Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-06-16
MADISON CORRESPONDENCE.
MApIsoN. Dane Co Iune 0 Isl,

bled at the usual hour this morning a bill was
introduced by Mr. Horn, defining the powers and
duties OF the Attorney General A bill was intro.
duccd by Mr.. Dennis providing for the election of
Judges, organizing the Judiciary, &c, both ofwhich
bills were referred 10 the committee on theJudici.
airy MIR. Shoes gave notice of leave 10 introduce
bill relative TO sale fSchool and University lands
and providing for the investment OF the funds arts
ing from such sale. The Standing Committees have
been appointed and you will receive them by due
course of mail. A pretty warm debate sprung up
IN the Senate, relative to the appointment and pay
of Chaplain. You will recollect the Senate. a few
days since, passed resolution requesting a Chap
lain TO oiciate, and declaring that no funds should
Ire taken from the State treasury to pay him. and
that bis services should not he allowed take place
during the business hours of the session A mo
ton made today that that portion of the res
oution refusing pay from the State treasury, and
reilti0g TO the time OF service should be stricken
out \ debate cnsucd, the question was divided
and the Senate refused 10 strike out that relating To
the pay. bat concurred in striking out that relating
10 the time Of service. The Senate appears deter
ulined TO exercise no doubtful power SO far as
expenditures of money are copcegRed. No warrant
he found in the constitution for such am cNpen-
diturc Ell the contrary, IN limiting the number OF
officers which may lc employed, it seems 10 forbid
it, The House understand have also reluscc to
employ chapIaa
A resolution was Introduced in the Senate Icy Mr.
Horn, providing for employing reporter, and for
furnishing the members of the Senate with 30 cop
les weekly Of such paper as they might choose
/ This was speedily disposed OF, motion for It's in
definite postponcment receiving very decisive
/ vote SO that if constituents receive but few pa
/ pcrs from their representatives, they will under
stand il TO he because the representatives, think il not
best to spend the peoples money in buying them.
Mr.. SholcS introduced resolution providing for
printing in pamphlet form and furnishing 10 the
Senate one thousand copies of the Constitution for
distribution. This was made necessary from the
fact that there is scarcely a correct copy of the
/ Constitution in existence away 1con the seat Of
government. This number will furnish or
two for distribution in every election precinct in
the State, and as a committee has been appointed
10 examine and compare it with the original in
the Sccwtarys office; il can lie relied on as cor
rect trust tresc WHO receive it will take care of
tand particularly such clerks of towns as ii may be
sent TO- The Senate adjourned till Monday
10 O'Clock. Ncthjng of Importance in the
House.
! Our newly elected Senators, are making lmcpar-
irons TO start for tire scene of their Official dutrcs
and viii doubtless leave the State for Washington.
IN very few days. Ion will perceive. and sowl2l
vour readers 10y the correspondents whrch sent
Won dav or two since, that they both announce
themselves as Wi1nrot proviso men, opposed 10
the extension of slavery, and determined TO use
tire power of their place TO prevent lis spread.
Doubtless one half. at least, and perhaps 0R"f tire
Democratic papers of the territory, Will ".cel 10
rejoice" over the sentiments thNs expressed, as
manifestng the views and determination OF oar
representatives in the nations councils. Yet with
two exceptions TREY are all attempting 10 laud CHss
as a fit candidate for the Presidency Let us see
what Cass says on tire subject. | have lnloIe rrc
his letter to A. Q. T. Nicholson, Of Tennessee. In
il, he says Il do not see il the Constitution any
grant of the requisite power TO Congress over thls
matter that is any power the part Of Con
gress TO pre- vent the extension of slavery into all
territory owned by the URlted States. Now, Mr.
Cass cannot enter uEssa his ddtes President I'M
I'll he takes an oath TO support the Constitution oi
the United States and the conclusion is irresistible
that he must either perinre hinseI cc,o any bill
passed ley Congress &c prevent the spread of slave
~. Now are our Senator's right, is Mr.. Cass
right or is this whole subject to be disposed of by
thcse editors as a matter of no importance? II II
is TO be considered Of no importance. in the name
of all that IS sacred let some one tell what is OF
importance aUd what duty, the democracy have TO
perform In my view of ii. even allowing Air.
Cass to be lcgitmaely nominated. the dc nocracy
of the north, aye of the trhole country, woojd be
rccreant to democratic principle and to their own
interests in sustaining HIM The idea, that Sldrcry
from being local Institution is TO be tacitiy and
implicitly egisatcd into Hattohot institution, and
that the reproach which now rests upon the South
ern States is TO be voluntarily assumed by the peo-
pie at large, those of Wisconsin, as we'll as other
States is most revolving one, and that the dcmoc
acy of tire nation, and particularly of Wisconsin,
should he called npon to aid in the work, is pre-
.umptuous 1t does not seem 10 me, they can be
brought to it. III be asked what they can gain
by refusing to do this works. | never ask what
docs any nation or any individual gain by refusing
to do urong when tempted. We will suppose
them to enter heartily into it, and TO succeed in
electing Lewis Cass must it not be said that Wis
consm endorses the principles he maintains There
can he no other conclusion and in carrying them
out and perpetuatng them, no man say with
confidence that this course dosS not endorse them.
BY repuiating Cass, then we shall at least occupy
a correct position before the Union and the voice
of Wisconsin will be kaorn TO be in favor of cor
rect prnciples. Yours
M1DrsoS, June IL.
| can give YOU but little of interest since my
last so far as legislative proceedings concerned
The Governors message was 10 day apportoned
to the proper committees; and the committees
will doubtless as speedily possible, report the