Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-11-03
TAKE A NEWSPAPER.


III Congress will assemble on the first Monday
OF next month. The session will be one of extra
ordinary interest throughout. The question,
and incidental questions the acquisition of terrific
~ and the character of the government to be inst
tuted in such territory, are among the important
matters to be determined; and upon their determi-
nation hang momentous consequences. for good or
evil in respect both to the destiny of our and
the Mexican republic Every intelligent citizen of
the country will have anxious eye and ear for the
dongs at Washington the coming eight or nine
months, and will be likely to avail himself of the
best facilities for obtaining early information. The
completion of the Telegraph line to this place,
which will be as early as the middle of December
or first of January next will enable us to give to
the people of this region daily reports of the most
important proceedings of Congress in advance of
news that can be received from any other source
There will then be excuse for taking papers pub
lished abroad in preference to those published at
home And in addition TO news from Washington,
we shall also be able to give daily reports of such
intelligence from the Atlantic border and interior
localities as will be of interest to our business com
munity, in village and country.
| To say nothing of important matters abroad, in
reference to which our readers will be advised ahead
of all other sources OF information the events trans
piring at home are and will be, for year to come.
| of sufficient moment to induce every one who can
read and pay for paper, to subscribe for one The
! election of delegates TO form Constitution-the
meeting and proceedings of the Convention-the
Constitution formed--the question of its adoption
| by the people-the complete organization of a
State Government-the election of members to
Congress, and usual State oficers-admisslon OF
| Wisconsin into the Union-meetng of the State
| Lcgslature--the laws enacted &c. &lc.,-all these
events, and others which might be enumerated, are
| to make part of the home history of the coming
twelve months. And who among the poorest of
the citizens of Wisconsin will say that two dollars.
ten dollars are too much to pay for history
of this kind, such will keep them fully advised
in reference to all local questions of political mo-
ment, in which all have so deep an interest? If
there are any such, they the very last persons
TO be safely entrusted with political pnveges-for
/ no can be an intelligent voter who is not well
informed as to passing events, and no man can be
thus informed who has not access to newspapers
And if disposed to advocate political dis
reimbursement on any ground, should urge
newspaper restitution, when proved against man,
as the strongest ground that could be assumed for
disfranchscment.
As we said before there is now but little, and
there will be no. for taking papers from
abroad in preference to home publications. So far
general news is concerned, by the aid Of the mag
netc telegraph we can furnish all Of Importance
from almost any part of the country about the time
of its occurrence, and possibly little BEFORE accord
| ing to mean time No reasonable man can ask
more than this. And then in respect TO local at-
fairs, the home newspaper is Of course the only me-
dunn of intelligence to be depended upon.
We do not sec Therefore, how any one in these
parts can we'll avoid taking the Teegraph and
to all who have any disposition that way, without
| the means conveniently at hand, to make the adj
vance payment, we say-givc us your names, and
we will take almost any kind of trade, or wait your
convcnicnce--one, two, or three months-lora cash
| payment without adding to our advance subzcrir.
! ton price.