Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-11-18

ted unili evening, Wheh Inc Corven' i0nh
iourhed. Saturday the rules being si:Sge,
ded the Convention passed resolut on -,
deribg the membe RS Of The Convention ana
the officers of The Territory ineligible ;.
Office for the next two years. when ,bav
adjourned until Monday, having done mon
service to their country than in any ohe,
two days. On Monday the Executive va,
again on the carpet, when Mr.. Sleea no
we'd 10 strike out "fifteen hundred and in
seri eight hundred. and strike out that pon
of the section which requires the Goveino,
TO be a resident Of Madison, which was %,
red. There was then proposition IA
strike out eight hundred and INSET fen
hundred and another 10 insert Fifteen HIM
dred'' which elicited considerable discuss.
Jon, Mr.. Strong Of your place advocalinc
the highest proposition with some very Sin
guar arguments. For instance it was be.
meath the Governor to be laboring or 81
sness man, that he should live at ease. f.,
the responsibility o!,he station, the salaif
should be large enough 10 furnish the b., I
talents. That the dignity OF The Govcra.
ment was represented by the dignity OIL.
Governor, that it would be below the d, I
nifty Of the station for a governor 10 b |
found upon farm 10 work, if some O.
the d ,stuguished men from other siateso
countries should visit US, and tina, the or,
fee of Governor being merely nominal,
we establish il made no difference. &C.
Mr.. Steele Of your county answered Inn
at lens.h showing that true dignity con
sisted in honesty, industry and capabilv
and rot in the amount Of the public moner
which he may De allowed TO squ1nder
Idleness, and conlending that there woult
be no d fficuliy in finding honest and can
tle men enough 10 I'll the station at elghl
hundred dollars, as the Office would MT /
interfere with the business of the farmer
mechanic or lawyer; when the vote was /
taken and finally settled al 1000. Upon
the subject Of the salary Of Secretary, Al
dilor. &c. much The me course was purE
sued, Mr. Steele moving TO nit each si
$50, when il was finally left TO the legsE
lature, restricted to $3.50. When youreE
feet upon the limiied duties Of these OF
GERS 1.-TWO months in The year being more
than will be required 10 perform the du,
ties of each one canno, bat be surprised
that there shoall be found one Of sufficient
hardlhood even TO vote for the higher sum
much less to advocate them. a Of your
delegation present except Strong and Low
ell, voted for the lower sum Warren
Chase Of Fon du Lac and Mr.. Steele Of
your place seem TO be the ma champ om
for simple and cheap government, and
legal reform. holding HAT The world is gov
erned 100 much If they do not succeed
now they will have the qualification Of soon
find ng that the people are with them
Your delegates from The country all hh &
the same position, and many times chse
are seen voting almost alone, membeb
from other portions Of the territory adm
ling them 10 be right, but are afra d The
people are not ready for II; that they (ltg.
peoplc) are not sufficiently informed upr
the subject, &c. As though the body d
our citizens were moi a reading and thin,
ing community. The argument might %
very well were we in semi barblroa
country, where education is discourgd
or where newspapers are restricted or pro
hIbited, but not in this country where eH
ry man, let him be ever so humble in pc
cuniary point of view has piper Ieita
his door in which all The fundamental pr,
ciples are fully discussed and the acts adj
doings of the whole world are presented
view. Such a people are not 50 limi'
or contracted III their ideas Of GovernmertS
and they are now crying aloud for lea
reform. II is tie Legislators and not 'h
people that are behind The age Tbel
ought not 10 wal for or expect spec
srucllons from their constituents on ever
) nj ett that is preserved them, but frOa
their position should be the ii ST to discoyc
the defects in the Government and coue5
The Igor else why have any Legislature
all, if we must needs wait until The publ
have made The discovery and their sea
meni remedied the difficulty. |, is expo
led from the delegated wisdom OF the coil
lry,and that expectation should be reall7S
Mr.. Steele, from the Muscular eous COZ
reported an article providing li
the political year commence on the fTsto
January as also several other reports who
you will find in to-days paper. The II
port aboishing the death penalty was take
up and passed 10 third reading by nj
oritv of 55 to %. The next in order vi
he report on the political year which B'
passed without objection. The next Pr
1ibIling the Legislature from restrictn!
raoe, was taken up and rejected. Repn
d Mr.. Agry on the restrictions Of the Leg
Azure was then taken up and rejected