Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-12-31

TO cash, he comes to Wisconsin and
purchases a valuable Touring mill. and
the forty acres upon which it stands.
Soon the farmer is compelled to pay
the endorsed notes, his property is all
sold for that purpose, his wife and
children are turned out uponthe world
destitute and pennyless. He follows
his worthy neighbor to Wisconsin,
ascertains his place of residence, calls
upon him, and finds him sleek. con-
tented. surrounded with all the luxu-
ries of life, and perhaps exceeding
polite withal. But the farmer is in
formed that it is not convenient for the
man to pay him then. He calls upon
a constitutional lawyer to ascertain
what remedy he has, and the lawyer
very gravely says 10 him
"The law furnishes you with no
remedy. Our wise men in the days
when the Constitution was made, an
tcipated such cases as these, and have
expressly provided that your worthy
friend shall be protected in the enjoy
ment of what he has. Possession for
merly was only nine points in the law.
but it is now ten. The reason of the
Jaw is this, that every man should be
protected, in holding what he has in
his own possession, no matter how he
came by it, for law suits TO ascertain
these conflicting rights are very cx-
pcnsive. Besides you should not re-
pose confidence in any of the human
race, as it seems you have, you are
therefore justly punished therefor"
But seriously sir, what think you
would be the emotions of that man
when he found that for him there was
no legal redress? Would he not ut
one and the same moment think of his
destitute family, and of the robber
who destroyed him? Would there
not be hell in his bosom? Would he
not again seek out the william and re-
dress his own grievances? Would he
not be tempted TO resort to violence
and bloodshed? The crime Of Bon
ham who was lately convicted of muir
der, grew out of similar state Of
things He owned an undivided half
of claim 10 mill seat. Keene, She
victim. owned the other half Keene
obtained the legal title to the WHOLE
Bonham had no protection in law for
his half, and therefore undertook to
enforce his right with his own hand;
hence the murder. Pass this act, and
] predict that violence and murder will
abound. In a barbarous state of So
ciety each man rcdresses his own
grievances When man becomes a
member of civilized society he is un-
der the protection of the laws and is
not permitted TO obtain his right by
force. You propose in this instance TO
take away all the redress the law af-
iords, and do you suppose that men
Will not then resort to the remedies
which they had in a state of nature,
Thus this section not only offers
splendid bounty to all the villains in
the world to resort to Wisconsin,. but
it invites lawlessncss and murder
Sir, dare not vote for this section =
will not vote for the Constitution if
it contains it, either here or at the
polls. But on the contrary, win spare
neither time, or cxertions. or means TO
defeat it. What, shall Wisconsin be
disgraced among the nations of the
earth? Shall she have FRAUD blazon-
ed forth in flaming letters upon her
Constitution? No, the moral sense Of
our people iorbids it. Retain this sec.
ton and they will reject your Consti-
tuition with scorn. They owe it TO
themselves and they will do it. They
will set their mark OF Indignation up
on it. But say some of the friends Of
the section, frauds are practised ondcr
all laws, you cannot prevent them
When practiced now they are cyasions
OF the law. But when practised under
this section they will be in full com
piiancc not only with the letter. but
with its spirit. Some have told me
this is precisely what they desire
They wish TO make that legal. which
Is now fraudulent. What can be said
when such abominable sentiments are
so unbiushingly avowed? Others who
are supporting this article are deludcd,
they are frantic. ! say it in charity.
This article will prove destructive
to the best interests of society in an
other manner to which | viii, briefly
revert. No matter how much proper
ty man may have, or what kind of
property it may be, so long as he is
able TO convert it all into valuable