Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-03-03
DEMOCARTIC STATE JUDICIAL CONVEN
TEON-COTHREN NOMINATED.


AT the State judicial democratic Conven-
ton held at Madison, Feb 25th, Elk. Gov.
Dewey presided. The Candidates forChief
Justice of the supreme court are shown by
the following vote al the next before the fl
nal ballot:
NJ. M. Cothren 76, Luther s. Dixon 68,
n. A. Edmonds IS. The last ballot stood
So for Cothren, 10 for Dixon. The Ryan
democracy and the lawyers more generally
preferred Dixon, as the latter have shown
ty paper signed by the leading lawyers
of all parties of Milwaukee and Madison,
asking Dixon to be candidate. Cothren
was supported by the ultra class of peace
democrats, better known as Copperheads.
However, Ryan, peace democrat, support
ed Dixon for other reasons. Dixon was
affirmed to be a full democrat, but The
4 Journal says he is a war democrat. Judge
Cothren, by bis associations and the claims
of bis party, is without question commit
ISQ ~ LuS ouppoio u bIO Ahihoio "Ao AhHi
ana anti war; national peace convention
schsmatics.
The following revolutions were adopted,
by quite a majorityl after which a respect
allie number left the Ponvention,saying they
couldn't stand it.
/. Resolved Thath Jud i Convention
of the Democratic pArty h. d for the pur
pose of nominating hheir candidate for a
sea on the Berch d the Supreme Court
of the State, is not dbe proper opportunity
to enter into a discus ion of party differenc-
es or party principles and that this in now
the less necessary. Is the political position
Of the Democratic p4ty III this State is now
well defined and settled But that Judi
cial Convention is fmphatcally fit and
appropriate OCCASION to declare active Con-
stiutional plinciplestwithout assent to which
the Democratic paTtf cannot consent to sup
port Judicial canSldate.
---~-e Resoleed, That in all things relating
TO the State Government, the State Const-
tuition is the supreme law. That in all
things relating to the National Government
il properly applies the Constitution Of the
United States is the supreme law Of the
r land that there is no power. State or Ma
tional, outside of, or inconsistent with the
provisions of the Constitution, that all as
sumption or assertion Of unconstitutional
power by the State or National Govern
ment is a dangerous and reasonable usurp-
alton, which the Democracy viii not sane
ton or tolerate.
a. Resolved, That the Government of
the United States can claim no power not
granted | y the Constitution expressly OF
by necessary implications. ms are incident to
powers expressly granted; that it is a gov
eminent ofdelegsted powers, and that the
public security and the perpetuity of Amer
lean liberty peremptorlv require a strict
construction of its provisions and grants
that il is not the spirit or duty of the Amer
can people to submit to new, loose and
dangerous rules of construction, which tend
to subvert the safeguard of the government
and the rights ofthe states and people, and
which if unchecked. will and in making the
great American experiment of the constitu-
iionaI government an utter failure and all
previous American history fables Vhat
it is tn peculiar duty oftheDemocraticfp ar-
ty to support and eftnd the Consti ktion
as our foreiathers made it, and our Athers
and ourselves prospered under il, VITAL and
sacred against all usurpations by lypersons,
people, bodies and officers And that to
this end, it is our solemn duty 10 see that
the Judiciary isso constituted ykat the Con-
stilution of the State and Of De Union shall
be safe in their hands, as Tie hoiiest trust
of the people to their seEauts to be up
held aud maintained without prornise
Or g,, exception against all assaults from every
4. ResoIged, That in these principles we
submit our nomineey for the Office Of Chief
Justice to The people of this State for
their suffrages fuzzy believing that the peo-
pie will be founf true to their own liber-
Office.
q. Resolped. That the Democratic party
of tins State utterly condemn all Efforts by
the President and Congress 10 convert the
existing war into an abolition crusade, all
efforts by the President and Congress to
change our old system Of government into
a military despatism, all efforts of the p. es-
ilent and Coz gress to break down the lib
ties Of the people and the government OF
the States by an overshadoving central
government different from the limited sys-
lem established BY the Constitution, all ef-
forts by the President and Congress to take
one iota from or add one iota to the Consti
tuition As established BIZ our fathers; and
that we pledge our parry to a faithful sup
port Of the Constitution against all who as
sail it, whether fanatics, factions or iailhless
officers Of every grade Of authority, and
that We will do this under all denuncialions
showered upon US by the faithless amongst
the people,. and under all prosecutions in-
tiicted upon US by usurplng government.
Mr. Strong moved u amend by insert
ING as The first resolution Of the series,
resolution in substance as follows:
Resoieed, That the American Union is