Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-01-18

BREAKERS AHEAD.-Every weeks observation
teaches US, that there is in this Territory knot of
political wire-workers, who are resolved to plumber
the people. Recent disclosures have tended to
confirm apprehensions which we have before en-
tertalned. Now that the project of the Milwaukee
and Rock River Canal is being exploded, another
swarm of hungry spectators are determined, to
get the residue of the canal lands into their posses
sion, and aggrandlze their interests at the ex-
pense OF the Territory. Developments have re-
Gently been made of combination, which has been
formed for this object. We are indebted to the
Milwaukee Courier, for several important particu-
lars connected with this scheme of plumber, which
has been concocted in Milwaukee county, and
which Is now perfecting at Madison. The great
object OF the scheme Is, to obtain a charter from
the Legislature for company, under the specious
title Of the 'Farmers and Mechanics Associations"
the capital of said company to be based upon the
canal lands The company to be invested with
the sole power and control of the canal lands, by
which they may be enabled to raise funds.
Thus it will be seen that while the people are
laboring to rid themselves of the canal
scheme, another evil of infinitely greater magni
,ude, in state of preparation to be inflicted
upon them. We look with some anxiety to the &C
ton of the legislature, as we are informed that a
strong effort is about to be made through the nhu-
of lobbies and other MEANS to force this cum
ningy devised measure through that body. New
ertheless will not dlstrus the honesty, int gritty,
and patriotism of our legislators in this NATTER UNI
I'll we have some demonstrations that they regard
the project with favor. Especially do we look to
the members in both branches of the legislature
from this County, for firm and manly resistance
to every scheme, which has for its object the crea-
ton OF any monopoly of the character to which we
have alluded. With the people-with the honest of
all parties, there can be but one opinion with re-
gard to building up in midst, a.mammoth mo-
nopoy at the expense of the Territory. The issue
remains to be tested whether the legislature, will
act in obedience to the will of the people, whe-
Their they will prostitute themselves to the uses of
ambitious and designing men.
That we have scores of dishonest public men
IN this Territory, no one who is at all acquainted
with political history will presume to deny
Nor will we pretend that there are not some who
have assumed the livery of Democracy, that cannot
be trusted. Whatever may be the consequences,
we shall at all times fearlessly wage war with cor
ruption in high places, and pursue the political
blacklegs that infest Territory with untiring
vigilance. The people have important duties de-
volvng upon them-they should exercise greater
caution and more discrimination, in the selection
OF candidates for office. NTultitudes of broken
down politicians many of whom have ended their
public career in iniamy and disgrace in the older
states, have this Territory for the purpose
of retrieving their political fortunes and to live by
the trade of politics. Such men the people should
be slow to trust-they make the most Improbable
kind of public agents. We in the past history
of legislation in this Territory, the necessity of ha-
wing of tried honesty and of stern integrity, to
look after the public welfare. That man who
makes the pursuit of office trade, should be re-
garded a nuisance in the fold of Democracy and
discountenanced in the assemblys of the people.