Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-01-21

Outagamie ss5.oo0 winnebago i5oo,ooo
Brown 10000 / Racine $4,000
Fond du Lac 100000 waukesha 10000
Calumet 23S,eO0 Dodge $4,000
Marathon 10000 Dane $4,000
Marquette 1125,OO0 Washington l0UO0a
ozsukee 14S.000 Columbia 4l5O00
Milwaukee 100000 Sank 1750O0
Jefferson 100000 waupacca $4,000
Wausha,a, Fon du 100000 Portage goo 900
Walworth 6S0,000l
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Ifthe amount previously authorized to be is
sued be added to this sum, the aggregate would
n OF be less than fifteen millions of dolars-a
sum sufficient TO bankrupt the State. 1t never
| could be paid. and would have led as last re-
sort, to Reputation and public disgrace. i rec
ommend that every act of the Legislature au-
thorizing towns, counties and villages to loan
their credit to private corporations. where their
4 bonds have not already been issued, to be At
/ once repealed, and that the cities be restricted
| from any further loans of . similar charac-
| ter.
| Fire per Centnm-The General Government
| continues to withhold from this State the five
per centum of the proceeds of sales of the Cow
ernmeut lands living in this State. Whether
| insufficient efforts have been made by the a.
| gents of the State to obtain the amount DUE
which at the present time estimated at about
| $500, 600, or whether the payment is delayed on
account of pretended though unfounded claim
against this State growing out of its connec-
Grant, or whether it is the settlsd purpose of
the Government, for causes beyond our control.
4 to withhold the amount due the State, cannot
with any satisfaction be determined. The at
tention of our Senators and Representatives
should be called particularly to the failure Of the
Government to do justice ooy payment of the a.
i mount due the State. 1t should be ascertained
without delay whether the five per centuln is
TO be permanently withheld, or whether we are
ultimately to realize any benefit from the claim
4 of the State, and if so, how soon. In this time
| of financial embarrassment while the State is
engaged in the erection of necessary and ex-
pensive pubic buildings, its payment would be
a great relief to the people.
i FOX RIVER IMPROVEMENT
i have no definite information upon which to
base any recommendation in regard to the Fox
and Wisconsin river Improvement. 1t is an en-,
terprise of great importance to the northern part
of the State, and should be treated Justly, with.
out regard to any local jealousies. No portion
OF the State can prosper too much, and the sub.
stanhal prosperity of one portion should not be
looked upon with jealousy by any other 1t is
the business, however. of the Legislature to look
after the manner in which the work upon i.
is conducted, and to take care that the terms OF
the grant of land made in its aid are fully com.
piled with. The State must protect itself from
being involved in any liability on account of q
transportation of the land granted, or a mis-,
u
those lands. 1t would be well to have a com,
mittee appointed to examine and report to the
Legislature, whether the terms of the grant
have been, so far, complied with in prosecuting
+ the Improvement.
MLITARYANDS STATE ARMS.
More adequate provision should be made for
the organization of the militia system Of the
State. II the proper steps are taken an exhib-
its made, the State will be entitled to receive
during the Drasaut IN fha alma "a
twenty>four thousand dollars. Some safe and
f commodious place ought to be provided for pre-,
} serving them. The volunteer companies al
) ready organized are an honor to themselves and
to the State, and are entitled to favorable public
consideration.
!, Pacific Raiiroad-The necessity of throughfare
by wagon or Railroad, or by both i'll own lat
tude, to the Pacific, for the convenience of trade
and navigation, is so apparent that suggest
that the Legislature join in the efforts being
made for atpurpose and memorabilia Congress on
the subject. From the head of Lake Superior to
Puget Sound the distance in direct line is about
fourteen hundred miles, and by the Rail Road route
lately explored by Gov. Stevens about eighteen
hundred miles. The explorations and surveys of
the several routes-north ern, middle, and southern
have resulted in establishing the fact that the
northern route possesses advantages over all the
others yet explored, in these particulars Itrequires
by connecting with present roads less railroad to be
built, to make a complete Railroad communication
between the Atlantic and Pacific, by several hun
dred miles. 1t is through a better district of coun-
try--one capable of sustaining agricultural pop
ulation nearly the entire way, The gradients are
less and the general altitude much lower. 1t furn-
lshes greater supply, with more general distribu-
ton OF wood timber, coal water and building stone
ana faculties Tor supplying workmen and material
in the progress Of the work. Between the navigabe
waters of the Missouri Fort Benton and the navi-
gable waters of the Columbia at the mouth of the
Peluse river, fifty miles above Fort Wuilah wullah
the distance is $50 miles With these and other
facilities for furnishing supplies. the work of con
structing this Railroad can be simultaneously com
menced, and carried forward at Lake Superior
Puget Sound, Fort Benton and Fort Wullah wuah
thus requiring less time for its completion, than 9th
er routes where the work must necessarily be con-
tinuous from either terminus. The climate too of
the northern route is better adapted to labor and
greater amount can be performed in aEgven length OF
time by the same force In a commercial point of
view this line is the most direct between the great
shipping ports of Asia and India and the great com
mercal cities, New York and Liverpool, and for
North American produce it avoids the tropical re-
gions 1t is of the greatest Importance that Congress
should make an appropriation for wagon road from
Fort Benton to Fort Wullah- Wullah. 1t is believed
that $500, 600 will be sufficient for this purpose
The Slarery Quest,on.-The su bect of slavery
and the powers of the federal government over the
subject of Slavery, are assuming at the present time
a very grave importance The question whether q
man shall own himself, or another man shall OWE
him, is of itself infinite in its Importance 10 the par
ties interested but it becomes fearful in its import
when the institutions of the whole country likely
10 be lnVOlVeu IN uifculty OUT OF lis con
nection with that peculiar institution. Great con
troverses have arisen to the duty of the Fedora
Government and as to the duties of the States them
selves, upon this subject, and this antagonism Of
antagonism of opinion has led to antagonsm of &C
ton, and is likely to involve the Federal Govern
ment and the States in grave confusion. The gov
eminent of no State has any right to interfere
directly with the domestic institutions govern
ment of any other State ofthe Union; The jurisdc-
ton of State extends in any for any
purpose whatever over the territory of any other
State. Each is sovereign within its boundaries, and
entirely independent, except so far as power has
been delegated to the Federal Government, in ex
press and exact terms under the Constitution of the
United States.
The laws of no State reach hey ond the limits o.
of that State and every legislative enactment assum
ing jurisdiction beyond q constitutional right is
void Wisconsin has right to interfere with the
domestic any other institution of Virginia, nor
has Virginia with those of isconsn No Legislative
enactment here, and no judgment of our State
courts can interfere to abolish slavery in Kentucky
nor can Kentucky establish slavery in Wisconsin.
Beyond this, the Federal Government, being
purely government of dele gated powers,
established for specific purposes, cannot
abolish slavery in any State of the Union. nor
can it establish slavery in any State any of the
Territories of the United States; has it right
directly indirectly TO advise, countenance,
sent to- the establishment of domestic slavery any
where within its jurisdiction. The Federal Gov
erpment is entirely one of delegated powers, and the
powers delegated are independent powers. There
Is no such thing as an independent power granted
by implication. There certain depended powers
implied assumed and exercised, incidents for the
purpose of giving effect to an independent power
delegated.
The Federal Government therefore, takes MOTH
ing but that which the Constitution gives it in
press terms, and acquires no right authority to
exercise any power not expressly delegated, except
far may be necessary to give force and effect
to any expressly delegated, and then only for
the purpose of carrying out the great object tor
which the Government itself was formed. The his
tory of dead nations written upon the record and in