Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-01-20

! it; it is all humbug. Women are as clea
fof being operated upon either for bette
or for worse as men; yes, may safely sa,
mnch more SO. Sir, do con,end, that 70
true merit, the female sex stand mueI
higher than the male. They know bu
little of the low, trucking, vascilIia,in!
demagogueism that prevades the male
portion of creation, and in that particnla
their ignorance is jewel. fas a=
Sir, the adoption OF this first section
will doubtless at once raise mahy poor anc
INDECENT families even in this new State;
from restitution and want TO a comfortable
and honorable situation. Yes, sir. adop
this, and many now as it were naked will
be clothed, and the hungry will be fed by
the hands of kind and benevolent parent.
and friends, who no doubt have abundance
and 10 spare, and will then dare to provide
for the happiness and comfort Of theil
daughters and orr wives, knowing that il
not in The power of reckless husband
70 saead II Yes, sir, our Constitution will
blaze iotthehe fact to the world, that we are
saved. The kind hand of charity may
safely fall upon the poor and needy. ane
still be elevated far above the hand Of 0
prodigal husband And vii! such state
of things produce misery aud dis,ress?--
Will such state Of things bege, fraud in
society? ! answer no. never! viii tell
you what il will beget. The little hnmble
cottage will no longer be the asylum O.
grief alone. it will be no longer inhabited
by the half starved and half naked human
beings. The light OF education will "a,
once burst in upon. Them then. Then, sir,
with what sincere sympathy would the
wife open every cell OF her noble soul tc
receive the effus ons Of her husbands mis-.
fortunes and mitigate his woes. She wouo
pour the tear of benevolence into his pc
Gun AIRY wounds. Deeply practiced in the
school Of affection, Ter hear, would know
no Joy of which she had not been deprived
no sorrow OF which she had mt drank
Fortune could present no grief unknown
to her. Where then would be the evll?-
Who can so safely dress the wound Of The
reduced husband as The affectionate wife,
who has felt the same wound herseIf?--
All! gentlemen say she is not to be trusted
she will traffic all this worth and excel
ence, peace and comfor, for pence! Oh!
shame on such doctrines, and the preachers
|of it. Elevate your wives and eleva,s
your daughters, and you elevate the RAGS
tina, follows f-
The gentleman from Rac'n (Mr
Strongl appears greatly alarmed at prin
ciples contained in The second section o
The article under consideration. 10 ,hi.
section be has discovered great opportu
mites for faud: and what is still worse
he cannot see any good in it, and TO mt
the reason is obvious Sef>interestisirong
~ uro-s me 10 fergaIiIs merits, and lurl
with an eagle eye 10 its dement's. 1870
am fully aware, Mr.. President, that ihs
adoption or the section ofthe article undeI
consideration viii be a most fatal blow a
the profession 10 which l have the honor te
belong. But whether i, does or does no
is 10, now the enquiry. Is it rgh, in prin
ciPIe, will it produce the greatest good tc
the greatest number? II SO, it is right: anG
sir. having full and entire confidence in
lis universal benefits, give il my hearty
support, regardless of auy injury my pro
fession may receive from lis operations
| have always been opposed to special
Legislation for the special benefit Of any
particular class or profession 10 the injury
Of Others. Gentlemen seem very indignant
a, The idea of providing for the poor man
and not for the rich. Sir, it is TOO true
Tor the credit of tbs country, that the greal
est portion Of its legislation is designed
alone for the rich; and the motto is Toe
common, .iake care Of the rich and the
rich will take care Of The poor" And now
strange il is that when this ait;cie made its
appearance. ra;s:ng but a feeble appear
ance in behall OF The poor laborer, we
should SO suddenly hear tie cry Of fraud,
fraud. fraud, from so many honorable
members upon this floor, who would mol
have been IN the least suspected ofhavine
the interests Of the common people al
heart Ii | believed their cries certainly
should oppose it, but | do not. If did no,
believe il il TO be most rgh eous provis-
ion would oppose ii; sir, | most assuredly
do. &@
The gentleman from Racine says he be-
lieves it will make knaVes and rascals Sir,
/ believe il will tend to elevate the poor; il
will level up instead Of down; it will tend
to make The lower classes Of community in
dependent, high minded and honorable cit.
liens. / freely ndmi that il will in small
degree effect the credit system; and sir, in
this lies the whole secret OF the opposition
10 if. In that respect my business will be
injured by it. Merchants and attorneys
doubtless feel grea. interest in lis defeat;
il is The supposed effec. that it will have
upon the present useless credit syslom that
the gentleman from Racine mourns over
so bitterly. | believe it viii serve as con
stituiional restraint over the poor man
him 10 ponder we'll before he
runs in debt for that which he does moi want
merely because he can get on credit; and
wien ,ha, credit has 10 be OBJ
tanned by a mortgage upon his home. YET
the title farm is no less the poor mans
capital, because it is exempt, because he
can, if necessity require, mortgage it for
all il is worth to obtain means to operate
upon; and for that purpose il could be
worth no more to him if il was not exempt;
but being exempt, he is much more eau
lious in exposing it. Sir, LET the provis.
ions Of this article once become the funda-
mental law Of the land, and the number Of
debts and the humber of law suits will be
greatly reduced. Ia that respect this will
be radical change; but am well satisfied
il will be change tor the better, and par.
iicularls better for the iaborer,retail dealer
!, ,d EMAIL tradesnan In Will f,rotect ths.