Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-01-10

that he never received the money, or that
having received it, he appropriated it to his
own private purposes! Take which you
choose, for it is certain, he never paid
cent to the bank as he was required to do
The $13, $50 is known to have been paid
by others, and that fact can be proved in
any court of Justice. How, then, does he
stand before the public, in relation to this
transaction? He has been charged over
and over, nth having executed his receipts,
acittout receiring u dollar IN gold. as is al
legged, but that they are all faIse--base and
infamous frauds upon the public, an infrac-
ton upon the laac, and criminal riolation
Of his oath. He has never attempted re-
ply or defence. but stands charged on the
oaihs q four individuals as A PER JURED
MANI!
His course as commissioner of public
buildings, has been long known to the peo-
pie Of the Territory. The manner he ex-
pended the money, in direct violation of
all law, in the erection of taverns, steam
mills, establishing stores, and in election
eering campaigns, and his refusal to settle
with the Legislature, and their approval of
the commencement of suits against the
commissioners is known. We have seen
more. We have seen him going into the
court of Iowa county, and swearing that
he does not believe he can obtain Justice in
that court, and praying for removal to
some other county. We have seen the
suits removed, and know that they are still
pending against him. This single fact, Of
his being a defaulter to the territory-that
he is the defendant in the suits that have
been instituted for that dedication. is suf-
fcient to satisfy every reasonable man that
he ought not to be the Governor Of the ter
ritory.
We have seen, Mr.. Speaker, that the
Governor has conducted himself dishon-
estly as private citizen, Judge of the
u. S. court, and it would be wonderful if
he should do otherwise as a governor
How has he acted as governorl Besides
removing every man from office who was
obnoxious to him, he has removed the le-
gal treasurer of the territory, and appoint
ed his co-partner and co-defendant to that
office This enables him to have in that
office, a man who can receipt for the mo-
ney that is deficient, and thus discharge the
suits; when another suit will be required
to obtain the money from the hands Of his
treasurer, which will occupy another Sc
ries Of years not less than that already
passed. He has gone further: he has APP
pointed his own hired attorney to the office
of attorney general, without an intent of
of bringing him into court as the prosecu-
tor Of these suits, and having non-suit en-
tered against the territory; and after ma
king the appointment, he has the audacity
to appear in court and put in plea, in his
own hand writing, that the suits should be
dismissed because the attorney general
does not appear for the territory.
Mr.. Speaker, when | call to mind the in
famous conduct Of James Duane Doty, as a
private citizen, stopping to every enormity
to crafty his own selfishness; as a jugde
guilty of malpractice and assumption of
power not delegated to him, and attempt
ing TO defraud the general government, and
cheat the ignorant; as commissioner to To-
cate half-breed claims acting in express
violation Of law, treaty and instruction, and
resisting all efforts to collect what the I'M
Justly detains; and as Governor, removing
the attorney general, and other officers of
government, and filling their places with
his own minions calling former legisla.
lures mere political assemblies, and " bands
Of robbers" and refusing to meet us. be-
cause we are not his party. When call
all these things to mind am almost ready
to go for revolution-to remove James
ID. Doty from his office by force-to refuse
to have any further intercourse with 60
vernment that will refuse to listen to the
voice of "an injured territory" that will
continue SO unprincipled wretch as the
Governor Of Wisconsin, in office. But, sir,
| have still hopes in the general govern
ment. hope that the resolutions we shall
pass at this time, will tell in Congress, and
that memorial presented to John Tyler,
will have the desired effect that he who
has attempted to head us will himself be
headed, and turned from his office, and the
people Of Wisconsin saved from the last re-
sort.