Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-03-14

legislative action.
A change or modification Of the prescn,
form Of government, by restoring to the
people their RICH, TO elect their own off,
GERS. and thus rendering the county and
territorial officers responsible to them for
the performance of their official duties, is
measure of grea. interes, and impor-
lance.
If the bills lately pending before Con-
! g'ess granting this privilege, and for the
| passage of which we have all been solicit
| GUS, shall no, have become laws, J would
| again recommend the submlsslsn Of the
| question 10 The inhabitants Of The 18th d.
vision Of the North West Territory. who.
| bv the ordinance Of 1897. and subsequen,
| acts Of Congress, are authorized ITO form
a permanent constitution and State gov.
| ernment," whether they will now exercise
| This right, and ask admission into the I'M
! ion.
For the purpose Of bringing this question
TO the notice Of the people, that the reIa-
| tive merits of a territorial and state gov
| eminent might be Investigated and dis
cussed, and their opinion known, deemed
| it nv duty, both 70 the United States and
Wisconsin. 10 suggest TO the electors
the propriety Of casting vote upon
| i, a, the annual election in this Ter
ri,ory held in September las. In several
| counties few votes were given. and the re-
turn, from others were imperfect. No
resu, can the refore be stated except the
apparent satisfaction Of the people with
| the present government. and with its adj
minis.raton from the period Of ito ins,i,u-
ton.
But as this government was not essab-
ished by the inhabitants Of the Territory,
and as the power has been conferred on
| Congress 10 admit a state with a popnia-
ton less than sixty thousand, it is desra-
| be that a law should be passed authorizing
a vote to be annually taken upon the ques-
ton whether rermanen, constitution
and state government shall! be lormed?"
The DEsr which has been created to de-
fray The expenses Of the Legislature and
! the cha rges upon the Territorial Treasury
| Cor the paymen, Of which no provision was
made b. those by whom il was incurred,
i demand your immediate consde "a tion.-
| The holders of bonds and scrip. and indeed
all OF the public creditors have ght to
their money; and the people have also
| right 70 know by whom. and for wha, ob-
jec's. this debt ha. been created
| ask also tina, it may be Abducted and
paid-,hat the STATE Of WISCONSIN may
enter the Union FREE FROM DEBT.
Six,v-one A. Canal Bonds have been
returned to this Office: Nos. l. 2. 3, and
81 to 100 bv thu late agent. and 81 TO 81
[ by the cashier Of tie Bank Of Vern on,a and
| | recommend that they be cancelled.
From every quarter OF the Territory. we
learn from the people that a more rigid
| economy in the public expenditures than
has heretofore prevailed, is expected by
them.
The fees Of officers, the expenses Of the
courts. and Of the town and county gov
! ernmcnts are much gren,er than in many
| Of the most respectable stats in the Union.
| and every body admits that they greatly
| exceed the value Of services render so
long as the people are taxed to pay the OK
pcnses of litigation, parties will be found
| 10 institute suits, and he terms Of the courts
be protroc,ed to an unreasonable length.
The present system Of Iteration is &C
| knowedged 10 the he unequnl in IFS rates.
defective in is details, and in its operation
most grossly unjust.
Bv MANY it is regarded as unconstl,u-
| ,ional and therefore void: willis, others
! view it as nothing less than system oy
which the estates of the property-holders
are forfeited to the office. holders and tax
| tile spectators.
The printing COR the Legislature i. APP
pears has cost about fifty thousand dol.
lars-n sum which must appear very ex-
| travaeant to those al least who are acqunln-
ted with the value Of the work rcrto, med.
| There was paid to one establishment The
| enormous sum of eleven thousand dollars
for the ordinary printing Of the two Houses
Tor the session Of $3.50.
would respectfully recommend the pass-
age of law. 10 provide for the appoint
ment Of Territorial Prin.er.-and TO fix
the rate for which he shall be paid for his
| work.
Heretofore the Printing has been per-
| formed under a resolution Of one or both
| Of the Houses at indefinite rates and with
out tho concurrence Of The Executive
| That it has been done in a very loose and
| irresponsible manner without supervision,
is proved bv the errors which have been
detected in the Journals and Laws-and bv
the fact that printer on bill for printing
for ono session, was able TO charge and re :.
ceive twelve hundred and seventy dollars
more than he was entitled to--of which he
was af,erwar ds convicted.
| The distributivc share Of Wisconsin,
OF the net, proceeds Of the public lands re-
mains undrawn in the Treasury Of the u
( nited States. Its amount to the Both Of
June las..was one thousand and eighty two
dollars and for,y-fve cents. The Terrific
rial roads leading west from Astor, Mil
waukee, Racine and Southport would be
greatly benefited by the application of this
fund 20 the repairs which are required up