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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-05-21
From TIE ''tNIThD STATES"
Poetry Of the Flowers
BY CLIFTON.
COCEOO-WOOD Emblem,
'lhankiiliuess.

This early spring flower springs up
with its sweet, fresh blossoms, throughout
the woods and meadows. The two DIFF
lercnt shades which color il, are very de-
Iirate, and produce an agreeable effect.
At night, it folds its slight flowers as lin
sleep, and opens them again with the
dawn Of day; from which circumstances,
it has been said to worship the Almighty.
The Cuckoo flower flourshes in themost
desert places, and is unnjured by the Sc
vcrcst climate. 1t only blossoms in the
spring,
When daises pied, and yioIcts blue,
And Cuckoo buds OF yellow hue,
Do paint the meadows with delight.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-05-21
GLOVE TREE.-Em5lem, Folly.

CEOt l. hE1.--Li1Ottm, Olly.
The Glove Tree is a delightful aromat-
ic-verv common in tropical climates. 1t
is worn in some Of the West India Islands
as a mark Of dignity.
COLUMBTNE.-Emblc Folly
Reason and Folly and Beauty, they say
Went on party Of pleasure one day;
Folly played around the maid,
The bells Of his cap rung merly out,
While reason took 10 his sermon book
Oh which was the pleaSaner, no one need doubt
CoNyOLyOLUS-M GLORY
Emblem, Captivatlon.
This beautiful flower opens its delicate
ly woven petals of pink, p'sgl and white
with the first breath of the nfprning-but
the blossoms are very short lived, only
lastinga few hours.
On the whitening flower
The killing sun shines ightly.-SuFLLEr.
There are many varieties Of the Con-
yolvolus-the most remarkable Of which,
is the Ipomea or Scarlet Convolvolus,
described by the poets as CamaIata or
Lovers Crceper The author of Lalla
Poolh, mentions it in his description Of
the vaIy of gardens, where ''every pre-
cious flower was to be found that poetry.
or love, or religion has ever consecrated,
from the dark iiyacinth to which Ilaiez
.sx-~Esg distress hair, to the CANA
# D.. nv blossoms the heaven
ed."
s. = 0CamaIata, may also mean mytholo-
pical plant, by which all desires are gran
ted ,o such as inhabt the heaven of India
and if ever a flower was worthy oil Para
disc, it is our charming lpomea."
SIR II. JONES.
CARDINAL FLOWER, SCARLET
Emblem, Splendid Beauty.
Beautiful and radiant slIl!
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-01-25
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE.

We present our readers with such matters of le-
glslatlve proceeding appear to be most interest
ing. The question of the adoption of State Gov
eminent, is now fairly before the House. A dis
cussion in the House the question of print
ing an extra number of the report of the committee
on Territorial Affairs, who have made report ad-
verse to the adoption of State Government Mr..
BrunSon, said he was prepared to PROVE that there
was not an estimate in the report of the committee
which was correct and he pledged himself to 90
into the matter at large, whenever the proper time
arrived. MI. EuiS, the Chairman of the Commit
tee and author of the report replied that he would
take issue with Mr. Brunson, as to the correctness
OF the report, and he pledged his reputation to
and answer the gentleman from Crawford
Mr.. James, presented petition from inhabitants
from Racine county, praying for the creation of a
new town within the limits of the county.-NIr.
Strong, presented petition from the citizens of
Milwaukee, praying the Legislature to repeal the
charter of the Wisconsin Marine and Fire Insur-
ance Company. Mr.. Upham, presented remon-
STRANGE against the aforesaid repeal
In the House Mr.. Batchelder presented petition
from the inhabitants of Salem in the County of Ra-
clne for division of the Town:-also an abstract
OF the votes cast in Racine and Walworth counties,
Tor and against change in County governments
also petitions of the inhabitants Of Racine and Wal
worth counties, for the repeal of the law regulating
toll for grindng:-also, to erect mill-dam across
Fox River.-Mr. Brunson from a committee on
Schools, presented report the subject of Uni
versty,:-aso Bill providing for the formation of
University.
Gov. Doty has transmitted message to the
Council, In relation to misrepresentation made by
MIR. Strong, In his late Speech in that body
Whether the language of Mr. Strong was justified
by the facts of the not will be made to ap-
pear In future. The course pursued by the Gov
In this case however, is rather unprecedented in
Legislative usages.
The contested seat of Mr.. Bronson, by Mr.. La
Chapelle, is engaging the attention of the House
final decision of the is expected in a few days
Bill has been introduced in the Council ask
ing for an incorporation of Company, for the i'm
provement of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. The
capital stock of the Company to be $50, OOO one
half to be taken by the Territory, and the other
half by private individuals
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-01-25

BENEvoLENcE.-Asa specimen of the benevolent
character of our population, it may be remarked
that each ofthe religious denominations in this vii
vage-Baptlst, Congregationalist, Episcopalian,
and Methodist. have recently given donation
party to their respective clergymen. The total
amount donated by the friends of the four denomi-
nations, was !S7l0. When it is remembered that
our village is comparatively of but recent existence,
and that the great majority of our population have
but recently settled in this portion of the West this
indication of christian iberaity, speaks we'll for
the moral and benevolent character of the people.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-01-25

HE WING PARTY AND PRESIDENT TYLER-It is
rather lndlcrous to see with what pertinacity, some
OF the Wing party in Congress, strive to charge
the political sins of President Tyler upon the Dem
ocrats Recently during discussion on the Ia
riff, Mr.. Anterior of New Hampshire, took occa-
sion to contrast the estimated expenditures of the
present administration, with the expenditures of the
former administrations hereupon MIR. Arnold a
wing member from Tennessee replied as follows:
Whose administration, asked Mr.. Arnold was
this Was it Wing administration? He denied
it. 1t had not the lenst tncture of a Wing admins
tration about It, 1t true that the people thought
they had effected a revolution in 1910. They had
turned Martin Van Buren, out of power with ind gna-
ton, and contempt; but there the matter had
ended. The wings thought they had effected revo-
luton; but, by an nscruable dispensaon of Provi-
dence, the Government had again fallen into the
hands OF modern democracy; and the efforts of the
Representatives of the people had been paravzed by
an Executive who now stood surrounded nv that de-
rnocracy. which rose here in this IIouse and ran par
aels between the expenditures of the administration
of Martin Van Buren, and that of John TYLER who
was in point of fact worse loco foco than Martin
Van Buren, had eve: been. He (Mr. A.. denied that
he. or his party were accountable for this The
Wings accountable for it! Where was Generul
Harrison's cabinet? There was only one of them
LELAND that one in so questionable a shape" that
he (Nlr. AZ had mind"' to sp ,ak to him."
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-01-25

RAIL ROAD MEETNG--A convention of dele
gates from different portions of this Territory, and
number of delegates from Iowa Territory, was
held at Madison on the 18th inst, for the purpose
of taking into consideration the construction of
railroad from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi
river. The convention adopted memoir al to the
Legislature of this Territory, asking the adoption Of
such measures of legislation, as will ensure the
construction of the aforesaid road. The subject OF
appropriating the canal lands to aid in the con-
struction of rail road was discussed. BYRON
KILBoURN, the chief captain of the Canal Company,
being called upon for an opinion in the case, ex-
pressed his willingness to have the canal lands ap.
piled to the building of the proposed rail road
Should the canal lands be applied to this object, the
Canal Company will probably be among the first to
embark in the rail road enterprise. Several gen.
tlemen of the convention however were of the OPT
Mon that the rail road mi ght be constructed with
out the aid of the canal lands-they supposed
that capitalists could be found who would
be willing to subscribe for the stock and that it
would prove profitable investment.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-01-25

MILWAUKEE COUNTY MEETING.-A public meet
ing was held on Saturday the 18th instant, at the
Court House in the village of Milwaukee, at which
the several towns in the county mostly repre-
sented. The object of the meeting was for the
purpose of giving an expression, relative to the
Milwaukee and Rock River Canal, and the con-
tempated "Association, which certain individuals
design to get incorporated during the present ses-
sion of the Legislature resolutions which
adopted at the meeting, on the subject of the
canal are the same in substance as those passed at
the previous meetings of the canal settlers, which
were published in the Telegraph--suffice it to say
they condemn the canal project. On the subject of
the contemplated "Association,' the following pro-
ceeding was had:--
- Mr.. Blossom presented and read to the meeting, a
remonsrance to the Legislative Assembly against the
passage of the Bill to incorporate the Farmers and
Mechanics Association or smilat inco -poratons &C.
Which was on motion, adopted by the meeting, and
a committee appointed from each of the towns in the
county to circulate the same
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-01-25

| TERRITORIAL TEMPERANCE CONVENTION AT Ma
DIsoN.-We publish the following account of Ter
ritorial Temperance Convention, held at the Capt.
to on the evening of the 18th inst To prevent
any misapprehensons it may be well to state that
there are two temperance organizations in the Ter
ritory, both claiming to be Territorial Societies.
The first Society of this character was formed at
Troy, Walworth CO. two years ago the present
winter, and will hold its next annual meeting at
Geneva, on Wednesday the 2nd day of February
next. The Territorial Society which recently held
its annual meeting at Madison. was formed at the
Capitol one year ago the present winter.
TEMPERANCE CoNyENrIoN.-The annual meet
Ing OF the Territorial Temperance Convention was
held at the Capiio! in This place Wednesday eve.
ning tast-delegaIes being in attendance from most
oi he counties III the Territory. very interest
ing and ingenious address was delivered bv JOHN
\. SMITH, Esq. of Milwaukee county Some oGlhe
views presented by The speaker. while they had
HE cTedit OF eniire originality, struck peculiar
~ forclbie, ana we should be glad them dis
semInaied, As we think they would be likely 10 In
dure new tram of thought upon the subiect of the
SUBJECT OF The great Importance of the Temperance
cause and have The effect Of stirring up greater
activity. from the glorious consequences ia phys-
cal and moral point of view Which the plainly
showed must be the result, the friends of this great
moral enterprise. The leading idea of Mr.. Smith
VAS, land he added many facts to substantiate his
pcsiiion) that following any great moral reformation
or revolution, was always some very important
achIeH ement IN the arts and sciences, calculated
benefit and elevate the condition of mankind-and
that The destruction of intemperance could not but
be followed, as from the midst Of men would then
be removed the biIghtng and destroying influences
CT ths vice. and their physical and moral energies be
ie' 10 proper and more efficient exercise by some
great intellectual achievements We cannot ex
pee, DO Justice 10 ibe views of the speaker and
snali not attempt to give auy more than a general
view Oh ms deas-which indeed is all mat is neces-
cuated. ~ ~
AMER me address had been delivered resolution
was ohsred by the Rev. James E. Quaw. in sub
stance iha' was inconsistent with the temperance
f;oaps e LOT temperance men TO sanction in any way
licenses to sell intoxicating drinks.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-01-25

BANK RIOT IN CNcINNATI.-The city of Cincin-
natl on the 18th inst the scene of riot and vo
lence of most dsgraceful character. On the day
of the outbreak the Miami Exporting Bank, stopped
payment and posted up notice that the bank would
resume after the expiration of 20 days. This exas-
perated the people and crowd soon after collected
about the bank-broke in the doors and windows
destroyed every thing in the interior of the building
and scattering the furniture about the streets In
the next place the Exchange Bank, the Cincinnati
Bank, and Lougree's Brokerage, were severally at
tackled and finally shared the same fate as the Mia
mi Exporting Bank. The civil authorities were
unable to quell the rioters, and the supremacy of
the laws was set at defiance by the mob. No doubt
the sins of the Banks Were many and aggravated;
and no doubt the people had suffered much by these
institutions, still the resort to violence cannot be
justified. All the Cincinnati papers, as far as we
can learn, speak in condemnation of this resort to
violence.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-01-25

THE AvAILs OF LABOR IN WIscoNsIN.--Many
people at the East apprehend have but an i'm
perfect idea of the relative difference between the
East and the West in the amount of labor requir-
ed to raise crop of grain. The West furnishes
an abundance of evidence that its soil repays the
laborers toll with far richer harvests than the soil
of the East.--Mr. Strong, of Pleasant Prairie, in
this County, has raised the past season eighteen
Nrdred bushels of grain Mr.. Strong is sirty sears
of age and has performed all the labor of getting in
and harvesting his crops himself without the aid ola
single days labor from any other person except
that he exchanged work few days. Mr.. Strong
says that be worked out more days than he had
days work in return his farm. His eighteen
hundred bushels of grain consists of Wheat, Corn,
and Oats. In addition to the foregoing he also
raised the past season between one and two hun
dred bushels of potatoes and great variety of 9TH
er vegetables, entirely by the labor of his own
hands. MIR. Strong is respectable citizen and
man of unquestonabie veractv
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-01-25

The MILWAUKEE SENTINEL.-The Editor of the
Milwaukee Sentinel, shows himself something of a
scholar in the business of Misrepresentation but his
long practice in this ne probably accounts for the
superior tact he exhibits. He says the Telegraph
"pretends to some new discovery concerning the
canal, and dscourses though none but himself,
had ever before expressed the belief, that the ca
nal would not be constructed" Now there are at
least t,co assertions in this single sentence of the
Sentinel, which are not true. 1st 1t is not true
that we pretend to any new discovery respecting
the canal.-It is more than one year ago, that we
expressed ourselves freely through the columns of
the Telegraph with respect to the Canal Company,
nor have we changed our position at any subsequent
time on this subject. 3D. 1t is not true that we
have dlscoursed as though no other paper in this
Territory, had ever expressed the belief that the
canal would not be constructed. The followinp
quotation which the Sentinel gives from the Tele-
graph, is proof of this portion of the press in
Wisconsin have observed studied silence on this
subject (the canal). Now certainly if the SEN
tnel is any portion of the press in the Territory he
could not unless he were guilty, feel reached by
our remark, for did not include the entire press
We apprehend the Editor of the Sentinel is un-
necessarily sensitive of this subect-fhe has con-
tributed to the emil ghtening of the public mind on
the canal project, he Is entitled to the gratitude of
the people, and we shall be the last to at
tempt to pluck single laurel from his brow,
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-01-25
$5,050''

Now we should not be penurious in our allow
ance to public officers, neither should we be ex-
travagant: but without going to either extreme,
the foregoing estimate of the committee may be
materially lessened.
LIST. The Commemorative salary allowed the Go
vernon of the State of Illinois is 81 ,O0O-Governor
ofConnecticut 81, 100-Governor of Vermont $3.50
Governor of Rhode Island $500. Now suppose
we adopt the medium between these four States,
and allow the Governor of the future State of Wis
consin salary of $500. Will any but ohice-see
ers pretend, that this would not be sufficient sal
airy per annum for the next ten years? More than
twenty-five years will probably elapse before the
population of Wisconsin will reach in number the
present population of Ohio-the salary of the Gov
OF Ohio is but 81 500 per annum.
2. The Lieut.. Gouermor.- many of the States
the Lieut.. Governor is not a salary officer. but
draws pay per diem only during the session of the
legislature. This is the case in New York, Yer
mont, New Jersey, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, &c
In Massachusetts the salary of Lieut.. Governor is
$530-In Connecticut $300-In Rhode Island
$2OO.-Suppose we allow the Lieut.. Gov of Wis
consin $500.
;. Secretary Of State.-In some of the states the
Secretary of State, has small salary and charges
fee for services-thus in New Jersey his salary is
$50, and fees. In Connecticut $84 and fees.-In
other of the states the salary of this officer without
fees is as follows:-New Hampshire $s8OO-Indi-
ana $60O-Vermont $30O-Suppose we allow the
Secretary of Wisconsin 5000.
The allowance of the Committee to the Attorney
General, Auditor and Treasurer is probably not un-
reasonable The allowance to the Adjutant Gen
is too much. Five of the States in this Union,
with half million more of inhabitants each, al
low the Adjutant-Gen on an average but $780,
Now exhibit our estimate of the Executive
Department expenses based upon the example of
states, most of which have population as great as
Wisconsin can reasonably expect to number at the
end e the next ten
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-01-25

STATE CONVENIENTLY committee in our
Territorial Legislature, to whom was referred the
matter OF State government, have reported "that
Is inexpedlent to adopt measures, preparatory to
change In the form of government in Wisconsin"
we were by no means taken by surprise with this
opinion OF the committee, for we had anticipated
that such would be the tenor of their report nor
Will we pretend to say that the opinion expressed
by the committee, is not in accordance with the
feelings OF majority of the citizens of this Terrific
ry AS for ourselves, we have read the report with
attention, but have been unable to discover any
thing In 1t, to alter previous expressed senti
ments on this subject. AS no one will presume to
say, that any evil can grow out of fair and dis
passionate examination of this question, we shall
take the liberty dissent from some of the premi-
ses and conclusions of the committee
In the first place, it is proper the people should
be Informed of the notions, which their public SER
wants entertain of economy and for the purpose of
placing this subject properly before the public mind,
we will give the committee views of the expenses
OF State Government; then venture our own
views, and leave the people to Judge between the
committee and US.
First then, we will give the Committees esti-
mate of the expenses of the Executive Department
OF a State Government for Wisconsin, which is as
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-01-25

THOMAS E. PARMELEE--The following proceed
lngs were had In the House on the contested seat
of Thomas E. Parmelee.
Resolved, That Thomas E. Parmelee has resigned
his seat in this House. and that thereby said seat be-
come vacant
Which was determined in the affirmative. ayes 10,
noes 5.
And the ayes and noes being called for,
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs. Barber Batcheder, Brazelton Brown
Burt, Darling, Eastman. Ellis. Giddings, Gray
Hackett, Jenkins, Mills, Ray, Rockwell Shepard
Sutherlan', Trip and Newland, Speaker,-l9'
hose Who voted in the negative are,
y, Messrs Bond, Bronson Ogden, Parkison, and
Whiton-5
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-01-25

CoNGREss-We have Congressional dates up to
January 9Th. There are strong indications that the
General Bankrupt Law will be repealed before the
expiration OF the present month Mr.. Marshall of
Kentucky has moved to instruct the Judiciary COM
mlttee to report bill repeating the Bankrupt law
the motion prevailed by vote of 11S to S.
Thus majority of "a in the House are in favor of
repeal What the fate of the bill in the Senate
will be- is uncertain
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-01-25

TARIFF.-So much of the Presidents MESA pc
as relates to the Tariff, has been referred to the
Committee on Manufactures. Mr.. Atherton S mo-
ton to refer it to the Committee of WAYS and
Means, was lost by vote of 9S to 1O4. This vote
is regarded as test of the sense of the House of
Representatives, on the question of protective du
ties, and is looked upon triumph by the friends
of a tariff The committee on Manufactures il is
said, consists of sir tariff and three ant-tarif men,
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-01-25

FROM LrBERIA.-The Monrovia Lumi lry Of
Oct. 1st, received at Philadelp hia contains the
account of the brutal Outrage committed by the
people of Niffou, tribe at enmity with the Kroo-
men, upon Capt Dr. S crew of the brig English.
man. 1t seems le had in his employ some Kroo
men, who, Wien the ship visited Nlfou, were de-
manded b the people of that town. Capt Dyer
refused give them up, and watching their oppor-
tunit, the Nlffou people surrounded one his boats,
se;ad four of the Kroomen and beheaded tbemjm.
zedlately. One of the Captains mates was ira
ding near Nauna Kroo, the people of which place
seized him, insisting that he must pay for the Kroo,
men who were killed On his PROMISING, bowey
er, to destroy the town of NifIou, they suffered
him to depart uninured
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-01-25

After considerable debate, this resolution was
adopted and we, for one pleased to perceive
that such stand has at length been taken by the
Territorial Temperance Society upon this subject,
as consistency ,propriety demanded. We trust
however, that the Society will not be satisfied with
this expression: but that steps will be taken to
disseminate views upon the subject of The H.
cense laws. We may in that event soon expect to
see this blot upon our statute book erased, and The
principle that sroper TO sanction by law traffic
in vice. in other words that it is right to do wrong
repudlated."
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-01-25

LEAD.-Large quantities lead will be shipped
from this place in the ensuing season of navigation
| The firm of Torrey, Morrison g. Co. have con-
tracted to ship 80 tons in the spring.