Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-02-27

Oregon question and the report of the com
mitee on elections are the principle topics
under discussion.
In the Honse, on the 18th, Gen. Dodge
presented petition signed by George Batch
elder and 800 others, praying for the con-
structon of a harbor at the south mouth OF
Pike creek.
The following petitions were presented:
By Mr.. HENRY DODGE: The petit
ton Of the inhabitants Of Racine county,
Territory Of Wisconsin, asking Congress
for an appropriation for a harbor at the
mouth of Root river, town of Racine; refer-
red TO the commit,e on Commerce.
| Also,a petition signed by three hundred
citizens residing at the town Of Potosi and
| vicinity,i the Territory Of Wisconsin. ask
ing Congress to repeal the proviso of the
| fifth section Of the organic law of said Ter
ritory, and passing law allowing every
free white male inhabi,ant Foreigners in
cluGed) 10 vote at all elections, latter having
arrived at the age Of twenty zone years,and
resided six months in the Territory, and
having declared his inten ion TO become q
citizen: referred to the Committee on Ju-
dietary.
The petition of the Inhabitants Of Wash
ington county, Territory Of Wisconsin, ask
ing Congress for an appropriation for
lighthouse at or near the town oil WASH
ington on the western shore Of Lake Mlchl-
gan, Territory of Wisconsin: referred to
the Committee on Commerce.
Two petitions Of the inhabitants Of Green
county, Territory OF Wisconsin, asking
Congress for an appropriation for harbor
a, the mouth of Root river,to Of Racine,
in said Territory referred to the Committee
on Commerce.
Mr.. WENTWORTH, presented the petition
of sundry citizens of Lake county Illinois;
and also citizens ofthe Territory of Wis
consin, for mail route from Llbertyvie,
Lake county, through Bristol precinct, Lake
county and the town Of Salem, Rae, nc coun-
,y Wl>consin,to Burlington, Wisconsin.
Also from large number Of The citizens
Of Chicago, praying for a harbor at Mani
towoc, Wisconsin.
AISo,fron sundry citizens Of Oh 'cago,
demonstrating against the admission of
Texas into the Union.
y
RANCE CoMpANY.-It will be recolected that
at the last Session of the Leg. sllture COM
m;ttce reported that this institution had vio-
lated lis charlcr-had departed from It's lc-
climate sphere of bus:ness-was engaged
in banking without authority, and had the
country flo; dad with paper with no security
except the ability and hones,y of its stock
holders, and recommended that the L.egisl;-
ture take some steps more etfcctu1lly TO pc
tect the people. A accommodates of h s
charac'er, (the assertions being amply sus
laincd,) il might naturally be supposed
would not be pissed by, bya democratic lc
g,slature. Bat when yet, in the b story of
our territory did the rights of the mass pre-
vail against the Influence OLA wealthy coz
porat:on. Institution after institution has
reared its corrupt head in or m DIS, and Their
representatives, 10 whom the people look for
protection, have inv ably cried all 5 WE'LL
till the evil burst with all its force. absorbing
the subsistence Of the people. The cause
of this condition of things it is not very DIFF
| ficult TO unGe stand. 1t is the influence
which concentrated wealth always exercises
II is not the individual whose whole wealth
consists in few dollars of the notes Of such
institutions, who has time TO besegc the loL-
! by of the legislative halls, TO represent his
rights and urge them upon the attention of
the legislature; 1t is lie who has conccntra-
ted in his Golfers the aggregate real and sub
stantal wealth Of the thousand laborcrs who
| hold his valuccss notes who has the time to
do it. He can dance attendance upon le-
g;slatlvc committees, he has thousand in
ming ways at hand by which to obtain lodg-
ment III their affections, and this secured, he
opens his pondorous books and demonstrates
with remarkable facility and ease, not only
that the rights Of the people arc amply sccu-
fred, but that the existence of his institution
is highly 70 their interest or if he fails with
committee, he can transfer his cxertions
to the main body, and here as we before slid
the rights of the mass seldom prevail against
the influence of concentrated wealth. The
remedy is in the hands of the people. Let
/ them look to the character Of their reprcsen-
tatiyes. As we have before stated, that an
individual calls himself democrat, and has
acted with the party should not be sufficient /;
let them know that democracy is principle
in the nature Of the individual which VIII in
| huencc all his actions--never TO give place
to motives of policy, expedicncy, or least of
all, TO selfish considerations, then the rights
of the mass in opposition to these monopolies
will always be safe. 1t is.perhaps bat right
here 10 say, that the members in both houses
from tbs county, voted uniformly in favor Of
protecting the interests of the people against
the Bank.
notwithstanding the ia lure Of the Legs
lature 10 do anything in the premises, the
people have the matter in their own hands.
| The inct;tut ion will po an mr. Ston nc they