Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1850-02-01
Madison correspondence.
MADISON, Jan. 26, 1850.

MADISON, Jan. 10, 1901.
EDITOR TELEGRAPH:-
AS you have doubtless been apprised by Tele-
graph, the bill for the division OF Racine county
and for the erection Of the county of Kenosha,
received last night the final action of the Leg
lslature, 1t passed the House of Representatives
by very strong vote, more than two to one. In
all probability it will receive the sanction of the
Governor, and become the established law of
the land. This will undoubtedly be satisfactory
to the inhabitants of the county thus established
particularly, as under the bill in question, they
cannot be taxed TO erect the county buildings
which must be built by voluntary subscription
or not at all. 1t will undoubtedly be great
convenience to all the people of the south half
OF the county, and can see no possible mode
by which their taxes can in any manner be in
creased by it. On the contrary reducing the
area of the county, making il more compact, ii
strikes me, will bring its whole affairs more i'm
medlately under the cognizance of the people,
and tend to abate, rather than increase taxation.
You will in all probability, have received a cor
rect copy of the bill before this, and will Law it
before your readers who can then see its details,
and see that there is no possible mode in
which the erection of the new county can i'm
pose on them any new expense. Whether the
citizens Of Southport, who have voluntarily ia
ken upon Themselves the expense of providing
for the wants of this new county, will be suffi-
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Of the county seat, | am not prepared to say.
If they think so, it is their business and no ones
else. 1t will undoubtedly be a vast convenience
to all who have any thing to DO with either the
courts or the public records, and all are likely
to have. And the north half, | think, has no
good cause of complaint. The south half as
sisted in the erection of all the public buildings,
and they voluntarily relinquish all claim on
them. The south half also agree to pay their
proportion Of all debts due from the county, and
all that the north half lose; is simply the tribute
which the south have been unwillingly compel
led to pay to them, and to which they had no
just right.
To the energy, industry and perseverance Of
our Senator and Representative, is the perfection
of this matter to be referred They took 10
unfair nor underhanded means to accomplish tie
result, hut presented 1t in plain and true light
The Legislature readily saw the position in
which the south half were placed, and inasmuch
as the long established boundaries of the coun-
ty did not render it in any manner obnoxious to
that feature of the constitution on the subject of
county divlsicns they were ready and willing
to grant request so reasonable. Nor can the
north complain in any respect of her representa-
lives in either house. They did all that could
honorably be done to prevent the division, and if
industry, TACT and capacity could have been sue
cessful, they would have succeeded. The vote
Of the Racine county delegation stood-Senate:
Steele, aye; Willard, no, Housa-flalc, Rob
inson, age; Chapman. Barnes, Bennett, no.
am not sufficiently aware of the nature Of
the business before the Legislature to give YOU
any information with reference to it. Monday,
the 4th, is the day fixed for adjournment, but it
is question whether there will be an adjourn
ment at that time. Yours, S.