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BY LYON, PAUL CO. MORNING EDITION. MILWAUKEE 'FESB1JABY 20, DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION of Hon. Charles Dunn for Chief Justice, ana E. Holmes pjis, or Associate.

Selection of Delegates to tfae'ifational Convention, and Semination or ft State Electoral Tfeket. Special D'apatch to The MADISOK, Feb. 19th, 1 p. democratic state convention for the of chief and associated justices of the uupreme" cou rMnd ttieJselectionxjf delegates to the convention, met in the m-y and was called to order by who briefly stated: the object of the convention. Moses Strong, of Iowa county, was' chosen temporary chairman; J.

R. W. J. Whipple and G. E.

Weiss ap-; pointed temporary secretaries, A committee of one from each Congressional was appointed on credentials. The following is toe committee! 1st JD. Anson Rogere; 3d, Van Duzen; 4th, Fred Horn; 5th Gabe Bouck; 6th, T. B. Tyler.

The following were appointed 1st district, Ourtiss Mann: 2d, Lewis Clark; 3d, Nelson Oliver F. S. ElliBj 6thj Ghas. Hoeflinger. On motion organization wns declared the permattenVohe, and the convention adjourned at two p.

The icohTention reassembled at 2 o'clock. Charles Dunn, of Lafayeite, ymously nominated as a candidate for ohief justice. The nomination Was received with great applause. A nomination for associate justice resulted follows: Holmes Ellis, 173; A. B.

TU. Moat 27; G. T. inorn, 1. On aofcionx)f A.

S. Sanborn, the nomina. tion of Son. E. 'Holmes Ellis for associate justice was made unanimous.

The convention elected the, following delegates at large: H. L. Palmer, Milwaukee: Nelson Dewej, Grant; Sat. Clark, Dodge- Bouck, Winnebago. Alternates.

J. TO. Lyon, Milwaukee; J. E. Thomas, Wm ftn Enos.

First district- delegates, Jas. M. Mallory, Milwaukee; Mather. Alternates, A. F.

Pratt, Wauke-' J. W. Webster, district-delegates, Garrett Thorn, Jefferson. Alternates, D'. W.

Ballou, John Kock. Third district-delegates, Knight, Charles Bodolf, Alternates, H. F. Passmore, Green; Henry, Wa Foiirth 0. Washington; Fred w' Horn, Ozaukee.

Alternates, Wm. Toggart du Lac: Morse, Dodge. Fifth district-Geo. A Pease "Karquette. Alternates, Fred.

Ellis, Brown- Hector, McLean. Sixth T. B. Tyler and Allen Dawson Alternates, Chas. Hoffli'nger and W.

Hull. The following presidential electors selected at large: Geo. Smith, Dane- Gilbert L. Portage, District district, Nicholas D. Fratt; second, A.

G. Cook, Columbia; 4biad, It' Strong, Iowa; fourth, H. Smith, Sheboygan: fifth, Sam Outagamie; sixth, Theodore Rodolf, LaCrosse. The democratic convention is largely at- liEVFS BY CABLE. EKGLAND.

LoifppN, Feb. Allen, the'Fenilnpris-j eoner who was discharged from custody yes-j terday after being examined on the charge of ca-ising the Clerkenwell explosion, was soon after re imprisoned on the charge: VOfc XXf NO. 41 aggrandizement. My aim- has been to bring b.i ck.the government to the plain principles of the constitution; and'if I coul complish that object the measure of my ambition would indeed b' to DOBI.IS, Feb. Pigat.a Dub-' lin IriBhman.has been convicted of publishing treasonable and seditious libels.

I LOSDOK, Feb. House of commons this; evening passed a bill for the continued BUS-; pension of the writ of habeas corpus in Leading members of the liberal party pro-; pose'to give 'farewell to linked States miniater, Charles Francis Adams. Sir George Shee, judge of the court iqneen's bench, died tord-iy; MOTEKENTSOP PAUBAOtTT FLORENCE, evening, Feb. report it current that the French government has detailed a frigate' to watch the movements of the United State's squadron under admiral Farragut, in the eastern end of the mediter- as BERLIN, Feb. In the Prussian house of deputies, yesterday, the government was askeo 1 to explain why.the United States con-, sulate at Jerusalem was allowed to the arrest of one Markus, Jewish subject of Prussia, with whose ward, a young girl, the; American consul sought to elope; and after -her guardian had thrown into- prison; the PruBsjian' consul refused his mand us a subject of the king of Prussia for protection.

The case creates; feeling among the Jews', who regard it as involving the same principles violated in the Montara affair in Rome, who represent the outrage as an insult to Prussia. Baron von der Bey oh, the finance minister, replied th.it the German consul at Jerusalem was a German, not Prussian representative, and consequently application for information must be made to the chancelor of the Norjh German confederation. That gfe.it* end achieved, it highest pleasure of my- -life, making my rev-j tQ the pepplexand giving, th inks Heayejn, tif yield 'my Others; Ii repeat that the encouragement given ine on; this is "Very acceptable. The fit c4 r', when double and meDnced by perils, needs cpun- tenance and support. The.

kind expressions" of approval of tlie city council of Baltimore; js sincerely apprecwted, and will Remembered with gratitude as long as life shall Commodore Charles If. Boor, will be de- from command of the-navat station at 'Mound City, on the 1st of Commodore; Heiiijy: Walker has been, ordered' to command: FROM WASHINGTON A BiU in Relation to the Rights of Naturalized Citizens, Address of the President to the Baltimore Council. tended, every county in the state being represented. It is generally remarked that a finer looking body was never assembled at the state capital. WASBIHQTOH, Feb.

naval martial sentenced dipt. Collins to be suspended from rank and "duty for three- years, anl receive pay of C-iptain on retired list and be publicly repreman led for loss of th6 Lieutenant' commander Bache navigating officer of the Siicrimento similarly instead: of three approved by the secretary of the navy and issued in general I The commit tee bn accounts' Of house, were ordered to. examine of the serge.int-at-arms, Hedway, endorsed his bou- esty and faithfulness to'duty. Morris, chairman of the republican state committee of Alabama -and member elect of the house, arrived Lore aiid was the He many registered' voters, intimidated from going to the polls and the admission of Alabama is imperatively necessary for the protecfipn of the people and preservation of material interests. Delegates of the city council of Baltimore, to-day presented to the the president resolutions OJf that body complimentary to him: at was reports or- Meeting or the Stockholder, of the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad.

CwonwATi, Feb. ammal meeting of the stockholders of the Marietta and Cincinnati railroad company, was held Ohillicothe to-day. Col. John Madria appointed The annual for the year 1867 were submitted and dered to be gen tlemen were then elected to serve as directors for the ensuitfg -year: John King, jri, John S. -Oliver, Allen Chapnianj Of 4 of Parkersburg'; Wm.

Plentler, of Constitution, dhio; D. A Schiiltc, of Wjight, R. M. Bishop, Swift and Samoel B. Keis, of Cincinnati.

Mr. John King, was elected president of -the Mr. 'is well known as the present vice president of Baltimore Jmd Ohio r-iilroad. A resolution was passed by nearly a unanimous vole stopping' further script dividends stockr The wliolo number of shares represented -the was one hundred' snd eigh'y-three thousand four Xnd twenty-four, amounting to nine million otb. iuadreH seventy-one theu- hundred and fifty dollars.

The loll owing is the response of president Johnson to the committee from Baltimore who presented him with resolutions of the municipal council of. that city -endorsing his political course, and earnestly inviting him to visit that I am profoundly thankful for this expression of by the council of the city of Baltimore of my official, conduct chief magistrate of, the nation. This manifestation of confidence from the of is at this time peculiarly acceptable and gratifying. Our is, now in the midst of grave, perils, aiad our free are more endangered than when, during, the. rebellion, our struggling for the tP? hlic condition, of afiairs it beboores every citizen who feels, interest-in the posses'sion of Jibcrty to consider ours is a government Sflnwi JftaSt ween a great measure is 'first fioes it confonn to the Con- stitutiotf sworn It would be the gVaatest pablio carried the and intet-t'sts and if-the iggreatl50to to be trunBierrcd4o the huncls a few whose to fe; jneasure their our repablican, institution will gooa' yield.

to the most absolute, despptisin ever wit- nee'siKl by thVwoFld; 'Theitraggle in which 1 --huve been 'compiled- to i 'be in has not been 'for Brevet lieutenant colonel H. C. Morgan, captaiii of the infUntry was placed on the retired list of the army. Brevet Brig. Gen.

C.L.^Shepard, of the 15th infantry, ordered from his regiment in the third miltary district and to mind of the sub-district of Alabama. Surr.itt's trial which was to bare com-; nienced'oa the 24th has been postponed; to tho next term at the request of the pro3- ecutiori, and is to go over till as counsel 1 for the government are unable to try it in March or April. The bill for the organization of a law de-; partment reduces the expenses of attorney; general's office and brattehes and abolishes offices of solici, or of internal revenue, judge advocate general, assistant do one second arid two first class clerks, Senator Yates intends soon to call up the: bill, or the admission of Colorado and a vote. It is understood a majority of the house election Committee agreed to report in favoij of Morgan's right to a seat from the 18th! Ohio district, The house committee on foreign affairs toj day agreed upon the following bill as a sub! stitute for one heretofore reported by theml General Banks, chairman of the committee will report it at the earliest opportunity: Whereas, The right of expatriation is -a natural and inherent right of all people indespensiiblo to the enjoyment of the rights or lifcj liberty and the 1 pursuit of the protection of which the government of the United States was established; and whereas, in the recognition of this principle this government has freely receivedemighihtfrom all nations, and invested them with the right of citizenship; and whereas, it is claimed that all such Americud citizens, with are subjects of foreign states, owing alleg- ance to the governments thereof; and whereas, it is necessary "td the maintenance of public peace that this claim of foreign allegiance should be promptly and finally disavowed' therefore: Be Venartedr etc-, That any instruction, opinion." order or decision of any officer of.this government which decrees, restricts, impairs or questions the-right of parritiiun is 'hereby declared inconsistent with the principles of the govj- ernment and therefore null and i Sec. 2.

That all citizens of th4 United States of foreign states shall be tied- to and receive from this government the snme protection of person and property accorded to native born citizens in like situai I See. whenever it shall be duly rna 'e nown to the president that any citizen States has been arrested and is now detained, by fc any foreign government ia oijituvuitionof the intent and purposes of rict, upon the allegation that naturalizaj- n-in ID the UniteJ States does not operate to 'li--jlvti his allegiance to his native sovereign; or any citizen shall have been arrested and whpse release upon demand shall been umiccountably delayed or refused, tbfc president shall be and hereby is empowN to order the arrest and "detain in any-subject or such foreign government who may be diction of thei United States, and president shall, without delay, give information of any such proceeding under this act. i RECONSTRUCTION of bail processes tmtil they ex- pfessed their will in regard to the conHtitu- affair of honor between was cut short -Va'J'- 9- i'- the nd iess.om? I The report of thoniajojrityrfiieconijaittee subject of Insists Feb. The convention! thus far has adopted eighty sections of new constitution, afid is 'thought it may! conclude its labors and; adjourn within two! weelfs. Bobber Sentenced to the tentlary.

Sulliyan, arrest-j ed at liouisviile a short time ag6 on a charge of robbing the" Southern express at Te of niBe.teeK hundred dollars, has been convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary for five years. i'i 1L A BosTOJf, Feb. Governor Bullock has vetoed the bill repealing tWstate to officers dismined from United States Hplneks oppooed the motiorf, eontmtiatoon of The resolution ThonJaa Wilsons jthe "I aaeidment that iiititltd to ConkBii offeriS aiori. Conneas Conilin admiB- waved closed waar taken on, the resolation 'fot adousaioxr andfwis Bayard, BoctaTew, Cole Davis. Dliofl, Djoolittle, Jbanaoir, ton, Putterson, 'tf Twrnt; Tiptop Truftboll, Van Wiakle, Willey, and 21.

I CameronTCablB, ChandleT, Cgrbett. CragJuup Harla Hendersqp: 'Howara, Mor- pn; Merrill, of Maine- MorrilT, of Patterson, of Neir Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sherman, aprawae, Stewart 'Samrier, Thayer. -Wood, Wilson, and i FROM PITTSBURG. A Large and EntluuIaxUe Fenian Meet. Feb -jGibbons, vice prudent Femaabrotherhoo' Col.

rJ Walsh, miiitary organiier, delitered speeches to an immense meeting of -Fenians- and friends of Irish liberty to-night! at'unio4 hall. The meeting was Very -large and Was paired w4th Edmunds, i Adjourned. Ohio, from the ju- dicifiry reported a bill to lish a law tlepiirtment, wliieh waa ordered- print ana recommitted Wilson, of Iowa, frota thfr'Baine committee, reported back thetSll providing for the rar- render lOfpcraona convicted certain crimes, iaking thiit it bo put upon i.s passage. bill, AS amended by the committee, pro-f vides that TV ho may have been duly 1 arrested, tried, conTJcted aqd adjudged guilty of murder, piracy, assassination, arson, rob-; Blaine replied that he had ft a submitted to general Grant the projiso in thje primed bQl, bjothe objectea to specify ing the number of regiments to which the army aoaO (Blaine) had then iaa tteh'3Mording to general iWUcBtthe exception to'tin fQnpwrtMRk made by Blaine to Wilt. Point, and he had: been edo- csted fight tricks whenever teaifct and he saw attempted; to pasaed on- the hoose aa had done he justified himself in hia remarks withoat asking anj genlleman to.

be hia censor. Se had no prejodieeiagauist West protested neither West Point, nor East Point nor Bouto Point, nor Nortn Point, nor Haib Point should inCroduee trbk in frieadaa- general Cbrtsttt had got, and of Point to quitiflBiaaatiBg: aguinat hiin in legiaLaiqo, exprtasUp that pnwiap PASSED. TBESTON, February withdrawing the consent of New Jersey 'to the 14th constitutional amendment passed the senatel llrto 7. bery or forgery nnd when conviction has noe been rcytrsed; shiill be' allowed to enter or' remain in the tJiuted Stated, and? authorifes' the prcrfaent, an productiott ofi proof lihaT" any BQ'CB person h4s entereil, or, is ftdoutto the United! States, io canse; to boj rBtmmed snch convjcrto the ha comes or in which he may have been convicted, -j The house proceeded to dispose of the; (69 in number) reported from the committee- of the whole on the state of the Union, to the legislative, approprias tion bill. Waslibnrne, acting chairman of the mittee app.roprktionls, withdrew hia UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

RicuMosD. Feb. supreme court ecidcd the stny-law nnconstitutional- and void as regards deeds of trust, which was the only question-iii the case. FORTIETH CONGRESS. Feb.

19,, chair submitted nication from the cigar makers of Columbus Ohio, praying for a modification of the tax on cigars. Referred, Trumbull, from the committee on jmlicia- ry, reported'adversely on the bill for the more efficient government -of the rebel stites, with amendments; algo, a bill, on the same subject. He said they were rendered unnecessary by the amendment reported by the; reconstruction hill, providing that majority of votes cast shall decide elections; also reported adversely to the bill regulating service by the court of equity. Fessenden reported a "bilLto enlarge the capitol grounds. Wilson introduced a bill tff reimburse soldiers for clothing deserted on account of con- Pending ths adjournment of the house terday the first question on which the yeas naja was called an' amendment addfiig 20 per cent, to the appropriation, for employ es of each house.

Washburne opposed it; supporters contending it only earriss out an existing law which ranked the increase permanent. Amendment adopted. The next question taken np by and noes was an amendment in reference to tha court of cliims, providing no judgment of that court exceeding shall be out of the appropriation. Agreed 72; nays, 64, The amendments cutting-down the clerical force at the executive mansion, and forbidding officers of the army andiuivy being-employed there on civil duty, were, at the siigi. of rejected.

The amendments having been of, the bill passed. The house went into committee of tho whole on the state of the VVashburne, of Wisconsin, in the tnc urmy pfopriaAion bill; tEe bill nQQi NEW the colt vention the resolution that, when U6 convention adjourns it does not adjourn ske die, but subject to of the laid over. i The financial question was discussed a couple of hours, and the preamble 'to the constitutiori adopted, when 'the adjourned. MISSISSI-KRIi; JACKSON, February adopting and and orl- deriiig t'frb'ldelegates appointed the same to Gen. convention adi allow the usfepbf the hall to the democratic I The atterided day" onvention of the Wilson introduced a restore Alabama to representation in con gress: act; of March entitled an act eupplementary-to an net to provide for thefmore efficient government of the rebel March.

2, ,1867, to acihtate restoratjon, provides that in the election forjAe ratifica'tion of ihe constitution of each of ttorebelVstotes the electiors state should: i opportunity to Tote freely and Without jrestiiaint, fear or influence offrandj and Whereas, for the ratificatibn of the conslUaitiga pfj Alabama, electors, owing to from employment and.the^hostiSe^jguons of combinations ot pei-sons, had an'fopportunity to freely and influence of fraud, -satisfied' that the constitution of AlaMma meets the "approval of a majority Toters of- the- state, Resolved, By sfloaTe and representatives of the. United States; ScV, that the constitution of the state of Alabama is hereby declared conformity with tho provisions'of the provideYor -the more -TA-. The ioKotfiug are the principu! Annroprintions: the army, commv.ta- nnli sup-' qn.irteriua^ter 3 depnrt- joint resolution to i 1 1 1 1 1 which, in, the, -bill had been W- portod by eoijuaittee on KpprcpriitigaSt direct, explicit, plain printed The gentlemaa Illinois had gone off in a good deal of temper about something. Logan hoped Blaine would withdraw word I Blaine repeated; the orda "a good deal temper and denied having charged Logan jealousy of West Ppint; he s.mply while he hud no prejudice agAiust West Point, he. had no jeulousy The man if he tned wiiyever so nmdi temt'er get him into Logan kissed his hand to Blkine, amid much laughter.

Butler, us one member of the committee ott appropriations, said he did not wiaii to be made responsible for the fur it had never been comnmnicated to him; He wished to wash hia hands of it, and say the country hud fallen on evil times when the army waa to be cut up or cut down at the request or under the directioni of any ofiicer ot tie United States army. The army had been put into the hands of the" lives of the people, and the List man who ought to influence Ufoee represemathrwi an to fltrength of the army was the genera) ofr army. Civil and military powers should be kept distinct. He trusted he might say so much without any imputation of budtaatear bad £iiih toward any one. Such a precedent was one which in the future-might prove fatal to the, liberties of the country.

The fathers of the. republic had been careful to guard against it by allowing nobody except tfie president of the United States to give adriCe or instruction to congress. Blaine expressed; the hope it would never' be considered derogatory to' the character of the first officer of Use army to recommend. rednction of the military force. i Butler aaked where in the constirujiotk any right of the general of (he array could be found to recoinmend anything to.conjpresa.

Blaine said ho was not speaking about tha constitution: If the general were' rucom- mending an, incre. so the miStiiry force there might be some ground for jealousy; but when he recommended reduction, he could see no cause for alarm, -'Pile, in reference to Blaine-'s remarks about bad taste in uaing Grunt' 1 name in the dwcussJon, sikid the yiolatioa or" good tUato hadbeeniotttiio purtof the geotleinaa biai- Butler invited Pile to state exactly what Gen. Grant recommend to tbe-conuuittee inilitarji fttfairs. Pile declinekl, anil finiilly taa diwnasion, closed, and 1 the committee, with. other poniona of the bill.

The torn for an nraettil and armory at Rock Island rise to Uiscnasion. It was agreed to. Van Vifycfc moved to amtnd by following proviso: "PMviUeit 30 money ap- p.rc"prla<«i by thia act be to a for any new cujiaon ur a i. tion, declanpg that every male citizen aged shall untied discussion. 'j I GEOEO.IA.

i i resolution instructing the legislature to enact sucLlawslas will comelin coramncarricrs provido equal accommodations for all p'err The cbrnmanding general was reoTiested by a the peojple from 1 i hereby approved; and wlleiiever'tne ture elected constitution Iball ratify article the! rcopsti- tutioa the'- United i proposed by.the>S9thicangress; said state shall be admitted to representation congress 'in-, 1 ac- with ihe-liawsr States; Referred the judicinrjl day, when he Would make? a statement of outrages perpetrated state in without sides of governor Holden, of Norta 'JUcferrgd; Ilendricks, introduced a bili to amend an act conveyancesT of vessels and 1 VX was elicited on al subject of aiJlto; r.ailrolids by tue ed bill extendiqg the time for the coaipletiou 'the DubuqucUnd Sioux eity railroad, call up by Harlari. Whieh passed. and '-'I''- moved up the bill relative of service, quarters for otfi- aml troops, arsenal and armory Jsiand, repairs uf Pile made it a point of order that tha proviso attach e-1 to item for the pay of the army should not be attacijtedNo a provision for the Deduction-of the army. Blaiue consentcql tUat thie proviso be struck out at that point, ami tlien movetl it be inserted at the end of the provyw asnrodified as follows: Provided expenditure of. money appropriatctl be liiaited and controlled by the loilowing condition: Until otherwise ordered by law, no new com minion shall be in any except to those who are by law to the Jippoiniinent as second Ilieuteuiuifs- by graduation at the United States-military' academy; but the provision not K- construed to deprive any officer of whatever pwniotion that may be opened to him by'tiie occurrence of vacancies.

I Pile made a point ef order that this was in-; dependent legislation, wd therofore not in order aa an appropriation bill. The clmir overruled the point. The proviso gave rise to considerable cussiOn. Login, Pile; of Ind, opposing it oh the ground of West Point cadets; anil Schenek opposed it as being an attempt to legislate generally in an appropriation bill, widch he considered- i Blrtine naked Scherick whether he was in fuvor of its.i present strength until matters were Mttied, which did not seem, very-likely'to lie for or two. He.beu«ved there dispoaidon as.soonasthe CQadmonof the country would mimit.of it, to resort to.sonie".system of reduction of the army, but whii to Wll th iecc of Deform wnicfi-uti'ri-fiMTcU to and which: tfonld render something else, necessary, Hereafter tcj be thrust into an appnr appropriate eomiuutee: a vote the amendment was' -13.

Curing, a'fufthef. discassiflnj- UUo 'asked had ot- tiie bill die fe rtise. The speaker presented communication from -ecrcMi-y of tho troasury telative to the uvanafer to the interior of jurisdiction over certain Indl.m matters now exerciaed.by the treasury depart- 1 ment, was referred to the committee on Indian affitirsj also a message from- the ptesident with a report of the attorney' general as to pardons granted to ipcrsona convicted of making or passing counte rfeit money 1 Ke- ferred to tJie juilickry also menage from the president wirh correspondence and information in relation to Russian America. Referred to the committee f-'on eignaffiiirs. Blaine asked leave to offer a resolution re- questing the' president to communicate all correspondence in reference to conferring on lieutenant general Sherman brevet rank-of general, aqd correspondence in relation to the establishnrent-of a new military division Black objected, but subsequently withdrew the.

objvciion, and the was offered aiid adopted. Log-in introduced an act revoking the authority of the 'secretary, of thetre.sSWto centage for sale of government securities or bonds, aml.repealing all IUYPS the appointment of agents for tiio ncgotiitins or selling- government or bonds. Referred to the cor7 and liromwelljfrbnVthe committee i i- to whojn-waa referred certain charges agai BS Rtdwuy, signed by four or five mem'iWra of the comniit- tee ending with a resolution that 4h comwit- tee.be dischaTsedfroptha'turtiierciinsiiteri- 'ft' the sabjecc; Ha stated" that Jlr" MaOnlloch disnjtijced to the-report. present a minority Adjournetl.r iews'as submitted to the commiKce on taryaffairs..