Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-07-05
The "Putative Fathers of Keno


MIR. EDlToR-There is, in my humble opin-
lon' much that deserves the strongest censure in
the course pursued by majority of the members
of the cqRmon council Of this city; to some few
of their official acts beg leave to call the atten-
ton of our citizens.
All social intercourse, all civil codes, in order
to be effective, must be prosecuted with refer
ence to feelings of honor This not only forms
our pledge of safety, but tends to develope more
fully the moral energies of our citizens, fortifies
our walls of defence against every species of
vice, and promotes our character as city among
the wise and good.
Feeling the importance of we'll directed eff
forts at the outset, our voters selected and eleva-
ted to office, at our first election, those whom we
supposed to be men-men in the full acceptation
of the term. To them were committed, under
the solemnities of an oath, the importer mt trust
of giving tone to the moral and intellectual
character of our citizens, furnishing us with a
well Judged civil code, promising protection to
life and to property, to give new impulses to in
tellectual requirements, to guard and protect the
rights of all, even the humblest of our citizens.
Has that confidence been manly met Let their
official acts, relative to the worthy poor of this
city, answer.
Have our hopes and trust in them been reali-
zed Let the remarks Of one of the Board sswe
know who the Town poor need to treat them
when sick, better than they themselves do" and
"a Sofo - al
sanction to the same, answer
Can those who talk of lofty devotion to the
cause of Christ and feel the force of that Heav-
en-born sentiment, g Whatsoever We would that
men should do unto you, do We even 50 INTO
them" give utterance to such inhuman express
slons, or in any way sanction the same 1? If
they can they certainly are entitled to our deep
est commisseration.
Is poverty crime, and this its just punish
ment? In the long list of great and splendid
men in all ages of the world, philanthropists.
benefactors and Savior of the world have been
marked with squalid poverty-and at this very
moment, DR.. Dick reaches forth the pale, sick
ly hand of want toward his fellows. Well NAV
he thank God that it is not his lot to close his
eyes in death in the christian city of Kenosba.
for these men in authority would be found, who
could better decide who should mitigate his suf-
ferings in that trying hour than he
But propose to deal with this matter plainly.
SO that every just and high-minded man may
treat this offence against justice with that indg
nation which it so Justly merits.
Shortly after the organization of our Common
Council the following resolution was adopted
q copy from the unpublished proceedings of
the Board, as furnished by the records.)
" MIR. Quarles moved that committee of two
pc appointed to ascertain upon wha. terms the
City poor can be supplied with proper medical
attendance in cases of Sickness"
Col. Quarles, one of the committee. called nm
on several physicians and solicited proposals for
the object specified in said resolution. Several
physicians were opposed to that mode of dispo-
sing of the choice of any individual; yet, as the
mode of treating the city poor had been fully set
tied, they, with others, sent in proposals. one of
which offered to furnish all necessary medicines
and medical attendance for TIE sum OF S94.-
This was the lowest offer, and $500 was the
highest.
notwithstanding the honorable gentleman
(ool. ouarles) solicited these proposals, he was
''ie ilrs' man to offer the following resolution
g, Resotred, That the proposition of Walker &
SHELTON to do the medical service for the Door of
TINS city, tor one year, for one hundred dollars,
be accepted.