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Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-01-12
vu .wAuKEE AND ROCK RIVER Canal.

Ia.
We have received the report of the Ter
ritoriol canal Commissioners, giving an ex-
position of the present condition Of this con-
.cmPa.ed enterprise. The report of the
commissioners commences by saying ::
THAT the events and operations ofthe pas,
year, affecting the progress of the canal,
and the situation Of the cahal lands, and
canal fund, furnish but little matter for con-
sideration and notice." The document
however is ably drawn up, and contains
much valuable information on the subject
of this work of contemplated Improvement;
and it is gratifying to learn, that the canal
can be constructed for a sum % per cent
less, than the the original estimated cost
The cost for constructing the canal was o.
riginaly estimated at nearly a million of
dollars ne report of the commissioners.
Con, nplates that The work can now be nc
complished for the sum of S72s, $50. The
report certainly has the merit of aiming at
economy in the management and cons,ruc-
ton of the work, and this is always graft
flying intelligence TO the people. The re-
pori is more full and more to the purpose.
than the report Of the directors which pre-
ceded it,and will probably remove some uu-
favourable impression, which the former
report left upon the public mind.
We perceive by the last Miluaukee Ad-
errtiser, that our remarks in relation TO The
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-01-12

Green, of The Boston Post, who is aid to the Co.
vernon OF Massachusetts,, now that Davis has been
elected, says he shall be o. X. which means Ousted
Kernel
Long John of the Chicago Democrat, has recent
ly been appointed Aid, by Governor Carln If the
picture of himself which he has presented to his rea
doris be correct, he too, will be- or is o. K-Okward
Kernel.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-01-12

CINCIsNATA Pork M.tRKET.-Up TO De-
cember 10th, the whole number of hogs
sold in this market was 5000. The dro,
vers, generally are packing their own pork
having paid prices TO preclude their selling
it for less than $3.50, and the packers Of
lering only from 81 to 81 %,
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-01-12

w Gentleman at Burlington, who informed us
some few weeks since that communication had been
sent to this office relative to experiments which have
oeen made in that town in the manufacture of beet SUI
gar IS informed that have received the com
municaton. We should be extremely gratfed to OBJ
tasn the facts this interesting subject for the benefit
of our readers.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-01-12
II Ell E CIR A PHI.
Southport, wv. IT, January IL, ls41.

we have received number of communications
"hlch came TOO late for insertion this week. they will
receive attention in our next.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-01-12

sufficient to construct harbor at So,,b
port" ''''''
Resolced That the proceedings Of III,
meeting be signed by the President and
Secretary, published, and a copy Sent 10
each member of Congress. -
Meeting adjourned
CHARLES DURKEE Presiden,
O. f. DANA Secretarg.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-01-12

CoNGREss.-We have no news from Congress of
any importance IN addition to that given in our paper
of last week
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-01-12

We the undersigned Wings of South
port, take the liberty to saw that we reronI
the non-appcarance of the proceedines !"
the g Southport Telegraph of tho lo ~
Wing meeting held in this place, as no inv
territorial design on the part of the Editors
to insult or neglect the wishes of the WIZ
party.-And that we have good ,easn6o
for believing, from the explanation of tha
editors, that the aforesaid proceedings Womb
have been published in the Telegraph bad
their object and Importance been expla;nod
TO the editors.
Southport January II, 1s4l..
L. WHITNEY Jr.
G. KIMBALL,
DAVID BLTSH,
BARNUM WEBSTER
D. HUGUNIN,
A. TORREY,
d. p. STRYKER,
AMOS GRAFTON.
w. O. BUCK,
DAN'L M. CLARKSON
LEWIS HEDGES,
l.. BALDWIN,
X. G. OTIS,
HOLLIS WHITNEY.
X. S. DUNN,
J. ID. PULCIFER.
}. II. RAYMOND.
q. P. STOWELL.
R b TOUWLEE,
ELIAS LEE.
NELSON ALLEN.
). M. STRIKER,
DAVID CROSlT,
REASlN BELL,
NATHAN DYE,
LESTER ROUNDS.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-01-12

No intelligence has reached us from Madison since
the re-assembhng our Territorial Legislature.
The Polynesian., 1841-04-03
THE POLYNESIAN.
SATURDAY, APRIL 3. ISL.
NEWS or THE WEEK.

Weather, cool; rain, abundant: streets
wet; news, none; accidents, none marriage cs
none; deaths, none; arrivals, none; depur-
lures, some; much after this manner will be
our discourse, if some Of our correspondents
do not come to the rescue, and forward to us
some Of their long promised lucubratons
We hope each one, conscious stricken for
their rcmissness will ply the pen with ten
fold vigor, and before another week elapses,
fill our docket with pieces appropriate and
admirable and besecmng-cuc
and cunning-dignifed and divine--elegant
and emineut-facetious and farciaI-grave
and gladsome-haranguing and harmonizing
ideal and impassioned--just and jocose-
keen and kindly-legal and learned -mysti-
cal and manly-nondescript and natural
original and Observation-Disclosures and pen
sive-quaint and quiet-racy and relavent-
studied and notwithstanding and thrilling
useful and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and versa
tie-wise and wondrous-scorniul and yield
ing-zealous and zoonic--Ssc. sc.
Hint specialize whom it may concern.
The Polynesian., 1841-04-03

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I8.a u1r;ir tha. ,;ms ,hnr I,' v;s;,nd @ Ar,h;,
j,d, C,,.,,n7 Sn,,a,ra Ci;,n .,a N..,,'
.,,,I I,>,l, p.n,f, I",,n,i. nnd S,n,h A,u.r
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v'.ro ,;s;,nd ,,,a ,L,' L.na.1I,n, n,rnns""s
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and ho.n;,ni;,y.N,nl ,,o ,n;,';a,,..;,a -.
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tho ni,;rrrs n;G, a,,an,;an ',!J aa,,.,.. -
NI,d.ninn,, lynrr;s a,tn'hod - ,,,a 80.
Adams v.n. left 81 ,bo s,,I,i,,I, ysia,Jn :.
onr n'tbcsr n,;s.in,'r, t,,,;l;ns' hn;n '""@' ."
decline and soo,hed nv ,hn KIND ,,,nn,;ors
nf This family. he h,oa,hod L;s los. $3.50
fri.uL. tEnnoh nt:,r ,,nn, L;pJrod Hn s u"a,
slnons ~ ,I7, inr,l, lila 90 ,ho Sns. nv" w
The Polynesian., 1841-04-03

nation OF the lungs, and dies before her bri-
dai days are over. "\Nha, providrn"an'
excla'ms the world; " cut OF IN the midst Of
happiness and hope" Alas! did she II It cut
the thread Of lie herself; A rir! il the
country, exposed to our caangcful climate,
gets new bonnet instead OF iisnnel gar
incnt. \ rheumatism is the consequence.
Snould the girl sit down TRANQUILITY. with the
idea that Providence has sent the rhcurIa-
tlsm upon her, or should she charne it on her
vanity, and avoid the folly in future: Look,
my young friends. at the mass vi diseases
that are incurred by intenperancc in eating
or drinking, or in study or business: bY ne
glect OF exercise, cleanliness, pure air: by
indiscrect dressing, tight lacins. Sc, aad a.
is quietly imputed to Providence! j. there
no mpiety, is well as iguoraace in this -
Were the physical laws strictly observed,
iroIn generation to generation. there wnuId
be an end to trightlul diseases that cut shor,
life, and Of the long maladies that mako lie
torment or a trial. 1t is the opinion OF
those who best understand the physical sys-
tenn, that this wonderful machine. the body
this "goodly temple would gradually
decay, and men would die, as few now d..
die, as if lalliag to sleep.
Miss Sodgwick.
The Polynesian., 1841-04-03
HEALTH AND INTEMPERAN f.

AXE, for example, a young girl, bred deli
0tely IN town, shut up IN nursery IN child
t)od-never accustomed either to air or cX-
Else, two things that the law Of God makes
Sential to health. She marries her
5ength is inadequate to the demands upon
a Her beauty fades early. She angush-
q under the hard Offices Of giving birth to
Aildren, sucking, and watching over them,
ID dies early; and her acquaintance Ia
en,ngly cxclaim, "Whnt strange Provi-
1once, that mother should be taken, in the
1dst Of life, from her children:" Was it
6Ovidence? No! Providence has assign
q her three score years and ten; term
l0g enough to rear her children and see
her childrcns' children; but she did not obey
" laws on which life depends, and course
&C lost 1t. father too, Is cut of in the
1dst of his days. He is useful and dis
tbguished citizen, and eminent in his pro-
&slon. A general buzz arises on every
e of What striking Providence' This
mn has been in the act of studying half thu
n$ht, Of passing his days in his Office and
the courts, of eating luxurious dinners,
cd drinking various wines. He has every
3y violated the laws on which health de-
nnds. Did Providence cut HIM of ! The
N rarely ends here. The diseases of the
4her are often transmitted; and a feeble
her rarely leaves behind her vigorous
dicn 1t has been customary in some of
9r cities, for young ladies to walk in thin
pes and delicate stockings, in mid-winter.
Aheahy, blooming Young girl, thus dress
IN violation of Heavens laws, pays the
ha'ty; checked circulation, cold, fever
4 death, "What sad Providence" eX-
3mcd her friends. Was it Providence or
own folly' "A beautiful young bride
's' night after night, to parties in honor
her marriage. She has slight sore
8'at' perhaps, and the weather is incle-
H. mt; but she must wear her neck al arms
80 tor whoever saw a bride in aVclose
|sHn'ns dress She is seized with inham-
The Polynesian., 1841-04-03
FIRE. House burnt in town last week.

So-TH Polar CHART We are indebted
to Edmund Blunt, Esq. for the loan of a
/" Chart of the South Polar Sea" published
by the British Admiralty in June OF last year
1t presents at one view, all the land then
known to have been discovered in the An
tartic regions, and the course of the different
exploring voyages which had been made in
those seas. The entire sweep of land dis
covered and coastcd by the American Ex
ploring Expedition from the 10Th of January
to the 18th of February. 1910, extending
from lon. l'ji f. to lon 81 w is put down
on this chart as a perfect blank. with the SIN
gle exception that in long u T.. between
lat G5 and sc, is this memorandum; " Nu-
mcrous iccburgs and indications of land
March, 1882" seen by Capt Balcny. In
plain English, Capt. Ballcny saw no land
there, but only indications Of land. Or, to
use the language Of the London Nautical
Magazine, he saw astonishing quantities of
drift ice, field ice, and ce-bcrgs, with " eri-
dcmly land al the back" Accordingly, no
land is laid down in the chart before us, in
high Southern latitudes-not even an island,
between East lon. 60, and East lon. l6O.
Such was the ignorance of the British Ad-
miralty, in June, 1889, of the existence of
n Continent which correspondent of the
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, who 81 gns
himselfR w. Haskins, informs us was "welI
known to the Americans long ago.
Captain NIorrcll, (he says whose voy-
ages in the South Seas were published some
ten or twelve years since, discovered this
Continent. The book is not now at hand;
The Polynesian., 1841-04-03

u wood, hammered into him "a he could
ten an opportunity. My companion on
y, other side, now tried 10 haul him to the
ore. bv the nets to which he had fastened
n 3uscli. bu. had not sufficient assistance with
Gn. ~ had mDre force with me we man.
y I'd, with the aid Of the women and chill
Fen. to drag his head and part OF his body
= I, the lutte beach. where the river ioined
dp lake and giving him the coup dc grace, ,
nf him t. gasp out the remnant OF his life
= the sand
Il regret to say that the measurement of
IN, animal was imperfect 1t was night
Vhen the struggle ended and an eAamna-
fbn Of him was made by torch-light. |
3ra,urcd the circumference, as did also NV
6mDanon; and 1t was over eleven feet i'm
Scdiately behind the fore legs. 1t was thir-
Men feet at the belly, which was distendcd
y the mmodcratc meal made Of the horse.
a As he was only part out of the water, |
ood with q line at his head, giving the 9th
y end to an Indian, with directions to take
10 the extremity of the tail. The length
= measured was twenty-five feet; but, at the
DE, doubted the good faith of my assist
"a, from the reluctance he manifested to
eoter the water, and the fears he expressed
(1at the mate Of the alligator might be in the
dcinity. From the diameter of the animal
I'd the representations of those who exam
ed him afterwards, we believe the length
q have been about thirty feet. AS we in
Nhded to preserve the entire skeleton, with
6c skin, we were less particular than we
likewise would have been. On opening
hfn, we found, with other parts Of the horse,
4 rec legs entire, being torn off at the haunch
ID shoulder, which he had swallowed whole,
4sldes large quantity Of stones, some of
\ EN- of several pound weight.
&The night which had become very dark
ID stormy, prevented us from being minute
our investigation; and leaving directions
G preserve the bones and SKIN, we took the
lad with us, and returned home. This pre-
Tuition was induced by the anxiety of the
3ives to secure the teeth; and afterwards
ind that they attribute to them miraculous
3wers in the cure or prevention of diseases.
#Thc head weighed nearly three hundred
I3unds, and so well was it covered with flesh
ID muscle, that we found balls quite hatten-
q which had been discharged in the mouth
= I'D at the back Of the head, at only the dis
4 nce of few feet, and yet the bones had
= single mark to show that they had been
t1nchcd.
The Polynesian., 1841-04-03

but that navigator stated t. ti,r writer OF this
that he coastcd II continent the distance oi
- degreea--bcgi ginning II deg. u min. West
lougitude; and lying III O. deg. 81 min $
latitude. His suppusition "as. that tins Ian.
must extend a. far West as 20 or I3D dc =,
OF longitude.
The chart before us delincates Il coneid.
cradle extent Of land between - and - W
tbe NotthCas crnmost palt Oi which 1t dcsig-
mates as Louis Philippe Land, having been
seen by the French voyager D'UrviI!c, in
10 -, and the S;ouhwesterumos part as E.a-
ham Land, which was partially explored by
HE English Captain Discoe, IN 1882 The
iormcr agrees eAnciy ~ position with the
land discovered by the .A'ncri"an Captain
Palmer. III lH.l.-1: and IS, Of cour,.o, the
same. CAPTAIN Morrci! probably saw tlis
iaad. but places this land further ,r the
Southward Dut what nave all thcsr dis
Covcr,cs, or rrc.disCoverleS. 10 d. VIII these
Of Captain Wilkes, Go East, or 20 West,
they are IS to 100 degrees of longitude from
the nearest land seen by him; and between
the two continents. if such we call them,
Capt. Weddell, in Jan. 1923, penetrated to
lat. "A 30, without seeing land, being the
highest Southern latitude ever attained by
nan. All the indications and ar aogies are
hat the land known as Pamcr's Land, or
Louis Philippe Land and Graham Land, l.
distinct and disconnected with the Continen nj
discovered and coastcd by Captain Wilkes
The former bears about the same relation tc
he American Contncnt as the latter docs
TO the Eastern Continent
From the above statement il appears. be-
,l.,. 81,
mcnsc line Of coast seen by Captain Wilkes
was ever before seen by human eyes, save
that ON the same 1911 Of Janua,U, when he
first deserted it, the French expedition under
Commod"re D'Urvie, also deserted it al,
Il point ~ degrees further West This CO.
incidence Of time is very remarkable; and il
would fairly and equally divide the glory Of
the discovery, were il not that the French
expedition were compelled by stress o.!
weather to put off for thc Northward, after
seeing but small cXten; of shore, whereas
Captain Wilkes saw it at various places
through 56 degrees of longitude.
The land seen by Capt. Biscoe (l82D in
long a. 30 to 53 T.. (as marked on the chart
before US and by him called Euderby s
Land and the land seen by Kemp, (i833)
in long 90 50 to 60 East, may, or may not
be parts of the great Antarctic Continent
But whether they are or not, is a matter
about which Capt. Wilkes has no concern,
except as a matter Of geographical science
In either case, he, and he only, has estab-
lShed the fact of the existence of great
Antarctic Continent in the Eastern Hemis-
phere. lie alone, and his gallant officers
and crew, have seen it in numerous places,
and coasted along it through 5o degrees of
longitude. 1t is Il discovery, or series of
discoveries, honorable to himself and the
Navy-honorabe to science and the Amcri-
can name.-M Y. Jounol cf Commerce.
The Polynesian., 1841-04-03

OLD FASHIONED CoRsETs. The only
healthy corscts. says the editor of Georgia
paper, for lady's waist, is husbands arm.
A Western editor, gives the following as
the most approved method Of killing feas in
those parts Place the animal on a smooth
pine board, and hedge him in with putty:
then read him an account Of all the railroad
and steamboat accidents which have happen
ed in the last twelve months. As soon as he
becomes so frightened us not to be able 70
stir, draw out his teeth, and he ,rW Stare
TO deaM
The LATE Est INDIA SauApnov.-The
United States irigate Columbia and corvette
John Adams, which arrived at Boston on
the 9TH ult,mo, wera absent fiom the I'M.
The Polynesian., 1841-04-03
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF HONOLULU

SAILED.
Var %. 7 aw. Schrs. aara, and Knau.
for Lahaina.
80, Haw. Sch. Hawaii, (latc Swallow
for Hawaii
81. Am whaIeship Fama, Hoycr, to
cruise
81, Haw Sch Clarion, Lahaina.
April ?, Am. Brig Thomas Perkins, Var
ney, North West Coast of America.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-21

,ondc,s have been invited for large number OF ses
sol. between two and three hundred tons onrlhet'
Nor destination will be Chusan: they receive as oo,
n.o,;cn n rood round for Tie run down u Wv
I'D They take no cargo from this port; ou'' y"
;.n, 4, Chnsan, will be held available ier genera
s.rv;ce.-East India Telegraph.
accordnr 10 accounts from st. Petersoufsh '" -,
,,h nh. the exports of Russia during The year loo
on,onn 10 81 G5 679 bank rnbles, and the imports 70
olo l52 i76 bank rnbles The export aceoroi"ss'
ceedpd The imports by sun OF w. 4o'2i' ru".rs
the Courier dc Lyons, Of The 11th ut,
sr;,zorlord as on the eve OF some new political com
mo,;on The Catholic population OF Arsau aeciare"'
that if the principle Of equal representation IN .s
states and of a distinct administration i"r leii.'us
affairs were no, introduced into the new
,hcv v,oud separate from their Protestant De'''ch'
whom they were little inferior in numbers, ana co"su
tu,e themselves into distinct canton ne Pe"pie "
Lucsrne. encouraged underhand by the clergy ouo'y
called for the total subversion of the Constitution VI
1884. The canton Of ST. Gall was prey 10 serious
issen,ions occasoned by administrative ana ioca III
,eres,s and the Government Of Zurich was struggling
AGAINST the efforts of the radical party, whose nun
hers had greatly increased since It's defeat III
ber 1880 Popular meetings were held III aimos'
every canton and there was little doubt that the reno
val Of the seat of the Federal Government from Iu-
rich to Berne and the exercise of the supreme auiho,
rity By NJ Neuhans, "whose political preJud ces ana
doctrines were little reassuTing for the conservative
partv," would increase the nudacty ana add 10 'ile
chances of success of its radical opponents
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-21

MANAGE their affairs wisely, Judging from thel. cn
don as ever DR.. b. managed those Of THIS deh''e :,
men have permitted their excited imaglnatons 10 run on
with them DR.. Il. dou5t an able and experienced
gentleman, but there others, and many Others
IL so in the State and The Bank o. Virginia Will not ne
cessary he resolved into lis orig nal elements upon us
departure from hun.
TIE gentlemen, drawing from the ample and rich
stores IL their fancy, had presented to the house as
moving spcc,aclr-thcy heeld aged, and honoTed
citizen bound al the al:ur Of preudice-lis grey hairs
streaming in the breeze-tr ministers are eager for the
task and in instant he will bc The victim 10 apfease
evil passions, and they calling with passionate cio-
gencc 10 snatch The victim from the knife ere the deed
of inhumanty be consu.nmated. He insisted this was
in truth only "iancy's sketch all poetry He in.
sisted that ii gentlemen would give loose rem to their
imaginaons that they would present IN equally bold
relief picture of the consequence to society OF u
failure 10 express dsapprobaton Of, and failure TO re
press violations of duty by those in places OF trust
fIe admired the displays Of zeal and eloquence made
BY gentemen he felt regret that duty required him 10
turn deaf TO appeals; but the welfare OF the COM
munty and the interest of the State, required that
strict observance Of legal restrictions should be en-
forced lie believed 10 use the phrase OF gentlemen,
that the interests of society required that they should
make beacon of every unaithful officer, that all who
come after them may be warned OF the dangers that
await them. He respected the high character the vlr-
tues and capacity of Dr. b. but ne was there TO ds-
CHARGE duty to his constituents, and he could not
Weld the convictions of his Judgment to any feelings
Of regret or emotion of pity, excited by eloquent APP
peals in behalf of Dr. B. system of strict accoun,a-
blty all officers, should be enforced, anu should no,
be abandoncd in favor oany however respected ana
hnnored who has wliuly exposed himself 10 its rgors
The exception would become precedent, the benefit
Of which would be claimed by all. Unless they were
prepared ABANDON entirely, the principle, that men
were to he punished for breach of duty, no exception
should be made in this case. In conclusion, he would
observe that the House ought to postpone the console
ration of the subject indefinitely. That would be q
recognition of the views urged by gentlemen as to the
powers of the House the subject. II the House
considered that DIR. g. should not be removed, Tor spe
cifc circumstances in his case it should at least assert
its powers OF correction and control in such cases, that
those who offend in consequence OF possessing qualities
not quite so noble that of 'ovcr confidence, may un
dersand that they will be held accountable for their mis-
deeds
iD.hntf 10 be Coniinntd.l