The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-03-06
For Chief Justice Supreme Court,
NJ. M. COTHREN
OF NsReya! Point.
domination for Chief Jpstice.
OF A;Reya! Point.


The Dsmoensic Convention which me
Madison on the 26th uls., selected as il
Andidass for Chief Justice, Hon. Aokr-
oHEaY n. Co1HaEx, Of Mineral Point
Ts know Of no man in the Stata more fl
ID for the position, baving An acqu.int-
nee With him for the las. fifteen years.
be Convention has given US a caDdida,,
no deserves the vote Of every cop.erv.
" man in the State, and who will no
nly receive the suppor, of every Demo
Fa', but the vote of every Republican ~he
Pes the danger which surrounds us, snt
Fho values an honest and fearless iudicia
!. Th, people Of MapiIowoc county mus
q be !aggards At the April election, bu
pust remember tha. the election OF Chic
usslcs 1t this time il far more i'm por,sn,
ban all the town officers Of the State
W trust, therefore, tha. no votes for th.,
sHce will Be neglected in the scramble for
be minor ones.
The Milwaukee Feus endorse. the nom
bee As foIlovs,: .-.. ..t.....
Montgomery n. Cothren is one Of the
idess reaicsnts Of thu State. He came to
NiSeousin when tho State as voueg. and
kss grown up with it. In the west, v here
10 resides, be 10 4 favori.e both with the
par and the psople. He ha. been upon
he bench Of mis- circuit for the last ten
years. Al ajudge be is ready and c'ear-
Pesded ; IS mao his reputation IS with
put . stain. If elected he may be relied
bpon by ell legitimate means to sustain the e
liberty Of the citizen and the local sovsr-
eignty Of the State"
The Madison Patriot says -" Judge
CoTHRHS is one Of the best mon Of whom
ehis State can boast-clsar> >headed honest.
And faithful to every trust, he is descrved>
y popular with the people. We believe
il is 4 vsritabls truth that 10 man in his
Circuit will utter word agsins. hi. p,i-
vate or public character. His conduct
.pon the bench has given the most un-
bounded satsfsc,ion, and to-day there can
scarcely be found : better juri,t in the
State"
The resolutions passed by tho Conven-
lion are excellent, and will meet the ap-
pYoval of all friends Of civil liberty
/. Resolvsd, Tha. judicial Convention
81 the Democratic party, held for the par.
pose Of nominating their candidate for
sest on the Bench of the Supreme Court
Of the State, is not the proper oppor,un-
i,y to enter into discussion Of party dif-
ferencss or party principles. aud that this
10 now the less Necessary, as the political
position of the Democratic party in thi.
State j. now well defined AID settled -
3u. that Judicial Conventios is empha,.
eaIly =. fl and appropriate occasion 20
lecla!s xc,iv. Cou.titullonai ps,ncipes
vi,hon. assent 10 wiic;t he III ,,qcr4ti,
,Arsy csnDot consent 10 supper, judicial
lAnd! d!dase.
2 Resolued, Tha, in all things rela-
ing to the State Government, the State
Constitution is the supreme law. That
a all things relating to the National Gov
.rnment, it properly applies the Consritn-
lion Of lhe United States is the supreme
sv of the land ,ha, there is no power,
State or National, outside Of. or inconsis
lent with the provisions of the Cons,i,u
ion, that all assumption or assertion Of
power by the State or
So,iona: Government is n dangerous and
reasonable usurpstion, which the Demo
racy will not sanction or tolerate
8. Resolved, That tie Government of
he United States can claim no power
'ot grau,ed by the Constitution expressly
'r by necessary implication, AS are incl
lent to powers expressly granted that it
> government of delegated power-, aus
lat the public security and the perpetui'v
f American liberty peremptoriy raquye
strict consiructicn Of its provisions AMI
rants: tina, !. !. is not the spri' OF duty of
he American people 10 e"ohi' u he"'
oose and dangerous Iu'es Of consr-r.'noh
Which tend TO subvert :he safeguard on the
government and tba right Of the states
md people. and which if unchecked, will
lid in making the great American exper
meht Of tho constitutional government
IN utter failure and all previous Anericsn
history fable That it 10 the peculiar
duty Of the Democratic party to support
and defend the Constitution as our fore
tathers made il, and our fathers and our
selves pro.perse. under it, vital aud sacred
against ali usurPations by all persons. peo
ple, bodies aud officers. And that to this
md, it 10 our s,emu duty to see that the
Judiciary is 20 constituted tha. the Con-
,,itu.ion Of the States and Of the Union
hall be safe in their hands, As the hois.s
rust Of the people to their servants, to be
upheld and maintained without compro-
mise OF exception against oil assaults from
every source.
4. RsssIved, That on these principle.
We submit our nominees for the nffise Of
Chief Jussice to tho people Of this State
for their suttrages, fully believing ,ha. the
people will be found true to their own lib
critics and duties in elecsing him to ,ha,
high office
5. Resolvsd, That the Democratic
party Of tbi. State utterly condemn all eff
fort, BY the President Add Congress to
convert the existing wa ITO an abolition