Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-04-20

it is Lo,peded-C Chang Of Sediment Respect
ing Secretary .Seseard-Arrest of H. f. Lac
Corresp onaeaee OF she State journal.
WASHINGTON. April s.
The glorious results of the elections IN Con
necticut and Maryland are the occasion of
much rejoicing, and emphatic rebuke TO
all cavilers at the policy ofthe administration
and the dominant party in Congress. 1t is
astonishing what rapid strides the country is
making toward a higher civilization and a
more enlightened humanity. Slavery is doom
ed, and the people everywhere say amen !"
Baltimore at the outbreak of the rebe lion,
was the house of treason, and where the first
northern blood was split, is now a free city,
and by a majority of good votes for enlanci-
D alton, immediate and unconditional. Reverdy
Johnson, one of the oldest and ablest among
the Conservatives of the ancient regime, now
rises in the Senate and says we can have no
lasting and permanent peace until slavery is
entirely done eway. A lifelong resident of
a slaye-state he now utters his candid con-
viction and calm judgment in a clear, cogent
and logical speech in behalf of amending the
Constitution so as TO prohlolt slavery through
out the land
Less than three years ago we thought it
glorious consummatio, and so it was, to secure
tie emancipation of slavery in the District
of Columbia Now grave Senators and CON
seryatiye Representatives calmly contemplate
the speedy adoption of Constitutional pro-
hibition, which can only be secured by "a two
thirds vote of both houses of Congress and
three-fourths of the States of the Union
The bringing in OF new States is fast filing
up the seats vacated by the seceders, and
the early return of several of the slave states
regenerated and disenthralled, Is expected to
give us 30 certain for freedom.
Truly every patIiot and friend of liberty
will respond to the sentiments of Senator
Howe as expressed in an able and searching
speech in the Senate a few days since. lie
thanked God that he had lived to this day
had waited long, but 1t hal come at last, and
welcomed it as second only to the advent OF
the Saviour and the Gospel Gispensatior. 1t
would have been glorious to have participat-
ed in the revolution of our forefathers when
three millions wrested their freedom from
desnotic power; but it was still more so TO
be one of a nation granting freedom TO four
million bOndmen.
| have listened with great interest TO the
Doyerful arguments of the advocates of this
measure in the Senate for the past week. In
addition to those of Johnson and Howe, those
of Harlan, of Iowa, and Fan Wrinkle, of West
Virginia, were of marked ability, and Will be
contemplated with interest when these who
George Thompson, the great English abe
litionist, delivered a lecture in the Hall Of
REPRESENTATIVES on Wednesday evening. /
heard him thirty years ago, deliver the first
abolition lecture to which l ever listened,
and on this occasion | was glad, under more
auspicious circumstances, to Itear him again.
Thirty years have reduced his full, we'll
rounded English appearance, TO more thin,
scholastic, Wendell Phillips-like form and
manner. But, as then, he still commands has
audience, and far different from then, he
finds a cordial, hearty, enthusiastic welcome
everywhere in the land. At the commence
ment of his address he was quite overcome
with the circumstances and surroundings OF
his position and it was with difficulty that he
could find utterance.
President Lincoln, Secretaries Chase and
Usher, Reyerdy Johnson and many OF the
most distinguished Senators and members
were present. The quotations from the adj
dresses of the people of Liverpool and Man
chester, made to the distinguished speaker on
the occasion OF his leaving for this country,
were received with great applause. They
were full of cordial sympathy and friendly &c
gard for President Lincoln and the country
in the new cause of freedom. The reference
in the latter address to the martyr, John
Brown" and to Phillips and Garrison, was
received with enthusiastic applause. One
could hardly realize that he was IN the
Capitol where so recently it was treason TO
utter a word in behalf OF abolition. He
coupIed Lincoln with Washington-the latter
the father, the former the deligerer of his coun-
try He quoted from the speeches OF Mr.
Lincoln six years ago, and remarked that the
sentiments then uttered were worth more than
all that had been written by since? Edmund
Burke. His address was well timed and his
visit to this country will be productive of
great good In opening he etectually re-
PEELED the charge uttered by Morris, of Ohio,
that he had ever expressed a sentiment in
opposition to our Constitution.
After long and laborious tinkerine at a
National Bank bill in the House, the measure
was killed by two-third vote on Wednes-
dav, much to the establishment of all. 1t is
difficult to perfect scheme of that kind in
open house, and such is the multiplicity Of
opinion, and the diversity of interest, that it
is impossible to abide by the report of a COM
mittee, however consistent and proper.
One great obstacle to legislation in the
House now is, that so many of the members
are absent that it is difficult TO keep quo
rum. For some time, there has been but los
or 100 in attendance, and when vote is TAX
en-, the opposition demand a count in every
case, and thus the time is wasted. y sharp,
managing parliamentarian like Nose Strong,
to lead the minority in the House, and the
majority would be thwarted in every impor-
tant measure, if so disposed. 1t is great
evil, but / hope no disastrous results will
follow.
The entire want of confidence in the abil
ity or disposition of the company holding
land grant for a railroad from Hudson to Su-
perior, viii probably secure the passage in
the House of the Senate bin granting lands
to Minnesota for road up the other side OF
the St Croix from ST. Paul to Superior. Our
Senators and Members cannot resist the IN
fuence of the fact that eight years have pas
sed since the grant was made to Wisconsin,
and little or nothing has yet been done tow
ards starting the road. 1t viii be no fault of
theirs that the grant to Minnesota IS made.
/ had mind to give your readers sketch
or sketches of the DerSoneiie of the leading
characters of the Administration as they APP
pear in the light of experience and the esti-
mate Of observers, but on the whole guess
/ will not attempt it for fear that truth will
compel me to tread on somebody's corns. I
will say however, that father Abraham gains
strength and confidence daily and that Mr.
Seward has conquered the censrre which was
so profuse two years ago.
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