Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-12-09
State ASSUMPTION


graph Of last week, that the address is
sued by q committee, appointed fol
prcsC ating the matter of State Assump
ton before the people, would be pub
lishcd this week. Inasmuch as til,
original plan proposed, seems to have
been abandoned, and a new course o.
action has since been resolved upon
the publication of the address alluded t.
is omitted. The following resolutions
were adopted at a meeting of citizens
from various portions Of the State, held
at Milwaukee on the lst of Dec, inst:
Resotred, That the public debtx of the cities,
towns and counties, and farm m0rtgagors in.
Cured in behalf Of the various railroads of the
State. whether issued with sufficient legal ALI
thoriy or not, ouehs 20 be raid; that the with.
eripg blight Of repndation must never darken
the fair name of Wisconsin; that We owe it to
ourselves and our children to see TO it that no
such iniaIDy be written in our history
ReSoLced. That in our opinion it is impossible
for the towns, cities ard counties, and fara mort.
gag0rs, at the present time to meet these liabii-
ties unexpectedly precipitatcd upon them. And
IN this emergency they have no alternative but
to appeal to the State asslRrge, as the only pow
er able to interfere and protect them from dis
honor
ResGtrcd That we have full faith thai the
People Of the State, when made fully accuSint-
ed With the emergencies that are upon us for
liabilities incurred for the common benefit, will!
not hesitate TO authorize such interpretation of
the State credit as will enable these farm mort
gagors, cities, towns and counties, TO preserve
thsir credit and lquidass their liabilities gradn-
ally, and in such a manner as to avert the ruin
which now threatens them.
Res0fred, That this 10 in no sense a political
question, and ought not in any way to be treat
ed az such by the Press Of the State; but rather
AZ question of public policy; whether State
interference at the present time may not only
HVers threatened calamities Of the most alarm
ing character but secure to the State a speedy
reaction from its present depression, and tins
iniuse new life and hope among our people
thereby adding millions to the wealth of owr
state, by the onward progress that would be sure
to follow such return of credit.
Resoised, That q memorial to the Legisl.
ture be circulated among the people for sigma
tnres, asking that measures be taken to submit
such alterations i'll the Constitution az are nee
essary to enable the State to grant such relief
az may be deemed jus. and proper. ~
. -IbtLINE OF IiE IHEAIRE. nU
Boston Theatre, the most perfect in all
its appointments of any one in the
country, does not meet it's expenses
For one week recently, the expenses
exceeded the receipts by over q thou
sand dollars. 1t is the purpose of the
to retire from his profitless
post in March, and the theatre is adver-
tiscd to be let. There are other the
aires which, if their affairs were known,
would probably be found in a similar
This result is doubtless. to
some extent, one of the practical fruits
Of the great revival of last winter ana
spring. The tastes of the people are
hiding out other and more elevatine
sources of entertainment. We should
rot be surprised TO see the Boston The
ltre converted into an immense hall for
preaching, lectures, concerts, &c. Such
change would in no wise i,Vure the
morals or the fair fame of the Puritan
City.