▁Court , ▁by ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁Edward ▁Whit on , ▁on ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 5 6 . ▁▁ ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁Bar st ow ▁was ▁public ly ▁inaugur ated ▁with ▁full ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁The ▁Wisconsin ▁Att orney ▁General ▁file d ▁qu o ▁war r anto ▁proceed ings ▁in ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁to ▁remove ▁Bar st ow , ▁who ▁declared ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁" g ive ▁up ▁his ▁office ▁alive ." ▁After ▁challeng ing ▁the ▁court ' s ▁juris diction ▁without ▁success ▁and ▁not ing ▁that ▁the ▁t ide ▁of ▁public ▁opinion ▁had ▁turned ▁against ▁him , ▁Bar st ow ▁decl ined ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁fra ud ▁alleg ations ▁and ▁sent ▁his ▁res ignation ▁to ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁leaving ▁the ▁lieutenant ▁governor , ▁Arthur ▁Mac Ar thur , ▁as ▁acting ▁governor . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 4 , ▁the ▁court ▁un anim ously ▁awarded ▁the ▁governor ship ▁to ▁Bash ford ▁by ▁a ▁count ▁of ▁ 1 , 0 0 9 ▁votes . ▁ ▁Bash ford ▁was ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁by ▁Edward ▁G . ▁Ryan , ▁who , ▁two ▁dec ades ▁later , ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁as ▁Mad ison ▁was ▁crow ded ▁with ▁on look ers , ▁Bash ford ▁entered ▁the ▁Capit ol ▁with ▁the ▁court ' s ▁judgment ▁in ▁hand , ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁a ▁sh er iff