Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-02-03
Official Report--.Anti-Loan Meeting,

At an adjourned meeting of the inhabitants of
the County of kenoSha, held at the house of Ly
man button, in the Town of Bristol, pursuant to
notice on the 3lst inst, y. ID 1854, the Chair
man, ID. c. Burgess, appeared and took the Chair,
and i'll the absence of Elias Woodwork, SeCreta-
nv, Simon a. Didama was chosen Secretary Of
the Meeting.
On motion of Daniel Williams, of Bristol, it
was voted that one from each Town in the Coun-
ty Of kenosha, be appointed by the Chairman a
Committee to draft Resolutions expressing the
sense of this Meeting in relation to loaning the
credit of the County of konosha in aid for build
ing the Kcnosha and Beloit Railroad.
Whereupon the Chair appointed the following
named persons as said Committee Daniel VIII
iams, of Bristol; L. Woodwork, of Salem; 1ar-
mon Marsh, of Somers VIM. Baker, of Paris !;
Don f. Herrick, of Wheatland and A. Judd of
Brighton.
The Committee on Resolutions appeared and
reported as follows:
ReSotced, That we are uncompromSingly oppo-
sed to the passage of bill authorizing this Coun-
ty TO loan its credit for the benefit of the Kenosha
and Beloit Railroad, believing it to be unjust i'm
polite, and disreputable for the stockholders, and
those friendly 10 the loan scheme, to press the
matter further.
ReSolCed, That we are not hostile TO the Keno
sha and Beoi Railroad but wish il success in OBJ
tanning individual subscription.
ReSoired, That we instruct our Representatives
to all honorable means to defeat the passage
of the Bill authorizing loan of the credit of Ke
nosha County
Resolred, That we believe it unjust, arbitrary,
antidcmocratic, and contrary to the rights guaran-
teed TO Us by the Constitution of the United States,
for even the majority 20 force US 10 pledge our
selves for the benefit of any corporate body.
ReSoiced, That Kenosha has divided this
County from Racine, and obtained for Us less than
our Constitutional number of taX-paying acres,
l4Hx ~
City shall OF may devise, may be sport to them,
bur is death TO us, as shown by the vote last Fall
ReSolred, That the hard -knuckled yeomanry of
the County of kenosha do hereby spurn and pro-
test against all compromises at home or abroad
in regard TO loaning the Credit of the County to
build the Kenosha and Beloit Railroad, or any
other Railroad.
On motion of DIR. Paddock, it was voted that
the Chairman appoint, as far as practicable, n
Committee of one from each Town to select three
suitable persons represent the interests of the
County, at Madison, against the passage of the
Loan Law.
The Chairman named the following persons as
said Committee:
DIR. Paddock, of Salem j. ~ Kellogg, of
Bristol d. T. Herrick, of Wheatand; Obi Deuel.,
of Brighton, Fredenburg, of Paris; and Harmon
Marsh, of Somers.
The Committee reported the following persons:
Dudley Cass, ID. F. Herick, and \. 7. Adams;
aud IN case the last named person cannot attend,
it is recommended that Harmon Marsh acl rs
substitute.
On motion of D. Cass, ]. C. McKisson was
chosen to supply the place of Adams and Marsh
1t was voted thar Alvin Strong and Harmon
Marsh, OF Somers, Charles Morgan and Levant
Stevens, of Pleasant Prairie. A. p. Adams and
Luman Marsh, of Paris, Danid Williams and j.
NJ Kellogg. of Bristol, ID. y. Burnham and Ben
iamin Robbins, of Salem, j. W. Holiday and
John Mcdonald, of Brighton and R. g. McClel-
Ian and A. 3, Coon of Wllestland, be Commit