Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-06-30

Pennsylvania, TO relieve herself of her difficulties,
has decided TO impose direct tax upon her citizens
This is probably the best way, as any other mode
could have the effect only put farther OF the evil
day.
Matters in Illinois, appear 10 be Frightening up
The state agent, it appears has made arrange
ment by which the interest due and becoming DUE
on ill her canal bonds will be paid. The State
Bank has also, entered into arrangement for the
loanng of money 10 contractors and merchants who
have sustained the canal script, 10 the amount of
5 100 0Oo on 100000 worth of script, for seven
months at eight per cent interest 1t is thought such
an arrai.g cement can be made in Europe will ena
| bic the state works to be prosecuted.
| In the difficulties, debts, &C. under which many
of The states of the Union now aboring, the re-
suit of their folly, how much may be learned by
| Wisconsin. The effect OF 'embarking in extensive
systems ofmprox ements with fte interest support
them in prospective, can be in the embarrassed
and crippled energies and struggles of such states
have done it. Wisconsin, with the wisdom to be
drawn from such sources, when she takes her place
in the Union, ougt, she avoid the rock upon
which the prosperity of SO many has been lost. If
such should be her guidance, by those then at her
helm, there be draw back to her increasing
prosperity. She has the wealth within her rapidly
being developed but that wealth which is developed
and not prospective is the basis for public
penditurcs in improvements.
The Great Western, we understand on her last trip
up, some place Lake Erie, foul of IA small schoo-
ner and Immediately sunk it. We did not learn the par
ticuars, though we believe no lives were lost.
The Wisconsin, we learn, aground, some place
near Alackinaw, on her trip down, and employed the
md E,1lf ho1f Iay in off
James Mason, says the Milwaukee Advertiser, who
plead guilty TO the indictment for stealing money at
Wallis inn sentenced TO three months imprison-
ment in The county jail The amount stolen, it will be
| recollected was someplace in the neighborhood OF
$4,000, and money deposited with Vail, by persons
who intended To usei it il the purchase of land. Three
months imprisonment it appears to usis rather slight
punishment for offence of this magnitude. 1t is
misplaced eniency those exercising it, forgetting in
their charity the guilty. that there is innocent
public requiring security against such depredations
Perhaps, if the laws were more strictly and severely
enforced, when called for there would be tower
| sons requiring their exercise.
On the first page four paper will be found
speech Of John q. Adams and the opinion of Mes
srs. Kent and Ogden, on the subject of the boanda-
ry line contemplated by the ordinance of 1897. AS
they have been sometime in print and circulation,
many no doubt have already read ihem but there is
no doubt also, many who haze not read them; we
have therefore thought ii ad visabie .pu bst them
in order that those among our subscribers, who are
anxious for light The subject, and have notye had
an opportunity of perusng them, may be accommo-
dated. The establishing of the southern boundary
of Wisconsin, Is a question of deep interest to the
territory generally, and account of locality, This
interest will be most deeply felt by this portion of IL
Has Wisconsin right to the territory in dispute,
This Is the point first to be settled, and we presume
but few of her citizens would desire even the agta
ton OF The question: did they not firmly believe that
1t would be decided in the affirmative. 1t is Of the
question of igh that the documents published par
ticularly treat, and with the knowledge brought to
bear and the light thrown upon the matter, they
valuable 10 every individual liable and likely TO be
called upon for his individual action and expression.
In our opinion they are conclusive: in fact, we
are at loss TO imagine how the plain provision of
the ordinance of 1887, be aside as TO make
the southern boundary of this territory other than
line drawn through the souherly bend of lake Mich
gan. lfit be done, and not by common consent, it
will only be through the agency of the influence spo-
ken of by MIR. Adams, resulting from the relative
power of the two rartes the triumph of might over
right and the trampllng under foot that which should
be held sacred, to graft the many ut the expense
of the few. The quesalon of right far arriving
| directly At authority is concerned we think can be