Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-09-28
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Vol. NO. 81.
chain, I am of opinion that charter.
fif asked for) should be given to COM
pany for the purpose of constructing a
railroad from Lake Michigan to the
Mississippi River.
Thirdly. lam opposed to the barbar-
GUS custom Of imprisonment for debt,
except in cases Of clearly established
fraud. l do not think that mans
misfortunes should place it in the pow
er of merciless creditor to invade his
personal liberty, which is every mans
natural birth-right, and l cannot sup
pose that man who, in the first place,
has not the means to discharge his debt,
will be better able, by taking from him
the power ofexertion, and shutting him
from the light of heaven.
Fourthly. ! am in favor of the pas
sage of presumption law by congress,
by which actual settlers will be secur-
ed in their improvements. And | am
also in favor of graduating and reducing
the price of public lands.
Filthy. i am of opinion that the
best interests of the country require,
especially, that mineral lands should
be kept out of the hands of SPECTATORS.
AS am unwilling that any ofmy O.
pinions that may possibly interest any
of the voters, should be kept secret, |
deem it proper to state, explicitly, that
l am, and always have been, a decided
supporter and friend of General jack
son, that believe him to be an incor-
ruptible patriot, whose civil and militia
ry services have elevated our nation at
home and abroad-that the leading
measures of his administration have
met with my cordial appreciation and
support-and that am in favor, now,
of the election of the democratic can
didates, Martin Van Buren, and Rich
ard NJ. Johnson.
Yours, &C.,
PHI. ENGLE.
Sept 81, 1896.
TO THE in iE4 alaLN i VOTERS OF Du
BJQUE COUNTY.
FELLOW C1T1zENs:-Having been
called upon by my countrymen, (whose
voice can never Disregard to become
a candidate to represent your interests
in the council of our Legislative As
sembly, should manifest but an obtuse
sensibility, if l did not feel grateful for
this evidence Of your confidence, IL
shall endeavor to deserve it, if sustain
ed by your suffrages-it will be my
highest ambition to merit your appro-
baton by faithful discharge of the
important duties committed to my trust.
When | consider the important and re-
sponsible, duties that will dcvolve on
your humble agent, and my own limit
ed capacities, and the arduous duties
that will rest" a legislator in the hall
of our first sittings, and in the infancy
of our existence as distinct Terrific
rial government might faltcr in
my course if l did not confidently
rely on your candor and intelligence
for support am but partially ac-
quainted with all the people whom as
pire to represent, and consider it the
right of the people to know the politi-
cal sentiments Of their candidates and
public agents,-I therefore take the lib
erty to address you through the medium
of our public paper.
My political principles have been SO
literally and freely disclosed on all
proper occasions, that I presume they
are pretty we'll known to most Of you;
but permit me to remark that l have
long been an ardent lover Of freedom,
of course gave my best support to
Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and An
drew Jackson. I was born and educa-
ted in land Of civil and religious lib
erty, and in the storm of revolution
and became early impressed with the
importance of self-government for the
happiness of my Acknowledgment
these sentiments have been matured
by every revolving year, and are as
vivid at the present moment. as in my
vernal days; indeed they have grown
with my growth, and strengthened
with my strength, and / am too old
now to erase them from my memory;
nor can ever lose sight Of the rich
inheritance Of freedom and indepen-
dencex achieved by the valor and blood
Of our fathers and transmitted to our
hands for safe-keeping, and in trust for
posterity. esteem the Constitution
OF the United States the greatest work
OF human wisdom, and the basis Of the
best form of government yet known to