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Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22
OPERATION OF THE FUGITIVE SLAVE
LAW UPON CHILDREN.

1t has been supposed that the children OF fuoi-
tive slave mothers born in the free states come
under the provisions of the Fugitive Slave Law,
the child, according to the doctrines of the slave
code, following the condition of the mother We
are of the opinion that this is a mistake, and that
a claim of this nature would not be acknowl-
edged by any court in the United States, for the
following reasons: The constitution provides for
the recapture only of those slaves who have
themselves escaped from one state into another.
An individual, to be within its provisions, must
have been actually held to labor or service in one
state under the laws thereof, and must have fled
from such service. In the case of child born
in free state Of course neither of these facts
exist; it has not been subject of slavery neither
has it escaped.
In 1916 this doctrine was established by the
unanimous opinion OF the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania, deciding that birth in that state
gives freedom to the child OF slave who had abb
seconded. This interpretation it also appears.
has been acquiesced in by courts in the slave
states. In 1928 the Court of Appeals in iVir-
ginia were unanimously of the opinion that they
were bound to give effect to the law of freedom
in Pennsylvania, though it was objected that it
might confiscate the property of citizen of Vir-
gnia
As many persons had entertained the idea that
the Shareholder might claim and recover children
born in the free states, we make the above de-
cision public.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22

The main division is made on the supposition
that Mr.. Morgan, Seward whg, is elected from
the Cayuga and Cortland District. which, on the
contrary, sends How, Radical democrat, by 80
majority. This ties the delegation; and leaves
an equal number of Radical members of each
party, and an equal number OF Nationals There
is some displacement of names is this classical
ton. There will probably be more democrats
standing out against measures of Compromise
and against concession to the Slave power, than
wings The Radical democrats elected are of
the school of Preston King; while some of the
wings, marked as the supporters of Seward, are
of yielding material, and can soon be moulded to
the wishes of the President and his Cabinet
But there will be upwards of twenty opponents
of slavery in the delegation from this State, and
about half that number of reliable upholders of
the Compromise.
Those politicians who have thought the Union
in danger, all last winter, because n York had
one radical free soil democrat in Congress, will
become bewildered when they see dozen strong
colleagues sustaining him. The occurrence Of
a decided majority ofthe delegations of both the
national parties, in sustaining the sentiments of
New York and of the North, will certainly add a
weight to the voice and the votes of the State in
Congress, which it did not possess last year,
"hoh INC ueieSatlon was Vi one pOlucal Cnarac-
ter. The alarmists, the partizans ofthe "coun-
Ter movement" in the cities will therefore have
torenew and swell higher their panic-cries, as
the danger thus increases.
Whatever doubts may have existed elsewhere
as to the sentiment of New York upon the Com
promise and its concoctors, will, we trust, be
cleared up by this result. There is much that
is obscure and ambiguous in the politics of the
State; but of the sentiment ofthe People on this
subject, there is no doubl.--Albany Atlas.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22
ARRIVAL OF JENNY LIND.

1.-THE following jeu d esprit is from the BRIDGE
,ort Standard. The poet has seized the moment
When the Nightingale stepped from car into .
ariage, to go to Iranistan:
Well we've seen her! yes; we did,
1t was nine o'clock at night,
Not cloud the azure hid
And the moon was shining bright!
When we saw the immortal
Jenny Lind,
From a common rail-car portal
As Pat would say, "descindr'
We saw her rather dimly,
For the shadows fell down grimly
From the cars and things around;
And her bonnet and her veil
Were an eye-proof coat of mail,
While the smoke from out the rail-
Road locomotives 'chim5ly''
Did in the atmosphere abound
We did not feature
OF the ear-enchanting creature,
Nor did we meet glance
From those eyes that so entrance;
But that hat, and veil, and all,
And her comfortable shawl,
That in graceful folds did fall,
Ger her bust, and waist and hips!
Them we saw
With pleasant awe!
And we felt the mighty truth deep impressed
That beneath that veil and shawl,
And gown AMI pet-that is all
The clothes her form that dressed
The glorious creature Uds!
No mistake about it, pos!
And we tremble in our boots
Like man does when he shoots
For the first time in his life a deer or moose.
A fever nagur shake,
With tendency to make
Your body pimpled over like goose.
Twas more than we could bar,
Sowe leaned against car,
While singing in our ears,
Like the music of the spheres,
gently stealth thro' us,
Said meodiously to us,
She is thar!
Jenny's thar!
But echo did not answer, as we knew Of
Whar?
And we heard her honey tones,
Go thrilling through our bones,
And doubtless shall feel them for week,
Yes, that sweet, soul-probing voice,
In whose power we all rejoice,
That could teach new song to a bird,
We have heard,
It's true! we heard it say
And long, o! long the day
In our memory viii stay
In silvery sounds we heard her
Most delicately murder
The English of the King.
Yes we heard her say, and her say is like a
sing,
(The engine of the train had just begun to
shriek,)
When from the coach she said,
As she forward bent her head,
"ko on, tricer, queek-ko on, queek ~
Twas too much for us to bear,
We shuddered, gasped for air,
Fell and tainted then and there!
And now to hear her sing,
Is cant-be-done sir, thing;
For to die we do not dare
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22

TREMENDOUS EFFEcT.-It was said by the Lo-
cofocos, a day or two before election, that the
speeches of Gen. Cass at Wayne and Plymouth
would settle the question for Mr.. Penniman in
that portion of the county. The following result
shows that it did so, but not exactly in the sense
intended by them.
The Taylor electoral ticket, received in Ply
mouth in l846 majority of one vote, and in
Nanllin, the Cass electoral ticket, received ma
jority of one hundred and one
In 1850, Nankin gave Penniman (whig) a ma
jority OF forty-eight, while Plymouth gave him a
majority of tr0o hundred and eighty-tnco.-Det
Tsib.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22
"Reminiscences.

The Albany Erening Journal has the follow
ing interesting "reminiscences
Twenty-Five years ago, this day, the Erie
Canal was announced as navigable from Lake
Erie to the Hudson river. On the 26th of Oc-
tober 1925 eight years and four months from
the time the work was commenced, the Erie
Canal was completed, and on that day the "Sen-
eca Chief" with De Witt Clinton, then Governor
Talmadge, and various Committees on board,
left Buffalo for the Hudson River. Along the
entire line of the Canal within hearing distance
of each other, heavy artillery were placed, and
the starting of the "Seneca Chief" from Buffalo
was carried to New York as fast as sound could
travel and by the same means it was announced
in Buffalo that this great event was known in
New York. This was before the present mode
of communicating information by telegraph had
been known but the plan was SO well executed,
that in one hour and thirty minutes from the
firing of the first gun at Buffalo, the echo was
heard in New York and returned to Buffalo 1t
was day of great rejoicing throughout the State
and the arrival ofthe "Chef" at the various pla-
ces along tile line, from the Lake TO the Ocean
it was voyage OF triumph. On the second of
November, the "Seneca Chief" reached this city,
eight days from Buffalo, and on the fourth she
arrived in the city of New York
When the fleet which was composed of the
"Seneca Chief" and several steam and other
crafts from Albany, New York and other places
on the river, reached Sandy Hook, Gov. De
Witt Clinton proceeded to perform the ceremony
of commingling the waters of the Lake with the
Ocean, by pouring key of Lake Erie water into
Atlantic, when he delivered the following ad-
| Dress
"This solemnty, at this place, on the arrival
ofvessels from Lake Erie, is intended to indicate
and commemorate the navigable communication
which has been accomplished between our Med
iterranean seas and the Atlantic Ocean in about
eight years, and to the extent of more than four
hundred and twenty five miles by the wisdom,
public sp;rit,and energy ofthe people of the State
of New YORK; and may the God of the heavens
and earth smile most proptiously on this work,
and render it subservent to the best interests OF
/ the human race"
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22
President FiIlmoro,s Position.

The National Era has the following remarks
on the present attitude of Presden: Fillmore:
Mr.. Fillmore must perform his constitutional
duty, or resign; but he would do we'll to recollect
that, even under an Absolute Monarchv at this
age OF the world, II is rather hazardous thing
TO undertake the execution of law by the Mill
tary Power. 1t is reported that General TAYLOR
said that Union, to maintain which it would be-
come necessary to fight, would not be worth
maintaining. And we say that any law, which
IS SO odlous to the People, as to require fire.
quent resort to the military power of the United
States to enforce it, is law not fit to be PASSED
Ia law, the repeal of which is demanded by the
highest considerations of patriotism and policy.
II Mr.. Fillmore should once draw the sword
against the People of Massachusetts. he NAV
find some sefor it in another section. Wetake
1t for granted that there are United States laws
to be enforced in South Carolina. in GEORGIA. and
III Alabama. Has he inquired how many post
masters IN those States refuse to fulfil their legal
and constitutional obligation to deliver newspa-
Pers! What has he done in the case Of the post
master In South Carolina, who, some months
since, was arralgned before State court for re-
tusng to permit his post Office to be bl token open
end robbed by the sovereign people in that neiph-
borhood? What has he done with the postmaster
at Euiaula, Ala, who, in reply to the demand O:
the Postmaster General, why he refused to de-
liver the National Era to subscriber at that Of
fice who had regularly subscribed and paid for it
sent him the proceedings of public meeting.
which sustained his course, and resolved that, if
he were removed for this act, no postmaster
should be permitted to fill his place? We ask
Mr.. Fillmore, what have you done sir, in these
cases, to enforce the laws of the United Statesa
Is the reclamation Of fugitive negroes Of more
lmportancein your eyes than the Freedom of the
Press, and the Sacredness of the Mails? Will
youlightly talk of blood when the Federal law
is resisted in Boston, and fold your arms with
indifference when Federal laws are habitually
resisted and trampled under foot in South Caro-
lima, Georgia, and Alabama!
We have said enough to show our readers
the character of the present Administration
Liberty has nothing to hope from it. 1t stands
in an attitude of antagonism towards the liberal
men of all parties in the Free States, and is see
king to establish harmony and peace by conces-
sions to power which never has been and ne
yer will be satisfied with any thing less than SUI
premacy.
The Conversational neIe1atiOn..The
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22

FREAKS OF FoRTUNE.-A gentleman who has
been 'sclerking it, in dry goods establishment
in this city for several years, has recently be-
come heir to some $4,000 to 900 by the
death of two relatives. He is man of educa-
ton and intelligence; staid, sober, and domestic
in his habits-just such man as will not be in
iured by this unexpected good fortune. We
congratulate him on this event; and could wish
that the tickle goddess were always as wisely
discriminating in the distribution of her favors.
Rochester Advertiser
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22

A young man from Newburyport, writes, un-
der date of San Francisco. Sept a. that party
of fifteen men discovered a vein of gold Al feet
wide, 8 feet deep, and had followed it feet, it
being over two thirds pure gold "We have
been calculating the value of as much OF as had
been uncovered, and find it would be worth over
ten millions of dollars"
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22

LIFE INSuRANCE

We give place place to the following cores
pondence with great deal of pleasure, mas
much as it affords another instance, not only of
the benefits of Life Insurance; ut of insurng
with an honorable and liberal Company. The
conduct of the U. s. Life Insurance Company
in this instance, is most creditable to them, and
is in striking contrast to that of some similar as
sociation, who scruple not to take advantage of
any legal technically, by which payments may
be avoided.
Mr.. Whitney died the same day on which the
policy was deposited in the post-ofice, and there
fore. according to the strict letter of the law the
insurance was invalidated. The sentiments ex-
pressed in the letter of the Hon. Abner r. Ellis
Mayor of Vincennes, are eminently due to the
company, and we commend them to attentive pe-
ruSal.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22

STocKBRIDGE INDIANs.--The Fond du Lac
Journal of the 18th inst, states that delegation
of the remnant of the Mohegans, passed thro' that
village last week in search of new location
Their chief said that they had selected spot
on Vermillion river in Minnesota Territory, about
40 miles below st. Paul. This region is said to
be very fertile.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22

Go AHEAD.-Coilins says that in less than five
years he will have steamer running that will
do the distance between New York and Liver
pool in week. When that takes place we may
look for complete revolution in commerce and
pleasure matters. Instead of the Londoners run
ming off to Switzerland and the Alps, they viii
put for Niagara and the Prairies.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22

The Prairie du Chen Patriot states that sew
eral large squads of emigrarts have recently pas
sed through that village, on their way to the
country north of it. They had been gathering
to that quarter for two months before in such
numbers as to indicate that the country between
the Wisconsin and Black rivers is becoming
known and will be soon thickIy settled by The
light sort of people.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22

At the Woman's Rights convention, Mrs
Rose of New York, alluded to our Pilgrim firth
ers, and the pride and reverence with which they
were often referred to. But said she 'who has
heard of the Pilgrim mothers? Did they not en-
durs as many perils,an enconnteras many hard
ships. and do as much to form and fashion the
institutions of New England, as the Pilgrim faith
ers! Yet they are hardly remembered.
A SKIN REBELL1oN.-A revolt has broken out
in the high ard mighty Empire OF Morocco, in
consequence of decree just promulgated by the
Emperor, ordering that the skins of all slaughter
ed animals be considered his property.
Prince Albert has no surname. Heis descen-
ded from an ancient liae of kings, whose surname
is unknown. There are great many black
fellows IN this country In the same case.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22
AMERICAN HOTET.

THE undersigned having recently fitted up this House for
the reception of the travelling public wishes to assure
his friends and the public that he will spare no pains to
render their stay with him pleasant and agreeable His
house will be kept strictly TEMPERANCE PRINCIPLE
Corner OF Market and Exchange streets.
j. BoARDMAS, no46 KENosHA, WIS.
~ Passengers taken to and from Boas free Of charge
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22
Charles MI. willard,

ArroRSEy AND CoUNsELLoR AT LAW,
Richmond, .NeHenry Co., III.
win practice in Kenosha and Walworth counties, in Wis
cousin, aud in all the Northern counties of Illinois.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22

MICE PowER.-A gentleman in Kirkalda,
Scotland, has trained couple of mice and inven-
ted machinery enabling them to spin cotton yarn.
The work is so constructed so that the common
house mouse is enabled to make stonement to
society for past offences by twisting Irvine, and
Keeling from 100 l26threads per day. To com
plete this the little pedestrian has to run lo4
miles. A half-penney's worth of oatmeal, at
I'D. per peck, serves one of these treadwheel
culprits the long period of five weeks. In that
time it makes 10 threads per day. Atthis rate
a mouse earns rs. Sd. per anumn. Take off Sd.
for board and Is for machinery there will arise
IS. clear profit for every mouse annually. The
mouse employer was going to make an applica-
ton for the lease of an old empty house, which
will hold ten thousand mouse mills, sufficient
room being left for keepers, and some hundreds
of spectators. Allowing for rent masters, inter-
est, and machinery, there will be balance of
$4,000 per annum.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22

The citizens of Missouri are still moving with
activity and energy, in relation to the Pacific Rail
road. A public meeting was recently held at
Warrcnsburg, which was attended by two thou
sand persons, and at which strong resolutions
in favor of the measure, were unanimously adop-
AnA
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22


GREAT HAUL OF CoUNTEFEIT MONEY
ARREST OF THE CoUNTERFEITERs.-O Officer
Best not satisfied with nabbing, on Saturday, a
robber who was stepping cffthe steamer Empire,
with $500 of stolen money, took it into his head
yesterday to do little something with the coun-
lerfeiters Information having come to him that
there were certain persons in town whose bust
ness was the manufacturing of spurious notes,
he set himself at work, and in a few hours sue
ceeded in obtaining possession both OF the artists
themselves, and seuen thousand seuen hundred
and fty dollars in counterfeit notes. These notes
were on the following banks: $3.50 in ten dol
lar bills on the Mechanics Bank New Bedford
Mass.
SI,9IO in the dollar notes on the Farmers and
Mechanics Bank of Mich, and $50 in twenties,
altered from ones on the Western Bank, ofWhte
Creek, Washington county, N Y.
The persons upon whom these notes were
found, were brought before Justice Child and
committed gave their names as Henry Thomp-
son, Mary VI. Griffin and James Bales The
countefeits on the Farmers and Mechanics
Bank were found concealed upon the woman.
Buff Com,
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22

Some men use their wives as farmers girls
do split brooms. When new they only sweep
the parlor with them, then scrub with them, then
take them for oven brooms, and when the splits
are burned off they use them fer cow-knockers.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22
DIR. GILES,
HOLM mOpathist,

Office E. l. & A. NJ Tymesons' store For sale, for do
nestle CdepmeLPs Domestic Homeopathy Aso Ca
ses and single Walls of Homeopathic Medicines Also,
qrmiea Tactur for the cure of Wounds bruises,
&c, no5l
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22
a. p. STONE

Would respectfully inform the citizens of Kenosha that
he hand branches of operative masonry to wit:
Pseng Brick laying and work. plain and orna-
mentnl March 30 A p STONE.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22

If you begin right, it is easy to do good
Whatever we do, we do from habit Once CON-
mence doing good, and you win find in short
time it's as easy as lying.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22
NEW DRUG SCORE

Oppose the Runals House, sign the Gold Mortar by j..
b. Starkweather, NJ D., general dealer in the purest
Drugs and Medicines Paints and DOLLS, Patent Medicines,
cto. Advice Gratis.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22
II ~ - -
TERMS OF ADVERTysINE

GREAT PHENoMENoN.-The Pittsburg Post
says on Friday last, a lady, born in England, 81
years ago, died of dysentary. A short time prior
to her death, a tumor was discovered in her alb
domen. Application was made. and her Consent
obtained by the attending physician, to make a
post mortem examination. On opening the alb
domen long tnmor ST an oval shape was Disco
covered. On cutting INTO the tufhof d child of
full natural development was found. On exam
ination, some evidence Of predetermined kind
was discovered, that at no very distant period
the child possessed some degree Of vitality.
There were other important facts discovered,
which, however, for reasons, are not presented
in this sketch. We understand that medical
report of the case will be furnished.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22

IIWUNUVF DUdEUT9 NtIHNOHHSHIH3
IT hand large and well selected assort-
i lmcnt OF Lumber of all kinds Clear and Common
Boards Plank Timber, Jost, uddng Fece Boards Shin
Sles, IAth sc. Yard, In Park street. few rods west
Of nin
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22

DEALER in Lumber, etc, in Southport, Wisconsin will
have constantly on hand, well selected assortment of
Lumber. 4lso Shingles, lIah. Plasering Hair, Window
SASH Glass, etc. etc. Yard opposite the Planning Machine
March 18th, 1850.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22

Col Mitchell, of Minnesota, is in Washington
and intends contesting the. seat OF MIR. Sibley,
as delegate from that Territory.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22
C.. M, BAKER,
GIDEON TRUESDEI,L,,

Attorney at LUw and General Collecting Agent Geneva
WaIworth CO., Wisconsin. Refer TOM. Frank, and S.
Hale.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22

Curious Calculation Mt is stated that the
building for the exposition of 1851 (the Worlds
Fair, at London) will contain 500 miles of win
dow sashes, 100 miles of putty, 81 miles of zinc
guttering, eight miles to drive under cotef. The
building will be wholly of glass, framed on iron
pillars. In one position, the spectator will be
able to see 1000 feet before him in an unbroken
view. tits believed that the building will be so
superb, that the public will be the first to oppose
its removal writer IN the Builder states that
$50 tons of putty will be required to make the
building. H93f
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Business Directory.
LUMBER, SHINGLES. ETC.

E subscribers thankful for past patronage, would in
form theIr old customers, and all wishing buy choice
steam-In Lumber, that they have hand complete
sorten OF Lumber Shingles ath Fencing, etc, at their
Yard foot OF Pearl street, Ekns Warehouse, Keno
Sha, Wisconsin, where their agent viii at all times be hap
by TO show the best lumber in the city.
RYERSON & MORRIS.
Kenosha, May 30th, 1880 o. BROOKS, Agent.
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y, r. wHTrLOCK,

ATTORNEY AND CdUSsELLoR AT LAW. Always on hand
TO attend TO business Office in Cuarles Building corner
Of Main and Pearl street, Entrance Pearl street, opposite
the DurRee House;
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22
mARSsiALL & PHELPS,
THEODORE NEWELL &CO.

Dealers in Stoves and Hardware, Iron Ware. Manufact
Of tin and copper ware, &c. Southport, WISCONSIN,
Strppt
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22

General Dealers in Try Goods Groceries, Crockery Boots
and Shoes, Shelf artware, SC. sc.
SAM'L HALE, G.. c. MANNEY, J. v. AVER.
Main street, South 0c,t Wisconsin, opposite the Telegraph
Printing Office.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22

Mr.. C. A. BAKER, at Sawyer's Drug Store,
is the agent for the above Company, in the city
of Kenosha.