Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-04-11

WEDNESDAY, APRIL RI, 1866
Vetoed Bill Passed.
A was expected, the Senate has passed
the Civil Rights BIZ over the veto Of
President johnson. The vote was taken
alter a protracted session, on Friday even
inr. aud resulted in 33 for it. passage 10
i AGAINST -Four Of those who voted
against the passage Of the bill were I'm
ion men Among them we notice the
nnyge of Mr. Dooiittic, from this state
We knew not what his motives were in
voting against the passage of the bIll al
Ter his statement, after its first passage,
that he should have voted for il had he .
been present, ana after the resolution Of .
instructions from our State Legislature to /
our Senator's TO ote Tor its passage over +
the veto lie stated that he, being at
Washington, knew better Of the cIrcum-
stances than the Legislature which IN
etructed him This al may be, but his
reasons will have to be good to justify
him in the minds Of the people generally
Of his State.
1t will now be left for the courts to de-
eide on the constitutionality of the bill
whenever n case is taken before them
which involves its merits Until that
time, if it pass the House Of Representa-
tiyes rs we have no doubt it viii. it is
the law Of the land to which all good
citizens will submit, whatever may have
been their views in regard to the bin it
self or the Presidents veto
SUICIDE The Darlington Union Of the
28th ut, gives the following melancholy
case Of suicide
Mr. El-ar Croker Of White Oak
Springs, committed suicide on Sunday
the 18th inst, hv drowning himself in n
mineral hole Mr Croker was young
man about twenty six years of are. and
had served in the army about thirteen
months On his retlrn home, he be anne
unsteady, and drank to excess. His father
Frequently demonstrated with him. on
which occasion lie seemed verv much t.
rerr,t his course. aud promised to reform.
but on meeting his dr. mixing companions,
his temptations would get the better Of
hs good resolutions, and he continued to
lead n disoute life.
On the 81 inst, he went 10 the village
of New DigLjngs, where he remained
drinking that lay AMI part Of the follow
ing night On his way ..ome IN tile morn
Ing of March 18th, he stopped at the house
Of Joseph Scales where he remained the
greater part 9f the dav. until he had en-
tirely recovered from the effects Of the
liquor drank ut New Dj--ing- and while
there wrote the following note which fully
explains his motives for committing the
fearful net Of destroying his own life Mr.
Croker vas highly respected By all who
knew him. aud his funeral was attended
BY the Iar-cst ooucoursc CT people ever
assembled IN this place
March 4th 1906.
DEAR FATRER With trembling hand
] take my rem. that, if this ever reaches
sou, you NAV know what has become of
ne know that I promised YOU, time
and again to quit drinkiar liquor. hut
see it Is of no use. have not the face
70 come home. and therefore | am going
- drown myself inJamcs. pnmp-shatt. |
suppose n Will te hard undertaking, hut
stiil | think | can DO it Tell Lucius to
beware of the gru--shops for he can see
what they have trought me to. TelLNIarv
aud Aunt Brtsev. God bless them; and
Mary. | want ven to Get religion II
am taken out I wish 70 have my funeral
sermon preached by NJ Bsrbeck. ] shall
pray, before l drown myself shat we may
an me-, in Heaven
Gool hye-roi bless von ALL
EDGAR CRacKEE.
We cannot imagine in What language a
temperance lecture could b. coueheI 10