Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-12-14


ahe following PROTEST has beaa handed n -.
for publication.
Ths Undersigned members of the Council Of n.
ic'r.tosy OF wisconsin, have opposed, and vo.ed
against the passage Of the acl, entitled Gan Act To
iocate and establish the of Government 10. III,
Territory of Wisconsin, and for TIA e.action NJ
pablo buildings" a.'d bains in tbs minority upon
fae voss takea u2ol said at, do hs.aDy enter our
solemn PROTEST against said act, and otfsr ,ha
io'lo'in5 as the ssoui'ls of our objection to tn,
SANG, 'aat - to say,-Tirst, Bscaus, OF tbs said
as' me ssat OF ('o!sr,maht 10, said Territory ia
atA'ad at one placs, and tia Legislative Asssn,
oly IS reqatal to convene ut a d,fS..a,t n,ac. g.
us 'sf'h OF two years, which is violation Of aud
".' "' ''s powers conferred BY tn, organic
.av.
Secohu,-bscaass tbs place called sMAp1so \, is
s"at'd III the is.si.osy, at a distance o. NAV
inis' tom any s.,tlsmsn, OF iohab taats. md en-.
t'se.y dastiss Of all natafias necessary and n~o.
PEI 10; erection an constructing pIoiic bllIinrs
ana snas sas SAID buildings caaaot ba const .u,tsd
al 'hat place, withoI grsat waste aud expsni-
tIsa y. A'uD.c noasy. AZ
! ihitd, ihas b: the ninth section Of tbs &C, of
20 " ''''S SAW AeffMorys II IS p.0.
woes, 'nat the '-ups' eolrt shall ho.d an an.
neal sas'.o, at tas seat OF Gossrms .,t,'' an ACT
a,aiist WE ~ we nov prosss, having essablishsd
i the SEA: oi Government at Madison, place
wholly destitute OF all convene nc or buldn q. for
1ns accommodation of said Coat, it is, in effsct,
dsAtal oi ts due administration Of justi.a 70 the
ieft toy, naslnJca said Court hold its sessions
aarql RID BY law, Until proper buildings shall have
basa erected tof itsaceom,nodation.
Folth-3scauss this lo.atioh Of the ssa. Of
Government, as established by SAID a:t, will, in our
opinion, p.omoss PRIVATE lsTEREsr at tho sx.
en- g OF tins PUBLIC VEAL.
lila. BscAu,e tas sad act requires the Lepis.
latae Ai5s"lbiy to coa.sAs at Bl.lingtoa, a place
S.tiao near ths extreme southern bouaeafy OF said
Te.r.to =, thereby npslias tia representatives,
aal all pc soa' wishing - a;ts,d ths session Of
sad boy, to aysl from all oshss parts Of tbs tsr-
,,o.y to tbs extreme poin: t,srsof.
| SIKH. Because no necessity ex:s.s TO- conye-
ming the said bodyat poin, SO remote from the
csns.e Of ths Territory and population, inasnuch
as actie, AID accommodations, equal to those
existing at Ba.linsto,, cai be found at many other
places, al o: coatisuois 10, tas present place Of
mostias Of ths Legislature, and near TO the c...s
Of ths pap iats pats Of sail Tsssito.y.
Seyel.h. Because TIA first ssc..ol Of the bill
establishes oas placs At tins ssst Of Go5e.amsat,
and the second section rsqairas ths Leg .satare TO
convene at different placs: this is virtually an
establishment Of Two SEATS of Goyernms ass, at
the sans tins, and is usarpins power not co,iss-
.sd upon this body.
Eight, Because tho said act is calculated to
operato upon and bind subsequent Legislative
Assembly Of said Territory, by locating the seated
Government ut particular phase, af,ss ihs Lapse
ofmors than two yeass tom III, passage Of said D'A
this is contrary TO provision Of tas oTsnlc
| which declares that the Govs1i1 Re'shs Lss ~.
tive Assembly shall have ) lid as AZ = 1l00
1 altss this ssat Of Go,srnmsN.
| Ninth. That aMApasos," has nsg1 no oos
land named SINGS the coavshns ot ths Lss'sla1uts'
ana ha. no sxistsaes Ex,Err ot fArsh, q appsafs
i no n, DISC .iptioa of ths piac
j y 80 HENRY BAIRD President
- - Of the Council
i III M.CRANEY. 80
JOHN FOLEY. Fsseg
GILBERT KNAPP.
TIL. M.kNlGf1Ts
J.R VINEYARD. a. 80.
Fresh Fork.
h - HOGS killsd, and for sale shss ~
~ ea,k q sss;s.ssvs, by
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