Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-09-02
THE CAUSE AND REMEDY.


Mn. TELEGRAPH:
Much has lately been said and written on
the subject of the inefiiciency of our laws
the necessity of law retorm-of our tinkcring
legislation-the costs Of lawsuits and fees of
officers, a bankrupt Treasury and grinding
taxation, and the importance of eecting men
to office, and members Of our Legislature that
hayeM'eHigeace honesty and integrityenough
to correct these evils, and free the people from
the nightmare of corruption, under which
they are groaning.
That there is something "rotten in Den
mark or in the statute book or in the know
ledge, carabilitv and integrity Of our officers,
all conccde: but what it is no one tells or
pretcnds to let us know.
Where and what is the cause? Can You
inform Us: Do give us some light on the
subject; let lis have no more speculations,
quackcry or hum5u0; give rs the facts, the
true origin and cause of our Affections, and
that too, without the fear favor, affection, re-
ward or hope thereof of any party, or pani-
IAN, or candidate for office. If ne are in fault
speak out and we will reform, and if any aid
is wanted of us to get us out of our difficult
ties let Us know what, and we will be "on
hand" on need not tell us we are sick for
we feel the pain, but tell us the cause of our
disease, and the specific for its cure, and how
to obtain it. We want correct information.
Do our oBfctai servants { y know the cause
of our suflerings! Are they knayes or fools,
or have the majority Of them a large sprink-
ling of each quality? Do they know arherc-
IN the laws are insufficient, unjust or tWiSti-
col% Have they ever read the laws and ia
rispudencc of this, or any other State! Do
they know wherein our statutes require amend
ment, to promote tho prosperity and happi-
ness of tile people! Do they kuo,o what
dignitiod O. legislation would effect desira-
Die reforms? Do they hn0w wherein official
costs and fees are cxtrayagant, or that
the costs fees and salaries of officers
are so large, that it creates disgraceful
scramble from grog holes to the Judges seat
to secure an G 'ction in order to fatten on the
Spoils! Do they know why our taxes are so
oncrous? If they have hnown it, why have
not these evils long since been corrected =
give us the reasons.
Is the fault in the laws, the officers, or the
voters?
Do we elect men who know enough of the
cause and origin of our troubles, and an easy
way to relieve them forever, but who as poll
ticians, and Office holders and office expect
ants are DESTROYS to continue them in order
to subseryc base party purposes, keeping the
political waters in a terment, in hopes some
thing may turn up for their personal pocket
advantage? Is there no patriotism left
amongst lis Does sheer selhshness rule cv-
cry one? Are so many of our official SER
ratts { } such rogues at heart, insoyent in
Ipurse and character, recent renegades from
moral communities, whose pure atmosphere
was uncongenial to thom-dropt in amongst
us that they feel an interest in making Wis
consin a vast jail limit, where the dishonest
debtor may set his honest, the dupcd, credi-
tor at dcfance-where the rogue may keep
his ill-gotten gains, for future use to the ruin
of those of whom he obtained them on a ere
dit, where he can ride into office because he
intrigues or bcgs for it.
Is it a truth that our laws are enacted by
lascals for the benefit of rogucs'
Have we not long enough elected official
beggars to office, men who hate honest pro
ductive labor, it is so vulgar and ungentecI,'
but who long to finger official fees and per-
quisitcs of office and pay no taxes, and re-
joicc to spur the taxpayer; men whose APP
pearance is of the rowdy, and whose CONVEX
sation is sprinkled with oaths and blasphe-
'my-to whom YOU would not trust for hun
bred dollars, or to whose care and keeping
Won would not trust daughter on jour
ncy
Shall we have men for Office whose char
acter and ability shall honor the office, rather
! than that the Office should honor them =
Some of the people imagine that majority
ofyotcs cast fora Ounce, or knWe, never con
fers ability, honesty or virtue, but that it may
confer on ignorance the power to do incalcu-
liable mischief or corruption, the power to be-
come nuisance. or low cunning and vice the
power to net the devil with comparative i'm
punity. Strange what vagaries some people
/ have.
Can You give us some light on these sub
jects; if not, who will. WHEATLAND.
| August %, 1858.
| We will do the best VIC can for our friend, by
attempting to reply to his queries not in detail by
any means, but to thcir general scope give gencr-
al answers.
| Men generally, govern their private, individual
matters, prudently and economically; but the mo-
ment they go to work in the mass TO do the bust
that pertains to the whole their appears to be
neither wisdom, prudence, economy or any thing
else valuable; and the simple raason is, as it ap
pears to Us, because body they depart entirely
from the rules that govern them as individuals.
As individuals, they select all their agents with
special reference to their fitness for the duties de-
sired and expected to be pertormed-as body,
they do no such thing. An individual wants a
man 10 write in his counting room and he makes |
particular inquiry into the capacity of the individ
ual applying, rs a pcnnan, accomptant, and man
of integrity honesty, and fidelity; but if he wants