Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1840-12-22

stand, that meetings have been continued
and powerful revival is in progress.
MEssRs EDITo2s-An excitement has
lately sprung sp in WaIworth and western
part of Racine county, in which we think
the public have an interest worthy of no,
tice in the paper to which they look for
the news and occurrences Of the day and
especially of all move ments in which
they have deep interest.
1t is a known fact that a distillery has
been erected al Geneva in Walworth Co.,
for the manufacture OF whiskey, much
against the wishes and entreaties Of ma.
lority of the inhabitants of that place, and
with their assurances too, that no facilities
would be rendered in aiding its manuiac.
ture, BY grinding their still grain, TO pro.
duce an article SO calamitous in its gene
raj use and consequences in every county,
And in consequence OF Mr.. Goodsell own
er of the Geneva mills, giving precedence
TO near and remote customers for the
breadiug OF their families, and for refusing
to grind as much as they wished for thai
distii!ery, several writs at law have been
instituted aga inst him for damages, by the
owners of that distiIery, which has moved
Mr.. Goodsell and Mr.. Phoenix of the De.
levan Mill, and Mr.. E Perkins and son Of
the Burlington Mills, 10 circulate petitions
10 our territorial legislature, so 20 amend
or so constrae the law regulating tolls"
&c. that millers may exercise some dis.
erection in giving preference in grinding
grlsts for an extensive population settled
over great exte NJ OF territory and derend
ant upon few mills for The manufacture
OF their breadsiufs for their families, 10
grinding large quantities destined for ex.
portation, or TO those who might monopo.
lize for speculation such Z share of what
the mill can do, as 10 control the prices Q.
flour and wheat and to compel our ci
zens who have wheat on hand to buy their
-four.
The proprietors OF some or these nils
if not all, have hitherto (at the peril OF ttc
law as it now stands or is construed &c.
clined TO contract or promise 10 grind large
quantities for export ''in their due luru'
that precedence might be given to small
grist as occasion might require, which is
all the privilege we ask of the Legislature
in behalf OF grists for home consumption.
and 10 have the law amended or construed
as not TO be subjected to writs and pena.
damages, for wholly refusing 10 grind for
distIlatien. This was the only design and
prayer Of the petition which has created
SO much excitement and alarm in this sec
ton of country, and moved many citizens
to call a meeting, and pass resolutions re-
probating the course of the milers and
appointing a committee to draft memo
rial to our territorial Legislature to take no
action on the petitions first alIudedto. And
are these the Democratic republican prin-
ciples of Wisconsin,?
Aside from the moral claims which the
settlers of n new country have on the first
mills, if we were to consult none but our
own interest and convenience, we should
do no gristing work, we should work Who'll /.
ly for spectators and monopolics for cash .
Whenever we have the opportunity, for il
gives US vast trouble to take in scores Of
grists which cannot be ground in from ono
to two weeks, and some Of them brough;
from 80 to DO miles, and sometimes one
team with grain from six to eigh, owners
and various marks on the bags, and liable
in the great crowds that often occur, TO
have bags or whole grists misplaced and
perhaps not called for in MANY weeks a.
Ter ground, and lost and to be paid for;
though the greatest possible attention be
given by the miIers.
With these troubles we are sometimes
almost discouraged in dong the gristing
and doubling if it would not be
more to the interest and satisfaction of the
parties TO give in fsur, the amount The
wheat will make deducting The toll. When
'airly understood and expressed, by good /
share OF oar customers that II be their plea
ure that we withdraw our petition, and
olace the monopolizer and Speculation for
exrorta,ion'wi'h equal claims toa'c mmo- f
iation with themselves, we assure them II
will be done without delay. As it is, we
will wait yet little longer, for their aobr
second thought and the farther expression
IF their wishes.
"Once upon time, in days OF yore'
Is Esop said, the fox told the hare, the
,oney, the lamb, and other hornless beasts,
hat all the beasts were going 10 get togeth-
er and make law that none should wear
horns! The alarm and excitement was
intense but wholly on the part Of those
Who had no horns"
E. PERKINS g. SON.