Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-04-28

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tol from borrowing money to improve
his farm, or from lending his credit if
he can get his farm doubled in value
thereby. affrg
Those opposed to the loan complain
bitterly, and the writer in question pite-t
ously at the moral wrong and injustice
on the part Of the city in forcing, as
they are pleased to call it, upon the
country the one hundred thousand dol
lar loan. The writer should in the first
place have borne in mind that the coun-
try are not by any means unanimous
against the loan, aud that if even left
to the country towns it is not certain but
/ the proposed measure would carry.
There is known to be large party in
the country of high minded, liberal men,
who so far from being willing to place
obstacles in the way of great and ben
ofcial public improyement-one calcu-
lated to berefit almost equally all por-
tons Of the countD-have the moral
courage, character and manhood, to aid
the work alike by their voices and by
their acts. 1t is also true that there is
large party in the country, and leave
that party to place their own estimate
upon their own acts, who are not oppo.
,sed to the construction Of a rail road by
any means, but they want it pushed for
ward while they stand by to reapits ben
elits without mourning any inconven
fences or obligations. Sellishness is the
most important ingredient in some
mems moral visions. There exists to be
sure few obligations as between the
road and themselves, and one of these is
for the road to pay $4,000 for strip of
land three rods wide througttheir farms,
and another is to meet and pass resolu,
tons calculated to embarrass and injure
the road, and when these are cancelled
they are prepared to attend with com
posure to their secular and religious ex-
ercises. ..a.
Bat when VIC come to the true facts in
the case, what moral wrong do we find
on the part of the friends of the road in
asking the county to loan it one hundred
thousand dollars. If was prosecuting
some work, and had already expended
500 on it, and should go to Levi Grant
and ask him to loan me 500 on ample
security what moral wrong would there
be in that. Now suppose the work was
prosecuting was one calculated to largely
/ benefit Mr.. Grant, and. he had abundant
credit and means would he not act a vcry
ungcnerous part if he refused me the ac-
commodation. More particularly would
this appear to be the case if the credit
which he possessed was more than one
half my own.
In treating, the subject fairly ii will be
4 proper to say that there are those opposed
to the loan who profess to believe the SCI
curity not ample for the County, and on
the other hand it may be said that more
than three out Of every five believe diff
ferently, and that all who have taken the
proper painS to inform themselves upon
the subject understand that the security
is abundent and ample, and indeed rests
upon no kind Of a contingency.
Are the mass then to neglect to avail
themselves Of the advantages of great
and general benefit, for the reason that a
minority do notagrec with them. \ Coun-
ty may be compared to a small Republic.
and is it moral wrong that the affairs
of a republic should be governed by
majority. | cannot so understand it.
This may look frightful to Mr.. Kellogg.
who considers popular will' veryfGH
tenure by which to hold property. l
have yet to learn that there is any prop
erty in this county which is not held by
popular will" 1t is. popular will that
makes and administers our laws, and that
Furnishes the criminal. even though he,
Cannot see the halter draw
WITH good opinion of The law.
1t is popular will that guarantees to Mr.
Kellogg that nothing important will ever
be done by the county in its political or
ganization, bat what will mainly prove
beneficial to all parts of the same. To
be sure, its affairs may not be so nicely
managed bat that some farmer living on
the north line of the county and making
Racine his market may fail to receive or
realize as much benefit as the great mass
OF the people; but if every public measure
OF the county squares with the interest of
nine hundred and ninety -nine out of one
thousand, it cannot be complained of as
particularly unjust. Several farmers living
IN Racine county make this place their
market and if this Improvement benefits
this market to their advantage the one in
a thousand who so to Racine can afford
to be generous enough to suffer slight
loss for the benefit of their Racine county
ncighborS.
1t Is argued by some who oppose the
loan that Walworth county is more large
y interested and would he more benefit
ted by theroad than kenosha county. and