Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-02-17
mo. 40.
the second and third Judicial Districts,
and other purposes

the second and third Judicial Districts
and other purposes
To punish trespass on lands.
To authorize school district number
one in Dane County to lay an addition
al tax for building school house.
To enable the County of Winnebago
to obtain certain records from the
Counties Of Brown and Fond du Lac.
To provide for the Election Of
Clerks Of the Boards Of Supervisors,
and for other purposes.
To authorize James Campbell and
Thomas Stewart to build and maintain
a dam on Sugar River.
To enable the County of Portage to
procure certain records from the Coun-
ty Of Brown.
To legalize the acts of Rollin Blor-
ent, Justice of the Peace in Milwau-
kee County.
Relating to Territorial Roads.
To amend an act entitled an act con-
corning Justices Of the Peace, and for
other purposes.
To enable School Districts to raise
Taxes.
Relating TO teal actions and other
purposes.
To ascertain the Indebtedness and
taxable property of the Territory.
To organize the County of p. age
for Judicial purposes.
[ Returned by the Governor and pass
ed by the Assembly,
Extending the time for the redemp-
ton of certain lands in this Territory
on the Canal Grant
To provide for the payment Of the
expenses OF the Legislative Assembly
therein mentioned.
ExCELLENr.-The Washington cor
respondent Of the North American, re-
lates the following anecdote: "One of
the Western Senators relates the fol-
lowing affecting American story
He came through Georgia. At one OF
the car stations he saw an old and VEN
cradle man taking leave of his son,
raw youngester, just setting out to seek
his fortune in some distant quarter
The father was enrichng him with
such counsel as Polonius gives Larto
in Hamlet; and as he poured out these
sage charges Of parental Elections, the
tears anon coursed down his reverend
cheek. The memorable moment Of
steam and parting presently came every
thing tender and solemn was thrown
into farewell word, that could never
be forgotten, and the old man shaking
his sons hand with fresh efiusion Of
tears said in broken accents. "My SON.
Remember while you are so far from
US, to take no bad money.
It has recently been ascertalned that
a set of scondrels infest Washington
city whose impositions and rascal,es
ought to be generally exposed. They
are tor the most part persons who have
been clerks, attached TO the Bureau Of
Claims in the War Department, have
supplied themselves with full lists of
the names OF claimants, the nature Of
their claims, the places of their abode
&c. This information obtained, they
resign the clerkships, or are turned
out, and then set up as '.Solicitoys.'
Their plan Of operations is 10 address
a letter TO the claimant, or his repre-
sentative, informing him that The wri-
ter has the exclusive possession Of evil
dence TO substantiate his claim TO pen
sion or bounty land, and that for one
half the amount realized the Solicitor
will prosecute the claim TO a successful
termination, concluding with request
ing power ofAttorncy. This power
oil Attorney comes almost as q matter
OF course, and many poor pensioners,
widows. or friendlesS orphans have
been cheated out Of half the recon-
pensc provided for them by grateful
country. Buff Com. Adv.
The PooR-Our heart bleeds when
we reflect upon the misery endured
by thousands, and which ight be so
easily aIleviated by their fellow men,
were they disposed to dispense their
surplus Of wealth in charity, instead Of
making it minister to their pride and
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