Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-02-15

Our Correspondent makes a fer Disia-
ierested Remarks.

MADISON. Feb. 10. le6s.
Eo. JovHxA1 a gnnd many newSaaper
writers are sIvays complaining because there
IS "i,oihing TO write about am no' lrou-
bled on that account generally. but it Is Of
len question 18th me neither il woald not
be be better TO +" lay low and keep quiet
than To make an attempt where the chances
are decidedly in favor uf my proving not on
" umnteresting, but bore 10 nay readers
feel good deal IN this way to-day. IT is
erably like an old siage-horse-siart slowly.
and it takes some time for me to get warmed
up! / never fancied Monday as a day Tor
mestal labor, either-and never knew any
person who did Sunday being "A day Of
rest" is g2Od, bot when one gels 10 resting
it inquiries good deal of an effort to break
the SPELL This accounts for " lick Of inter-
est" manifested 10y the members Of the Wis
consin sislature ON Mondays-perhals.
There has bsen nothing done in the ] e5is-
lature since last wrote 10 the JoURSAL-that
YOU vii! care to lear al OFT. No local bills
or measures applying 10 your section of'the
country have been under consideration. and
very esH,of general importance. The reyis-
iom Of the Statutes is going steadily ou, and
some amrndnsut is always in order. No
OaU has ihc pres umpiion to duesii n the right
uf any uHe Of the one hundred aud tn 7. y
three msmbe,s eofnprisius this august body.
10 propose eleven or eight alterations to a
many different laws ip one S, ssion. The rca
SON Is obvious: Don't the people elect MEM
beers Of the Legislature 10 regulate the Law s
Certainly they do Then what's the use of
their coming here unless they ID something
That's Tie questionl Suppose an act of 1857
kas been repealed three or four times. Gas
some have been , whats the odds il il Is re-
pealed again. Ii looks like " business" N Il
tie honorable meml er Eo Slabtowm or Pin
Hook Point, in iis inn ce { endeavor To serve
his " constiiue'.ts' as well as 10 make for
himself 4" name.' goes home with sclf-sat-
Istied air that l's las " saved tie country"
aud by his own indiyidual ex,riion has Sc
cared Untold blessings for Z, ncraticns yeI uI.-
b, rn-and M. re too!
IL ti,'n't maj particle uf iif:ercnc. wheth-
er member knows anything al on. the laws
~ they are, or not. ID he DOES not, he is al
the more anxious to make one for himself:
aud TIE most intricate matters to deal with.
and those requiring the hist halauc-d mind,
to regulate properly. are tie ones that the ig-
norant members pitch ulon. The result is
that il TAKES abo,t oue-lalf the members to
keep the other half from making tools Of
them-and they are not always abe TO do il
thcnl
But p@ksps you will think that am like
the Indian. WHO cad il WAS easy To see
white man now" and hat it is easier for nc
10 make remarks" than ii would be to DO
the wurI, better That may all be- for as a
lcgislailsi never claimed to be a success
Sir. Dyer, Chairman Of tie Judiciary
Committee of the Assembly. las introduced
some capital resolutions endorsing the Senate
ina The Reinstatement vi Secretary SIHntOn,
al which the Democrats are very much Ell.
ragged. They exhibit Ieare yirtuous indigna-
ii n $50 tn speak thaa they have manifested
for some time. TIE resolutions will pass,
however
Poor Doctittle is n have another dose adj :
mimistcred TO him 10y the present Legislature.
tie must laye rhinoceros hide TO stand up
under the ciasiiss,n ,i,t That he has had from
his outraged constituents.
YJu must inform your RAIDERS that tie
Legislature has repealed the law providing
State Officers with postage stamps, and that if
they correspond with and wish TO get replies
from either Of such officers hereafter. that il
will lie necessary. TO enclose stamp" Rath-
er small potatoes. but q the lest we could
do = H
Hopefully yours