Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-03-17

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Two weeks ago we published the action
Of a few union members Of the legislature,
which action wss thus in effect: Whereas,
Judge Dixon makes very good Chief
Justice, therefore, resolved, That we make
no nomination. A democratic conyen-
ton, in which tho anti-war or copperhead
section had large majority, had met but
few days before1 and came very near
nominating Judge Dixon as their candidate
Judge Cothren hayingsbut slight ma
jority in said copperhead convention over
Dixon. Well, we supposed things had
gone pretty near right among the union
men at Madison, SO we said we could sup
port Dixon. We cared, as we always
have, but very little about parties in these
judicial elections, only so that the candi-
dates are ia favor of the constitution and
country and net in favor of some other
country and constitution. The practice of
plrty Judges has been to manifest canGos
bv lean no over to the side of their politi
{. antagonists most Of the time; demo-
cratic Judge was sure to throw many little
tubs over to the republican side, and a re-
publican judge 10 order to excel lis rival
was Just as sure to fish for democratic
favor by throwing lots of big tubs to the
democratic whale; so Of the two we could
see no difference, unless In the moral be
hayior of candidates. We have been
asked snca for any evidence we may have
that Dixon is right as union and war
man; falling to answer we went to the
LAWYERS and they couldn't answer from
any Of bis acts or records, only that he bed
served while in procuring volunteers, like
many other copperheads have done IN or
der to avoid the draft. Like the demo
cratic candidate who ran for the Assembly
some years ago against j, Allen Barber,
and who said he resided in Fennimore on
Section No thirty-seven; his party friends
tried to find the place he lived bnt failed
al SO wouldn't vote for the man who
lied no aohar. So as Judge Dixon don't
seem to have home anywhere, with any
party, nor yet does he possess any war
record, except very bad one as we may
show, we can't promise him much support
if any.
We supported Cothren when last a can
didate for Judge of this circuit, and SO did
the people Of Grant county. 1t was at
the time when Atchison's Topeka Consti
tuition was before Congress to make Kan
sas slave state over the popular sovereign
ty of the people. Douglas was out bitter
against it and Cothren was great Doug
las, anti-Duchanan man; SO he wrote over
here, saying he was candidate for judge
but not party candidate, for as things
stood be supposed the whole North would
have to rally as one man against the usur-
pations of the nuiifiers and traitors. We
did'nt count much on that tub, for we
knew Judge Cothren. He came to Ian
caster few days after, along with John
Bracken. He called in and we met him
promptly with the only Issue we cared
about; so we said, Judge, over 10 Grant
we have but one objection 10 you; that is
your Incorporate habits when on duty; !
could moi support you unless upon faith
full promise that such must cease" Said
Judge Cothren, al have thought seriously
upon this subject; you, Cover, are not the
first to present it as an objection, for my
best friends, among them Gen. Bracken,
urged the same upon my mind, and have
already promised to abandon the evil.
You shall not be disappointed for |
h We the power of mind and the will TO
put down this enemy (which you speak
So we promised to support Cothren, at
the same time saving we didn't care
about his politics. We soon learned how
ever that he had addressed similar polite
al letters to many republicans in the coun-
ty, and that lots of our best men had
thereupon already made up their mindsto
vote for him, so our support of Cothrcn
was generally approved at the time. Soon
he Joined the Good Templars, as the pa
pers. announced. When he shortly after
resumed drinking, moro excessively than
eveg we regretted The support We gave
him, and so did others--indeed all his
true friends regret voting for him, while
only bis enemies remain his supporters.
Gen Bracken told US half an hour after
wards that his support of Cothren de-
pended upon like conditions. else he never
would support HIM. This entire statement
will be remembered by both Gothren and
Bracken, being of such kind as to not
be forgotten in a life time. Our only
apology for making it public is that the
country demands it at this time.
We admire Cothren for what God made
him, for according 10 Moses the Law Giver
aud historian of creation, God is his
Maker and gave him great talent and ali
the pre-eminent natural qualities for Ju
rst; though Nose Strong afims this to
his Honor, "Rcmeasber, Judge Cothrea,
I made you,H yet we rather agree with
the Egyptian Moses that revelation is the
II oh i Law AMI that the last Moses must
Vi ii, being an imposter in his pretended
authorship. God made Joshua Judge OF
Israsl and Judge Cothren, and never made
much ADLER ones-though the latter has
done Just about as much to unmake hrr.
self As his Maker did at. The start toward