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Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-11-17

America repaying her Mother Country.
-Enthusiasta have often foretold that in
less than q century from our assuming our
national rank, the human mind in this
country, propelled forward with accelera
ted pace by the glorious impulse of our
free institutions -unclouded, untettered by
the corrupt and overshadowing supersti-
tious and artCul distinctions Of old monar
chies. would furnish the lights Of science
as well as the laws Of liberty to the cid
world. That epoch seems already ap-
preaching. We are in fair way of be-
ing equities" with our mother England
for all that we boast from her of the COM
mon law, "Chatham's and Shakespeare's
tongue" and all the other Unborn elevated
attributes and enlarged capacities derived
from our Anglo Saxon blood. The extra
ordinary flight too, of untrammeled Amer
lean mind, into all the regions Of mechanic
useful invention, threatens to be eclipsed
by the mastery perfection with which those
shadowng forth, Of the constructive organs
is likely to be carried out into that elabo-
rate workmanship of machinery in which
England has hitherto for centuries main
tanned an undisputed supremacy. Not on
ly may we speak exultingly of such men
as Whitney, whose cotton-gln is the source
of an immense trade in this staple-of
Godfrey whose plundered honors will be
decreed to him in after ages by every ga
liant tar that raises the quadrant to the hea-
vens-and of daring navigators, and of the
discovery of continents by Palmer and
Wikes-not only of Franklin, whose de-
monstrations of thunder, with the electric
fluid was only cqua!cd by the electric pow
er of his eloquent vindication of all our
rights while at foreign courts--and only OF
Cooke, the Vermont blacksmith, who first
applied electro magnetism to rotary motion
NOT only the immortal Fulton, who while
he beggared himself enriched the whole
world with his mighty genius--not only
our penitentlary establishments and our
rail roads and inclined planes, and our ma
val constructions, which serve as models
for Europe, and also of our mechanics, in
every branch, and whose workmanship is
now pressed into service even in those ve-
ry departments where England was thought
the strongest Thus among other eviden-
ces may be adduced the fact that the Glou-
cester and Birmingham railroad company
of England have now in use no less than
ten of the noble engines Of Mr.. Norris, Of
Philadel phia, so celebrated for their pow
er, and the last accounts inform us, have
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-11-17

From the tone of the New York papers
which have lately come to hand, we should
infe. that the excitement connected with
the discovery Of the election frauds in that
city was rather increasing than diminishing.
We gave some particulars with regard to
the matter in our last, and in the thousand
questions connected with the subject, which
are undergoing investigation, one thing APP
pears certain, that James Gentwcrlh, to-
bacco inspector Of New York, appointed
under Gov. Seward, at the charter election
in that city in 1888, imported a number of
men from Philadelphia and other places
who voted at different times in different
wards in the city. Many prominent men
Of both parties are implicated in the affair
but nearly all have positively denied any
connection with it; it will remain for court
Of Justice to decide who are innocent and
who guilty. Mention was made in cur last
of some sealed papers belonging to Client
worth in the possession of the recorder Of
the city. Those papers have been made
public and tend to confirm all that has been
advanced, they consist Of receipts FOR mo-
ney paid, lists Of voters, letters on the sub
icct, &c. &c. Many persons are implca-
ted, and some no doubt justly, for it is not
likely that the whole design with the eno:-
nous expenditure Of money attending it,
belongs to one man. The tribunal who
have the matter under jurisdiction owe it
to the whole people of the United States to
investigate the matter to its foundation and
bring to condign punishments the authors
of the fraud. 1t is little less than high trea-
son against the liberties Of the people, for
in the purity Of the elective franchise does
the liberties Of a republic consist, and when
the voice ofthe people as expressed through
the ballot-box, is liable to be defeated by
fraud, it cannot be said that liberty longer
exists.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-11-17

Agricultural pdperS.-Agricultural pa
pers, when conducted as such publications
should be, by their direct benefit to the agri-
cultural community, we conceive to be Of
moro than a little benefit to community ge-
nerally. Containing as they do, the rehec-
ton of thinking minds on the science, and
the thousand experiments with their results
which are continually making in every de-
portment Of agriculture, they cannot be
otherwise than valuable to every farmer
who wishes 70 advance his own interest, or
who wishes to advance the science of agri-
culture. There are many valuable papers
ofthis nature published in the United States.
There are two that we are acquainted with,
the Cultivator, published at Albany, N. Y.
and the New Genessee Farmer, published
at Rochester, n Y. The former we are
better acquainted with by the reputation it
has acquired; the latter we are in the re-
guar receipt of. The former we cln re-
commend from knowledge Of its celebr-
ty, and the latter from an observation Of its
contents, which, SO far as our judgmentin
such matters extends. we believe to be of a
nature calculated to advance the interests
Of agriculture. This publication is in
monthly numbers, quarto form, sixteen pa
ges, price but half a dollar a year We
should like to see them in general circula-
ton, particularly in new country like
ours, where there is so much room and OPP
portunity for practising upon the many
suggestions thrown out, and we believe it
next to impossible for paper of the kind
to be published a year without containing
something worth the price Of the subscrip-
ton.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-11-17

irons Of a newspaper, which leads to such t.o /
complaints that the reading matter Of their paper
and uniMerestlng. Some people are always conn.
ing because their newspaper contains so ll. r
now the great difficulty in satisfying such pera,
the great diversity OF opinion what really is naV
What one man regards as news, another looks j,
with Indifference or perhaps contempt. Many
sons wonder why the editor of their newspa3ar =
not publish more foreig n neNs-they seem 10 DOL.
in no kind of reading matter, so much as war an!
mage and the subversion of kingdoms and of Emu.
Another class of readers appear dissatisfied ba,~
the subject of agriculture does not receive p.l-s
share of attention their pursuits are physically ,
mentally directed towar DIS the cultivation of the
and the rearing Of stock; consequently they regard
most interest such articles OF reading as are Of p-
cal utility to their occupation.
There are others who are extremely fond of the N.
velous and the horrible atrocious murders d,-.
robberles, and wonderful escapes, are read with r.,
avidity and seeming satisfaction; consequently (
more the columns of their newspaper abound in
description of reading the better they are satsfs3n
it. Another portion Of readers OF newspapers has
peculiar taste for polit ica discussions and are safr
with nothing short of an editors unequiocal ayoyy
opinion on all subjects of party strife. Ifen eli5.
deavours TO maintain neutrality in political matters
is accused of being on the fence Tor the purpose or.
ing popular favor and patronage. Ifhe chances ,1.
ought, which can be construed as favorfng one or .
other party; he is at accused being traitor.
hirelng, Another class whose minds are tingal =.
the romantic, find most pleasure in reading some N.
of the Imagination, in which the trials of love AMI
mysteries of fate wildly pictured to the flac.
The real incidents of life 10 them, IRE duh and in
fcant compared with the ideal creations of the ~.
and the novelist. This class Of readers Therefore .
the graufcal-n Of a few columns Of thigh wrought.
nation.
These are some Of the almost numbeslcss yaris,g
readers the difficulty therefore of ser sng up va
reading matter i'll a newspaper, calculated to pleas.
is apparent. Ifevery subscrib to a newspaper. ".
make careful estimate the many respects in ".
he differs from his neighbor, in mind, principle Il.
feeling, &c. he would invariably find himself posse.
OF q mental structure peculiar to himself Anls
such is the fact he need not be surprised why an
he reads in his newspaper, is not exactly suited
taste and pleasure. 1t is lot pretended howeyo,
editors of newspapers are slw1ys free ON the
charged upon them, in publishing duIl and uulr..
esting paper: their subjects are no doub fequen,lgl
ly chosen But since their reputation as we'll as .p.
other interest depends upon their publishing ma,s,-
ceptable to the good sense of their readers II 4
fair to infer thas their errors mostly unintelG
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1869
1920

Twenty-three counties are comprised
above, there are some ffty-eight counties
in the state. The balance of the counties
we presume will reduce this majority.
The wing majority falls short of the esti-
mate made out by the wings previous to
the election. The last Chicago American
contains rumor that New York city has
given 5000 democratic majority. If this
rumor is true, we think the contest in the
state will be pretty close-though it is
very probable that the vote has been cast
for Harrison.
Michigan.-The wing majority in this
state will be about one thousand.
NeU Hampshire.-The returns thus far
show a democratic majority of 1869 votes.
The state has no doubt gone for Ven Buren,.
Rhode Bland.-The whig majority in
this state will probably be rising of one
thousand votes.
Vugin,a-It is yet impossible TO tell
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-11-17
whether arising from the school lands or

whether arising from the school lands or
otherwise.
SEC. 8. Il shall be the duty Of the trea-
surer of each county. and of the school
commissioners of each town, upon apPlica-
ton to pay to each district or to any autho-
rized agent thereof, all moneys which may
have been previously set apart for, and
apportioned thereto, and to take a receipt
for the same.
Sec 10. No district shall be entitled to
receive its portion of money, unless the
certificate Of the clerk Of such district I'M
der oath, shall accompany the list Of scho-
lars returned by him, stating that school
has been kept in such district for at least
three months during the preceding year.
SEC. IL In case il shall be necessary to
form a school district from portions CT two
or more adjoining towns, application shall
be made TO the school commissioners OF
each town, who shall! act together in the
matter; and the clerk Of any district so
formed, shall return the number of schol-
ars for each portion OF said district to the
school commissioners Of the town in which
said portion shall lie.
Sec. II. The county commissioners of
all counties in this Territory, wherein
there shall be no organized towns, shall
exercise and perform all the duties requir-
cd by this act to be done and performed by
the school commissioners, and for the pur-
poses Of this act, such counties shall be
considered as organized towns.
Sec. 10. In all organized towns wherein
school inspectors have been elected, and
are new in Office, such inspectors may do
and perform all acts required of the school
commissioners until the next general cleo
ton, or until school commissioners shall
have been elected according to the provl-
sions Of this act.
Sec. IA. Every male resident of any
school district in this Territory, over the
age of twenty-one years, shall be deemed
legal voter for the purposes Of this act,
and entitled 10 vote at any school district
meeting.
SEC. Is Every person employed to teach
any district school, shall be examined by
the school, commissioners as TO his quallfl-
cations to teach such school, and shall pro-
cure a certificate from the school commits
sioners, that he is qualified to teach the
school in which he is employed, and is OF
good moral character: and any person who
shall teach district school without such
certificate, shall forfeit and pay sum not
exceeding his wages.
Sec IS. All contracts and leases hereto
fore made by, and with the commissioners
of common schools, or inspectors OF COM
mon schools, in relation TO any school
lands; shall be prosecuted in the name of
the school commissioners of the proper
town.
SEC II. An act entitled an act to esta-
blsh common schools, nov in force in this
Territory, is hereby repealed.
Sec. ,le. This act shall take effect from
and after the tenth day Of April, eighteen
hundred and forty.
EDWARD Y. VIII TON,
Speaker ofths House Of Representatives..
JAMES COLLINS,
President Of the Council.
Approved, January 18th, 1910.
HENRY DODGE.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-11-17

putting hot ashes in wooden receiver,
dropping spark among combustibles-or
something Of this nature. We have seen
whole communities thrown into distress by
the carelessness of one of its members, and
the affliction Of this member has been in
creased ten-fold in Witnessing the ruin of
which he was the unfortunate cause. 1t is
too freqently the case, that communities
which have never been visited in this man.
ner, deem no grea: care necessary, until
taught by experience, but experience is
severe teacher, and every persons know
ledge ought to serve them as we'll. Let
every individual then look to the matter,
and exercise the vigilance and care.
We shall then be free from the desolating
scourge, which has carried distress to so
many communicates and each individual can
congratulate himself as contributing to so
desirable an end. 1t is an old adege, that
an ounce Of preventionls worth a pound Of
cure, and this adage loses none of its force
when applied in this case, and it is a poor
consolation for person when viewing the
ruins of once happy home, to believe that
it might have been otherwise had little
care been exercised.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-11-17

GENERAL EDUCATION, No. |


MEssRs EDlToRs:
was gratified to see in a late numb
Of your paper few valuable remarks
the subject of common educ alton in the nr
rltory. With a population gathered che.
ly from those regions where the adyanar
OF vigorous system Of common schoo's
enjoyed, there can be no need of argume
10 prove the value or necessity of such2
system. Every one will heartily endorse
the sentiment Of the following conversion
which took place between southern pei.
tieman and citizen of Massachusetts
while travelling in company in the cus.m
part Of lhat state:
What is the secre ;" said the sol.Ie~.
gentleman, "of the hume rous villages sea.
tered all over your country, so thrifty at5
beautiful! We have nothing Ike it at ii.
south"
"Do you sce," replied his companto2
chat white stceple lie orc US"
"Ycs."
L" Do You see that pleasant little buiI5a,
by the side Of it,
Well, that is the scorer. The church
and the public school house were built wal
the first settlement Of our country. Ihy|
have come down TO US through every soo.
ceedlng generation and in them are form
cd the genius and character Of our porua
ton"
This is doubtless tile secrec' of nat-
thern enterprise and prosperity, and i i5a
question Of incalculablc importance, low
shall the blessings Of that system Of uuiys-
sal instruction be transferred to this in.ar.
territory? A good beginning has b,ca
made and much done in the few ycar5 Of
territorial existence, but much remains to
be done in order to secure the greatest GOOD
TO the future millions of our people: am
with the experience of all the states before
us-with their experiments for two hundred
years-wth the policy Of other nations
with the Investigations Of the most talented
men Of the nation, now devoted 10 The dis
cussion of the subject, and with he foster
ing hand Of Congress extended fer our AID
it must be attributed to our own reglig,nce
if we do not come into political existence
with the best system Of instru, ton ever de-
vised.
But this system cannot be expected 70
spring up spontaneously. 1t cannot b" e..
pected to result from the transient efforts
of committee on education in the lcgisa-
ture, however able and wise. The iudc.
AIRY committee might as well be expected
TO administer justice without magistrates.
Neither can 1t be accomplished by the in
suIated efforts Of county commissioners.
Having no connexion with each other, they
VIII have no unity in their proceedings ao1
seldom, II ever, attempt any thing beyoni
the execution Of their legal trust; and u
many cases, for want Of interest or ability
they may even need assistance in that
The legislation Of the territory might o'
well be perfected by the Legislature meet
ing with coordinate powers in their seye'
raj counties. 1t is one Of the results Of The
of hundreds of years in the o.
der states, that no school system will be
efficient in its operation, unless education
is made regular department of govern,
ment, having not onl Y It's local but general
exec tiye officers and councillors. Hence
has originated recently in some states ST.
perintendant Of common schools AMI y
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-11-17

Cold weather, if not already here, is ra-
pidlyapproaching, rendering comfortable
fire an Indispensable requisite. Fire, it has
been said, is good servant but hard
master; it cannot be done without, and un-
der restraint proves its good qualities, but
if it attans the ascendancy, it is indeed a
hard master. Be careful then that it does
not attain an ascendancy; look we'll to your
fire; examine your chimney, your stove
pipe; every thing, in short, where there is
a possibility of danger. Two-thirds of the
conhagrations which happen, bringing dis
tress to so many families by the loss ofpro-
perty and sometimes of life, may be traced
10 inattention and carelessness-the lean
ing Of the pipe against wooden roof, the
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-11-17

Newspaper Idste.-The world of mankind is made
up great variety of tastes and dversities in its
likes and dislikcs. No one has frequent demon
STATIONS of this fact than the editor of public news
paper. If any man doubts that there as many diff
ferent minds and tastes, there members in COM
munty, let him undertake. the publication of newspa
per- and he will in short time become fully cured of
his unbelief There is no such thing as public taste
in community in the matter of newspaper; every man
has taste peculiar to himself which is as exclusively
his own, as his feelings and passions What one maj.
may deem an Intellectual treat another NAV regard as
peculiarly stupid. The merit of a composItion with
respect 10 style and construction of sentences
'ef III WHICH persons may commonybe agreed; but the
IDEAS or matter OF the composition, is thing which
every one feels at liberty to call in question
1t Is owing TO the diversity of mind among the pa
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-11-17

ordered four more. What is better, Yam
kee engineers are sent for to conduct these
machines on English roads. No enc
doubts that in steam ships where England
has taken the lead so honorably, we would
construct them in every respect as power
ful and rapid, if the embarrassed state OF
the times Dramatically. Y. Star.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-11-17

We bespeak attention for the communi-
cation in another column relating to Gene
raj Education. 1t is an important subject
and one which we shall speak further of,
when at leisure.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-11-17

AT the request Of some of our subscri
be.s we repubiish the law Of the legis!a-
ture relating to common schools. We
trust those who want it will take this OPP
portunitY &C preserving n copy.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-11-17

how this state has gone. Six counties
show the following vote:
Harrison, l486
Van Buren,, 2S2
Majority, 1904
The majority in the same counties in April
was ten hundred eighty-three~votes.
Tenessee.-Three counties in Tennessee
show majority for Harrison of 624.
Mississippi.-Oae county shows ma
joriy for Harrison of l73 votes.
The above comprise all the returns we
have yet received. They are copied prin-
ciPalIy from wing papers, andwill be found
to bear to that side. So far as they so
however, they are probably correct.
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1880
1864
696
Majority,

Nine counties remaining to be heard from
gave in August democr tic majority, va
riously estimated from twelve hundred to
three thousand, and it was estimated by the
wings previous to the election to give de-
mocratic majority Of eleven hundred. The
vote will be close, but the probability is
that the state has gone for Van Buren,,
Indiana. -IIarrison's majority in this
state will be in the neighborhood Of fifteen
thousand.
Ohio. -Harrison's majority in this state
will be upwards of twenty thousand.
Pennsylvania. lathe election in this
state was held Immediately preceding the
New York election, and the returns which
reached us were no doubt exaggerated.
Some whig papers have claimed the state,
and some democratic have insisted that the
Van Buren, majority would be ten thousand.
From the tone Of the whg papers now, we
should infer that they did not expect to car
ry the state; the vote however will be close.
Neao York.-We give the returns in fl
CURES from this state, SO far as we have re-
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-11-17

The steamboat Madison is now on the
upper lakes, 70 doubt the last boat for the
season.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-11-17

The court for the county Of Racine is
ROW in session, Hon. 4. G. Miller, presi-
ding.
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T E L E c. r A 2 IL .

Southport, CIV. IT, Eoyenner II, is4o.
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We did hope when the returns of the f.
nal contest come in, they would be in such
shape and manner as to leave no doubt Of
their correctness, but il would seem that
editors had got SO in the habit Of pervert
ing and misrepresenting. that they find it
difficult to rid themselves OF the habit even
after there is no kind of use in it, We
have to grope for our returns through an
immense deal of smoke and dust, and pro-
badly when all is clear, it will be found that
some errors have been committed. We
must however give them as we get them.
H5inojs.-It is now two weeks since the
election in this state, and it is yet impossi-
Bile to tell which way she has cast her vote.
Sixty-eight counties heard from show
the following vote;
Harrison, 1880
Van Buren,, 1864