, 1860-03-31


Meeting ii. by means Of the LaCrosss roul with
the Upper Mississippi and tho whole North
west. These bills hare been the ctief theme |
OF debate for two days rast in the lower uousef |
Tho result has been their indefinite postpone. |
ment. So os to land grants AID railroads, we
arc where VIC have been for two or three years |
past
The opposition Of one prominent member Of
the House to tc bill which favored the con-
struction Of the road between this place and
Portage City, was based on the ground that
such road would open direct communication
between Lacrosse aud Chicago, 10 tue damage
OF our own cities, particularly to the injury Of
Milwaukee.1 hare noticed pretty strong lobby
force from Milwaukee about tue precincts of the
CAPITOL Of late. How much this mag: have to do
with lie final action upon The land grants am
unab1e to say. But the Milwaukee people, or
certain port1on Of them at least, seem to think
that Wisconsin exists for tlle benefit OF Mll'Sau-
lcc rather than Milwaukee for the benefit o
Wisconsin 1t is sin in their eyes for any one
to 70 TO Chicago, unless by way Of Milwaukee.
They DO not like to have US voluntarily trihuta-
~ to Chicago, Int haye no scruple in making
Us inyoluntarilv tributary to them If possible.
SLAVE TRADE.
Senator Curtis, from the Committee on Fed
erl Relations, reported resolution similar to
those recently adopted by the Legislature Of
New York with reference to the elaye trade.
The Senator, in introducing his resolution,
presumed upon the unanimity Of feeling so far
as 10 move the previous question, aud 30 saye
time. The motion was 1yst, and debate sprung
up at once. One Democratic Senator came to
tue rescue Of Slavery, declaring it TO be no sin,
sanctioned By the Bible aud by the Saviour him
scf;that the slaves we're better of as slaves than
willie free; the people Of the North had better
attend to their own business, and the like. He
took the modern Southern ground thoroughly
mud without hesitation. And why should he
not, when one Of our c1crg5men las done the
sun,e in two elaborate SERMONS, within the last
tin days! If the pulpit Of the Nor;h eau take
such ground, what better is to be expected Of
politicians!
The subject WAS postponed until Saturday,
when lie debate will probably he resumed.
4 SEw PArER.
We are to have new Democratic paper here
| shortly, or rather an old one is to be revived
the Arsas aaa Democrat. 1t is to be hoped that
it will be neo paper, although rs.a:nlng the
old name, for the cid one was disgrace to any
| party. Ar. Calkins, the former editor, is to
have The management now, and Is capable of
making good paper. NJ. Cu:!a!op, formerly
Of The Es4ztr Dam Cttl=fn. Is understood to he
31r. calkins' associate in the new enterprise.
JUDGE sNtru AND STATE RIGHTS.
The Assembly Chamber IVES granted to e1-
Judge Smith lately for the purpose Of giving
his views Oh State Rights, more particularly as
made prominent by the debates in the late Re-
publican Convention, and TIC recent nrrcs. of
s. II. booth by the q. S. Marshal. OF course u
large company, composed Of both parties, came
to hear the Judge, for when he speaks it is al.
ways understood that there will Ia somcthin.
worth hcarin5. Judge 5. has attained 60 mitch
prominence in CONNECTION with questions Of
Constitutional law. by reaEon Of Lis some
what famous decision in the Booth case
five or six years ago, that lc is expected
to speak With q good deal Of warmth
and positiveness whenever The question Of
| Of the relative powers Of the States and OF the
general government il at issue. On the occa.
sion Of his recent address, which has since
been published, the judge argued as strongly rs
crer in behalf Of tue reserved rights Of lie
S:ates and urged upon the Republicans and the
people Of Wisconsin to stand By their rights
aud to put no man in Office who would rot main.
tain those rights.
TIE APPROACHING ELECTION.
l IN oF L.