Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-05-16
From the Wisconsin Democrat.
STATE GOVERNMENT.


STATE GOVERNMENT.
We have recently read we'll written
production in favor of change from our
Territorial to a State Government. 1t orig
mated with, and was signed by several Of
the citizens of Racine Courtyard embraces
almost all the grounds favorable to the
change. lndeed,in opposition to the many
reasons which would move the people to
take early steps TO enter the Union, there
can only be opposed the single one, that
they are not vet able 10 bear the burthens
o. supporting State Government. But
the advocates Of a speedy movement Tor a
state government contend, that the benefits
which Wisconsin will receive from the
lands that will fall to her share under the
distributive law, and the percentage which
she will receive from the sales of the pub
lie lands within her limits, will more than
relive the people from the additional bur
thens which would be created by the eX-
penses OF a state government.
The subject is of vital Importance to the
people, and doubtless will be fully discus
sed by the press before the next meeting of
the Legislature As conductor of public
Journal, we are free TO declare, that all
our feelings and wishes are 10 favor OF
throwing off our Territorial shackles as
soon as we can do so without running the
risk OF becoming, on our entrace into the
Union, one Of the debtor states. Nothing
bat the dread of taxation and debt has hith
erto restrained the people of Wisconsin
from moving enmasSe, up to their position
in the rank of the sovereign states Of the
Union-'hey dread as they would pestiIence
andramne, the thought Of seeing their legis-
lators and public servants Of all kinds paid
for their services in state script states GER
hfcdteS, and state bonds, and other state
contrvances to create state debt. We be-
licve that majority Of the people would
step forward, ard declare ia favor Of state
government, if they were certain that the
increased tax in support Of it would not ex-
coed, in amount, twelve thousand dollars.
They have seen among the results Of the
political contest Of 1910, an individual i'm
posed upon Wisconsin,, as her governor,
who has been guilty Of the most enormous
crimes against her citizens-an individual
who, short time since, did not scruple to
resort to the most audacious and damning
fraud, for Inc sole purpose Of swindling the
citizens Of the Territory, by means Of a
spurious currency; fraud by which every
merchant, farmer, miner, mechanic. aand
Iaborcr Of the Territory has Uttered, more
or less. They have seen this individual
placed over them, by one Of the prominent
leaders in the warfare against the democ-
racy in 1910, to repay him for inventing
and uttering fa!sehoods against the demo-
cratic candidate for the presidency, and for
aiding prominent member of the federal
administration to settle up his accounts with
the United States Bank, by an assignment
Of the western lands at false and fraudu-
lent valuation. And they have recently
seen this individual, Nus e2cr0icG, cast
laws truth, and common sense to the winds
for the purpose Of preventing the represent
tatves Of the people from performing their
Legislative duties. This, and much more,
have the people Of Wisconsin Witnessed;
and no one can question that they would
gladly be relieved from the dark incubus
which now rests upon the breast Of the
Territory. The rational hope that they
would soon be relieved from the disgrace
and the misfortune of having James d.
Doty as their Territorial Executive, has
alone, we belIve. restrained the Impotence
Of the people; and the general and joyful
congratulations with which they received
the news. that there was prospect Of
law passing Congress which would make
the Office Of Governor elective, was a true
indication Of their feelings and sentiments
in regard to the man who is still kept over
them.