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Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19

That our State Administration is grow
ing popular with its friends ia seen from
the following from the Green Bay i'd
coc1te ID.
We are getting sick unto death Of Gov
Barstow and his sort of folks. They are
fooling the people of this State to the
" top of their bent" All their talk and
doings in regard to measures and men
are so apparently selfish that they natl
Seate every man of ordinary preceptive
faculties, whether he is disposed to be
friendly with them or not. Every act
stinks of something. A Notary is not
appointed-a piece of school land is not
soda loan is not made-not transac-
ton with the State Government seems
to be carried on, without being made sub
servient in some way to the perpetuation
of some of these folks. Its very peril
nacity is tiresome and disgusting. Dem
ocrats with more than one idea pine to
see the day again when Judge, OF an
Assemblyman, or any public officer, can
be elected upon some other issue than
that of his fealty to Barstow and the
o"i"iOO' AHey hOuIu hhC ~ iSSA 'iid'
it is possible that public contracts can be
made-that the public moneys can be
disbursed-that the school fund can be
managed-that bills can be passed in the
LeglSlature-that we can pay our taxes
and go about our business-without pan
dering to these men. 1t all excites no
hostility in US ; we have no more dispo-
sition to remark upon the merits of any
of Them. than we have for distinguishing
between a gang of beggers for old clothes
the only sensation it excites is one of ia
tigue: disgust, nausea, and constant de-
sire to be relieved. And we hope the
time is not far distant when we can get
well rid of the whole tribe and go on with
our public business in peace, as other
States do.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19
VOLUME Is.
vhe Cnarter Oak.

All of our citizens venerate the Char
ter Oak. the grand old tree that so COM
pletely shielded the written Charter which
continued to be our organic law until
1918. In song and story the old oak is
famous. and thousands ofvisitors annual
ly visit it. The tree stands upon the
WHY'S place now owned and occupied
by the Hon. /. w. Stuart, who has kind
ly cared for it. A few years since some
bows kindled fire within its trunk, which
burnt out most Of the rotten parts of it..
Mr.. S. soon discovered the fire, and at
once had il put out. He then. at consid-
cradle expense. had the hollow enclosed
by door with lock and key. He al
so had the stumps of branches that had
been broken off covered with tin and
painted. The tree, from this time seem
ed to be imbued with new life-each sue
ceeding spring dressing itself in richer
and denser foliage. On the 22d inst, the
New Haven fire companies, who came NJ
to join their brethren in Hartford on the
occasion of their annual muster, visited
| the famous Oak They were, of course
kindly received by Mr.. Stuart. To show
them the capacity of the tree he invited
the firemen to enter the hollow trunk
when twenty-four of the men belonging
to Capt. McGregor's company Neptune
No. g. entered together. The came out
and twenty -eight ofCapt. Thomas's Com
pany, Washington No. 6. then entered
By placing twenty-eight full grown men
in an ordinary room of dwelling, one
may Judge the great size. of the famous
| old Charter Oak.-Hdrtford Times.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19
Sweet Potatoes---Yams.

The largest and best we have seen this
season, may be found at the establish
ment of Messrs. Jones f CorL, at No. 20S,
East Water Street. They are imported
frvm St. Louis, and were grown in eli
mate we'll adapted to their complete ma
turity- Wisconsin.
We know that St Louis sweet pota-
toes, or gains, are very good, but we
doubt if they excel those grown in this
vicinity. We are indebted to Mr.. Tho
MAS Rowland, of Pleasant Prairie, for
the privilege of eating some of the best
we have seen for many years. Packed
as closely as we could do it, which we
did for experiment, ttoenfy Of them heap
ed the half-bushel so much that no more
would lay. on. Mr. Rowland raised SIX
acres of them this season. and has sent
them both to Milwaukee and Chicago.
Might not those you speak of been his
potatoes, Mr.. Wisconsin PIP.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19
The Convention To-Day.

There is a general feeling of anxiety
that the Convention to meet to-day at
buttons shall put in nomination men
that will do honor to the Republican Spir-
it, but we can hear of no anxiety in re-
gard to achdt individuals shall succeed
We are glad that this spirit prevails.
We judge there win be full attend
ance at the Convention.
The delegates from this Assembly Dis
trict are-lst Ward, @. c. Sholes, W. I'll.
Smith, and C. B. Lewis; I'd, j. P. Glover,
Alonzo White, and Reuben Sniffin Sd,
Alfred Burroughs, c. L. Ely, and J. Z.
Henry; Pleasant Prairie, VIM. Goff, Thos'
Rowland. and S. S. Derbyshire; and Som
ers, Harmon Marsh, Henry johnson, and
Alexander Spence.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19
Inalinabie Rights of Americans.

The following are not enumerated IN
the Declaration of Independence
To know my trade OF business with
out apprenticeship or experience.
To marry without regard to fortune
state of health, position, or opinion OF
parents or friends.
To have wife and children depenant or
the contingencies of business, and, in case
Of sudden death, leave thsm wholly un-
provided for.
To put off upon hreling strangers the
literary, moral, and religious education o.
children.
To teach children no good trade, hop
ing thcp Will have, when grown up, wit
enough to live ON the industry of other
people.
To enjoy the general symathy when
male bankrupt by reckless speculation.
To cheat the Government, if possible
To hold Office without being compe
tent to discharge it's duties.
To build houses with nine and six incl
walls. and GO to the funeral Of tenants
iiremen, and others, killed by their fall
weeping over the mysterious dispense
tons of Providence.
To BULL mp cities and towns without
parks, and call pestIlcnce a visitation OF
God.
70 license rum-selIing, and deplore tn.
Increase Of crime.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19
Rusiuess Notices,

II. W. Hubbard appears again in on
columns with a new advertisement. liz
has fitted up the corner store in the Run
ais Block, in superior style, and ha,
piled in tons upon tons of goods, which
we should think would supply all VIII
want to buy; but he is confident of sell
ing all ont during the season.
Mr. Blinn, too, is determined not to 10
behind. See his notices.
DR.. Starkweather keeps the public con
tinually posted. lie enumerates SO much
and las so we'll filled a store. that We
can only say generally, you will find what
YOU want there -D.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19
That ChaIlenge.--The Diplomas.

Our amiable neighbor of the Democrat,
in his paper of Friday last, does not take
up our acceptance of its challenge to sub
nit our respective diplomas to the judge
ment of practical printers out of this
City. We will add that we met the edi-
tor and personally asked him if he would
abide his challenge, and he declined to do
so. The truth is he DARE NOT DO 1T.
After abusing the Committee, and SLAM
dering the Agricultural Society, and the
County, by saying it was not possible to
get Committee from its citizens who
would give an award to that office, even
| if indisputably deserved, it will be seen
by this fact how entirely causeless are
his charges, and how thoroughly himself
knows that they are.
1t will be seen, too, that he himself
thoroughly appreciates how weak is the
argument that he has hung them up side
by side in his Office, and that all visitors
IunneSjtSIlnRly pfOilOuuCe htS eiC oOsst
for he knows, and he begins to see that
others would know at once, that common
politeness would make his visitors desire
not to offend his feelings, and when he
would step up to them and say, snow is
not ours the best 2" they would of course
say certainly" for it would be hard to
say otherwise to him.
AS he has backed out Of his challenge,
and DARE NOT submit his work to the
test, we hope he will no longer abuse the
Committee and the Society.
We will say here that all competent
Judges, whom we have heard give an
opinion, have decided that, for the pur-
pose designed, the diploma of our neigh
Dor, the Tribune, is By far better piece
of workmanship than that Of the Demo
crat, though it was only done as COM
mon job, and not entered to compete for
the award ID.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19

Mr.. Marsh seconded the resolution,
and argued its adoption.
Mr.. Sholes said he had no other OBJ
lection to the resolution than that one
covering the same ground had been
adopted. He had conversed with Mr..
Webster, and as Republican, was sas-
isfled with his position, and had voted
for his nomination.
Mr.. Lewis opposed the resolution on
the same ground.
Quite spirited discussion occurred
between Messrs. Sholes and Stoddard,
but too lengthy to be given here.
The resolution was adopted
Mr.. Marsh moved that if the Candi-
dates did not within ten days, notify the
public in some way, of their approval OF
the principles of this Convention, the
nomination not doing so to be declared
vacated, and the County Convention be
empowered to nominate to fill the vacan-
cy.
Mr.. Sholes moved to amend as follows:
That if no disclaimers to any of the
principles Of the Republican Party, az
involved in the Resolutions are entered by
by any of the Candidates, they are all to
be considered as standing upon the Plat
form, and to be supported as Republi-
can Candidates.
Again spirited discussion occurred
between Messrs. Sholes and Stoddard.
The amendment was lost, and the
motion carried.
The Secretary was directed to notify
the Nominees of the action of the Con-
vention.
The Convention then adjourned with
out day.-p.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19
Gold Dollars.

New Gold dollars are in circulation,
and are much larger, and consequently,
much more convenient than the coinage
af 1849, and also differ from the latter in
design and execution. The face of new
coin is the head Of Liberty" Of new
stamp, surrounded in the margin by the
words United States of America" On
the reverse side, enclosed by vine,
planted at the bottom and meeting abov q,
Il Dollar, 1854" is impressed. The most
striking peculiurity noticeable in the coin,
however, is the omission Of the thirteen
stars, which have always been so charc-
teristic of our specie. The new dollar is
of the size of our half dime.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19
Up FOR OFFICE.

MEssRs. DEMONSTRATING that |
am as good looking as most of the num-
erous candidates who have advertised for
Office through your paper. and that
would grace an Office and do honor to
the people fully as we'll, will you please
announce to the electors Of this County
that am up for office, and will gracious
ly serve them in any capacity they may
desire, provided it is honorable and gen.
teel, and doesn't require any work, and
will pay pretty well.
P. II. WOOD.
Bristol Oct ID 1874
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19
NsACh SIPPS:kirs3E,!

The following is the way the Appleton
resent supports Mr.. Macy IN the North
District:
But ifa candidate receives a nomina-
ton who is known to be repulSive to I
nal ,rity of the party represented III such
Convention. then the Delegates hav
,ranScended their powers and the nom
nation has no binding lorce.
If the nominee does not come up u
the JefitrSonian standard, if he is not
honest, capable and faithful to the Con
,tltution," then the Convention has per-
formed an undeniocratic act, and the
nominee is unworthy Of support.
If the nomination has been secured by
fraud, bribery and corrupt bargaining
then have the Delegates betrayed their
constituents, and the party is not bound
to stand by the nominations.
Either of these three reasons are suf'
ficient to prevent an acceptance of the
nomination as regular" but when the
three are united and the nomination i,
at once repugnant, unworthy and fraud
ulent. it is duty which an insulted part,
owes to itself. to openly and boldly re
pudiate such nomination. Self preserva
ton, the purity of the elective franchise
the integrity of the party, the business
Of legislation, the Constitution itself, ant
the manhood of man, demand warfare
by the unboueht yeomanry upon the
whole system Of outrages, and the guilty
tools of corruption.
|" We therefore take the stand we have
and utterly refuse to hoist the name of
nominee for Congress who is not Dem
ocRAr1c nominee, and in behalf Of thu
Democracy of our Country we shall wage
an uncompromising warfare against
nomination which is not REGULAR, whicf
is a disgrace to the party, and which
countenanced. will send us into hope
| less m inoritY.o
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19
Bristol, Oct. II, 1854.
Election News.

We condensc from the Chicago Tri-
btme some highly important election
news.
Indiana. has gone Anti-Nebraska by
$4,000 to $4,000 majority. The Lcgisla-
ture will be overwhelmingly Republican
and it is believed they have carried every
Congressman!
Private dispatches from Pennsylvania
say Pollock is elected by 10000 majority
Dispatches from Ohio say the Repub.
licans have carried the state by 10000
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19
Shipments,
Sept. IIth IS5

Sept 11th, 1854.
Shipped by Hale & Aver, on Schooner
Flying Cloud l0,5OO bushels of wheat. on
propeller 81. Joseph 1900 of barley, and
1900 on steamer Suhana.
Durkee, Truesdel, & Co.1lllow wheat
on schooner Meridian.
E. S. Elkins 1000 barley ., soboono.
and $500 corn on St. Jasenb
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19

The Platteyille american has chAncod
hands, and comes into the support o,
Washburn, and the Republican Party
It has heretofore been neutral.
The Stats Zeiiung. of Chicago, one o
the most influential German papers o
Illinois, has hoisted the name Of j. II
Woodwork for Congress, and supports
the Republican Party and Platform.-D
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19
New Vegetable.

We are indebted to Mr.. MILLER. edit
or of the Wisconsin Farmer, for bottle
of preserves, made from singular fruit.
which he calls the "husked tomato
The quality of the preserves is very fine,
and the fruit easy of cultivation and bear
ing abundantly. The seed came from the
southern part of Illinois.
Mr.. MILLER desired us to say that he
will distribute seeds among such Of the
subscribers to the Farmer as wish for
them 1filndukee Sentinel.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19
The Report.

The County Convention directed its
Secretary to prepare copies of its pro-
ceedings. for the papers of the County.
In order TO get the report in this morn
ing's paper, as we had taken notes as
we'll a. he, Mr.. Golf handed his to us,
from both of which we have made up
what we giye.-p.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19
The Tribune

Our neighbor of the Tribune of yes
terday devotes hree columns to us per
sonally, manifesting spirit we are sur
nrised to soc, spirit we feel is uncalled
for and one which we think it will itself
renudiate in cooler moments. We have
not time, this morning. to notice it far
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19

~If your sister, while engaged in
, ten5sr conversation with her sweet
heart. requests you to bring her glass
of water from the adjoining room; you
can start on your errand, but need NOT
t,,yn You will not be missed
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19
Election News

at the writing of this, we get nothing
iurther from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and In
diana excepting renewed evidences that
hepubhcanism has swept over these
ssetes ike perfect tornado.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19
Big W. rds.
An Ohio paper tells the following an

An Ohio paper tells the following an
ecdote of Tom Corwin:
Tom Corwin and Tom Ewing being on
a political tour through the State, stop
ped at the house af prominent pollti-
clan at night but found no one at home
but a Young neicc, who presided at the
table. She had never seen great men,
and supposed they were elephant'ne al
together, and all talked in great language
Mr.. Ewing, will you take condiments
in your tea, sir p inquired the young Ia
dy.
Yes. Miss. if you please replied the
quon dam salt boiler.
Corwin's eyes twinKled. here was fun
for him. Gratified at the apparent sue
hess of the trial at talking with big men
the young lady addresses Mr.. Corwin IN
/ III the same manner. -..re~
! Will you take condiments in your tea
sir 2
feppar and salt but no mustard was
nc prompt reply of the facetious Tom.
"a nature must out, and Ewing
~ e'. entertainer roared in spite OF
themselves Corwin essaved to mend
'he matter and was valuable !, anecdote
wit ana COMPLEMENTARY ~, ,,-l,,,,d v-a
incurable. The young Iad tne "o ~: Ss as
declares that Tom Corwin; i o .'ns
gar, disagreeable man. "Fse'' 'ui-
| WELLS received 81 votes on the A..
ballot, being majority of all the vote.
/ cast. A motion was made that he be do
clared unanimously nomnated-but i,
lrdS no go. An attempt was made to cal
the ayes and noes ON that, but gave it W
as bad joh,eridentig fearing there Nigh
De more noes than ayes. Two or tire,
resoiutsons were passed, which were rer,
appropriate for the occasion and the can
undte. | am unable to procure a COPY
=; mem, but no doubt they will be fur.
nlsned You, when you will see that they
WI. SIMPLY express nothing. but are (as
-sso ainG on my right expresses IT'D "welp.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19
Election News.

We have no Geographic report, but
the last Chicago papers confirm the COM
plete Republican victory in Ohio, Penn
syivania. and Indiana.-D.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19

The Sentinel says the Daily Janespille
Gazette has been suspended, for the rea-
son that it did not pty.-D.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19
Saturday, October, IA, 1854,
New Version Of the bible.


The Ne,o York Erening Post has long
article detailing the progress of an enter
prise for Improving the Bible. From it
we CLEAN
Thatin 1850 an American Bible Union"
was organized, to procure and circulate
the most faithful version of the Sacred
Scriptures in all languages, throughout
the world. ~ sl4& Z
For the furtherance of this object, the
Union adopted the following resolution:
That Appropriations made by the Union
shall IN no case be employed for the cir
cnlation of version which is not made
on the following principles, viz: The ex-
act meaning of the inspired text, as that
textexpresse1itto those who understood
the original Scriptures at the time they
were first written, must be translated by
corresponding words and phrases, so far
as they can be found, in the vernaculer
tongue of those for whom the version is
designed, with the least possible obscurity
or indefiniteness. m
The Report of the Union for 1854, says
that the society during the past year, re-
ccived and expended over forty thousand
dollars towards new translation, and in
circulating the most correct versions
in different languages. Drs. Cone and
Maclay are the most active members of
the Union, assisted by large number of
the clergy and laity Of the country, most
ly however, of the Baptist persuasion.
They say the Bible published by King
James, the common version, contains
many and serious errors, estimated at
iuenty. four thousand in number.
A peculiarity of the common version,
especially complained Of is the variety of
the renderings of the same word in the
original. Among the specimens given,
is the word "nephish," the Hebrew for
soul. This is rendered, according to the
Union, in the course of the common BIZ
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19

E. What is the difference between
q Northerner and Southerner
Ans.-The one blacks his own boots
and the ether boots bis own blscky,,
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19

MYRoS Ii. CLA.K, Wing candidate for
Governor of n. Y, was born in Naples
Ontario Co., n. Y. on the 22d of Octo-
der, 1906. He il a. years cfage
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

One square. three mon,As, sco
onesquare, six months, SEQ
0nesquare, one year, 90
Onefourth column, three months, %
Onefourth column, six months, soy
onefourh column ,one year, 10 %
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS months, 500
ons haifcolumn, six months, Ia 20
Onehslfcoiumn. one year, saw
Professional Cards One Dollaralins'
Legal notices a,the statuteprices.
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Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19

would haven. lie IN jeopardy. jeopardy of life
1t is claimed that the errors of the for
mer translation have caused much of the
skepticism and infidelity of the past and
present.
The question of Improving the Bible,
however much it may shock the minds
OF plous people, is not new one. The
idea has occurred to various ones and
propositions from time to time have been
made for actnalizing it.
Among others. old Dr. Webster, the
great dictionary man, actually undertook
it before he died.
All the remark we will at this time
make in regard to the proposition is, that
one improvement will soon lead to others,
and it will only increase, instead of di-
minishing the difficulties in the way of
universal belief. One great bulwark
against the spread of skepticsm inregard
to the Bible, has been its antiquity, and
the (e,e tra',stdtions-each language hav-
ing only one generally acknowledged
one.
Just as soon as this is broken down,
and it is admitted that it is human book,
that human skill can Improve it, and an eff
fort is made to that end by Bible teach
ers themselves, it seems to US the greatest
bulwark of its defence is taken away.
And yet this is in progress by eminent
Doctors Of Divinity.-D.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19

The Waukesha Democrat warmly sup
ports Wells. This and the Ne,cs are the
only papers in the District, which gives
him cordial support, that we have seen.
1t is generally believed that Mr.. Noonan
has control of both these papers.
The Waukesha Pldindedler raises the
name of Wells, but says not word about
him.-p.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-19
NUMBER 10.

The Resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
Mr.. Sholes moved to proceed 10 an
Informal ballot for Candidate for Senator.
Carried.
The Chair directed the Delegates to
prepare their ballots, and TO come to the
stand and deposit them, as their names
were called by the Secretary; and ap-
pointed Messrs. Sholes and Clspp tellers.
The result of the ballot was Fran
els Paddock, u; S. r. Mcclellan. 10 ;
Salmon Epson. 6; Harmon Marsh, 2.
The names fMessrs. Epson and Marsh
we're withdrawn, Mr.. Marsh's by himself.
The Chair directed the balloting to pro-
coed.
Paddock. Mcclellan. Epson