rased that the Supreme Court of the United States had
not appellate jurisdiction from the State cases
arising under the laws Of the United Sates Judge Dixon
gave opinion at once, that United Supreme
tourt has such jurisdiction under the Judiciary act of
1857 in some cases. If not In al--rom which opinion
hosever, Justice Cole dissented, and formal valid
decision was made
The announcement Of Judge Dixons opinion threw the
whole abolition camp into uproar and CONSERVATION The
" dogs OF war" let loose upon him. and deter
mipaton avowed TO drive him from the bench He bad
repudiated Of the main articles of the repubi.
can creed, and smashed tho nul1cation plank
in the abolition PLATFORM and marked GER.
tain and speedy victim 10 party vengeance Republican
Conve Don assembled in February, and the die
ation of Carl SchurZ and. other nucaton leaders and
expounders, Hon. A. Scott Sloan avowed nullifer,
was nominated for Chief Justice Judge Dixon was
brought out independent candidate, and by the
votes of democrats and the conservative portion OF
republican party embracing the larger portion of old
line whgs), he has been tumphantly elected. and the
laws Of the Union and the authority OF the Supreme Fede
raj Court most sgnally indicated.
higher importance attached to the contest, and
wilder interest felt in the result because of the
arrest OF Booth by the United States Marshal few
weeks since when, upon application TO the Supreme
Court for the writ of habeas ous JUICE Dixon used
- grant it, regarding him the prisoner of the United
States duly convicted and serving out his sentence and
not TO be reached or rescued by the State courts.