Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-01-17
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

This document will be found in our paper of
to-day, and all who desire to keep posted up in
the general history Of state matters will read it.
Its statement of the condition of the finances of
the state will he gratifying, although the result
has been attained through much tribulation of
tax-paying. There is no reason why our state
expenses should not be light, our state taxes COR
respondingly light, and our credit always we'll
maintained.
The friends of Common Schools will be gra-
tilted to perceive fund already Oh hand of half
million of dollars, the interest of which is avail
able for common school purposes. The fund
will of course, increase, and if judicously mana
ged will do great work in the cause of educa-
ton, than which nothing is more important.
With reference to the University, our people
generally, we apprehend, do not feel much inter-
est Doubtless all are willing it shall have
all that has been appropriated to and belongs TO
it, and pretty much all, we apprehend, are equal
ly DESTROYS that nothing be done for it invol.
wing expense to the state or jeoparding the fund
sacred to common schools.
The Governors ideas Of the true basis of tax
alton, are ours. When the present system was
adopted we advocated alone, on the floor of the
Senate, the precise basis now recommended by
the Governor. We trust his recommendation
in this matter will be needed by the legislature.
With reference to Banks, the question will
sooner or later, beyond question, be submitted 10
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may not as well be done now as to be postponed.
If the people make up their minds that it will be
pleasanter and better to be shaved with home
made razors than those impo rted, we trust they
will establish banks. When the beard begins to
pull out at the roots, they will probably think diff
ferenlly. Another onslaught on the Milwaukee
Marine and Fire Insurance Bank, is suggested
We forget how often Don Quixo,te returned to
his attack on the windmill, but we believe he
came off second best every time. Whether that
memorable adventure is to find parallel in the
repeated attacks on this rag-nl, remains to be
seen.
The Governor recommends the establishment
OF penitentiary. This we suppose is necessa-
~, but we do hope that in carrying into execution
the Governors recommendation, the reformation
of the offender, rather than tho mere infction of
pain upon him, will be the primary object.
We infer from what the Governor says on the
subject, as we'll as from gisings out in other quar-
ters. that there vi be an attempt to change the
present system OF county government, by redu-
cling the number Of supervisors. The object of
this is said to be economy, but we doubt whether
the result, if the experiment be tried will justify
the expectation. Our opinion il, that the affairs
of the counties are safer and better administered
under the present system of government, than
we could hope under the proposed change
With reference TO the Fox River Improvement
the people Of this section Of country are pleased
to hear Of its progress. They ask only that the
State may not directly nor indirectly become in
terested in the matter, and they be called on to
pay any portion of the bil!s--which, probably,
thereis no reason to fear.
The Governor, we are glad TO perceive, leans
toward Land Reform, and we hope, as we BE-
lieve, he will use all the influence in his power
10 bring about reform so desirable. The mea-
sure will be found thoroughly practicable when
men are ready AMI willing to take holl, nvesti-
gate and enact.
The Governor thinks our National Consttu-
ton is glorious instrument, and that every per-
son is anxious to have it preserved and perpetu-
ated for all time; and is satisfied also, after
careful investigation, that the Fugitive Slave
Law is strictly constitutional. After coming to
these two conclusions, he intimates that such q
modification of the Fugitive Law as will better
protect the rights of Frcemen, is desirable. Had
not the Governor better recommend modifca-
ton of that glorious constitution, with which this
law that needs to be changed to fully protect the
rights of freemen, so exactly accords. What
the Governor means exactly, by resistance to
the law, is not clear to us. We do not NEAR. to
resist it, but when we obey its commands to help
restore fellow being to bondage, he may con-
clude that the "earnal bung is oose;' aud quite
number Of others think just as we do in this
matter, only more so.
The message might perhaps have been written
in more felicitous style, but upon the whole it
is document creditable to his Excellency. con-
tanning many good suggestions, and much infor-
nation Of value to the whole people.
United States Senator.
Since the assembling ofthe Legislature many
spcculations have beea INDUCED in and conject-
urcs made, withreference to United States Sena-
tor, by our brethren of the press. Next Monday
will probably decide the matter, that specula-
ions which may prove to be nothing bat specu-
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