Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-08-24

intimate relation of cause and effect h"si nave been
tightly gratify ing to his whig friends. IL was the
,sual arqumCut of The moonshine mongcTs. That
he country was prosperous when Gen. Jackson came
MO power, that Gen Jackson had aihDitiouS views
md as he could not convert the Umleu SUES DanN
ITO an engine for his own ADVANCEMENT; "lot he
VS. determined destroy it, that he dId destroy II,
tina the country fell into pecunlary distress Nithl
trahof evils that it was occasioncd by me oesunc-
ion o the United States Bank, and that Gen Jack
the destroyer of the prosperity of his coun-
try. VIII the evidence before us OF The fate OF The
late Unite States Bank and the unparaiIeI icd d!shI,
esy Gifts Ulcers W no the officers OF The old
}ank, Ih tine against zen. Jackson Will no doubt
have its full Wight. The agei too far advanced in
wisdom with reward 10 The United States Bark
well as Bank laundering generally, for such non.
sense 10 have effect. The subtreasury was Handled
without gloves, with the same argument tilal every
school-hoy in the country knows the iallacy Of
After demoIshlng Gen. jackson, Mr. Van Buren,,
and some other great as we'll as some great mea-
sures, Mr.. Am III came nearer homo. He spoke of
GOV. Dodge. and did NOT believe that he dared not
from the force public opinion speak otherwise than
he did, should give him great credit for cand0r; bnt
he could not take the citadel of the peoples affection
by Storm, and he obliged 10 approach II cautious
~ Although the wing press have been endeayor-
ing since ms rcnoval, 10 Impeach the character and
tame OF Coy Dodge, Mr.. Arnold said he was brave
ana heTitnrIous soldier in the field wise and pru-
dent in the council lha, in defending The soil
OF our territory from savage foe he had won him
self honorable lauros which would exist with the
Governor
he had won an increased rcputation which remained
unsulcd lie did no. lay 20 his charge sing fault
and when he come 10 account for his removal he
could only say, tn at HE WAS A PROMINENT
DEMOCRAT these were his words. Listen to it
people Of Wisconsin,; Mr.. Arnold says he was
FAITHFUL, he was EFFICIENT, but HE WAS
PROMINENT DEMOCRAT, for which alone he
was removed. There can be no comment f,rcibIe
enough 10 add 70 the simple truth which Mr.. Arnold
perhaps inadvertently, gave expression in these
words. Honesty and efficiency all the people
of Wisconsin wanted in their Governor. They en-
lnyed il III the person of their late Governor bun it
ayaed nothing; the sin of Democracy must be pun
lshe0, whatever The people mig hi lose. Democrats if
you TO be lrampled down for opinions sake for
chcrshing and unfolding the principle which your
conscience dictates and sanctions, VIII you neglect
avail yourselves of the rebuke ofihe ballot box VIII
you not through that medium tell The persec utos of
your principle that you dare be free, and that You
Will uphold honesty and efficiency, even though at
Tackled 10y those in power.
After eNhaustlng all his power of persuasion
Mr. Arnold narrowed The subject down 10 this: That
principle called upon The Wings 10 support him. and
interest upon all others. ] have spoken with regard
| to the extent Wigs are called upon by principle 10
support Mr. Arnold, considering his intimate relation
10 Doly. The question of interest is but pary cleo
tioneering trick, and were it otherwise II oupht IN
bring down The indignation of every honest freeman
upon Tie heads of those, who, Mr. Arnold tells rs
will be guided by such unpatrotc and nnti-Amercnn
views, IN their relations with territory. Il NAV
be So though as il would he but piece with The re-
mo> al of Dodge. Mr. Arnold tells u.s. that if we ex
pect any thing from the general COY eminent il must
be through the agency of ring delegate. The 70
Vernment has every disposition 10 comply with our
wants, but however honest, how ever upriph n dele
gale We my send 10 Washington, unless he be a
Uh AT the hands of wings he receive nothing
He regretted that il so, II was icrOng but 81 II
Nj Arnold C ais upon the people 10 sustain
IN his election that which he acknowledges tcr0ng
10 sustain by their votes prescription for opuious
sake, ana TO acknow ledge that they are ready to 81
crlce their principle 10 their interest an interest
I'M lapt
pic Of Wisconsin, will you do il. TO show howe
the lallacy of this catch word of interest need
on say, that the great head Of The wing party Hem
ry Clay, IN the Senate Of the United States dc.
nounccd the settlers on the public lands as Land
Pirates, who had not shadow Of right 10 a preemr.
ton the land they claimed, and ought TO be com
PEELED to pay for abandon 1t once IS lille on the
cher hand, Thomas ii. Benton, the champion of de-
Ocracy. with The true democratic spirit has been
the able advocate of interests and the father
cftho presumption system. Mr. Arnold SAID further
If Gov. Dodge should be By the peolle 10 Wash
Ingon, that IN the Senate Senators Benton and Linn
would he his warm friends, which would insure the
defeat Of his endcavors for tho good of The territory
because. senator's Benton and Linn are dcuorrats
Had not heard these admissions on the part of Mr.
Arnold, could not have believed them admissions
involving the honor and honesty of the nhie party
as they do Doubling the truth of them myself /
cannot conceive the design OF MIR Arnold in making
hcm,unless he thought the people had Itlc virtue
so lutlc principle that was only necessary 10 alarm
them the of interest bring about his ends
Mr.. Arnold continued on this subect, AS further rea-
son against the election Offen. Dodge that rs DODGE
and Doty were enemies, should Dodge 90 10 Wash
ngton "Doy would throw stumbling blocks in his
W0y:' these were the words. Here is Judge Doi,'s
p1triotism demolished alta blow. Dodge efforts Tor
the good or the territory ould be likely be dcfea
ted by Doty. What picture of the influence of sci
fish ami personal hostility of feeling in opposition IL
The public good, yet NJ. Arnold calls IN N rs 10 s,,s
tain him and through him, Judge Doty
Mr. Arnold alluded TO his opposition last winter
IN the Council, 10 the bill which passed the House
OF imposing restrictions the bank
OF Mineral Point He did not for it because h.
ID not Ntt% rt@ht 10 tlRh7 so Lfie an institution
by rs Pr0cs1o3S, 'oeTe $tood ai0uc the rritoy or
IN other words, rs the bank stood alone, and furnish
ell The whole circulation ofthc west it should be loft
IN undIslurdcd possession of its right 10 su indie
which privilege 1t awaited itself Of by suspendiuu
specie payments, the moment it became evident tat
lhc phi winch Mr. Arnold opposed, could not pass
Mr.. Arnold Passed RAPIDLY over some charges tha;
had been made against his official acts and exclaimed
them away perhaps, rs satisfactorily as mere words
could do 1t. lie denounced bitterly The press for
daring 10 expose to the people the character of tho
man they He'd upon 10 support but finally con
graduated himself because of tier opposition He
was sorry the wings had but press the Madison
Express. which he said had but little influence. He
sand that ali The people had 10 do was with his Official
ana public character with his private character they
had nothing therefore although thai had been assa
ed he would not endeavOr TO clear The char
gcs which had been preferred. The character of q
representative is n pretty good criterion of the noodle
who send him Have We not got an upright AMI
moral people, and If grave charges have been pre-
erred against Mr. Arnold's moral character is II not
his duty 10 dhprovc them TO the people Fiji cas
Tor hIm to do II, and no doubt il they are untrue
does he not by his silence tacitly admit them.
mere are paris Of the speech which | should he
Ia aucc 10 at more length but as Won viii conclr9,
IN all conscience my communcaitoni. long enougb
| viii subscribe myself SEVENTY GIT
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