Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-09-19

joint discussion upon political matters
between Hon. j. K. DooITTLE, Of
Racine, and Mar. II. CARPENTER, Esq,
Of Milwaukee. Invitations We're ex-
tended TO these gentlemen to partici-
pate in the discussion. Mr.. CARPEN-
TER accepted on his part, but Mr., Doc
LITTLE declines, giving as reason his
engagement to stump Indiana, Penn
sylvania and Ohio, previous to the
elections in those States, but as their
election come off on the 9Th of Octo-
Der and ours not until the 9th of No
vember, there would have been ample
time to have held the discussion with
Mr. CARPENrER, had Senator DOOM
TIE been so disposed. We think the
great champion of "my policy" has
not sufficient backbone to meet the
Milwaukee orator.
But there is paragraph in Sena-
tor DooLIrrLE's card declining the in
vitation which Mr.. CARPENTER cannot
let pass unnoticed. 1t is as follows:
~ am not little surprised that Mr. Car
penter's name should be used, for not long
ago in Washington, be indorsed in the most
unequivocal terms the Presidents policy and
urged me to stand firmly by him"
This statement caused no little sur
prise in the minds Of the friends Of
NJ y .,nD,-rr, Co.. H. la ro-or 49,,
looked upon as favoring the Presidents
policy. Mr.. CARPENTER replies to this
statement of Senator DooLITTLE, de-
nying it IN toto, in the following Ian
guage:
q never exchanged a word with Senator
Doolittle in regard to the Presidents policy
approving disappearing; L never urged
him TO stand firmly by the President; never
requested hlm to desert and betrav the Prcsi-
dent, as he surely viii when treachery + T.
comes more profitable than fealty; and the
statement Of this circular in that behalf, IS
utterly untrue.
'Consider .ng, however, the result that has
followed the Senator's missionary labors in
Maine, | think it would be unwise to throw
any abstacle in the way of his stumping In
diana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and such other
States as it may be convenient for him to
visit Respectfully, Yours,
MATT II. CARPENTER"
If Senator DooLIrTLE uttered the
truth in regard to Mr.. CARPENTER, he
owes it to himself and friends to meet
that gentleman and prove the truth
of his statement, which is denied by
Mr.. c. We were prepared to believe
that llr. DooLITTLE's present associa-
tions had led him from the path Of
rectitude but we were not prepared
to believe he would make public
falsehood SO easily refuted Surely
he proves himself an apt scholar in
the political school Of misrepresenta-
tion and falSehood.
How art thou fallen, oh, my coun-
tryman !"
MAINE The recent election in
Maine was most signal triumph of
the Congressional policy. The vote
was as follows on Congressman:
Congress Republicans. .......7l174 votes
Johnson Democrats, .........42,o 9S
Maj against Johnson's policy. 29,076
This is the largest Republican ma
jority ever given in the State. The
majority at the September election in
1864 was 1891, and at the Presiden-
tial election the same year, 2l,I22.
The Republican vote shows anincrease
of 1850 over Mr.. LINCoLN's vote, and
the Democratic vote is 1884 less than
that for MCCLELLAN. The eloqucnce
Of Dooittle, Blair, Dixon Of Connect
icut and Parsons Of Alabama, and the
influence of the Presidential patronage
were all brought to bear upon the
voters, but they couldn't see it. The
table tells tale only to be repeated
in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and
Iowa on the 9th of October, and by
the other northern States on the 9Th
Of November Let Wisconsin fall be-
hind none of her sister States in CIV
ing an emphatic endorsement to Con
gress.