The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-01-12
MADISON, Jan. 9 1865.


Having little leisure have1concluded to
drop you few lines concerning matters
and things about Madison.
This place having been selected as the
permanent Capital of our State, all of our
citizens have an interest to some extent in
its growth, and prosperity. For while Mil
waukee is, and must be our commercial
metropolis, Madison must be our political
centre.
Our officers Of state are men that we may
well be proud OF, both Intellectually, and
morally, many of them being earnest chris
tians who carry their religion into the dis
charge of their official duties.
Yesterday, on inquiring for a place of
worship, | was directed to the Congrega-
tional church, under the ministration of Rev.
Mr.. Watson formerly of Racine
Mr. Watson is a young man of fine talents
and he gave us sermon full of earnest
thoughts that can and ought to be carried
out in every-day life He evidently thinks
that christianity should be living power
in the world, both seen and felt, rather than
mere theory that ends in its simple accept
ance without having any influence on the
life His congregation are evidently wei
pleased with his pulpit illustrations, .iudg
lug from the numbers present. the strict at
teution, and the remarks heard afterward
, for as soon as the church was dismissed al
elderly gentleman remarked to me, tina
was fine sermon; why sir we have got thu
smartest minister i'll the state" Perhaps 81
replied, but we have one who with less
: show suits me better.
8 They have Sabbath School of about 20(
, scholars with Adj. Gen, Gaylord as superin-
tendent, where spent a pleasant hour.
= Madison. has just voted a tax Of S25 00(
to pay volunteers under the last call, which
will probably be about 5000 dollars pei
man. Lex.
By the way, Mr. Editor, why is it thai
throughout the entire country, the burden
of the war is borne by property except Ike
nosha there except our tax of ten Thousand
the funds have been raised by subscription
and come principally out of the poore
class, mapy of them giving their all
Surely man of Property has more at stake
! in this contest than one without and be
! cause he is few years older than | AM, il
no good reason why |, without property
should give my all and he nothing. Beside
it will think be impossible to clear on
city from the coming draft without tax
unless the quota of the state is very mucl
;. reduced, and if seventy men are taken from
kcnosha it will cause a arrangement il
y business that we will not recover from 0
- how much value will our property be then
The few manufacturers we have now ar
!, our only hope, and this draft will either Ell
! tirely stop them, or curtail them 50 that IT,
. benefits to the place will pe but trifling
But stop, one says, we have no law unde
which We can levy tax; not 50 fast IN
, friend We have Il state law that cover
= this ground, and all our cities are proceed
= ing under it, what answers for them ougil
to answer for lis. We had special law be
e cause the old law was defective but tn
:, present law has stood the test for other cite
: why not for us
Our state officers are endeavoring to hav
:. the quota of the state reduced there beiu,
;, as they say manifest error as it is quite a
much as under the st call for 500. 600 =
IL what their success will he, time will deter
: mne, in the mean time our council and cit
G izens ought to be at work.
s Blu, few of our Legislators are here ye
, but are expected tonight; some of the lob
II by are here but they seem to think tn
', chances for stealing are small, although tin
Rail Road interest controlled as it is by on
man, and he resident of another state vii
doubtless seek to make us subject to then
as New Jersey is to the Camden and Anbo.
and New York to the Central
This is beautiful day; fancy sleigh
with fast horses are flying in all direction
out the bright sun will soon spoil th
{ sport
Yours q