Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-04-28
DIR. Adams said il was true, La

be worth thirty dollars an acre.
Rev. Mr.. TENNEY said he was aux
Ious to have the Road completed-be
lieyed it was for the interests of all tc
have 1T done-hoped some way could
be devised to harmonic all interests
had but little property, only a small piece
of land, but for one, would be willing to
go for the County Loan, if it was found
necessary TO complete the Road.
Some one had asked Mr.. Bond why
1t was found necessary to give the Coun-
ty second mortgage for security
Mr.. Bond had answered that the Com
pany bad executed first mortgage OF
ten thousand dollars mile, which were
to be given in security for the iron for
the track-the rail, when laid, was just
as good as so many hard dollars laid
down, and it did not injure the nature
of the security of the second mortgage
at all.
Mr.. McKisson spoke again. He wish
ed to say word about this thing of Sc
curlty. Peoples farms were worth just
as much to them as the iron was to its
makers, or the rail to the Railroad Com
pany, and well entitled to as good secur-
ity, when they became pledged. He
said thepeopleof his vicinity were friend
} to the Road-hoped it would be built
but were opposed to the Loan.
Col. CROKER said he was in favor
Of trying every method Of reconciling
conflicting differences, and proposed a
Committee to consider the matter.
The Chairman, Mr.. JOHNSON, said he
was for completing the Road, and was
for the Loan, if that means was necessa-
ry He wished to reply to the argu-
ment which had been raised, that the
City was going to force the Country.
There is no force about it. People are
not forced they can vote as they please
either for or against the Loan.
DIR. Adams said that some of the lead
ing ones in Kenosha had snapped their
fingers in his face, and said 1--WE will
get the Loan, and you in the Country
can't help yourselves"
Mr.. Durkee and Mr.. Bond called on
the Doctor to name the individual.
The Doctor said he could do it.
A call was made for Mr.. Kellogg to
speak.
Messrs. Durkee and Bond insisted that
the Doctor name the one WHO had told
him SO, or they should be compelled to
disbelieve the story.
The Doctor said he would tell when
Mr. Kellogg had spoken.
Mr. Kellogg said the necessity or i'm
portance Of the Road is not the question
to be considered at ALL 1t is, Is the
Loan right. If it is not right, then nc
matter how important, how necessary,
or how good paying enterprise the
Road is or will be, the Loan should not
be made. And he contended that il
was not right, that it was aorong to in,
cumber peoples property who did not
want it incumbered. The argument Of
the Highway and the School is no par
allcl The highway is free for every
one to travel, and the school is free fol
every one to enter. Not so with this
proposed Road. 1t is private affair
and toll gates will be erected on it, OF
what is the same thing, charges vii
be made for what it does. The scheme
was one of robbery, and was as corrupt
and rotten as the source whence it em,
anated.
After Mr. Kellgg closed, Messrs. Dur
kee and Bond again pressed DR.. Adams
TO name the individual who had said the
people of the Country could not help
themselves, and reminded him of hi:
promise to tell when Mr.. Kellogg had
spoken.
But the Doctor declined doing it then
and said he would do it some other time
Mr.. Durkee wanted them to under
stand distinctly that he did not say tn
Loan was right in principle; but b
would like those who decried it, TO show
him the difference in principle of that
and allowing the Railroad to take a par
of anan's farm for a track, and pay wha
jury should assess. In the one cast
it is a jury of six men, and in the other
jury Of majority of the County. HI
wished them farther to look at the fac
that those who urged this Loan were q
deeply interested as those who opposed
il. If the Loan was made, and had t
be paid by tax, he supposed he woulC
feel it as much as any one: his shar
would be about one-seUeRtieth of tn
whole County. Another thing. A
good deal has been said against the City