, 1860-01-25

nlcnts necessary lot The pEbducuon ol naI.
The Northwestern States can produce all the
fax Tint the world can buy and spin for a
hundred years. Once let it DO made practical
bic to spin fax by machinery and new sta
pie will be added to our products second to
none now cultivated
We shall look with great interest for further
information oa this important subject.
v. WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Correspondence Of the Pres and Tribunal
MADISON. Wis. Jan. 3, 1851.
This beautiful Capital Of Wisconsin is not
growing at SO rapid rate as T. few years ago,
and lots and houses are uot held at such inflated
prices, but the substantial prosperity OF the
place is greater and its prospects for the future
quite as bright Rs at any former time. One re-.
visiting 1t after some months absence will notice
quite number Of Improvements " made with
in the last year. OF public buildings since
the erection OF the east wing Of the new Capt.
tol.-the doue.capped central building Of the
University has crowned its slightly hltl, and Il
considerable part Of the Gne Lunatic Asylum
building shows itself from among tho trees on
it's charming site across the waters Of Lake
Mendoza Some well built business blocks
have gone up and others have been addcd to,
the past year, and several tasteful and eleggaut
private dwellings, though none Of my very
pretentious appearance, have been erected aud
occupied during the season. Art is yearb
year making Madison, always famed for its ma
turd beuuty, more like gem in the silver set
ting Of its lovely likes. The wise men, the
sound men, the trustworthy men Of the State,
MS might be supposed, the men, in fact, who
"got The nomination" and were elected, some
Of them fit for their place and others scarcely,
hare gathered themselves together to make onr
laws, and the Legislature has been in session
some ten days, Us yet getting little done, but
undertaking great variety Of things. The or
ganization WAS SO far completed, notwithstaud-
ing the con6ct:pg Claims Of the crowd Of p1ace-
seekers, on the second dug. that Cor. Randall
delivered bis message, his fine reading adding
much to its just effect. see TINT you hare
published pretty full synopsis Of its leading
points 50 that little need here be said except
that the unbounded satisfaction with which il
was received by the large audience, crowding
upon the members oil lle Legislature. in the
Assembly Chamber during its delivery, seems
to be lar.ely shared by the people Of the State,
its emphatic protest against anything like re.
pudiation and its hieh-toned, conservative yei
strongly nnti.slayery Treatment Of the great
question Of the day, in particular, being most
heartily Endorsed.
About one hundred aud twenty, iye bills have
been introduced in the Assembly and about
half as many in the Senate. Not more than
%k$ $-x-x rrF ~ L. -
House, and only two or three hare yet become
laws. The Senate has spent some lime in dis
cussing the Assessment law Of last SESSION.
one of the must difficult as well as important
subjects Of legislation. The great question now
at issue Is whether dcbts should be deducted
from credits and personal property, principle
under which we have been trysug to work tor
The last year, to the great dissatisfaction Of
farmers and other real estate owners, on whom
shA great burden oil taxation has been made 10
rest.
4 bill has been introduced proposing to limit
the amount which, can be held under the home.
stead exemption law. to 500 OF less. Th =
Won cut OF 4 fearful amount Of abuses which
hare grown up. UnoeT the existing law a mnn
l:s on = to borrow money and put 1t into fine
house Or valuable *.furty" and snap bis
fingers at his creditor. There have been not u
few instances wheu iaboring men hare been
cheated out of whole SEASON. or years wages
and could get no redress whatever under the
Law M il npw stands. If the law prottsscd to
aid in in the collection Of debts why should It not
do it efftctua]1y: bill, BY the way, has been
introduced for the abolition Of atl faws for the
collection Of deGts.
The abolition Of the Grand Jury system and
the repeal Of law allowing parties to testify in
their own casea, have been hgltated, but With
out definite action.
Tue annual tarces have been enacted. in II
,rav more than USUALLY deserving Of Kissing. in
the discussious about inviting the resiIsnt
cIerrY tn onen the session, Of Inc I,eoislatnrc
viii 1,ravcr and about taxing newsnonrrs IN
xand r. Constituents On liz fnrmrr suhiec,
so-na ,ee1arta w..rs ,oatlc vcrv ;nsr,;no ~ rhe
.,ler.v and ~ ,he rconfe If iha citr t1c ,r;fe
onn;1oliv annru,r'atcd in narmrnt hp;ng ch,r.
act.riztd a. n - ii ,iison;an s,cnt," and Careful
cnmnutat;rns made IA to lie nr.:cise cost ner
n;r,:,e of Invoking the nrcsencr and tle HISS.
;n,, IF ,hc Kuler of a!f- YcriIr. 1]ouherrv has
menr ".nmi,,e ,e" imitators. who tLinE ,he,r little
nunco,nho sraae,.rs m such subipcts shall YIN
fhem rorr F.,1,er NORRIS. Of ,he Catholic
i:hurc} ssnt in a nnte n -be Legislature, DE-
o1,n;no - ,al-n III. no., II ,tS-iutinv ns chsn.
ia; n,.' hacsnsa 20 h t" thnuob, ~ ,hn Eonsfn1;nn
had xnode m ,,rnr;s;on ~ anr 1,1;,;a-s wor-
sh;r at tha e,renes nf ths State nnd I.ec,r=s.
AZ : man anI = minister .pf Jesus Christ iii
se1frespect would uot uermit lin thus to an
uear bcfnra botly Who had insuItcd tl,e church
The cleray and H. city Of whcl, hc was resi-.
ria o,her r,ercv of corrso fill TIN ;,s,,ts
but regarded # ns = dutv and acc.,,c, In ;r,
vifatinn finally tcndered
Rnt am o.tt;nr Inn i.c;s,at;velv n-o,;1 we
bovs h.d f;na s,.ai,;ns, ~ twn or +hren ,rcets
rk4 r.tl