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Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06

pletion Of the Capitol at Madison; and that
he work will he put under contract as soon
as practicable.-It is TO be hoped that the
| remaining half of the bonds will end mar
ket, and thus the vexed question OF retain
ng the capitol OF the Territory at its pres
| cnt location, will be mcasureably settled.
/ The inconvenicnt and diIapidated state Of
the public buildings, has hitherto been the
chief source Of dissatisfaction, with respect
to retaining Madison as the capitol Of the
Territory. If present expectations are
| called, the capitol will be in a condition
suitable to the convenience and comfort Of
The legislature, before the opening Of ano,
Their session. The most prominent obiac-
! ton to the Territorial! seat of government
Will therefore be obviatcd, and future efforts
to remove its present site, viii meet with
no considerable APPRECIATION from any
quarter.
AS long as the Territory Of Wisc51 sin
retains lis present limits, Madison Will IN
qucstionably be the most eligible position
for the scat Of government. lis location
is central, its natural beauty and scenery
unsurpassed, and its situation in u region
Of country proyerbialIy healthy. If Mad
ison has not hitherto kept pace, with many
other villages in the Territory in the pro-
gross Of Improvement, and the increase Of
population, it is because Of the uncertainty
which has heretofore existed, with respect
to the completion Of the public buildings,
and consequently the questionable pcrma
nency of the seat OF government. Many
persons who have regarded Madison Us
desirable place Of residence, have been de-
tered from locating at that place, from the
aforementioned cause. \ new lnPulse
will undoubtedly be given the present year,
to the business prospects Of Madison, and
additions to its population, and permanent
investments will be made. New life and
energy will pcrvadc its present Inhabitants.
and a state Of almost two years suspense.
will be succeeded by a spirited march Of
Improvement.
There are doubtless towns in the inter-
or which have been ambitious to become
the seat Of government, in case Of its re-
mova from Madison, but none Of those
which have claimed to become the capitol
of the Territory. have at present the pop
ulaton which Madison possesses. Nor
have they the accommodation requisite TO
;hc convenience of a Legislative boy, TO
one fourth the extent Of those, which now
exist at Madison. The removal OF The ca
pitol to any of thc.largcr towns on the lake
shore, will never obtain the consent Of the
people, neither will lis transfer 10 the wes-
tern portion Of the Territory ever be as
sencd to- Madison may therefore, here
after be regarded, as the permanent seat
Of government Of Wisconsin, while the Ter
ritory remains with its present boundaries.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06

PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS S0ndrv important and WEIGH
~ matters, principally growing out Of The
condition OF the revenue and finances Of
The country, appear TO me to call for The
consideration OF Congress at an earlier fav
than It's next annual session, and thus form
an extraordinary OCCASION such as renders
necessary, in my Judgment, the convention
OF the two Houses as soon as may be arac-
ticablc, do, therefore, by tn S my e,oc'a-
hatlon, convene the two Houses a.. Con-
gross, TO meet in the Capitol ut The civ 81
Washington, on the last Monday, bcrr
the thirty first day, Of May next. And
require The respective Senators and H..-
rcsentalveS then and there 10 a <ecrh'.. Is
order to receive such intormal oq r.-r,....-
ing the state of The Union as may he en,0
TO them, aad TO devise and adop such oin,.
sures as the good the country. may seem
10 them, in the exercise Of their wisdom 10
require
In testimony whereof, have causcdtbe
seal Of tire United States 10 be hcrcunto az
fix d, and signed tho same with my hand
Done at the city Of Washington, this
seventeenth day OF March, in the
year Of our Lord one thousand
L. S. eight hundred and 'ortv-one, and
ot'lhc Independence oflhc United
States the siAty-tilh.
W. II. HARRISON.
BY the President;
DANIEL WEBSTER.
Secretary of State
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06

Fanny Elssler arrived at New Orleans
from Havana, on the 2Sth uItmo. The
Bee Of that city notices the highly impor-
tant event, with appropriate irony. =" Six
men who were standing at the corner Of
St Charles and Common streets, when she
left the carriage, were offered doubloon
piece for the sight they had Of her,
One Of them became 50 indignant at the
request, that it was with difficulty that he
could be kept from violence. He declared
he intended to leave it in his will as prin-
cipal legacy to his next Of kin"
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06

The town election, held yesterday, rasI cd in the
acceptance ct The charter Of incorporation, AID The
election, IN the north ward of John Bulie,,, Jr VIM
Seymour, and 4. ID. NortjsAay, as trustecs IA tie
south ward, Chauncey Davis, and +. :. Lowell. No
tiHrd candidate tavrng Il maturity Of votes a new
election will be held for third officer. Nj. Frank
was chosen Prcsit enl of the board
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06

Attorney General Criitetdenhas hcen despatched
by Tue Governmental Washington, 10 attend at Lock-
port, at the trial of Mcleod 1t is supposed that lie
has been seit, That he may express the opinions of
the government, On any questions Where may be
necessary.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06

An English paper mentions thatonc ofthe
American ships at Calcutta recently landed
Cour hundred tons of ice, which sold at the
wholesale rate OF one. penny Per pound.
netting a profit, exclusive of port duties, OF
upward Of G3,700 sterling.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06

Navigation on lake Michigan is fury opened The
schooner Wisconsin, from Chicago to Twin Rivers,
arrived in our port on Wednesday last; end on the
fol owing day the schooner Michigan, from Chicago
10 MlnllunMnc
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06

DELEGATE TO CoNGREss.-- writer in the last
Madison Express, dominates Col. James Collins Of
IoWa,as the whg candidate for delegate TO Congress
The Chicago Democrat. (Which can't recognise
authority on the other side of This question, says
g Gen. Geo. " Jones is to be the democratic ca..-
ddate for Congress from Wisconsin. II viii lie re-
collected that he was defeated by Judge Doty the
ground hat he was no democrat. The judge is now
a whig and many who supported Judge D are now
calling upon the General for an opportunity to sup
port him a sIandercd and prosecuted man. Not
Wthstandng the assertion ofthe Democrat is pos
we think It's correctness depends very much upon
circumstances. Should Gov. Dodge be removed to
make room for Judge Doty, the voice Of an injured
territory" Will probably go up a emphatic
manner than BY the election of Gen. Jones
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06

Southport, (YV. H. april c, 1871.

Gen. DANIEL IIUGuMN. of this Town, has been APP
pointed by the President Marshal for The territory of
Wisconsin, vice, Edward James, Mineral Point.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06

The steamboat Lamplghter recently lost,
whilst passage from Mobile Bay TO Tampa Bay
and OF the whole crew and passengers, but SIX
saved. II appears whilst on HE passage she broke
her shlft, and in consequence cast her anchors to
ait for assistance Assistance not arri> Wing two or
three Of The persons on board took small boat and
started in search of relief The boat was gone some
time and when returned, trace of the amplight-
er could he found. The six persons ho We're saved
were picked upon tie coast of Florida in an exhaust
ed condition. and from them the fate of the steamboat
was learned. 1t appears whilst lying there it com
menccd blJwinga gale, when it very shortly became
evident that the boat must go Immediately down
The small boats then launched, and nine per-
sons succeeded in getting in, when the steamer went
down and the balance on board found Watery grave.
Tie boats dri about by the force Of the wind
and Of The nine who embarked, three rcrished from
cold and fatigue The balance finally gained the
shore, where ihey rescued.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06

Territorial CapifoI.-We learn by the
" Wisconsin, Enquirer, that a sale has been
etiectedoi one half of the Territorial bonds,
authorized by the legislature for the COM
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06

TIL following comments On Gen. HARRISON. ..,..
~ra', are ffom The B'Nou Courier a Ieadle ,f.,
olpcr. They show, at least, thai the editor u.
great prodr, c.ions III favor Of the Isinc Pics o..
mas Jefferson;
"lf General Harrison honestly intends
as We have no doubt he does. 10 r. .or,.,
many Of The abuses intri jucci julo ,hcat.
miniStration by his two Immediate p?cd..
cessors which abuses ere Tx, practic.l
effects Of IF Mr.. Jcntyson's doctrines
advise him for even az have right 70
Offer bim adv;co) 10 loegct Mr.. jeff .rsaa
rs quc}, as possible. We do not know Of
asinSIa crccplionaIGci q C ncral Jachga,
or Van Buren, which was not mere car.
rylng oat in practice what Mr.. Jefferson
justified in theory, and would have rcr.
formed. il he had been bold enough to meet
public Indignation, which he forcsaw such
az attempt would provoke"
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06

In the absenc" of all official information fom Wa
shngton, thnk The clcarost conjecture, with re-
gard to the recent dospatches from Washington will
be found in the following article from the New York
| Spectator:
The Case ofMcLeod The newspapers
and the Washington lettcrwriters have
been prolific with sPccuIaions and Sunni
ses during the last ten days, touching the
character Of the dispatches brought to Mr.
Fox by the steamship President, in regard
to the case Of Mcleod. There is gene
raj agreement in every circle, that the Bri-
fish Government has determined to assume
the entire responsibility of the attack upon
the Caroline, and that her shield is to be
nterposed for the protection Of Mcleod,
| charged by "the people Of the state Of
New York" with the murder of the ualor-
tunate man who fell il the Melee.
Such, doubtless is the fact, and the dcs-
patches received by Mr. Fox unqucstiona-
bly, relate in chief to this matter The
next point Of consideration is the tone Of
these dispatches. Rumor has made that
tone lofty and belligerent; and such is the
commendaOle circumSpection with which
cabinet discussions are now conducted, that
although the writer has been an attentive
observer Of men aud things at Washington
for month past, he has been able to OBJ
tain no hint, even Of semi official char
actcT, either 10 sustain or inVaidale the ru-
NOR. But, while at Washington, the wri-
ter received letter from a distin Euished
American gentleman, in London, dated on
the 9th Of February, which together with
limitations that have dropped from the
British legislature at Washington, leave no
doubt as to the entire character Of the dcs-
patches in question.
From the American Cabinet the public
may rely upon it, there will be no prcn1a-
ture disclosures; but we nevertheless en-
terrain no doubt that whenever these dis
closures Go come to light, It viii appear
first, that the British Government ayows
the capture and destruction of the Caroline
as lis own act. 1t demands the rClease OF
Mcleod. The demand, though pcrempto-
ry, is made in terms perfectly &C urteous.
Her Majcsty's Government hopes that it
will be received and responded TO, in
manner that will render it unnecessary to
order the withdrawal Of her minister from
the Government of the United States.
Such, we doubt not, is tenor. in brief, Of
the dispatch from Mr.. Fox, which, for Sc
vera days past, has been the subject Of
earnest cabinet consideration at Washing
ton. Meantime we feel no hesitation in
expressing ouf beilet that Mr.. Fox has al
ready in his possession the order of the
Government 10 demand his passports and
withdraw from the scat Of Government, |
whenever the demand shall he refused.
Such we believe to be the position Of this
vexatious question at Washington.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06

made, the matter assumes a new aspect.
and the relation Of the parties is changed.
Il the foregoing positions are correct, a
demand Of the British government for the
release of Mcleod, will not be deemed ex-
traordnary or unjostiiabe. 1t is indeed
no less than an act of justice on the part
of England towards one Of ncr subjects, to-
demand his deliverance, since the govern
mcnt declares his act its own act. Nor
will it be thought strange in this view of
the matter, If MIR. Fox should demand his
passports, and return TO England, provided
our government refuses to surrender Nc
Leod. Whether these positions arc cor
rect or not, will in due time, apPcar-t1s
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06

The case Of Mcleod Maj Gen Scott,
and U. S. Attorney General Crtlcnden,
have both passed through our city this
week, on their way from Washington to
the Northern frontier. They will probably
be in attendance at the trial of Mcleod.
which opens at Lockport next week. Iii
intmated, however, that the trial will not
be consummated at this Court, as Mcleod
will require a commission to take the tcs-
timony Of Captain Drew, now in England,
to prove that he Mel } had nothing 10 do
with the destruction Of the Caroline. OF
course, delay must ensue.
Nothing authentic has transpired With
regard to the state ofnegotiatons at Wash
ington. It's pretty certain that the British
Ambassador has formally demanded the
liberation Of Mcleod, and that our Gov
eminent has replied that the demand can
not, at any rate, IN the present state Of
affairs, be complied with. We believe,
however, that he correspondence has been
conducted in kindly feeling, and with per-
feet good temper Gen. Scott and Mr..
Crittcndcn attend tnc trial at Lockport TO
act on behalf Of the United States should
circumstances render any such action nee
essarv. We hope it can thclc be made APP
parent hat Mcleod was not engaged in The
Burning of the Caroline, If such were the
fact, and that he will be promptly set at
liberty.-[N New Yorker.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06

The Committee appointed by Tie tegis-
laturc at the last session 10 examine INTO
the affairs of the Mineral Point Bank, have
performed their drty and made report
According TO their report, the liabilities Of
the Bank, arc IN amount S230, $40 90, and
its assets $3.50, 1874 l0.-The circulation
is 500, $40 90, and the specie on hand
&26, o07 %. a person wou.G suppose that
the Bank could redeem all lis liabilities,
from this statement, and possibly it can
but we are inclined to think il viii not, ar
less such a course should be for the parti-
cular interest OF those who owa the Bank
The institution will probably go which
ever way the interest of the stockholders
dictates, and upon so insecure q support
we are glad that among US there is SO title
of the money in circulation, that il lost il
cannot be much.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06

Gen. Scott, il is stated, is on his way
the Canadian frontier, 10 prevent any .
turbancc that may grow out Of Mel
trial at Lockport. \ more iudiciou-
son could scarcely be found for such
Guilty. Mr.. Critenden. the Attorney Ga
neral, it is also said, will be present al ;~-
trial on behalf Of the United States.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06

The following is an extract frou Letter TO the
editor OF tie Milwaukee Courier, dated
DETRoiT, March Is, 1871.
The notes Of the Bank Of Michigan pass
bat slowly here, AT present. Some Of the
merchants take them at 81 cents on The
dollar. They are, however, taken with
reluctance even at that rate"
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06

"TVhal Shadocs ne are wtat shGdous IRE
pursue. 1t is stated on good authority,
that Judge Barbour, whose recent deccasr
at Washington was so sudden. wrote a let
ter TO his family on the evening Of his
death. He stated to them that he was ne
YER better, and his prospect Of returning
10 his home 10 Virginia 10 him was delight
fu. The mail following the one which
conveyed his letter. carried the heart rem
ding intelligence Of his death.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-04

formation and rational entertainment does not
almost any one Of them--eyen the least conspi-
cuous--carry home to the firesde of the remote
lnhabltant OF the country! II costs him dollar
10 go 70 one OF our city theatres, and assist for
'hree or Tour hours at a pretty Indifferent repre-
sen'ation OF, in general, an ordinary play. For
twice that amount the publisher of his newspa-
per furnishes him Tor whole year with weekly
admission TO Tire great world spectacle, 10 which
! have alluded. He listens TO the debat, in Par
lament and Congresses; the palaces and council
rooms OF Princes are laid open 10 him; he wit
nesses the tumult Of contested elections, the
shock OF conlendlng armies engaged upon the
field OF battle. The progress of letters and the
arts, the stirring incidents OF private life, come
IN as interludes. Considered as a mere enter
Iainment, how much superior is this vast and
sacred panorama TO the empty pageantry of the
INITIATIVE stage. IL has sometimes been said
that the citizens Of the United States have no
relish Tor amusement This great world specta-
Gle, gentlemen, which is regularly furnished by
newspapers. is the principal amusement Of the
American people, What makes it far more in
eestlng ls that the spectator is also at the same
tune, an actor. The same convenient sheet
which spreads out weekly upon every village
tsble summary of the affairs of the whole con-
Temporary world also informs the citizens when
Nae electioni As coming on al his own door, and
When ne may have delightful excitement OF
voting n or voting out his neighbor; or, better
still, of being voted in or voted out himself as
the fiat of the sovereign people may decide
Independent, however of this consideration, the
value Of the general diffusion of knowledge,
which is chiefly effected by the newspaper press,
can hardly be overrated. There can he little
risk in saying, that without the facilities for con
veying information, which are afforded by the
joint action of the great modern improvements
in locomotion and printing, the exigence of ire
publican government among population so
thinly scattered as ours, over so vast territory,
would have been entirely impossible"
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-04
THE KNOUT.
VI VII
nal.

An article in the last New Monthly Magazine,
entitled Russia in ls4l, thus describes the
Knout:
"The Governor Of Moscow kindly directed
one of his aids-de-camp to conduct me over the
prison. Having Inspected the establishment in
all its details was about to depart, when my
cicerone pointed TO two men who had just en-
tered the vestibule of the prison DO you see
those men p said he: they are our execution
ers. 1t is they who innict the punishment at the
knom, which you have doubtless often heard OF ;
looked at the twomcn Both were tall and ro-
bust and altogether their appearance rescmbled
the common class ofthe Russian pcasantry the
one had black and iheother red beard. They
wore loose cloth pantaloons, with their boots
drawn over them The other portions of their
dress consisted of colored striped blouse, and
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-04
THE NEWSPAPER PRESS.

The following eloquent passage is taken from
an address recently delivered in Jefferson Col
lege, Louisiana, by Professor Everett
An orator in the British Parliament, for ex-
ample, finishes his speech at o'clock in the
morning, and at eight receives IL in his news
paper with his morning meal, reported IN full,
and ready TO be hurried on the wings of steam
more swift than those of the wind-to the re-
hottest corners of the globe. Though his voice
is heard by only two or three hundred persons,
he speaks, in fact TO all his countrymcn, far and
near-to foreign nations--to the world. BY the
Joint result of these two prodigious inventions,
stage is erected in every printing office, around
which the whole contemporary race is assembled
as an audience. In this country alone there are
already more than Two thousand What spec
taclc of wonders What potent machinery for
GOOD and evil! | know the abuses that belong
to this system--that are, perhaps in greater or
less degree, inseparable from il. ! am aware OF
the frivolous and even mischlevous character OF
much of the popular literalure--of the narrow
ness and coarscness, ! may say, brutality--ot
portion Of the public press, without distinction
of party. Yet, with all its faults, of omissions
and commissions, how much really valuable
matter is, after all, 10 be found in these brief
chronicles Of the times! How much useful IN
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-04

THE COAHOMA LYNCHERS.

Our readers may remember the account published
some weeks since Of the death of a large number of
miscreants in Arkansas by the Iawlcss act of band
oflynchers. A late number of the Arkansas Gazette
contains full description OF the outrage and murder
II is stated that most of the lynchels were the former
associates oftheir Victims and that they combined 10
murder them and drive them of in order possess them
selves their property appears tina, the murder
the ynchers have driven the women aud children from
Their homes IN Coahoma county, burned their houses
and sold their lands and property under ''sham udg-
men,s" Judge Lacy, of the Supreme Court OF Ar
kansas, and some of the most respectable citizens,
have been threatened with death If they attempt 10
,hings, truly IN o. Bee. '"''''ioh OF
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-04

CHRONOLOGICAL OFFICE of Dr. HERNIS,
L (tfom Paris,) on Pennsylvania avenue, nearly
opposite Browns and Ga,sby's hotels, at Mrs. Mid
detons.
Examinations of the head, with descriptions of cha
Tacter and talents be obtained every hour in the
day and the evening. Childrens heads examined,
with regard to their capacities, education, and qualif
cations for business or professions, at half price
The object and of Phrenoogy is to make each
individual acquainted with all the powers of his mind
that he may he able judciousy TO choose a
profession, avocation, or business, to which he is nau
rally adapted to enable parents TO judge of the proper
education of their children, &c.
N. B. Ladies and parties visited if desired at their
own residences Oct 23-6t