Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-01-22

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From those who seek to exclude free la
Dor from that Territory by the intro
duction of African slavery, we have
nothing to hope. If by another effort
they should deem it possible to accom-
|phsh this cherished purpose, the at
tempt will be made and the disturban-
ces and yiolences of the past renewed.
In my judgment, therefore, duty as well
as prudence, demand that we stand fully
up to the position we have already as
sumed, and hold ourselves in readiness
to render all Constitutional aid, Within
our power, to such of.our citizens as
have become peaceable and bona tide
settlers in Kansas, whenever the Gener-
al Government shall fail to afford them
adequate protection. An outspoken and
settled determination on the part of the
free States, firm in the maintenance
of this position, is the surest guaran-
tee of peace and freedom in Kansas.
cannot allow this occasion to pass
without repelling the grossly unjust inn
Iputations cast upon the people of this, in
common with those of majority of the
free States, by the present Chief Magis-
trate of the Republic, in his late annual
message. A large majority of the cleo
tors of Wisconsin, stand charged by
him with hostility to other portions of
the Union; with a desire to interfere
with the domestic institutions of other
states; and with participating in revo-
lutionary movement, the object of which
is attainable only by the path of civil
strife, and which would enevitably tend
to the disruption of the union. The
mildest language | can apply to such
charges is, to pronounce them most I'M
! Just, and understandable. No state is
more fondly attached to the Union, than
our own; no people more loyal to the
Constitution, or more scrupulous in their
regards to the rights of others, than
those of Wisconsin. 1t is true that they
have differed from the President on
questions of national policy: but that OPP
inion has been honestly and concient-
iously entertained, and feel it my duty
to characterize the sweeping allegations
of the President, in his message, in this
respect, as ill-timed; undignifed, and I'M
true.
A succession of bountiful harvests and
continued prosperity in all departmcnts
of legitimate industry, have tended to
produce a general relaxation from the
rules of rigid economy, and led to I'M
necessary extravaganza in the admins.
tration of the affairs of the State. This
tendency should be guarded against, and
the expenses Of the State governmentre-
trenched in every practicable and proper
manner. Generous provisions should
be made for hesupport ofou charitable
institutions; an enlightened and liberal
policy should be adopted in regard to
the educational interests; while the State
should pay her officers an ample com
pensation for their services, in the form
of a fixed and determinate salary, at the
same time cutting off all perqusities, and
holding them to a strict accountability.
The following statistics are interest
ing, as exhibiting the rapid increase of
our population:
In 1886, our population was 1883
1910, " 30,945
1916, g 155,277
1850, " 3O5, 391
1855, g 552,lO9
The number of votes polled at the last
general election was, in round numbers,
100000. With this basis for an estimate
taking into consideration the large immi-
grafton during the past year, not repre-
scented in the vote at the recent election,
the present population, at this time, can
not be less than 100000, and, i'll 1860,
will not fall short of 100000.
Wisconsin. although among the
youngest members of the confederacy,
already takes a high rank, not only in
material wealth and prosperity, but in
the intelliengence and enterprise of the
citizens. The liberal spirit of our Con
stitution and laws, invites immigration.
Free labor, undegraded by competition
with slave labor, is asserting upon our
fertile prairies and amid our receding
forests, its benefcicnt results. Under
these geneial auspices, our progress in
the future promises to be even more
marked and rapid than in the past; and
the day now seems not far distant when,
i'll agricultural and mineral wealth, in
commercial advantages, in educational
facilities, and all that tends to make us
truly great and prosperous as State,
we shall be among the firstin the Union.
COLES BASHFORD.
MADISON, Januaryl5, 1857.
THE NEW POSTAGE LAw.-It may not
be generally known that Congress has
very recently passed an act making pre-
payment Of postage on all transient prin-
ted matter obligatory, before it can be !
transported in the mails of the United
States-a capital provision indeed. In
order to carry out this law the Postmas-
tet-General has established the following
post-office regulations, which should be
preserved for reference by. all who may
have occasion to send newspapers and
pamphlets, &c, now and then to distant
friends. They are as follows:
/. Books, not weighing over four
pounds, may be sent in the mail pre- paid
by postage stamps, at one cent an ounce
any distance in the United States under
5000 miles, and at two cents an ounce |
over 5000 miles, provided they are put
up without cover, or wrapper open at
the ends or sides, SO that their character
may be determined without removing
the wrapper.
?. Unsealed circulars, advertisements,
business cards, transient newspapers,and
every other article of transient printed
matter, except books, not weighing over
three ounces, sent in the mail to any part
ri the United States, are chargeablc with
one cent postage each, to be prepaid by
postage stamps. Where more than one
circular is printed on a sheet, or a circu-
lar and letter, each must be charged with
single rate. This applies to lottery
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