Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-08-04
Bears, to howl over the desoIalions of sla-

compared to the energy and power there IS
in liberty to advance the happiness and good
Of man." From this testimony, we oppose
its extension.
Resolved, That the prOvisO of Jeffer
son, prohibiting the extension of slavery at
ter the year A. ID. 1900 in all the territory
of the United States, Southern or Northern
the actual exclusion of Slavery from the
Northwest Territory by the ordinance of
1887, unanimously ratified by the first Con
grcss under the constitulon-the general
sentiments of the Fathers of the Republic,
and indeed the entire history of that period,
clearly shows that it was the settled policy
of the Nation, not to extend and natlOnalIze,
but to limit and locaize slavery and to
this policy, which never should have been
departed from, tho Government ought I'M
mediateIy to return.
Resolved, That should the slave-hoI-
ders force to a vote the WIlmOt Pr0Vlso qHes-
ton during the presen! congress, aud WIN
their characteristic instrument, whip IN
sufficient number of northern dOughtaCes,
10 carry that question against the interests
OF Freedom, whether openly or under the
specious name of compromise, we here de-
clare we will recognize no seltlement-we
will be bound by no comprOmlse-but will
raise the watchword of repeal, until repeal
shall be obtained.
Resolved, That the proposed Free Ter
ritory convention, about TO assemble at But
lalO, meets with our hearty approval, and
that we send delegates to SAID convention.
Motion was made TO send % delegates
to Buffalo conven tion Of 9th Aug.
The following gentlemen were elected as
such delegates:
Charles s. Wright, James Oily, w. ii.
ii. Baily, VIM. A. Bartlett w. ID. Bacon
Henry p. Phillips, S. H. Booth, David
Harrison, f. S. Lowell, Charles Durkee,
Ichabod Codding, VIM. ii. Waterman, ].
r. Doe, Marshal NJ. Strong, Edward Elder
kin, Hans Crocker, Iloralio Bnrchard, By
ron Kilbourn, Jesse &. Mills, J. ID. Mcneil,
Robert McCartcr, VIM. Thompson, lIa-
zen Cheney, A. w. Randall, Jacob Ly
Brand.
The following resolution was offered by
Mr.. EImorc, and adop ed unanimously;
Resolved, That as man has right to
life, and without access to the earth, the gift
of God to all his children, he must perish;
we are in favor of disposing Of the public
lands of the United States, to actual settlers
only, in limited quantities, at the cost ofsur-
yey and transfer.
The following resolution was then adop-
ted
Resolved, That when this convention
adjourn, it all oum TO meet at JcnesylIle on
the Gath of August.
A motion was then made and carried,
that the Chair appoint committee of five
1. IL tIo oil
tors of Wisconsin.
The following gentlemen were appointed
said committee.
u. ID. Meachum Esq, Rev. Ichabod Cod
ding, Geo. Gale, Hans Crocker, VIM. ii.
Waterman.
Motion made and carried, that the sew
eral papers of the state of Wisconsin, be
respectfully requested TO publish the pro-
ceedings of this convention.
The convention then adjourned to meet
al GAINESVILLE on the 24th of August, as above.
+. $. LOWELL, PRESIDENT
John w. Trowbrldge,
w. II. Farmer, Sec'ys.
Walter W. Wheaton.
To exempt n homestead from forced safes
IN certain cases.
The people of the State If WISCONSIN, rep
resented IN Senate ant assembly do en-
act as foHorS:
Section |. A homestead, consisting of
any quantity Of land not exceeding forty
acres, and the dwelling house thereon and
It's appurtenanCcs, to be selected by the
owner thereof, and not included IN any rccOr
dod town plot, or city or village; or instead
thereof, at the option of the owner, a guam
THY of land not exceeding in amount one
quarter OF m acre, being within Il recorded
town plat, or city, or village, and the dwell
ling house thereon, and its appurtenances,
owned and occupied by any resident of the
state, shall not be subject To forced sale on
execution, or any other final process from 4
court for any debt or liabilities contracted
after The third day Of July, in the year egh
teen hundred and forty-eight.
Sec. , Such exemption shall not cX-
tend to any mortgage thereon lawfully oh
tanned but such mortgage, or other alien
utlon of such land by the owner thereof, If a
married man, shall not he valid without the
signature Of the wife to the same.
Sec. }. Whenever levy shall hc made
upon the lands or tencments of Household
der. whose homestead has not been selected
and set apart by metes and bounds, such
houscholdcrs may notify the officer, at the
time of making such levy, OF what he re-
CARDS as his homestead, with a description
thereof, within the limits above prescribed,
and the remainder alone shall he subject to
sale under such levy.
Sec. {. If the plaintiff in execution shall
he dissatisfied with the quantity of land Sc
lected and set apart as aforesaid, the officer
making the levy shall cause the same TO be
Surveyed, beginning at point to be deslg.
mated hv the owner, and set off in n com
pact form, including the dwelling house and
its appurtcnances the amount specified in
the first section of this act, and the expense
of said survey, shall be chargcabIe on the
execution, and collected lherelrom, unless it
shall appear that the debtor did not correct.
~ state his mctCs and bounds, otherwise,
the expense of survey shall be paid by the
person ordering the same.
Sec. 5. After the survey shall have been
made, the officer making the levy may sell
the property levied upon, and not include