Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-03-11
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.



The mails are so slow between the Caphal ana
your CITY that there is little encouragement in the
effort to keep your readers advised OF the news.
For that kind of information must refer you to
other sources, and particularly the Milwaukee
Sentinel. which gets its Madison intelligence by
teieqraph and furnishes the latest that can be well
obtained III health for some two or three DAYS
previous to this prevented some correspondence
intended for last weeks paper
You have, doubtless, ere this, received the re-
ports of the majority and minority committees
with reference to prohibitoy liquor law. You
will perceive the majority call such Legislation IL
legal, and express the opinion that no good can
arise from such legislation this subject-and
generally that moral suasion is the remedy for
such evils 1t is rather singular the majority
should make such an assertion, when it is well un-
derstood and settled that states may pass such
lnw being careful only to guard the details against
any conflict with their own constitutions. The
bill pronounced illegal, was drawn with the ut
most care to avoid all conflict with our own
thorites and did avoid them. But it was doubt
less pronounced illegal, the general assump
ton that we can't legisac to prevent the selling
or drinking of liquors. just glance for moment
at the singular consistency Of men. The Legis-
laturc has now before it, and will probably pass
an act imposing heavy penalties upon the individ-
nal that puts into the hand of his neigbor single
dollar bill not issued in pursuance Of aw--yet the
same man may put an enemy to the mouth Of his
ncghbor, to steal away his brain--to make him
nad-to bring ruin and disgrace upon himself and
family, and spread misery throughout the neigh
borhood yet all that is a natural right which may
not be legislated with reference to. Need | com
Inent further. If so, let me say, whilst you can
not shoot quail GU, of season without risk of
penalty-you may kill man with liquor in
son and out of season, aud yet You cannot be in
terfered with by legislation, say these men who
call this proposed law illegal.
This idea of moral suasion," to correct this
evil, is one I once entertained myself-and can
therefore have charity for those who still entertain IT,
But nevertheless, it is very faacious idea for it
is manifest it is just applicable TO all other evils
to this [ believe it is not expected that this
law or any other law to prevent offences, will Ell
Their prevent or supplant g moral suasion." They
arc not expected to have any thing to do with
moral suasion." They are simply intended to
prevent crime by Furnishing it, leaving moral
sion" to do its work. The in5trumentalities of
education are abroad in the land-thc pulpit is in
every hamlet-thc press is in every viIIage--the
electric wires like arteries, convey the pull
satons of mental life to all the extrcmities of the
social body--and those the instrumentalitics
of moral suasion' which this law viii in no wise
in.,rfcre with, and does not seek to.
The great matter of excitement here now, is
the charges against Judge IIubbell. The report
of the select committee on that matter VOC areac-
quaintcd with. The committee recommended
the removal Of the Judge by address in accordance
with Sec. IS, Art. : of the Constitution. The
House found itself in some doubt in what manner
10 proceed or what to do. After considerable
marching and COMMUNICATING on various proPo
sitions, occupying daycr such in the matter, the
House came directly to the proposition " whether
it would proceed at all or not, which was dcciI-
cd unanimously in tr2 Affirmative. The vote then
came up between address and Impeachment when
the latter was resolved upon by a large majority.
Yodav. u committee Of five, consisting Of Saun-
dcrs, Cate Simpson, Barber and Wheeler, (nIl
Iuwyers, very properly were appointed a commit
tee to prefer the impeachment to the Senate, and
manage it before that body, The part OF the
House in accordance with Section |. Art. :. of
the Constitution Thu, the matter is disposed of
on the part of the House when it will be finish
cd, indeed, when it viii commence, hctor, the
Senate, NO one yet knows. Already it is suggest
ed by some that the matter be postponed until
june or July; the Legislature adjourning llthat
time. or coming together at that time on call
call from the Governor. Your readers Will bear
in mind that all this matter has thus far been on
one side the judge has not been heard, or in any
manner consulted, or appealed to in the matter. lie
may be as innocent in all matters charged n. the
child unborn-and should he so considered until a
fair trial proves him otherwise.
The amendment to the Racine Rail Road char
ter was to-day defeated in the House by vote of
IS 10 20. This, doubtless, is of more importance
to your people than any measure before this Leg
isnture, hope, as 1 doubt not, we shall now 50
forward and construct road west from our city.
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