The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-10-11


the war is prosecuted, and as incompatl
BILE with complete restoration of the
Union of these States
Resolved. That we owe it to those no
men in the Border States who are strug
Cling to maintain the Government 10
their respective States, as well as to our
selves, to erase from our statute book all
laws ard resolutions that have been pas
sed which are at variance with the coEsti
are calculated to embarrass the Govern
ment in suppressing the rebellion We
therefore recommend to the loyal people
of this State, tnat the next Legislature
be instructed to repeal so much of the Re
plevin and Habeas Corpus act as is in
conflict With the constitution and laws of
the United States; and also to rescind
and amend Joint Resolution relative TO
the decision of the United States Supreme
Court reversing decision of Supreme Court
of Wisconsin" approved March OH, 1859.
| and especially we recommend the repeat
of the last three clauses Of said joint res
olutions, which read AS follows:
ton oy the federal judiciary, in the said case
| 1.-THE Booth easel, and without process, is an
act OF undelegated power, and therefore with-
| out authority, void, and of no force
| "ResoIped" That Government formed by TIE
! constitution of the United States was not made
the exclusive Or final Judge of the extent of the
powers delegated to itself but that, as in all
other cases Of compact among parties having
no common judge, each party has right to
| ,,1er For oil of ~
mode and measure of redress
Resolusd. That the principle and construct ion
contended for. &C.. that the General Govern
ment is the exclusive Judge of the extent of the
powers delegated to 1t. sop nothing short of
dAspotism, since the discretion of those who
| administer the Government and not the coneti-
tuition, would be the measure of their powers
that the several Sta es which formed the n.tru
ment being sovereign and independent have the
unqnestionsble right to Judge of its iniracion
and that a posittve def NICE Of those sovereign
ties, of all unauthorized acts done or attempted
to he done under color of that instrument, is
the rightful remedy"
These resolutions, we believe, are cal
culated to place the State of Wisconsin in
false and inconsistent position before the
world a.; we believe that thew are uncon
stirutionai. revolutionary and wrong, aud
that they 30 not reflect the sentiments of
the loyal people of the State
ReSoluea, That we are now, "a we ever
have been, devoted 10 the maintenance al
the constitution and laws of the United
States. under whatever administration ot
the Government. and amid all dangers
that may threaten It That in The Ian,
| Nft l,a Ion, ,, ~ l
never forget that man cannot ha a true
Democrat. unless he is loval PATRIOT. "
and that the words of orr diving states
man, to MS children, Obey the laws and
support the constitution" are binding
upon all the children of America.
Resolved, That we are in favor of an
honest and faithful discharge of the duties
devolving on the State officers. and of an
economical disbursement of the public
funds; and we hereby declare that any
man who directly or indirectly uses bis
Office for seIfargrandizpment or gain, is
unworthy the confidence and support of
the people.
The question of adopting the report of
the Committee came up. when
Mr. Bishep moved to strike out all after
the first resolution Lost by nearly an
unanimous vote The whole of the reso
iuions we're then unanimously adopted
| bv the Convention
Mr. Savage moved to proceed to take a
| formal vote for candidate for Governor,
which resulted as fellows:
FIRST FORMAL BALLOT FOR GOVERNOR.
Charles A. Eldridee received 13 votes
Fl. l. Palmer 35; Be- jamin Ferguson,
As; II. L. Dousman, IL; NJ. Fl. Carpen-
ter, |.
The names of Messrs. Eldridge and Pal