Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-06-01

value, and ultimately 10 fall dead loss upon the
hands OF some one, The property which they place in
circulation must have a real value. and this will de-
pend entirely upon the continued resources of the
country over It's continued liabilities and wants
For the past few years, the United States have
heen suffering deep pecuuiary diStress.-The cause
Is found III exravagant imports over our exporis
The experiment tried of creating Banks for the
purpose Of making money plenty and The cou try
rch-and how we'll does the result Of the experiment
show lis folly. 1t has been found That the country
did not advance one step in real prosperity, on the
contrary an immense amount of wealth was lost IN
the time that spent in attending to foolish spec
uIalions. and in the debt contracted for foreign
products, that neglected TO raise at home-.Rcsort
10 hat devices may, there is hut one road 10
general prosnery-this road may be found IN the
commandment Six days shalt thou labor, and do all
thy work. With the great resources OF The United
States should this commandment be f,T1owed for
their developement, the rue source of wealth and
prosperity would he found and we should no longer
bank TO make money plenty or to regulate e1-
changes-fpr money is plenty where a country pro-
duccs more than II consumes, and, too under The
same circumstances, exchanges are in It's favor.
What will apply to a nation wlIapply to commu-
uity. The nearer territory or state can come. by
raising all lis necessaries making itself independent
ofother aid the greater of course viii be pfeSpc
rlIy, and the less will people dream of wealth from
Banks.-Our own territory has within he limits re-
sources for the producing grains sugar, and from
cent discoveries we might add coffee, The raising of
sheep. and the manufacture Of Woo'cn fabrics The
cultivation and manufacture of silk and in short most
60 n. I,,vt az | Il,
resources be developed and let our vessels be loaded
with down freight, and hard times, and of mo
ny will belong to some less en,erprisng community.
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WIs-KoN-sAN.-Our readers probably aware
that strained effort is being made, TO effect
innovation IN the spelling Of the name OF our Terri
tory. most singular caprice seelas to have taken
possession Of some of the most prominent public
presses ia the United States, and unwearied pains
are taking opervert common usage, and orlhography
of many years standing. Were the attempt to sup
plant The name of Wisconsin confined to some few
lliteraIe >agabonds it would be less reprehcnsible
bn when leading public journals such al The Wash
ngton Globe, National Intelligencer journal of
Commerce. &c lend their aid to commit such vul-
gar preparation, it would that there is a, least
danger of our legitimate name being file he'd
from u.s.
Wisconsin like many OF the States in the Ropub-
lie. derives It's name from one of It's principle rivers
viz; the Wisconsin. This river and its name have
been known in history for nj least 10 years. During
period Of about 100 years this river was Invariably
spelled OuiScoHSln being French nare and spelled
according to French orthogaphy. There being no
u in the French language, American writer's have
uniformly substituted that letter in ,'are Of the
French On. The letter is scarcely ever uaed in
the French. being commonly used in its stead
What affinity there be between the original
French OujScOnsin, and the modern leqitimate nno-
walton UiSkonSan 1t is impossible TO conceive
Could it be proved that this Territory is actually
part of Tie ancient Muscovitish Territories or
portion of Russia proper then at least there might
be propriety in interpreting multitude of Ks in
the spelling OF every river, IUwn, and prairie. But
since We claim no affinity to that northern despotism
Of the old world, utterly repudiate the notion of
being sadded with L in spelling the name of Wis
consin.
To show how extremely ferocious a large portion
ofthe public abroad are to fasten upon our or
biography, il may be proper to mention, that public
papers and documents both political and religious,
which have been published in this Territory and re-
printed in other places in the United States, have
frequently been garbed by transforming Wisconsin
10 Wisconsin Such liberties these certainly ought
10 be taken by those, no have any respect for
the intelligence of ear population, and who regard
us capable of spelling names. More than
nineteen twontiehs Of the people of this Territory
reject the IN The spelling of Wisconsin, Every
new spaper published in the Territory repudiates in
practice, this stupid innovation npon orth0gra-
ply. We hope the pres in Wisconsin will continue
fIou r..
custom-custom founded on reason and common sense
Let others write as they viii, and infct as many
literary harbarlSms upon they please; we vii!
persist in maintaining the legitimate II Iscon,in, and
ever 'op"dn'' the vondnI Hzs-Eon-sa'.