Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-12-27

I Below will be found the copy of the memorial
adopted by the Council and House Of Representa-
tives asking the President 70 remove J. D. Doty
from the office of Governor. The unanimity with
which the memorial was adopted in both Houses,
can but have an influence with the President-po-
ltcal or party considerations Gould not have dcta-
ted it; nothing but sense of the utter unworthi-
ness of Doty hold his present official station,
could have called forth such unanimity of action
among body of legislators, many of whonJ
are a, antpodes on the great political questions
the day Ii the will of our Legislature furnishes
any index to the will of the people, then certainly
there is scarcely case on record where public:
officer was ever odious TO SO large majority
than Doty. =
MEMORIAL.
OfMe Council and House Of Representatives Of the
Terrifory of Wisconsin, to the President Of the
United States praying for the rcmOral Of JAMES
d. Dory, from the office Of Goeenor Of said. Ter
ritory
To his }ExceIency JOHN TYLER, President of
the United States.
Your memorialsts beg most respectfully to rep
resent that they find themselves placed IN most
extraordinary and embarrassing situation. The
members of the Council and House of Representa-
tives were elected by the people ct the territory at
a general election HOLDEN pursuant 20 law, OH ue
fourth Monday of September last, and on the fifth
dav of December instant, the day appointed by law
for the meeting of The Legislative Assembly assem-
bed at the Capitol in Madison, to transact the usu-
al business of Legislature
The two Houses proceeded te organize In the
usual mode, and hen chose joint committee to-
wait on his Exceency the Governor, ard inform
him of our organization. and that were ready TO
receive any communication he mi CHIT have to make
to us; this committee proceed to discharge the duty
assignnd them, and were informed by the Govern
OF u lhft not concelving that the Legislature had
anv rgiiI by law TOY meet az the present time, he
had no communication to make to them. The
committee reported this fact 10 The f~o houses, and
YOUR memoriaists found themselves in tie easssGf~
binary position of two branches of Legislature at
tempting to hold session, and he third branch,
the Governor refusing his cooperation. In ,e opili-
ion of many members Of the two Houses, the Leg
islative functions OF your memoraIIsS suspen-
drd by the refusal of the Governor to meet with
them, and that no business can be trausacted.--
Your memoralists need not enlarge upon the
barrassmen;s and confusion which will be created
by reason of not holding session of the Ldeisia-
ture at the usual time, upon the great increase
of power which that circumstance will occasion.
If the facts above set forth, constituted the only
rausc of complaint which your nieInoralists and the
people of the territory have against their Governor,
your rnemorali*s might not have addressed your
Excelcncy upon lhe present occasion, but have
Borne with whatever Of patience they could bring
to their aid, this abnse Of power But your memo
Yialsts represent that his conduci both before and
since his appointment 10 he Office he now fills has
been sutio : destroy in almost tn entire popa-
iaiop Of The TERRITORY, MI confidence In him as a
man and public officer.
Your ncmorinIists are informed that numerous
charges have been made against him, viii, lie
proofs sustain them are now ~ the possess .l o'
your EXcellency.
Your memnraists would most respectfully can
your Exceencys attention To the charges aud
proofs and also to his recent attempt corrupt The
commissioner of public buildings in order to get
that officer dismiss the suits at law now pending
against him to recover large sums Of money whhh
he has received on behalf of the Terrtorv andsTe-
fuses pay, that fact is forth in The report of
the commissioner herewith suhmitted and to which
we respectfully call the attention Of your Excelen.
cy.
For the reasons above set forth we respectfully
yet earnestly request your ExceFIency remove
JAMES D. DRY from the office of Governor of the
Territory Of Wisconsin,
1t is with extreme regret that your memoriafsts
have been forced the extremity of making this
representation and request, and we assure your Ey-
celiency that nothing short OF the belief that on dr-
ty requires us to take the course we have aioDted
would have induced us to address this memorial to
your LXcetlency. We assure your ExceIencv fnr-
Their, that the removal of the Governor is demanded
by almost the entire population of the Territory and
the only measure which can restore peace and
harmony to the people.
And your memorialists, as in duty bound, will
ever pray.