Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-09-22
From the Racine Advocate.

To the Democracy Of Racine County,
Since you have paid me the compliment
of an election to the Council of the Wiscon-
Legislature, in place of the Hon. Marshall
Nj. Strong, resigned, | may be pardoned
the egotism of acknowledging the honor
through the columns of a newspaper, for
that has been, with me, lavorte channel
of communication with my friends during
period Of more than twenty-five years.
No agltating question having been moot
ed at this election, light vote has been
cast, and the democratic majority in our
county has been cores pondngly small; but
| conceive that that majority is the more
fattering, since it was mainly given by the
most astute portion of our citizens who
vote in accordance with their own convic
tons and will take good care that their right
of suffrage shall never become impaired by
non user.
In reference to the time aOhe1a the legisla-
ture will convene, what will probably be
the prominent measures requiring It's action
how long it will be likely to continue in
session, &C., &C., must necessarily give
brief replies to the numerous queries pro-
pounded to me on the subject: LIST, by a
legislative enactment now IN force, both
houses are required to assemble at Madison
on the LIST Monday in January; but Gov
ernor Dodge's proclamation has doubtless
ere this been issued convening the Legisla-
ture in extra session early in October: ID,
the paramount object of this extra session,
is to make provision for calling a new con
vention to form another Constitution of
State Government;-and believing the dear
est interests of our people demand an M
mediate admission of Wisconsin into the
/ Union as sovereign State, my best efforts
/ shall be eXerted in the Council, to hasten
/ that consummation at the earliest practicable
period, consistently with a due elaboration
in fixing the bases upon whicl- the Conyen-
vention is to be constituted: 1t is my pres
ent impression, that 10 obstacle will be IL
terposed to prevent holding al election for
Delegates early in December, so as 10 cna-
bic the Convention to assemble in the lat
ter part of January, and the new constitu-
ton be submitted to the people at the town
cleo ions in April, and if, as verify be-
leve, they will not be so hard t. please next
time, and shall approve that Instrument, we
.,h"u = permitted to enjoy the high privi-
lege of participating in the choice Of Chief
Magistrate Of the nation at the ensuing
Presidential election: And Sd, as the mem
bers will probably, when once convened
resolve their body into regular session,
for the transaction of ordinary business, the
sitting will most likely be spun out for
about monh,-although it seems 10 me
that now, at the heel of our territorial exis-
tence, all necessary legislation might be des-
patched in two or three weeks.
As portion of my time between now
and the meeting of the Legislature will be
devoted to the business of my farm, some
three miles out of town, shaII,in the mean
time, be pleased to see all those friends and
constituents DESTROYS of consulting me, on
official matters, either there or at my resi-
dence in the village.
Your fellow citizen,
and representative,
PIliLO WHITE.