The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-01-29
MAN ITOW OC:
Friday, January 90, 1869.
The New Wisconsin Senator.

The New Wisconsin Senator.
=! MATT II. CARPENTER, says the Milwau.
kee Ne0s who has been nominated for the
senate by the republican legislative eau
Gus ofthis state, is native of Vermont,
about "a years of age He studied law at
Waterbury. Vermont, in the Office of Hon.
Paul Dillingham;, now Mr.. Carpenter s
father iu>law. Mr. Dillingham; commenced
| public life as democratic member of con-
gress, and for many years was regarded
as the most eloquent advocate of democrat
ic principles in that section of New Eng
land. Subsequently, however, he Joined
the republicans, by whom he was after
wards chosen governor of the state. Dir.
Carpenter naturally embraced the views Of
his patron and friend, and while yet stu
dent at law became considerably noted for
percocity in public speaking. His legal
studies completed, he removed to Wiscon-
sin, where he became first identified with
what was then known as the BARsTow
wing ofthe democracy. He was one of the
attorneys of Gov. BAhsTow in the guber-
Material controversy with BAsHFoRD be-
fore the supreme court, and the republi-
can newspapers Of the day never failed 20
class him with the number whom they as
sailed as ''the forty thieves" Mr.. Car
penter remained an orthodox democrat
until after the election of Lincoln, when he
united with thew democracy" "a faction
which maintained separate organization
in this state. Subsequently Carpenter
took extreme radical ground on the issues
of the time, assuming that the war should
be prosecuted outside the constitution"
in defense of which doctrine aud under
which title he published pamphlet. Since
that time he has more or less regularly
| identified himself with the radicals on re-
construction, and other issues arising from
the war. In these respects the democracy
have little to hope from him. though it is
believed on the old financial issues which
divided political parties bis tendencies are
liberal.
! The chief significance Of Mr.. Carpen-
ter's election, however, lies in the defeat
of the Madison regency and tine old man
ayers of the radical party. Carpenter will
represent the gorilla element Of radicalism,
and belongs to the school of Logan and
Butler. Though intensely radical on war
issues, he is believed to have very little
sympathy with the doctrines Of old feder>
alism. He will be likely to act independ>
emily of Madison cliques, and however
radical in his pretensions, he is not the
man to sacrifice his own personality at the
dicta,ion of the petty and Anticipated lead
ers who assume the ownership of the par
| ty.
As will be seen by the following quota
tions from letters, written by Mr, CARPhN-
TER shortly after the commencement of the
late war, he 10 renegade Democrat of the
worst stripe. A man that could say what
he did in the following letters, and then
turn round and denounce those whom be
converted, should not have the confidence
Of any party: a-
From Mr.. CARPENTER letter to R. r.
REED, 1863:
"We, (the democrats, j had, {when the war
began,) just passed through presidential
| Campaign in which we foretold all that has
happened we warned the country of the dam
ger we implored our opponents to MODERATE
THEIR MADNESS ; TO pEsIsT FROM THE FATAL
| SCHEME OF ELECTING SECTIONAL PREsI-
DENT Our warnings were disre-
| oil
our great ones, who, though dead, still live the
people turned away, rejected Douglas, and
| CHOSE ONE FOR WHOM HIS MOST sANGUINE
/ FRIENDS HAVE NEVER CLAIMED ANY OTHER
QUALIFICATIONS THAN HONEST IScAPAcITY;"
On the sui ect Of slavery, and the aspect
of the question at that time, Mr.. CARPEN>
TER wrote:
"This is no question of philanthropy with
me / am no abolitionist. If we have right
| to enslave blacks for our benefit, have we not
% good right if our salvation requires it, to
set them free -? l do not support the Procla.
nation because it may emancipate slaves but
because it may withdraw slave labor from fur
nishng supplies for the rebellion. Il
1t may be part of the prejudice which many
years of reading and speaking upon this SUBJ
iect have granted, yet do not believe it is an
act of kindnt IS to emancipate them. But
when God visits a nation in wrath, the limo
cent and guilty, men, women and children,
black and white, bond and free, even the cat.
tie on the thousand hills, must suffer together.
If it is really ecessary, we must harden our
hearts, drive the rat, happy black man from
his kind MASTER" &c.
In the same letter, Mr.. G. said:
"The great democratic party, although at
present tlS63) in q fale position, blind with
rage, and blind guides, ma der still, Is THE
LAST AND o LIZ HOPE OF THE COUNTRY
The party once more erect, its face to the foe
no rigkt.minded man could fail to choose correct,
betreen the republican party born Of sectiona
hate, reignin3 only ruth civI loor) and the old
hereditary party of the constitution, its brow
adorned with the trophies of peace, and cover
ed all over with martial glory"
naCARL VoGT, a distinguished physiolo.
gist of Germany, is about visiting thi,