Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-02-01

Our neighbor of the American has become en-
trely out of patience with us. He charges us with
long catalogue of delinquencies and upbraids the
Telegraph because the finances of the county are
badly manag ed-because forged county orders have
been palmed on the treasurer-roads laid out and
damages assessed, and sundry other wrongs and
mislemeanors inflicted upon the people. But the
most uicrous of all is the editor of the American
comp'1ins that do not notice him. In his paper
rha 7'u INST he says, 'no notice whatever has
rcen allen by the Telegraph Of the remarks, which
W mad" last week on this subject" County gov
crnmcnH Now by what rule OF editorial courtesy
does the \ naroan suppose us bound, to notice
whteycr article he chooses opublsh in his paper!
Certainly The American must have an exraordna-
" ambition for noorety in editorial war-week
after week he has thrown the gauntlet, and be-
cause we only smiled at his folly, and showed no
nrlinaton to enter the lists of strife he heralds
his complaint before the public, that ire do not no.
tic him! Perhaps it was unkind in us to suffer so
many weeks TO pass without bestowing so much
rs passing notice, on some of the many delecta-
DE articles which have appeared in the American
written apparently for the especial benefit of the
Telegraph. Whether we shall sin so heinously
again in future, will depend very much upon the
amount of our spare time and paper.
But we are not disposed to trfe with our ne gh-
b,r of the American: he is a man of honesty and
Of literary requirements therefore it is not through
fear of falling into bad company, that we have
hitherto declined noticing him. If one half the
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we should indeed be unworthy of good company.
We of course cannot be expected to answer to all
the charges he has preferred agains the Telegraph,
for the reason that it would not only take up an I'M
pardonabe amount of space in our paper, but at the
zane time would be disproying allegations, which
the people Of this county already know full well are
groundcss.
The editor complains of the iniquity of our coun-
" system-of the frauds and impositions which are
pracised upon the people, and talks if the Tele-
graph had never uttered word against the exist
ing system of county government. Now for the
benefit of the Editor of the American we will IN
form him that while yet he was engaged in other
avocations, than that of conductor of public
journal, and that while the press upon which the
American Is now printed, was Queuy SlunDerlng
in a lumber garrett in the city of Buffalo, we de-
nounced again and again the county government
system. During the session OF the legislature last
winter, we scarcely allowed week TO pass with
ont bringing this subject through the columns oft
Telegraph before the people, and urging upon
them the Importance of a change. The Legislature
did change the system of county government
That the Telegraph was in any way instrumental
in bringing about this result, we do not pretend tc
say. BY an act of the legislature the county gov
eminent system expires the first day of Apri
next, in such counties as have voted 10 adopt the
new sys,em.-The County Of Racine voted amos
unanimously for the change-an abstract OF the
vote has been presented to the legislature Now
what more does the editor of the American want
Is he not satisfied that the death warrant of tn,
monster is sealed or does he wish to make wa
upon dead carcass doomed to It's fate by the free
men of Racine countyl
If the editor of the American has facts in his pos
session, in relation TO conduct of reprehensible
criminal character in any of our county officers, h
doubtless VIII confer favor on the public, by ma