Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-02-27

not Join, Sir, in this discriminate cru
sade against credit. But these pro-
visions, 1t is said, will operate like
magic, and merely cut of the abuses Of
credit. IL will be magical indeed If
they do.
While on this subject, permit me to notice
40 expression which 10 often used instead OF
argument, viz: THE hard hearted creditor ard
the poor debtor" Almost every man in This
corBiry is both debtor and creditor. The
hired rnan who works for the farmer is the
creditor and the fsrme. is the debtor. The
mechanics are almost all creditors and you
cannot divide society off into TWO distinct
classes Of debtors and creditors. Sc far as
my observation has gone 10 this Territory 10
nine eases out Of ten the saying should be re-
versed. so az to be THE poor creditor and The
bard.hearled debtor" for ] have seen twenty
poor men oppressed by rich debtor not pay
ing them. where have seen one injured By
rich creditor.
DurinG the past two years. almost The whole
IF The emigration 10 the southern portion Of the
I eutory has consisted of men Of capital and
enterprise. who wished either TO purchase i'm
proved farms, or carry on sople kind of basil
ness in onr villages Will no, that class Of
men az lhe east have the same opinion about
eur constitution that the same class of our cit
izsas have. and shall we adopt a constitution
which will tend TO exclude them. and invite
in those who wish to take advantage of our
exemptions and married wonen's rights?
Mr. President have had neither time or
strength, if | had possessed the ability, TO do
Justice to this discussion. have barely touch,
ed upon those topics Upon which have spo.
Ken, and there are many important views TO
which have made no allusion at all. Deep.
ly impressed with The belief that the adoption
Of this constitution is fraughl with evil conse.
quenees which can never hereafter be rene
died, earnestly invoke rejecting men of all
occupations TO ponder we'll these great sub
iecis, and so TO act rs will best promote their
own. and the interests Of their country. We,
Of Wisconsin. boast of The fertility of our soil,
the facility Of its cultivation, and the salubri'y
of onr climate. These are great blessings,
but may be rendered almost entirely worth
less by bad government. Look al Egypt.
Italy and Turkey. countries highly favored By
nature, bat blasted By misrue. We boast Of
the morals and intelligence Of our people, our
wholesome laws, and our good institutions end
justly too in many respects. There ia one no
bic and distinguishing trait in the character of
our citizens 1t ia the interest they take in
The welfare Of the territory, their public spirit.
their state patriotism. il may uss The express
siod. The citizens Of Wisconsin are not only
conlenied with their new homes. bu, generally
enthusiastic in their praises Of them. They
have selected their own farms, raised them
from their wild condition TO high state ofcul-
ivaion. made their improvements where and
as they pleased. built school houses, construct
ed roads, established churches, organized
towns and counties, laid the foundations Of
fourishing villages and cities. and il is all the
work OF their own hands. They have the
same pride. not carried TO excess, which The
King had, 81 aa 10 ssid, l. noa th- gr-at
Babylon which have buili2" Every thing
here is in progress, state Of things The most
agreeable 10 the human mind. Our citizens
look back to the pas, with pleasing reflections
aud forward TO the future with bright sntieipa
ions. The words of the poet. with slight
alteration, are exceedingly appropriate TO Us;
Is there man with sou so dead,
Who never to himself bah said,
This is my own. my CHOSEN landl
Ia the older states. on the contrary, where
society Is stationary, where almost everything
Of public nature has beeu already accom-.
plshed, where nothing better than the present
is to be expected from the future, there is a
strong tendency TO make each person an isola
ted beirg 10 society, absorbed in his own and
indilerea, TO the welfare Of others. Hence il,
is almost impossible for any one who aas been
some wears 10 the west 10 be again coniented
with a residence al the east. lie, us foster
ana cherish this noble and generous virtue
TEL Us furnish II with It's proper alimeni-iet
Us raise our standard og excellence higher and
higher, 50 that a, SONS future day we may
point with just pride 10 the high social and
political. moral and intellectual condition 81
oat people. and feel assured that the name Of
Wisconsin, like that Of Washington, will have
associations gathered around il which will be
dear 10 averr lover OF freedom.