Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-02-20

TO TURN Up
We see by a correspondent of some paper,
that the idea is entertained that any General
BANKING Bill cannot receive attention at the
hands Of the people unless at some general cleo
ton of STATE officers. We look upon this as an
uDr ccossary and forced construction Of the
phrase in the Constitution, which requires that
lii shall be submitted at some general electon;"
for the election in the Spring for Municipal and
Town officers is just as general" as any cleo
ton Of any officers can be made to be- Is there
a county, or town, or village in the State, in
which an election in Apr. is not required to be
held? Can any election be more general p
Suppose we wait till next Fall there are no
State officers to be elected then. And if the
cccting of State officer is necessary TO consti-
tute general" election, there will be no ''gen-
eraI' election until the fall of 80 But if the
| election Of State officer is the sine qua non of
! a general" election, then make the office Of
Bank Comptroller elective by the people, instead
I Of by the Legislature, as contemplated in the
first section Of the BID, and let that officer be vo-
ted for at the time the question is submitted to
the peotio, and then the election will be general
without doubt.
The only meaning Of the term general" in
the constitution, as we construe it, is general as
opposed 20 4 "spocal' election-and we think
all who examine the question will be Convinced
Of the same thing.
Speaking Of the Bank Comptroller, we hope
the Legislature will see that the words people Of
the Sue, are substituted for the word Legisla-
turo, in the first section Of the Bill. 1t is sur
pri,ing to see how little confidence the Legisla-
tors ola State have in the people of State, af-
ter iAcy themselves have been elected to offices
Of trust and responsibility. But perhaps it is a
perfectly legitimate conclusion, when they look
upon themselves as the last embodiment Of pop
ular wisdom. We hope this additional bone of
contention will not be thrown into the Legisla-
ture for thot body to be besieged, and lobbed, and
Iog-Tolled, and oyster-fed, and champaigned by
the candidates who will swarm for the chances
of an election to this profitable post. The Dem
ocratic Policy is TO give the power to the people,
and keep it there and the Legislature had bet
ter take measures 10 make the United States
Senators elected by the people, than to create
another dug for hungry expcctants to quarrel
for. The legislature Lave too much electing to
90 now Half Of the time of the representatives
is now consumed b. the seekers of the Offices
at their disposal, and which are to be filled at
this session Of the Legislature. There are not
less than hundred men in Madison, to-day,
looking, longing, wishing, expecting, hoping,
praying, ontraa:iny their friends, if it is pos
sible thing to do something for them. These
hungry Mjcawbeg8 are constantly expecting
'5omathing to turn up"-and by and by disap-
pointed and dishonrtcncd at the "trcachcry" OF
their friends who promised to vote for them,
their faces begin to clongatQ, and their chins 10
drop, and they 20 hcme cursing these "ungrate-
full Republics" Take the power, we say, from
the Legislature, and let these men 60 to work
until somebody finds out their wonderful adap-
tc1ncss for the offices they want, and perhaps
their very industry will fit them for some impor-
taHt trust. At any rate, We'll insure them is
viii procure for them the bread OF independence
Where Is InE "lTlLIxGTARY ?"-ANoTuER
WAR BETWEEN UNcLE SAM AND KENosHA.-
4 considerable of a scrimmagc, and pretty near
tiEht, and almost blood, came off at the corner
of Market Square yesterday before noon 1t
seems the deputy Marshal Of the L. S. had IN
dcrahcn to serve wrts of attachment on the