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lard is. Mr. T. S. Stockwell lives in Salem, By Charles II.

Larkin Mr. Chase transportation of lead from the mines to of the county, died a number of years ago STATE JOURNAL. DAVID AT WOOD, PROPHIET'OR. 410.00 TvWaUy. -00 WmUt, tLN I 1NVARIARLY IN ADVANCE.

the case of Miss Sedgwick, who had remained single from choice. Some of us said she would have married if she had found a man that suited her. Judge Whiton straightened himself up and said: you don't believe that Miss -Sedgwick remained single from choice, you now see a gentleman before you who has had every opportunity to marry, but who has remained single up this time and who never will get married." The next time I met udge Whiton 'waa ti every one who knew him. Befere and after his connection with that Convention he stood as high as any man in our county-' He has been dead about fifteen years, i I knew Governor Louis P. Harvey very was raised but a little ways from me, in the Stat.i of Connecticut.

From the time that I became a citlien of this State, I knew Governor Harvey as a neighbor, as an associate and as a warm friend. He was in the Legislature, I think, two terms from our county in the Senate," and was themeTected Secretary the date of bis death, 1 can't state. JJotn Mr. Fuller and Mr. Babcock were farmers and men of high respectability and integ rlty and stood well among their fellow members.

Mr. Nichols was a member 01 the second Convention, moved to Crosse soon after that Convention, and I am not able to state whether he Is living or dead, but I am informed that he died about five years ago. Doi ox Countt: William M. Dennis, 8toddard odd, 11 1 rum Barber, Benjamin Granger, Horace l. Patch, John 11.

Manahan, Samuel W. Lyman, Charles H. Larrabee. mi By Geohob B. Smith? I can speak for none of the members of the Second Con vention, excepting Mr.

Lsrrabee. He re- sides at this time in ashington Territory. lie isa man or innueoce there as he waa here. Stoddard Judd is dead. William M.

Dennis is alive and well. Hiram Barber is still living in Dodge' county. I am informed that Benjamin Granger is living in I think Horace D. Patch was killed during the ltebelliou at Pittsburg Landing, lie was a member of one of, the companies in the 16th Wis consin. John II.

Manahan is dead Samuel Wv Lyman haa been dead over ten i Fond iu Lac Countt Warren Chaew, Lorenio uazen, Mcses p. uiosonr Barnaul v. tcau. By George Smith: Chase waa a very prominent member of both conventions. I think he now lives in St Louis.

Mr. Beall is dead. He was killed in the Territory of Montana, sometime about the year 18(39, I Moses Gibson lives at Hudson, St. Croix county He was a Government Land officer for some Now occupies an official posi tion in Washington. Grant Countt Thomas P.

Thomas Cruson, Lorenao Bevans, Neeloy Gray, J. Allen Baiber, Jam Gilmore, F. Z. Hicks, U. It.

Burt, K. Vineyard, Geo. W. Lakln, Alex, JKamsey, vm. rticnarason.

By John" II. ItorjNTREE: Thomas Burnett died during the session of the convention, I think. Thomas Cruson moved to California in 1850 or 1819, and is still living. Lorenzo Bevams died in 1849. Mr.

Neeley Gray moved from Grant county to Madison, and died eight ortenyeArs ago. J.1 Allen Barber is living at in good health. James Gil more died about twenty years ago in Grant county. The last I heard of Frank lin Hicks, he was living. Daniel R.

Btirt is alive at Dunleith. James R. Vineyard moved to California in loot), and was member of the California Senate for sev eral terms. He was also Indian agent for several years, but passed away some four or five years ngo. George Lakin is residing in Milwaukee.

I saw him a few days ago. He was in, very poor health In regard to Alexander D. Kanwey, I wil say that I hold a note that he wrote to the Senator from Grant county, saying that it would be out ot his power to attend the reunion ot the members of the Constitu tional Convention, because his health was so poor, that it would not be prudent for him to attend. William Richardson lived ht re until a few years after the Constitu tion was adopted, and tvas elected from Grant county to the Legislature. I think he married here and moved to Minnesota, and lived there a few years and then moved to Michigan.

I am just informed tha.t air. Richardson is at Oil Springs, in Can ada. Green Coqnty Davis Bowen, Noah Phelps, Wm. C. Green.

Hiram Brown, James Biggs, Wil- iram Aieuoweu. By John II. Rountree: I was inform ed by the Senator from Green county to aay mat james xsiggs aiea a lew years ago. ine other member ot the second convention, William McDowell, is still living in Green county in usual health. By Moses M.

Strong: In reference to the members of the first, convention from Green county, I can think of Mr. Noah Phelps as still living. I am informed that Mr. Bowen is still liviDg. I saw Hiram Brown a few years ago.

I am informed that he remained in Green county until year and a half ago, and that he is still living. Iowa County. William R. Smith, D.M. Park inson.

Thos. Jenkins. Wm. J. Madden.

N. Whiteside. Joshua L. White. Thomas James, Auarew Hurnside.

Moses i Meeker, Jttlihu tioodeeii. 8. P. Hollenoeck, Charles Bishop. Joseph Ward.

By Moses M. Strong. The history of Gen. Wm. R.

Smith is as well known to the citizens of the State as is the history ol the otate. 1 can give no lurther infor mation in reference to him than that most of us are possessed of. lie died at Quincy, in Illinois, at the house of his son, eleven or twelve years ago. Daniel M. Parkinson, the next of the absentees on the list, was a very promi nent gentleman in Iowa county, having come to that county as early, I think, as 1820.

He was identified with that county as long as he was identified with anything on this muflaanesphcre. lie wa9 a prom inent member of the First Constitutional Convention, and was most especially in terested in that the boundaries of the new State should be in no manner im paired by any action of the Convention. He was decidedly and strongly opposed to the -adoption of the St. Croix river as the northwestern boundary, and insisted on extending it to the Mississippi river and Itasca He died on the 1st of October, 18G8, leav ing a family of highly respected children and pumerous relatives, many of whom are occupying prominent positions. Thomas Jenkins was a citizen of Iowa county, and a member of the First Con vention.

He was distinguished as one of the most active participants in the Black Hawk War. A9 early as 1830, he went to Cainornia, where he died. William R. Madden was also a prominent citizen of Iowa county; he married a daughter of Gen. Dodge, and came very to the lead-mines, I think a3 early as 1826 or 1827, and' resided there until his death, which occurred about fifteen years ago.

His wife and one or two children are still i Mr Whitesides was also a member of that Convention, and a highly respectable gentleman." He was elected to the first Legislature that convened under the new Constitution. He was the Speaker body in 1848. He remained in Wisconsin for a few years after that, and removed to California and was engaged in the prac tice of law." He was a member of one of the houses of the Legislature in that State, and at one time received quite a number, of votes for United States Senator. He died within the last two or three years. Mr.

anus Li. White, i cannot give anv definite information about. He remained for a few years In Iowa county after "the Convention adjourned and then removed somewhere, I do not know where; Hiave not heard of him since then. Mr. Thomas James is a very respectable citizen of Shulhburg, Iowa county.

He is still living at ShullsbuTg. Andrew numside was a gentleman quite advanced in life and soon after the Convention removed to Freeport, where he died. Moses Meeker was one of the pioneers of the lead mines. He came to Galena as early as 1821 and returned again shortly, and again removed with a large force of men and money and engaged extensively in the pursuits of that country. He was a valuable citizen and contributed largely in the development ot that country.

He continued to live in that portion of Iowa county for a number of years, and died a few years since at his residence in Lafayi ette county. Mr. ilihu U. ttoodsell is still living in Iowa county. In reterence members from Iowa county in the' Second Mr; Stephen P.

Hollenbeck was a citizen, of the town of Highland, in Iowa county. where he continued, to live for several years after the Constitution was adopted. He has since died. Mr. Charles Bishop 'was a lawyer prac ticing at Dodceville.

Not very many years after the adoption of the Constitu tion he removed, cannot say where. I have not heard of him for many years. Joseph wara, rormeriy a prominent merchant in Milwaukee, was considerably is living, and is as lively as a boy, and knowa enough to stay at home, John Cooper is well off. Mr. Graham I meet daily he is getting to be an old man, but attends to his business.

The same is true of Mr. Huebschmana. John II. Tweedy is rich and independent John Crawford lives in the town of Wauwatosa, in Milwaukee County, and is well off, and he ays that all he wants if that when be dies, there shall be written on his tombstone. "Here lies.

Crawford, an old We will let the dead bury the aeaa. i ney nan me respect oi sne peupie of Milwaukee County. The county bf Milwaukee waa ably represented in both Conventions. Byron Kilbourn and Rufus K'xan were men well known to the people of this State. Mr.

Kilbourn was 'a ''man who settled in Milwaukee ia an early day and was one of the founders of the city. He has gone to his home, after living a useful life, and so I might say of the rest who have crossed the river. They are better off than we re here. There are other members living who-would- rather stay at home than their chances coming here and being snowed In. But I cannot be here always to answer for i.

By Hon. David Atwood: would ask Mr. Larkin to of the two delegations are living. By Charges II, Larkin: Messrs. Huebschmann.

Graham, Crawford, Cooper, Chaee.JoTin L. Doran, Albert Fowkr and Charles Brown. By Moses M. Strong? I owe it upon this occasion to the Hon. Byron Kilbourn, to say a few words in reference to him and his memory.

i He has, 1 trust, now slept If ng enough in the grave Jhat the iwords presented may be spoken of him without 1 offending anyone. My associations with him were such that it became my good fortune to become quite intimately acqdainted with him. I think I pass no unmerited upon him when I say that he possessed one of the most far-reaching minds, and took a broader and more comprehensive grasp of the various interests of the State than any man with jwhom 'I was ever acquainted, and I think I may say, or any other man who ever lived in the State. Before railroads came to be much talked of in this country, or before the expediency of importance of their construction was hardly ever considered, as early as forty years ago, the mind of Mr Kilbourn was directed to what he regarded and to what I believe, ha it been constructed, would have turned ont to be a most valuable aid in the development ot the industries and welfare of our country. I allude to the much-abused Milwaukee and Rock River Canal.

Through the agency and almost the sole instrumentality ot Byron Kilbourn, Congress was induced to make a most munificent grant ot puolic land, which, had it been properly disposed of, wold have been employed to construct a canal from the waters of the Rock river to Milwaukee. Bad that work been completed, it would have resulted in such improvements in the navigation of Rock river that steamboats would have been ascending and descending that river, passing through that caul to the metropolis of the State of Wisconsin. But other counsels prevailed. Legal difficulties arose. Quarrels and jealousies among settlers upon the canal lands, and various difficulties hindered and prevented the construction of the work so tbat it was never completed and, in fact, hardly ever begun.

Then, sir, when the time of railroads came on, the broad and expansive views of Mr. Kilbourn were brought into requisition, and he had upon that subject a plan and a project, which if it had been carried out, would have redounded more; to the interest arAl glory of this state than any other that ever has been or could have been conceived, llis project was, three great lines diverging from Milwaukee; one running through Janesviile to the Mississippi river and another through Watertown and Madison and the valley of the Wisconsin river to Prairie du Chien; and another through Portage on to the Mississippi at La Crosse. This plan was commenced in the construction of the old Milwaukee and. Mississippi road, and was projected until that road had run-some distance in Rock county, when other parties took the control of the foad, and it was run towards Madison and thence to Prairie Chien. This was a great mistake, but it was not the mistake of "Mr.

He had his faults; of them I shall not speak; they are buried In the grave, and let them rest there. But of his great as possessing large mind and having large views, and having tbe best interests of the people at heart, T. cannot say too much. Port ao CouxttI Henry C. Goodrich, Wm.

Kennedy. i By Moses M. Strong I can only say in regard to the delegates from Portage county, tiafit Mr. ilenry u. uooaricn and William H.

Kennedy both left the region of country which tney represented, and 1 do not know where thev are, I think neither of thera reside in that part of the Country at this time. Racine Cochty Edward Ryan, Marshall M. Strong, Fred. S. Lovell, Elijah Steel, Stephen O.

Beanett. 'Nathaniel Dickinson. David Harklc. Chauncey Havner Finch, ChatQeld II. Parsons, Victor M.

Williard, James H. Hall, James B. Carter, T. a. Stocitwell, Theodore Secor, Horace Sanders, S.

A. Davenport, Q. Cole, James D. Keymert. i By James T.

Lewis In reference to John Kellosrsr, a delegate from Racine countjrln the First will say that he is living at JNeenah, at the advanced ageot 90t years. He came to Wisconsin in By.5 George B. Smith: Mr. Elijah Steele is now a resident of the State of California, and has been for many years. Stephen O.

Bennett has been dead for many years, 1 think. I am just informed by Senator William T. Price that James B. Carter is a farmerresiding in the town of Springfield, county of Jackson, post-office address, Black River Falls, and that he is a good man, a good farmer, and in good health, and that be believes that in the members of tbe two Constitutional Conventions most of the intelligence and patriotism of that, day was to be found, and that the Democratic party now possesses a monopoly of these qualities. He if sound beyond all question.

Long may he live I God bless Horace T. Saa. ders is dead. 1 By Mr- A- B. Jackson: The whereabouts of mauy of the members of the First Constitutional Convention from Ra-qne county, I am hot able to say; I have, not lived in tbat county myself for.

fifteen years. Mr. xuninK-ne movea to Black River Falls ana trust mat he is doing as well as, has been represented. Mr. Harkin, I think, is dead.

He moved id the western-part of the State several tars Mr. Halt moved away, I don't now to, I think Mr. Lovell is still living, and was a member: of both Conventions' and came Into the State at aif early I think in 1837. He was a man of great intelligence and ability and represented the county of Racine in both branches of the Legislature. lie was a good lawyer.

He is still living but in very feeble health ana unaoie to oe nere. Of the last Convention of those who ate absent, I wiU say that I bad a letter from Mr. Albert G. Cole- stating that he could not be here, although he would be glad to bej here. He is in usual good health I believe.

Mr. Horace T. Sanders died some years ago. He was an eany ceswent-oi the State and was a gooa man and a lawyer- 1 think he diedaome' ten lor twi lve years since. Mr.

Davenport resides in th Northwestern part of the county.1 He is a man of strict integrity. Mr. Secor, I think, is dead. James Reymert re moved to the State of New York some time ago, and I think he is living still. He is the editor ol a Norwegian paper.

Nathaniel Dickinson, cannot speak of I think he lived at IUcine for many years. 1 thins iiayner rincn aiea lour years ago. James H. Hall removed from thecounty; put. Where went i do not know; I heard nothing of bun.

Of -Oi H. Parsons 1 cannot epeatt. Neither do I know where Victor M. Wil- but Is In very feeble health. By Moses M.

Strong i I had hoped that some gentleman other than myself would say something, and Dot permit the occasion to pass In silence, In reference to one whom I regard as one of the ablest men who ever graced our State. I refer to Marshall M. Strong, although I can Claim no near kinship to him, yet I can cUim one of fellowship 1 knew him well and esteemed him highly, and none knew him- well that did not esteem him highly He was one.of the noblest works of Goa an honest mati. Ie was lalthful, conscientious, diligent in the jdtscbarge of every public duty and of every public trust. It was my fortune to mingle with him much In the legislative halls in the early days of the existence of Wisconsin- under its territorial government.

The few years that he survived after the Constitution wa3 adopted, he was oppressed with such feeble health that he w3 scarcely himself. There was an event in the progress ot his life which was well calculated to elicit tha deepest and warmest sympathies of us all. I need make no further allusion to it. We all know it; we all felt it; ohl how deeply! But, sir, he has gone peace to his ataes By Mr. B.

Jackson: Marshall M. Strong came into the territory in an early iay. Ho was an early member of the Territorial Legislature, and was a member of the Council in 1846, and I don't know how long before that; I was a member cf the House the same year. I well' remember the time of the catastrophy that befel the people of the Territory at the time his wife and children were alL destroyed by (the burning of his. house.

I remember well to day the leeling when the sad news came to the Legislature. Both houses adjourned in consequence of it. The news was brought by team by Albert F. Knight. I saw Mr.

Strong before he left for home. He hardly spoke a word to his friends, for I was next to him, until he left for his home. Mr. S'rong i was one of the best, ablest, most houeat ol men that the State or Territory could ever give. He waa at one time a candidate for United States Senator, and I had hoped that he would be elected.

But he was not successful. He was an honor to the State, and labored most earnestly for its good. His name was not attached to the first Constitution as it was adopted, for the reason that he wai earnestly opposed to some of its provisions. He labored earnestly to defeat the adoption ot that Constitu tion, and did more work with that object in view than any other min in the State. He was honest in his object, because he believed the provisions were very erroneous.

Let us honor his memory. Bv John Roontreb: 1 will occupy the time ot this meeting but a few min utes in speaking of my recollections of Marshall M. Strong. I met with him in 1838 at the First Legislature that ever as sembled at Madison. He was a councilor from the county of Racine, and Mr.

Mar tin from his county, and myself from my county. He. was one oi the revisers of our laws appointed at the first session of the Legislature that assembled at Madi-son. We highly appreciated his good qualities a a truthful, sincere and able man; we esteemed him as a legislator and as a citizen ana a gentleman. I re member the day when the news came to him of that sad and awful event that took from him his family.

I saw the messen ger come in and beckon to Mr. Strong, and the moment the news was imparted to him, his whole appearance seemed to change. I presume, Mr. President, vou recollect it. It was an event in which we sympathized with him deeply as friends and colleagues.

I think his qualities as a man were very high indeed. His qualities as a friend were greatly to be adj mired, and I always think of him as a noble man. Rock Countt A. Hyatt Smith, David Noesle. Sanford Himmond, James Chamberlain, Jo- eepn.

fierce, wo. a. uau, Jolin tlacKett, josepn Finney. Israel Jdwara Whiton, Paul Crandall, Joseph Colley, Louis Harvey. By David L.

Mills: Of those absent from Rock county, Mr. A. Hyatt Smith still lives and practices law in Janesville. John 'Hackett is also living. David Noggle has filled many prominent po siti ns and' long filled the office of Circuit Judge in Rock couuty, afterwards Judge in the.

lerntory ot Idaho. lie is now lying at Janesville, a confirmed invalid, his intellect shattered and nearly gone. He is scarcely a wreck of his once former greatness. He is helpless and almost speechless and senseless. Mr.

Sanford P. Hammond resides near Janesville. Justin Pierce and Mr. Chamberlain, I think died some years since. Ueorge 13.

nan was a room mate ot mine during the Convention and was a pleasant man, and a man of few words tut a good deal of thought. He was an honest man. He passed away some years ago. As to Israel Inman, I have lost track of him, but 1 am under the impression that he died some years ago. Joseph Kinney has escaped my memory, and whether ho is living or not I do not know.

By Mr. A- M. Carter: Judge E. V. Whiton was a member of the Second Convention.

To speak of him would re peat the early history ot Wisconsin Judge Whiton was a member of the First Territorial Legislature. He was the first Chief Justice of our 1 State, and 'was Chief Justice when he died. He was a man whose word was aa good as his gold a man who waa honored and respected by every one that knew him. Whiton was married just before the Second Constitutional Convention at the age of 42. I cannot tell the time of his death.

His portrait now hangs in the Supreme Court room. It would take more ability than I am possessed of to give the character of Judge Whiton.1 A few years alter his death, his wife married, a Whiting, who lives there in Janesville at the same place where Judge Whiton died. Of Mr. Paul 0randall, I will say that he went to Washington Territory about twenty-five years, ago. He is still living there, in good circumstances and, in good health.

i By John II. early ac-quaintaace with Judge Whiton was at the meeting of the Legislature met, at Madison ,1838. He was a member of the House, as we then termed it, and I was a member of the Council. He remained a member of the House for four years, during which time he had charge of the publication of the Revised Ltws of Wisconsin. He was afterwards elected to tho Council, and he came into the Council in 1842, and remained there four vears.

I was also a member of the Coun cil until 1846, at which time his term expired. He was an able, true man. He was a man of lodgment, and could be re lied upon to the very utmost extent He was elected to the uonsututinai conven tion that framed our State Constitution in 1847. He was a gentleman of the highest legal ability. My recollections of him are extremely vivid, ano i recan mm witn a great deal of pleasure.

He and myself occupied one desk during the Constitu tional Convention, and of course we had a good deal ot private conversation. J. had his views upon very many pubjects that I thought were very useful and valuable to me. He was afterwards elected Chief Justice of the State of Wisconsin, and thatr office; he filled! honorably and He died at an eariy uis mind was highly cultivated. He an honest, faithful Judge, and a man whose character was unimpeachable.

1 1 Br MbJE. A.Foot: I have no desire to add anvthing to what has been said in regard to Judge Whiton. I knew him well from 1843 until the.Ume of his He was a man in every respect, and I esteemed him as highly as auy mm I have ever known in tne State of Wisconsin. He had ability sufficient for any position within the gift of the people. I can add othing in rrgird to what has been said.

Joseph Colley emigrated from the State of New Hampshire in about 1840.. 1 think he was the oldeet man in the Second He was a man of good ability, good reputation, high' tahd ing, loved by Milwaukee, carting it across tbe country with ox teams, and that industry brought him so much In connection with the lead mine interest that he removed to Iowa county, where he livod several and finally removed to California, where he died. JrrB80N Countt Patrick Roe-an. Aaron Rtnkin, Kllbu Ju Atwood, barauel T. Clothier Peter II.

Turner, Gao. Abraia Vandorpool, onasFolta.) By Mr. Theodore Prentiss Mr Ragan and Mr. Rankin are still living Mr. Rnkin lives at Port Jackson.

Mr. At-wood," who was in the First Convention, died two years ago. He came to Wisconsin in the year 1830, and 1 he was a man that was highly respected. Samuel Clothier died some years ago. Poter H.

Turner, I think, is living in Dakota. George Hyer died several years since, the exact time I do not recollect; I think he died in Oshkosh. Abrarn Vanderpool was In the Second Convention. It was reported that he, died, in He left Wisconsin some years ago and went to llowa. Jooaa died 4o Jefferson county a fe years ago.

He was a man who had been a member of the Legisla ture one he had held important offices in the county, and he was a man of most excellent character, in La Points Hayes, Geo. W. 'Brownell. By Mr. II.

Rountree: I have been informed and I have no doubt of the truth of it, that Mr. George W. Brownell was killed by the Indians. He left the upper country and moved to Ga lena some time after the adoption of the Constitution, and he lived there some years. He was making a trip to Colorado and was killed by tha Indians.

I think his family still reside at Galena. MAHQtntrr Counti Samuel Beall, Harrt eon Keed. By Charles H. Larkin: Harrison Reed is now living and is a resident of Florida, in which State he publishes i paper, but I will sty that it is a Republi can paper. I heard of him a few weeks ago; he was in good health.

Lafaybttb County Charles Dunn, Allen Warden, John Connor. By Moses M. Strong: In reference to Judge Charles Dunn, I would not trust myself to say anything eulogistic with out preparation, and as I have no prepara tion, I need say nothing, because he is so well known that nothing is necessary He. died five or six years since. -John O'Connor Is also dead, but my acquaint ance with him was not sufficient to justify me in saying anything, only that he was a respectable citizen.

Allen Warden is still living. He continued to live in La fayette county and was engaged exten- 'II siveiy in mining, especially repuriug his mill which occupied a large portion of his time. fLaughter.l It is true. In 1863 he was a candidate against me for Presi dentlal Elector. He was a candidate up on the Republican ticket and I upon the Democratic ticket, and I invited him to canvass the Third Congressional District with me, before the people, and he re Bpecttuiiy decunca, and the reason was that be was engaged in repairing mill.

Laughter He continued to live there uighly respected and left some three or four years ago for Kansas, where he still resides. 1 wul add that he sold his mill At this a letter was read by the Secretary from Mr. Allen Warden, as fol lows: Laab. Barton JAn. Hon.

M. Maetin Dear Sir: see by Wis consin papers that you and others propose a re union ot the survivors of the Constitutional Con vention. I most heartily approve ot the call, and could I attend in person there is no event of mv life that could give me more pleasure. As you see by the date of my letter that I have wandered a Ions way from the place where von propose con vening, yet I have thought it proper to say a few woraa tnrouga yon to tuose waa are present to meet you on mat occasion. Thirtv vears seems a hnrt tlmn to iivjimn'tih such wonderful changes as yon will see on every piutt as yuu uubb iruui juur vartoas nomes to tno State Capitol You will now be conveyed in moving palaces; then you came oa horseback, or on foot, over devide ridges, by dim Indian trails, lone trees, or some lanumarK that directed yon on your coarse, vv nere voa crottsea toe principal streams, tben known as fords, yon will find tha cttv with its teeming life, and the then laiiijhlnz, tumbling waters yoked to the loom and harne4ed to the worssnop.

ne magnincent state building In which you will rnct will forcibly remind voa of tbe old territorial building whero we held oar session, and some of yon will remember tha un finished, condition of the basement where the village swine cnngi egated, and were noisy, if not eloquent so much so that on sevaral occasions the Sere-rant at-Arms sent the messenger bovs not with bayonet, but 1th long poles, to forctbly disperse what some wag had dubbed the Lower Uonse. i The ouiy contested seat i recollect was one from my county (La Fayette): the contestant was Vol. w. a. Hamilton against John Conor.

Hamilton failed to sain his point, but the effort he made before the Convention ruiiy esiaoiisnes nis reputation as a man or Kreat suuuy, du iiu cmuit to illustrious iamuy from which he came. I was one of the young est memoers or ine convention and did very little to ssape its course, it of what little I did, I have always been proud. I have been gratified to see many of Its member occupying positions of honor in the stite. A more honest set of good common-sensed men never assembled for any purpose in the State or ever All Local or Political interost gave way to tbe united effort of all to form the organic law of the stale upon a careful conservative basts, profiting by the ex perienee of the past in the older states. And the fact that Its provisions have wrought out such re- salts and that few of its prominent provisions have been ebang-d is a sufficient eulogy npon the men who framed it and does credit to the people who adopted It.

now Mr. President. I have briefly alluded to some of the physical changes that have occurred in the state, of which all of her sons are Justly proud, could I say as ranch of politically, It would oe equally gratifying. We created an elective judiciary that the people could select the purest and best in the commonwealth to wear the judiciary ermine. We have eeen tbe party caucus and party convention name the candidate and thereby drag down to the corrupt cesspool 01 party politics wnat we intended should have been the most precious jswel of any people an boiest independent elective judiciary.

I do not wish to be understood as saying that all 01 our judges nave oeen oaa man, oat inattnj wonderls that so many lust and upright' men have found the way to the bench. One at le tst or which will be present at your meeting, I Bee vt-nerable President, that I am writing more than I intended when I commenced, but I am confl- deiit that you will pardon me when I remind you that I am the only survivor from old La Vavette. Jadge Dunu and John O'Connor will not respond to their names wnert tbe roll is called. They nil hoaored graves in the county they so ably repre sented. 1 I will close by say'ng tbat I will watch your Droceedin era with ereat interest and be with von in BDlrlt if not In person: and when von come to- gether and hands clasp nanas ana you look more, artee so long a separation, into eacn others faces where the furrows and scars of thirty ye rs and the i frosts of thirty winters have whitened your locks, yon will kindly turn your face to the vacant seat of La Fayette.

,1 am, as ever. truly yours. A LL'JN WARDEN. By George B. Smith: In view of the remark; my friend, Mr.

Strong mide in reference tor Warden," that he run against him lor elector on the Republican ticket, and fear it might prejudice him in the minds ot some, J. will say that when I first knew Mr. Warden, he would not have run against Moses M. Strong for anything because be was a Democrat, but he strayea away irom the Democratic fold and got with the Republicans and cut up a lot oi antics; dui before ne leit Wis consin, he came bacs to the Democratic party, and he is now, a bright and shining light in that part of the country where he 1 -j lV By Mr. Strong: I have forgiven him.

Manitowoc Countt Evander M. Soper. Silas Sterimaii. By Hon. David Atwood I am in formed that Mr.

Silas Stedman is dead. I know nothing in reference to Mr. Soper; Milwaukee Coumtt D. J. trphsm, Francis Hneoechman, W.

W. Graham, (Jsriett Vllet, John Crawlord. Asa Klnuey.Oarreu M. Fitzgerald. John Cooper, John Tweedy.

James Magone, Horace (Jhase, Byron n.iiDourn, xtuiiis mng, ionn un-ran, Morris Sctioeffler, Albert Fowler. By Charles E. I can but ex press my regret, war a resident ol another state, am the only gentleman here to represent the old county of Milwaukee, as a member of the First Constitutional Convention. That county was represented by twelve members of that number, John Crawford, John H. Tweedy, Francis Hneb- schmann, W.

Wi Graham, John Cooper, Horace Chase and Chan as E. Brown are living i D. J. TJpham, M. Fitzgerald, James Magone and Garrett Vliet are dead.

As I have been absent from the State for thirty years, 1 will leave it to Mr. who repnsented the county, ih the Second Convention to give yon more definite information in regard "to the whereabouts of the TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1378 CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS A Meeting of Veterans." In Senate ChamberFebruary 1, 1878. A Very Interesting Occasion. A meeting of surviving members of the two Constitutional Conventions held in this State the first in 1846, and the second in 1847 met, pursuant to call, in the Supreme Court Room, on the first day of IVhruarv. being the 30lh anniversary of the Bigningof the organic law under which our State government was established, and our people have prospered, since 1848.

On motion of Judge O. Cole, lion. Morgan L. Martin, who was President of the Second Convention, was elected President. On invitation to do so, the Convention then proceeded to the Senate Chamber; and, on assuming the Chair, Maj.

Martin addressed the meeting as follows GtntUmtn of th4 Contention You hare hern called together at tbe atwget-tlon of some ot onr former colleaene. and I take plexonre in expressing the greeting doe to tbe occasion. In the full vigor of life, and with all Ha tm- SorUnt object, and perhaps expectant honors eiore them, the delegates selected by the partiality ot their nelKhhora to frame a government for onr State, rsrae together to perform tbe doty. That their labor were crowned with nccea, waa proved by the adoption of the Constitution by a popular vole, that chey have continued to receive approval 1 shown by tbe fact that Its most 'Important provisions remain unchanged, after a trial of thirty years. A population of perhaps 110 thousand, which ratified the Constitution has swelled to ten times that rnraber.

and vet the charter which was given us by Dunn, Whiton, Harvey, Kinar, nud and their associates, still adorns the statute book of our State. While all honoris Riven to the men of the convention of 1847, the names cf Dotv, Mar-hall Strong, Burnett and their colleagues of 1846 should not be forgotten. They are all Illustrious upon tbe pages of ourearlv history, and now. that tbe excitements and asoirations of tbe time have paest-daway, we should do equal honor to all of the foremost men of tbe period in which they lived. Success not always the true criterion of the correctness of human action.

Mistakes are sometimes joitunate In their results. Our people had become highly excited by nlsny questions tben undergoing public discussion. The first convention largely Imbibed the peculiar tenets of men of extreme views, and though a popular vote did not ratify their action, it was the ground work npon which all onr subsequent legislat'on was based. The constitution, as Anally tatlfied. was the work of conservatism.

The current of public opinion, by the discussions of tha previoun year, had become so clearly defined, that we of the second convention bad but to follow its course. Gentlemen of both conventions, let ns then unite in ascribing appropriate honors to a)l who participated in the formation of that excellent charter, under which we have become a great and properous State. The changea which time has wrought make our gathering one of heartfelt gratulatlon, mingled with sadness. Our numbers are fearfully diminished, but while any of uffyet survive, let ns cling together a band of brethren, who were all co-workers in a common cause, the creation of fabric whxh may yet endure to guarantee to untold millions who survive us, "life, liberty and the pursuit of On motion of ex-Gov. J.

T. Lewis, who stated that Mr. Kellogg, the Secretary of the First Convention, was unable to be present, Horace A. Tenney and David Atwood were chosen Secretaries. THI ROLL The roll of the Conventions was then called by counties, when the following named persons were found to be present CTBST CONVENTION.

Moses M. Strong, Oeo. B. Smith, Abel Dunning. "Nathaniel F.

flyer, Theodore Prentiss, David L. Mills, Chas. K. Brown. SECOND CONYKNTION.

Orssmus Cole, Wm. H. Fox, Andrew B. Jackson. Chas.

II. Larkin, Jas. T. Lewis. Morgnn L.

Martin, Samuel K. John H. Rountree. Theodore Prentiss. Milo Jones, A.

M. Carter, E. A. Foote, Wm. A Wheeler.

ROLL CALL OF ABSENTEES. The rolls of the two conventions were then called in fullrf to account for those absent. As tbe names of the absentees were called, those members present gave the Convention such information in regard to them as they were able to do. The call and responses were aa follows: Brown County David Agry, Henry 8. Balrd.

By Morgan L. Martin: It is onTy necessary to say that they hftve been dead for some years. Calumet Cotjntt Lemuel Qoodell, George W. Featherstonhaugh. By Morgan L.

Martin: As a neigh bor of Calumet County, I would say that these gentlemen are still living. Columbia. Countt Layfayette Hill, Jeremiah Drake. By James T. Lewis Layfayette Hill from Columbia county, was a very respect able gentleman living near Portage City, He died within a few years after leaving the Convention, Know nomine panic ular of his history except that I read an account of his Jeremiah Drake was a member of the first Convention, and waa a very intelligent gentleman, who lived in the town In which 1 have resided sirce 1845.

I formed my first acquaintance with him in 1815, and lived neighbor to him ntil; about nve years ago. lie died recently in the city of Columbus lew better men man cot. urate ever Cbawfokd Countt P. A. R.

Brace. Daniel Fenton. By Moses M. Strong Mr. Brace was a member of the First Convention.

lie was a lawyer of very high respectability, residing at Prairie du Chien. He had the esteem and confidence of all his fellow citizens, and although I was not intimately acquainted with him, I met him at the bar frequently, and he always commanded my respect, lie has been dead at least fifteen years. Daniel G. Fenton was a member of the Second Convention, and with him I was much more intimately acquainted. He came, I think, from the state of Pennsylvania to Mineral Point as early as 1837, and perhaps as early as 1830.

He practiced law there a few years, and subsequently removed to Crawford county and took up his residence at Prairie du Chien. He remained there quite a number of years, and enjoyed in a very large degree the confidence of the people. He was elected to various offices of public trust and confidence. He died ten or flf. teen years ago.

7 Danb Countt John T. Smith Benjamin Fuller; John M. Babcock; Charles Al. Nichols and William A. Wheeler.

By William H. F.ox:. As one. of the delegates to the last convention from Dane county, I will say that Wheeler i9 living and well. Mr.

Charles M. Nichols moved from Dane county a number ct years ago and I have heard that he is dead, but I cannot be positive on that point. Mr. Wheeler lived in this county most of the time since the Constitutional Convention, except when he was in the army. He has occupied several positions of honor and He has enjoyed the confidence and respect of his fellow citizens and is now living and well.

By George B. Smith: Of the six delegates to the first convention, from county, three are dead and three are living. 'John Yi Smith wnose name is famil. iar to the people of Wisconsin, died near Madison a year or two since the precise date I am not able to state. Mr.

Babcock, who was in that Convention, died in 1848, I happened to know the circumstance from the fact that I noted it upon my journal of that Convention, which 1 have dow. Mr. Fuller, another member of the Convention, who lived in the south parti Second Constitutional Convention, and he paa a priae wun mm, mat shows how iman's plans and theories of life are fre-iqueutly thwarted by their practice. By a Delegate: Judge Cole, are you aware that in the case of Judge Whiton, jhe bride did the courting By JrjDGE Cole: That may be the jcase. Laaghter.

I met Judge Whiton jin the eecond constitutional convention, -jaod I do not think I shall do any member bf the. convention injustice if. I were to aay that of all the distinguished men that jwere in that 1 think the most dis-jtinguisbed and eminent among them was. Judge Whiton. i have always thought it a.

misfortune that some of his speeches were not reported. In those days the iflght raged very fiercely among the Tad-' poles and Hunkers, and both of our secre-taries will have a remembrance of the lively time we had about settling the question of public printing. The Whigs were, very few, and we thought we would not have our speeches published. I don't think the State lost anything by my speeches not being published, but I think the people of the State of Wisconsin and the political hutory of Wisconsin sustained a great loss in failing to have Judge Whiton's speeches published. I recollect one of his speeches that I think was as able an argument as I ever heard upon the theory of banking.

I do not thins there can be found in any work of public finance at the present time a clearer, more lucid, comprehensive statement of the principles of sound banking than the jjpeech he made at that tim j. I recollect one time be offered an amendment, providing that Senators should be chosen every year, and alter making a very eloquent appeal to the convention to adopt his amendment, he called upon every part Df that convention to do him the justice, in after years, to say that he had used his utmost ability to infuse into the constitution the utmost popular will. He desired to see a consti-tution framed through which the popular voice and the popular view should be most promptly and effectually carried out and expressed. I have thoaght since the adoption of the recent amendment to the constitution what a reaction hah set in, and how far we have departed from the view of Judge Whiton by tyinj uo by these amendments the power of the Legislature to enact special laws in certain cases, and finally incorporated into the constitution astatute of limitations, showing how far the people have relapsed from that standard of popular action. After that convention, I met Judge Whiton occasionally until I was elected to the Supreme bench.

I saw a great deal of the man there, and I became very much attached to him. I became more attached to him than to aav other public man I was ever associated'with. I entertained for Judge Whiton something of that reverence that I leel for the character of Washington. He was so pure, conscientious, and was controlled in all his acts by considerations of absolute justice and right. It has never been my fortune to meet any man in public life tor whom I had that entire reverence and regard that I had for Judge Whiton.

spent four years, the pleas-antest years of my life, upon the bench with him. His labors as judge are reported in the Supreme Court Reports and we all know what a monument they are to his genius and his great judicial learning. But alter all, I have heard Judge Whiton give many an opinion in the consultation room much more able and much more logical and profound and much mors elo-quent than any opinion I ever saw come from his pen." He was one of those men eminently fitted for forensic debate. I think, his place was in the legislative body or the consultation room. I don't think he did himself justice when he attempted to write out his opinions.

I cannot trust myself to speak of Judge Whiton as fully as I might. Our relations were so dear; the confidence between us, at least upon my part, was so tender, that I shall always remember him as one of the best friends I ever had. I would like to say a few words in regard to Governor Harvey. I first made his acquaintance in the Second Constitutional Convention. He was here with hia bride.

There was something in our political associations that attracted Governor Harvey and myself close" together. I think from the day we met we became frieu Js and as our acquaiutance went on we became fast and firm friends, and I think that relation was undisturbed up to the time of his death. Governor Harvey was one of the purest of men in public life. I could not place him upon the same plane that I would place judge Whiton, He was not the peer of Judge Whiton in intellect, but he was a noble, glorious man, of whom' Wisconsin and Rock county Bhould be proud. By Mr.

A. Jackson: I endorse what has been said in reference to Judge Whiton. In 1845, I esteemed him as my intimate friend, but I do not rise to speak ot him. I shall add a word to what has been said In reference to Governor Harvey. Governor Harvey was born iu Connecticut in 1820.

He graduated, at a college in Ohio and after he graduated be obtained a position in the college, which he held two years and then removed to Racine county and engaged in editing a paper for two" or three years. In 1843. he took charge ot the Whig paper which had i been established at SoutbporL He continued at the same time to teach school. In 1845, he 'was the Whig candidate in Racine county for the Legislature, I was his competitor. He was an honorable He did not report to any low tricks.

He was the pride of the Whigs and of that part of the country. In 1847, he married and soon afterwards he removed to Rock county, from which coun-. ty he elected to the Constitutional! Convention. He was one of the laboring members of the Convention, on one of the committees on education and school, I was upon the same committee with him. There were nine of us upon that committee, I don't know that there is one of them living but myself.

Mr. Harvey 1 was one of the best members on the commit-mlttee, and we Telied upon his experience in educational matters in framing that part of the Constitution. He gave us much logical information, and to his judgment, and experience, and abil ity we deterred, a good deal In making the provisions that were made in that article of the Constitution. I was intimately acquainted with him. I need not stop to relate his election twice to the.

Senate of the State and once as Secretary and then Governor. We all remember the circumstances of his going to Pittsburg Landing and making the fatal mis-step into the river while returning. We all felt the blow deeply. He was a man who had the good of the people at heart; he was with the people and for the people, and a man who was worthy of their high honor and esteem. Br Gegroe B.

Smith. I would not prolong these but I feel it my duty to say one word in regard to my early impressions" of the character of Judge Whiton. i I cacne here in April, 1843. was obliged to remain In Chicago during a portion of that winter because tnq snow yas so ueep mat it was impossible; to get from Chicago to Wisconsin with teams. That was the winter that the celebrated controversy wasoing on be-, tween Governor Doty and the Legislature.

At tbat time I read the papers and learned a good deal ebout the leading men of Wisconsin. 'i A First' was Henrv rolge, James Doly towering away above them Then came Moses Jtt. ana M. Strong, Hans Crocker, Tweedy and State. I happened, be in the conven tion that nominated him for.

Governor. and I then believed and still believe, tbat he was the favorite Governor of the State of Wisconsin. He wag a man of good ability and generous One of the very last acts of his life was leaving the Governor's hall and going to Pittsburgh Landing to look after our wounded and distressed soldiers, and it was while re-turning he lost hia I hope some gentleman, better able to do itr than I pm, will speak of Judge and Gov jernor Harvey. i Br Strono. The life-of Judge Whiton is clearly marked by two distinct epochs.

The first may be called the legislative epoch. The second, the judicial epoch. In reference to the last is no gentleman present who can speak with more ability, and certainly not with more appropriateness, than Judge Cole, who so long sit upon one hand or the other of Judge Whiten when he was Chief Justice of this State In reference to his legislative career, there is no gentleman who can speak from more experience than the gentleman from Grant. In regard to his social character as connected witn his legislative career, I think there is no man that can speak with better means of information than myself. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1838 to represent the distiict composed of the counties ot Rock and Walworth.

Although not a member of either branch of that legislature for three years after that time, yet my other engagements brought me constantly to Madison and constantly in contact with Judge Whiton, aud It was very intimate contact, too, I ate at the same table and ate from ihe same loat, divided the same bid I had most excel pportunities of knowing him in-' timalely. In 1841, having then been elect ed for the first time to the Council of the Territory, Judge Whiton still keeping a seat in the House of Representatives, my acquaintance with him as a legislator became official. The following year, 1842, Judge Whiton was transferred by. his con stituents from the Lower House, as it was then called, to the LJpper House There we were together voting upon the same roll-call, most always voting together, except on political questions, and there were very few political questions. We continued to occupy this position together dur- ing the whole exisience of thai Territorial Council, which was then elected for four years.

During the sessions of 1842 and '43, 1843 and '44, 1844 and '45; 1845 and '46, we occupied seats together, and were on terms of personal intimacy. It was my high privilege to be permitted by him, and with his full approbation, to esteem hlra an intimate friend. We usually boarded together, sometimes in one place and sometimes in another; sleeping togethfr, eoting together, aye, and drinaing together, and sometimes both of us dranK too much together. But I believe it was true of both of us, that we never drank much: unless we were together. I have this to say of him, that it was but an infirmity of appetite that always controlled to a greater or less extent, and in his case ultimately ton-trolled totally by his better judgment.

It he had any fault of that character, it was one that he overcame long before he died, and long before he waS called to occupy any position on. the judicial bench. It never injured him materially, except it injured him some in public estimation. I remember an anecdote. During one of my periods of sobriety, I was invited bv me of my friends to take a drink, but I refused, but consented to go in and look on.

While they were drinking, they com menced to talk about how liquor effected them. One man said it effected him this way, and another that way. I was asked how it eliectedt me, and I said I never drank so much' that it effected me, bu'. it always had the effect of tnrowing the whole community into a spam when I drank. Laughter.

It waa so of Judge Whiton. I can say in reference to his legislative character, that his mind was of that peculiar cast that he was most admirably adapted to perceive what every legislator ought clearly to perceive, those evils ot laws which are sought to be remedied and the best remedy to apply. Judge Whiton was quick, and clearly appreciat-ed defects in laws, or the requirements of a community in re.erence to any sutjeci, and no less quick, and no less clear in determining what was the appropriate remedy. His powers, concentrated," were very great, as evinced in his revision of the statutes in 1839. That work, small as it is, we may regard as one of the monuments that will mark his character, and be an enduring memento of his fame.

He had also a just appreciation of mind and character. The laws of our State, and the laws of the Territory more particularly, at test his ability as a legislator. With the year 1846, my connectioH with him in any official capacity ceased. He was not a member of the session in 1847 or '48, and his next appearance before the public was in tbe Second Convention which adopted the Constitution which contains many well defined marks of his able mind and of his clear and perceptive faculties Bv Mr. E.

Foot. I think that it is tiue to the character of Judge Whiton to make one remark. Mr. Strong has spoken ot his using ardent spirits. It was true in 1 his younger years, but summer of 1847, Whiton broke oil from the use of intoxicating spirits completely.

He married in the tall of 1847. During the Second Convention, I boarded at the same place with him. past; some these xaloons down Judge Whiton remarked to me, "I dare not look inside of thone places, my appetite is so strong for ardent spirits that I dare not look inside of one of them." have no idea that Judge Whiton ever dr ink a drop afterwards. By Hon. Orsamcs Colr: I first met Judge Whiton in the fall of 1845.

We were going ont of Chicago and. were in one of Frink Walker's wagons, which were by courtesy termed stages. Any gentleman who made a trip in those days from Chicago to Milwaukee and Galena, knows very well that sufficient time was expended in making that trip to. get ac quainted, if there was any sociability in the passengers. I do not suppose that any man was ever In the presence of Judge Whiton halt an hour unless he perceived that he 'was a man of great intelligence and great information on every subject he attempted to talk about.

A little incident occurred on the way which will take the liberty to relate. Judge Whiton was a Whig, and I belonged to that puny. We were talking about the prospects of the Whig party, I recollect that we got into a discussion on tbe merits of "iual- thus' Theory of Population," Judge Whiton thought the theory was sound, and some of the resf of jisattempted to prove to him that it was unsound. We spoke particularly'where' the author lays down the proposition that the means of sub- sistance is always falling short of the population we attempted to show hi that if a wise and beneficent Providence had so ordained, things in this world that population was always pressing upon the means of subsistence, that it was an im- Jeachment of the wisdom of Providence, udge Whiton defended Malthus' Theory as ably as he could, and finally fell back upon the statement that a great many gen tlemen remained single and a great many women remained single from choice, and that mitigated -ihe effect of that-theory. When we tried to show tnat was not the casethat all men and women, If they.

could meet with one that they admired, 117L I. ta. 1 wouia marry juuge wuuou inianceu engaged in the lead commerce and in the.