Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-05-04
TELEGRAPH.
Southport, CIV. IT, May 4. ls4I.
appointment b. Tie President.


the territory Of Wisconsin.
We had hcen repeatedly told tha' tAis appointment
wond be made. but could not bring ourselves
TO believe it. The oticiI announcement, howcyer,
sets The matter nj rcst--the appointment is made.
From the moment Judge lloty proclaimed himself
Wing, fat satisfied his object WAS The Governor
ship OF Wisconsin, bat since the election of HARRISON
and particularly since the appearance of his in
angura!, containing HE professions the subject Of
removals from office ii did, we felt pretty ell salts
fled he could accomplish shis en&: and further
this opinion streng hcncd by the address Of IRE
sden. Tyler, in Which The following cnce occurs
II viii remove incumbent Com office who has
faithfully aad honestly acquitted himself Of the du-
lies Of his office, except in such where such of
ieera>havc been guilty of active parsausIip' &c
Was not this sufficient guaranty that Gov Dodge
would not he removed, We are not aware thai char
gcs Of malpractice n~ofce we're ever preferred al
| Washington against hlm-we know that he has dis
charged his duties In manner highly satisiirt Try 10
the people at HON" who have through their repre-
senalivcs frequently expressed themselves and if
mistake not did So as lately as HE last session Of
the Legislature. Gov. Dodge has never been an ac-
tive pariizanhe is known a democrat and friend
y to the past administration, but he has ne, or been
using the patronage OF his Office for party purposes
he never asked the political opinions of applicants
and hence many, if not more, wings than demo-
| Gratis will be found in the Offices of the territory
The Office of GOV Dodge was not conferred upon
! hun as partisan for political services rendered. If
we correctly informed, he came into the territory
/ as mlner-in the Black Hawk war, he was amcng
tho first to take up the defence ofe froriier
and for has prudence sand courage, the qualities of
head and heart he exhibited in command of a volun-
| tccr company, he was gwen The situation of Cover
nor rs NC remarked, during his whole admnistra-
ton he has gycnrnN crsa satisfaction 10 the people
over whom he was appointed TO preside, and who
arc the best judges whether he has faithfully
and honestly discharged his duties. But n9lwh-
standing "no incumbent will be reaaovcd from Office
Who has faithfully and honestly acquitted iinsclrof
the duties Of his Office Gov. Dodge has been reno
| we'd to give place TO James D. Eoty
We have no objection a change IN Office upon a
change of administration but how few IN the erIilo-
| ~ Will receive such change ) this wi:h any COM
paisance, made is in the face of .ch positive
professions. How has Judge Doy been known To
the people Of Wisconsin If we mistake not he
came inlo Wisconsin as The agent Of John Jacob AS
tor. Since his advent his whole business has been
that Of SPECTATOR There is scare cly o!lhc
hundreds Of paper towns and cities located over the
territory but boasts the controlling interest of Judge
Dolly and whilst he has been amassing wealth rnany'
ucsnspcct could tell sad tales of the in hc
they have suffered ny his dazzling representa-
and too, have doubt. could the TRANSACTIONS of
the Banks Of Wisconsin aud Mineral Poin,, be fully
exposed, although hc had enough 10 conceal hi,
| name from public view, he would Ire fouud 10 be
intimately connected with them. He has By a pe-
cuar management in which he is al adcTt been no
nored with public trusts, bat how has he discharged
Them? He was one 0c the Commissioners of Public |
Buildings and Treasurer ofhe Board-afer the lapse
fsome three years, he dismissed from his Office
10y the pow er that appointed him--ihe public build |
ngsAyerc unfinished and at the present lime seven |
thousand out Of the forty thousand dollars appropr
atod remains il las hands 10 be recovered hy the ter
ritory it best be- Before he became f,irly !
known. through his &drot management and from |
want of comhired opposition, he was elected |
delegate 10 Congress, and how has he in this 81 |
tualion fulfilled The expectations Of his friends
Wanting in frmness and integrity OF character, he
failed in securing he Confidence of the honest of eli
her party-his time has been employed in urcaking
his vengeance upon his pcrs nal opponents and he
leaves the delegates seat, having procured for his
individual benefit several petty appropriations but
not one ofany Importance for The territory.
As politician he has noi the confidence even of |
those with whom he sides. He has been all things
10 all men. la Ike canvass for delegate he repre-
scntcd himself whig democrat, or neutral As
best suited the person whose influence he wished To
secure. His principle was his interest, and this
prompted him, after the election Of Harrison was
placed beyond doubt, to throw up his cap and hou |
with The loudoot for Old Tip lis motiy e was as |
clear 10 all in the territory the noon day SUM- and
when thccc were honest men in the party, men who |
we're wh it in principle no had been with il in dc
feat As we'll as triumph, bat few could be brought 10
believe that such unprlncPlcd partizanship would |
be rewarded. But it is-an honest faithful eli |
Gent, and universally popular officer has been reno
we'd and one la, been appointed in his stead vhoh
shown himself unworthy Of public trusts, and who
will take his place in opposition 10 the wishes of
large majority Of the people of the territory, compr
sing political friends as vel as opponents