Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-06-25
THE TELEGRAPH.
SOUTHPORT, TUESDAY. JUNE %. 1914.

VINO WISH 10 continue their subscription,
and can possibly make It convenient, will
pay us before the issuing of the Est number
Of Volume 5, in advance for the year We
wish 10 lay in stock of paper, and can
do il in no other way. Tie first number
will be issued at The regular tine--Tuosdey
of next week
With regard TO our sheet, we have no
new designs, nor new promises TO make ior
the coming year. We now publish the
largest paper in the tcnitery and with per-
haps one exception Ohe American Free
mani We give weekly the greatest amount
OF reading matter. We have labored in
tagc, We shall do the sarae in time 10 come.
To say that DIR paper has been all it should
be, would perhaps SAVIOR somewhat of ego
tism, but that we have not been altogether
unsuccessful in making it acceptable, we
have the gratifying assurance Of a steadily
increasing support By the same excrlion,
we shall endeavor 10 deserve continuance
of such increase. Whilst we have reason
to be highly gratificd at tho rtsul, of our
exertions thus far, we cannot expect in all
things TO have done right, nor TO have esca-
ped more ericsscensure. But in all things,
we have the qualification of knowing that
our purposes have been strictly honest
We have desired the best Interests of our
town and territory, and for the party, our
ardent desire has been to advance the pure
and hcalllhul democratic principles We
trust all who may be disposed TO ccnsure
Us, Will judge us by our motives, and be-
l!eve them honest; and if any thing like
personal hostility has at any time seemed TO
characterize our course, that they will be-
licvc il is not g that we love Cesar less, but
Rome more" We need hardly say that
the interests of our Town aud Territory will
still be our desire, nor that for our party
and lis principles we shall Sill ilbor with an
ardent and honest zeal. On the last point
&c VIII say word more. The great par
ties of the nation are now marshalling their
forces for the battle of November next
the time intervening will be one of great
excitement in the political world. We all
OF us have our settled views on the princi-
pies involved and arc all on one side or
the other, and consequently feel deep in
tcrest III the progress of the contest Our
sncot until the close of the contest will
probably contain something moro than the
usual quantity of political matter We
shall cndeavor 10 have it of that kind which
will most interest our rcadcrs-rathcr de-
tai OF TRANSFERRING events thin elaborate ar
gumcnts intended for those only WHO can
exercise the privilege of voting. True we
shall not forget that in our territory. we have
II the present season an important election;
and shall spare no reasonable and PROPER
eXerton for the success of the democratic
principles, believing it is on that alone
the mass can rely for permanent prosperity
The Telegraph cannot be an idle spectator
IN the existing contest. but we SHALL by no
means, situated as we a.e, a territory, fill up
other matter. We shall endelvcr TO make
such selections as will be satisfactory to our
readers
10 change the subject to one Of univcr-
sal interest, What remarkable Cirpee has
the four years which have passed, brough,
TO our villge and immediate country. To
one not acquainted with the progress of the
west, and familiar only with the steady and
slow progress Of an eastern VIII ,Gc-the
rapid strides which Our town has made from
its first settlement 10 its present size, would
be truly astonishing. At the tirae The Tel
cgraph was established our village scarcely
numbered 100 inhabitants. South of the
spot where our Office now stands, but three
or four buildings were erected. The first
vile II was purchased in town for the pur-
pose of export but little more than 3 wears
ago. Goods were then taken from the
steamboats, by means of lighters for that
purpose, and 10 the country we had bat one
road which was passlble. We now. after a
| lapse of four years, number 1900 inhabi-
tants. The town plot south of our Office
which was then wilderness, has new at least
zoo buildings 80 of them stores and pla-
ccs of business, and the rest cornmodicus
and handsome dwellings. Among tac stores
is three story brick block, which for size
and finish is not surpassed in the territory
Other parts of the town have increased cor
rcspondingly. OF the last years crop of
wheat something over 100, coo bushels have
been shipped from this port. Instead of
lighters TO take goods from boats which oc-
casionally stopped, we have now Two COM
modlous piers 10 do the business of the
boats which daily visit us from Buffalo, and
instead of but one road TO the country. sev-
eral main roads now lead west We need
hardly say that this rapid growth has result
ed only from the rapid settlement of the
country back of it. This will be obvious
and it vii! readily be conceived that where
now one hundred thousand bushels of wheat
are shipped where three years ago. the first
b'ishe. was brought 10 market. the coun-
try must be blooming under the hand of the
agrlculturist. But we have as vet lust
begun 10 grow. The causes for our growth
are toune In the Developments of the re-
sources OF the country these resources arc
lust beginning to be deyeloned tlp. lido