Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-03-17

place 20 shelter himself ana MS Iamby from
the nclemency Of the weather, and that,
out Of which 10 provide the means OF his
support.
What benefit can it be TO nan or his
family that his body is no longer Fable to
be ncarcerated in aprisnn Tor debt SO long
as every thing from which he could real
ize means to discharge the liability are ia
ken from him. Without the bench ofihe
exemption he could not earn enough TO sup
Div himself with bread. His daily earnings
could be taken from him by garnishee and
vet not reduce the debt fraction. All
would be consumed in costs and more.-
The deb, by every move would be accu-
mulating. By the assistance OF the ex.
emplion article short time would suffice
10 discharge it, and all parties would be
satisfied, no one would be injured. Under
the operation Of this article, business would
be carried on upon safer foundation. In
giving credit the creditor would know that
the debtor had the means of providing
some hing TO pay with aud the payment OF
the obligation would be reduced to moral
certainty. This cannot be avoided except
upon the assumption that every man will
stop business, quit producing upon The ac
QUESTION of $1,000 worth of property, 70
avoid a little debt Of five or ten dollars
Property will accumulate property more
or less as it is used for production. The
person who has yet the amount OF land
that he can cultivate 10 advantage will pro
duce as much as one tha! has double that
amount. Therefore if our laws are such
as to encourage the division of The land IN
to small farms and place it in the hands 81
The mass for use and against the accumula-
ton of large landed interest in the hands
of the few, here 10 remain unimproved and
unproduc,ive, the effect upon he morals OF
community would be more wholesome, and
the products Of the country would be much
increased, and if the principle was carried
out throughout the known world. degreda'
tior, starvation and misery would DE thing
unknown and crime thing scarcely heard
of. A! would have the means of support
as there is land enough 10 furnish each man
with a home, and OUT of which to furnish the
means Of living for many more than The
present population ofthe world Whence
then the cause of so many deaths by star
Walton, SO much misery and suffering with
which every newspaper which reaches us
is teeming? There can be but one answer,
and that is eviden, TO every one who Will
reflect upon the matter. 1t is the defect OF
our political institutions. The laws oil
God and Nature as improved by the ava
rice Of man.
Those laws are best which extend the
greatest benefit to oil mankind and not
those which cause the greatest good 10 The
greatest number. As by the last named
rule law which should take from one
man mis- all and give il 10 two and thereby
enrich both would be proposition
which no one can acceed 10 That there
arc some provisions which will wok an IN
convenience 10 some members of the COM
munity, have no doubt as i. viii! prevent
thor o~orreaotiuy and grinding down the
other and much larger portion. 1t will have
a tendency TO equalize the laws, and pre-
vent legislation for the rich, and monied n.
ristocracy 10 the detriment Of the honest la
borer-and for that reason | deem il just
That this Constitution is to benefit the la
boring CT IS is sufficiently proved by the
tocracv, and the office holders. So much
money and time would not be expended
by them unless for Their own benefit. Sc
much cxertion from them for the tailoring
class would be inconsistent with their very
being, and would be directly opposed to es
cry former act OF their lives
Another objec,o Il u ged against the con
III ~ l,tI
that ii VII add 70 the fees Of the attorneys
clerks &c. lie, us see what ev dence
there is ofihis. First, we know that they
as body will oppose any law which will
ruin their business. Let us see how
these gentlemen stand in the Territory -
| The clerks of courts throughout the Ter
ri,ory are against the constitution. The
sherffs almost universally are against it,
! The attorneys of the Territory are will
some fourteen or fifteen exceptions agains
it. The attorney Of this county with -four
or five exceptions are against it. And yet
the same gentlemen in their opposition
cry GU, ,ha. the adoption of,he constitution
will add to their income, and ye! they are
| spending their money and2ther time tt
| turn money from their hands if their $40.
| RES be true. Does this look natural? i
! it naturala
Another objection which is urged by
some Of the designing ones, is that impose:
an unequal tax by limiting the register:
salary 10 $3.50. This objection is SO very
| frivilous that should not have noticed Il
| except TO show TO what our opponents hae
10 resort. Yet the manner in which tn S
is urged by stating that the fee shall be one
dollar for recording deed &c, and the
source from which it ema mates may induce
some who have Eever had an opportuni
ty to read the constitution, to vote agans