, 1860-03-03


In The Legislature, little of consequence has
been done within the last few days. Speaker
Lyon having been called home by sickness in
his family, the Assembly, on Monday, paid
merited compliment to ". II. Griswold, Of Co.
]umbia, MI experienced legislator, u man Of ex.
cel1ent judgment, and m earnest Republican By
electing him Speaker Fro t<m
The atmosphere Of the two political Conren.
tions, the members Of which hare crowded our
hotels for the last week, had such an effect that
the Senate, on Monday, discussed at length, as
political question, 4 proposition to fire a fed
eral salute Wednesday, on the occasion Of rai:-
ing, for the first time, upon the new Capitol, q
National flag, some Democrats being fearful
that the burning Of powder might be taken for
celebration Of the meeting Of the Republican
Convention. The firing was finally ordered By
q strict party Eote, after quite discussion Of
the relative merits Of the principles of the two
parties, and some Democrats consoled them
selves with the idea that the firing could be
tnkcn as in honor Of the birthday Of Thorn,
whom 4 Buchanan Senator pronounced "a
greater man than Douglas or Seward, and one
| who had done more for the Union"
At noon yesterday, a splendid flag Of the
Union was hoisted, and the Northern breeze
| shook out the ample folds of the Stars aud
Stripes to the sound Of the loud.speakiug can.
non, and the music Of some national airs, finely
| played from the roof Of the Cauitol by the Gov.
errors Guard Band. "Long may it ware."
simultaneously with the first boom Of the
cannon, Horace Rublee, chairman.:of the Cent? al
Committee, c-lled the Republican Convention
to order. Edwin Wheeler, Of Winuebago, was
chosen temporary Chairman, and J. 7. Went
worth, Of Walworth, Secretary. H. D. Crane,
Of Fond du Lac, being subsequently added as
+ Assistant.
Committees on credentials and permanent
organization, tic former headed By. ]. 7. Nc
Gregor, and the other By II. Il. Giles, were then
appointed, md the Convention adjourned to
3F.x.
It was then rcassembled, aud the report
the Committee on credentials recelved, and
after some additions, adopted. Notwithstaud.
ing the difficulty of travel at this season Of the
year, the Convention was rery fully attended,
numbering over 600, and nearly all the districts
fully represented. The contrast between it and
the Democratic Convention was very marked in
this and other respects.
0fthis, however, Of thedetails of the Conven-
tiou, the resolutions adopted and other matters
the sitting Of the Convention to the " wee sma
hours'' Of this morning and tho early depar-
ture Of the mail, compcls..m to defer speaking
till tomorrow.
The report Of the committee on permanent
organization was received md adopted, and the
following we're selected as permanent officers:
Rrtsidea+Gen. Amasa Cobb.
lice Presidtnts-W. ". Vaughn and Il. y.
Liuder1aan-
Secretaries Atwood, ]. D. Balcomb, S.
1. Bean
Considerable discussion then ensued about
the mode Of apportioning delegates between the
1 different Congressional Districts, which was
most happily terminated By IN agreement to
nominate three delegates from each district,
uud hy the nomination OF Carl schurz, (wbo re-
sides in the I'd District, containing the largest
number Of votcrs) as Delegate at Large, which
was unanimously and enthusiastically adopted,
md seemed to be considered by every one the
1ittest possible thing that could be done. Mr..
:;chufz was called out uud Responded in one Of
his nithx trllinq. and uppronriate xneeches.
Tic Convention then resolved itself into Dis
t-;,t Sn,,. .conra,,;o,a who ,rocesdod n ea,cc,
1aiac,,cs md c,c.,o-a Thcv rcnorted nj The
re. re.assembline Of the Convention at o'clock.
on1 their salcctions we're ratified bv the Con.
vcntion, as follows:
F1nsr. D,sr.-Dxlt1afes-Ha Croker Of
| N;,wankce, n. T.. Rand Of Walwortb. c. C.
sho,es of kcnosha. witt, F. Enos. ;r. Of Wan.
tcsha ucnrr Nattcson of Racine II. ". Car.
nepter of Milwaukee. as o]tcrnates.
SECOND D1s7n,cr.-I<le,at<sT, I,. Stoddard
Of La Crosse. Noses $. Gibson Of St. Croix. ],
r. B.nrctt Of Rock. with s. Narration of Eau
Claire. F. d. Dra,nard Of jackson. j. 7. Mills OF
Gfant. as alternates.
Tmnp D1s7a,cr,-Dfzcqates-Elisha Morrow Of
Brown County. John p. McGrceor of Co1umbia,
T.. F. Frisbee Of Washington: with A. n, Paine
| of Tord du 1,ac. I}ri 1}alcomb of f}co,to An.
gustc po.te of Shcpovgaa, Us slternates.
The following gentlemen were nominated as
-. " ~ =, ~ 4e
| Bradford Rixforl of Winnebaro H. Liuder.
| :.
| man OF !cHefson'
The Convention then took up the judicial