Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-01-27
COMMUNICATED.
Mr.. EDlToR:-

You know our best and
wsest men frequently meet in conclave to
consult together as TO the best means 10 be
used 10 carry out their laudable purposes
aud 10 correct ell things which my tend TO
produce error or may in some way effect
our private interests, hence it follows that
these are the men above oil others that
should Rule over The destinies Of South
port.
AND so it came 10 pass that these worthy
men met together some time lasl fall, there
were present, ChTrley, Reuben, Joseph,
John, Mike and some others, for the pur-
pose of settling some interest connected
with lots, parts of lots, and a certain gore of
land which said gore one Jerard claimed TO
own, now these worthy men were congre-
gated together and elected Mike to the
chair 10 preside over their deliberations, all
these preliminaries being done as other wise
men do on such occasions, the gentlemin
in the chair gravely pulled off his hat and
laid it upon another chair by his side then
with KNOWING LOUD requested the gen.
: tlcIUcu 10 COIIltuCuCC WIN VIC Jus h0So VIZ
der consideration. Joseph rose with that
becoming dignity one might have ex-
pected from him, and said: In open
ing the subject under consideration, |
will state briefly what we wan, md must
hare viz: want the south half of Mikes
lot, Mike wants the south half of Johns lot
John wants the gore which Jerard has, but
Reuben owns the gore and can buy it OF
him and give it TO John, this will make all
things ri ght, for then will have Mikes,
Mike will have Johns and John will have
Reuhen's Oh, dear! says Reuben do let
us consider this matter well, for that terri
BILE man Jerard has the gore fenced in his
garden. never mind says Joseph, can soon
settle Jerard's business for him, don't you
see will buy the gore Of you and give
John liberty in my name to tear down Je-
rard's fence and pull up all the garden
things he has on the gore,-by this time
Reuben stood right up and said oh! Charley
what a terrible thing it will be to pull down
Jerard's fence and destroy his garden, told
you did not want the gore but you would
make me take it, and you know oil the
time should have great fuss with him
oh dear! oh! oh! BY this time Charley
thought ii necessary to pacify Reuben, and
said never mind Reuben, you give Quit
Claim 10 Joseph and he will manage the
rest. don't you see how Jerard and his feEce
will be thrown down as fiat as pancake
now Reuben became alarmed and said is
there no other way to get the gore? Yes
says Charley, have patience and l will tell
YOU all about the matter-you know almost
every one is against him now, and when we
carry on, onr plans by the assistance OF
Brother quarter-bushel we will turn him out
eff the church neck and heels then he will
Rot have single friend TO say a word in his
favor and when begin with him upon fist
principles no man will believe one word he
may say in relation to his right to the gore
Now it came to pass that Reuben gave a
Quit Claim of the gore to Joseph and 10
scph gave a writing to John, and John was
7 in this manner authorized to do unto Jerard
all such things as might be pleasing unto
him, and thus ended the meeting for that
time
Afterwards it came to pass that Charley,
Reuben and Brother quarter bnshcl being
influenced solely by the spirit Of reform
made a complaint 10 and before the High
Priest of the Church, thereby accusing Je.
rard of sundry doings which did not accord
with the first principals of these three Holy
accusors, but strange as il was, Jcrard wax
ed too strong for them, and he had still one
friend left.
Afterwards it came to pass that John with
his authority from Joseph went TO work with
Neil and great many Of Ncil's friends, and
did break down pull up and destroy the
fence and thus upon the gore and did con-
time doing this great work with great noise
and great many lights burning night after
night so much 50, that the neighbors, were
all that time greatly terrified by reason of
doing this great and good work. Now Je>
ra,d was vaient Knigh' land Sampson like
fought manfully the whole time against the
Host of John and Neil, to protect his gore
all this time Charley and Reuben were 60
ing about as other great and good men
ought to do, to correct the unde rstanding
of the good people Of Southport. by telling
them not 10 mind any thing that Jerard may
say in relation to his being the owner Of
the gore or the eighty acres, and all these
things were lone upon fist pricipaIs 10 cor
rect the unbeliefof the people. Afterwards
II came topass that Charley said 10 Reuben
| will do somethidg more, for Jerard has
one friend, and must destroy that one
friend of bis, root and branch, for he never
will become good and honest as we are,
while he has one friend left, therefore will
write an Epistle 10 the people and tell them
that his friend once lived in Her Maiesty's
Dominions, this vii! be a sufficient reason
for them, not 10 believe any thing he may
say in favor of Jerard. And tell you Rcu-
ben that upon first principals, his being Je-
rard's only friend will prove that Patent
Of the land from government TO Jerard
makes us the owners of the land for the
presumption law says, "all assignments and
transfers Of the right pre-empton prior
"to the issuing Of the patent shall be null
80 and soid,' does not mean what ii says,for
we have acted in good faith, she reasona.
bleness Of the law is the soul of the law"
hence our title TO the same cannot be DIS
turbed. al any rate will tell them who
have purchased of us (Which will make them
feel perfectly secure for their improve
ments,) that ''if our tile shall prove TO be
imperfect am bound TO refund The consid
Grafton money paid to me, and no more