Green-Bay Intelligencer And Wisconsin Democrat (Newspaper) - January 20, 1836, Navarino, Wisconsin TW im af Mr Mai junction of iai the SUM the of UK Sir to strike out all after are no j the word Report In making thia The thus presented the t saul he not any want of eipal embraced in the I respect for the Committee reported it j their welfare by at law of will present of COMMIT TMa of towards some respect for hia if waa any of to ft are of prevent nor was he to the portion of inter- what are we to think when we look at JM the I eating natter which it hut lhat law Air the of the j it contained some natter n la UM of the Governor I aad ao aa the Council can do nothing more to balance all pood that Might otherwise re- adopt as Mitt from itt adoption la considering the the and situation of i past which have iiifl.cietl upon try requite Having will j the Territory and iu her hare exerted the extent of their power and of having done nothing more will not reat upon them That and aa it ia will he throw where it ought to be upon the Ac Governor of the Territory and the the Committee tu bare untied to become inflamed lava the Territory and M has ia not to secure the wat of the Delegate elect and aee from test information that Col has taket bia stral in at an early day ifi the ion any aid from the and that tuo before iha dale of bia letter to the Wisconsin Free Press Whether un At Mg of the he iH mat know hut aa one if the of the people he of toe of the intend to any blame upon the He knew the which he had to ei at of hie admin it From the very of be had to trust much to hia and often act upon their knowledge and in instead of hia own That ho course of the Governor haa deceived mto r with and have not paused to bete adopted from lug ignorance of the of his cate the where they feat It I and of the Country or from any B- ktd no aod he willing to le would have well for the action evil intent the people are equally the j of tlie present house if the had I era it proper then that we aa the WM cf consider that the would between matters which have any 1 people should remain duty which be owed aa a friend o it if sary with Governor Homer and I kul and return to our to represent the not be true to the high trust reposed in it if j sary connexion with it did not represent the and in the which have not his situation haa been name of the people ilie of the United to the country from a delicate one and tin duties arduous but being able to tell them why it ia that we have not been able to paw any laws for their few individuals could have been induced to j benefit Mr Bt thought the people ought to lain having every confidence in ty to correct the evil when it should known to him He considered it IIIC VW UV IV j ijui iU I Vik i I III J Ute authority oft man who seems t he only accept the station he now j kuow the and thai the duty ofthe Council to five to the President calculated tu bring evil upon it ing this opinion the would fully submit lo the the for its adoption T P J B TKAH B II EOGERTON by an act ofthe Legislature proved the of March it was other things provided lhat incase the of Michigan should Le formed into a State Government the Governor of the Territory should apportion the members ofthe Legislative Council among the counties west of Lake Michigan and appoint the time and place at which the council should ble And whereat the people of the Peninsula have created fur themselves a separate leaving the Territorial in full legal force and operation in the try west of Lake Michigan And whereas tlie late Acting Governor Stevens T Mason did by his proclamation dated the day of Aug 1335 apportion the members of the Legislative Council of the Territory among the counties noi embraced within the limits of the new state and pointed the first day of January 1836 for tlie assembling ofthe Council at Green And whereas the present Acting Governor John 8 Homer did by his Proclamation ted 9th November 1835 attempt to change the time of assembling council to 1st day of December 1835 without any lawful authority to do so and when it was well known thai the measure which he proposed if lawful was utterly impossible and tute of the smallest for its adoption which proclamation was calculated tu pro luce great confusion in the affaire of the try and induce the people to expect that he would iu the discharge of his highest duties attend when and where the Council should And whereas in pursuance of and of the lawful Proclamation of Governor Mason the Legislative Council did assemble at Green Bay on the 1st day of January 1830 and proceed lo aa a body for the business of legislation And whereas Acting Governor 8 Homer has failed to attend to approve of any laws that might be passed for benefit ofthe people and which the exigency of the country might require as the son of hia that he was waiting at Detroit fur the election returns in order to give a certificate to the Delegate in Congress when the law of the Territory required an- other officer to receive the returns give the certificate thereof and did not im- pose any duty upon the Governor or vest in him any authority upon the And whereas people of our country ted lo the urine of- ibe I tff the on thia door ought lo j administration lie was willing to ask of the proper authority to apply a cor- rective to thU evil Governor his issued proclamation requiring the Council to ble on the December if any sufficient cause hue intervened to prevent him from session common courtesy au well as Official duty would seem to require that nc should make communication to Council His proclamation gave us to understand thai he would meet in person upon our arrival do we Ins trying difficulties which seemed Lo oi Hiu high offence in the estimation of the in hin delay at Detroit he Council is in session here do the Committee think there is Territory of Michigan in Peninsula and no duties lo be there discharged by ibe Acting i Governor if so ho has mistaken his tions which required repair to and enforce the of tlie Territory Mr Burnett that he did not intend to go into a facts sin man of tilt hoim No sir Do we receive any official particular examination of I communication from him informing us when of the ing of ali this He into a particular examination ol tue I irom us wii forth in the report hut as the j it will be his high will and pleasure to f the Committee who had made it he waited upon by the Legislative Body of I to defend the measure which it country No sir nothing of all this proposed aim the principles which it con He this as a duty to the Com- who had acted with him as a duty to passes by the Council and makes his opinion information of the situation of t country arid conduct of Ex ivc If we shall fail to do to he thought we hud every to fear that he upon us with all his follies ia tlie of new Territory Mr B said he took this occasion to ray that he had always belonged to the great Democratic parly to the principles of which he had ever adhered without wavering Hu had been the friend and supporter of Chief Magistrate of the Union since 1624 When his residence entitled him Ui the right of in the Presidential tion lie bad recorded vote in favor of An drew Jackson He had the measures administration from its commencement to tlie present time But In: was not a believer in the infallibility of any known to the people through the medium of He President might the press Air B said that he could tell his err M erred the to country He Excellency that if he expected the to j lle was DO to his errors to came to the Council without any feelings of i be satisfied with this course he was mistaken i intention but thought that they resulted Ironi tjie ot professed friends and the improper information upon which IIP often had to act Although said Mr B I against the Acting Governor who j The not be content the came to the Territory as a tent by session should prove an abortion for the General Government to administer the no other reason because Excellency laws of the country and so far as he knew the people were ready to receive him with chose to which neither remain at Detroit for a purpose havo ever belonged to the democratic party ither the facts ofthe case nor the Mld have most and him with thai i law ofthe land required hies to early life I laid it as a tear and respect which are due to n i people would perceive the necessity if they wnich departed and to the highest in the Territorial ever expected to have their interest J that Government So far as mere personal con- cd and their rights of askin to a which I siderations were involved he had none to have a man sent lo administer the among them could understand those interests and respect those him It was always that he took any course calculated tu dice the interest of any never did so unless impelled by a sense of imperious duty He was ever ready to go an far as others in extending the courtesies of life But he did not come here tn abandon the in- terest of the country feelings of towards any He stood here for higher and nobler He raised his voice to maintain the internets of his vindicate the rights of ins and to ask in the norne of the people lhat their be ry man knew the deplorable situation of the country growing a defective system of rights Mr B said he would call the attention of the committee to the letter of his cy That letter was certainly one of the most singular productions lhat ever bore the sanction of Executive authority He would to play me critic Merc verbal il of the document that required sion He styles himself the eslly believe to be wrong be can Be it is tlie measure of my party nor will I oppose a measure that I honestly believe to be right are suffering great eviia a defective tern of laws which it is ofthe tance should be speedily corrected And whereas the Acting Governor S Homer has thrown every possible obstruction in the way to prevent the enactment of laws for the good i lire Territory such laws The people have eent us here for the ernor in and over the Territory of purpose of remedying the evils i sends bis missive to thu citizens of the they are to j Territory of aa though there an effort for their have a j were too separate and distinct Territories to expect it And when we find that the j and he having the chief power and authority Acting Governor from whim or in the one had also the control of tlie oilier ses to himself from the session of the j as an to his dominion So Council and stop the prepress of the whole such a ridiculous expression machinery of the Government shall we stand of thai idea were perhaps never conceived because it is measure of my political op- My sincere desire is lo lake all thai is good and to reject all lhat ia Acting upon this principle whenever I see u course calculated in my opinion M work incalculable evils to my country I care riot from what high source ii may have criticisms are beneath the dignity of grave or may be debate But thus much he would sav that as to for my a literary production it would add ao high the measure are iny degree of credit to a School boy I am willing to aland or years of age But it was the tone and bJ the 1 Bink I will still invoke the spirit and the power of protection in be- half of this young and defenceless country j Mr B that be il due to tlie i high character and deserved influence of the stale of Virginia lhat the Governor should be No man a higher respect for the people of that Slulo than he did He looked upon that State wilh the reverence as of heroes of patriots and of statesmen silently by and fold our arms together in i by anv Governor before i 7 Shall we from the assuming a high uf stalee Bnd of tlie democracy cry out that well when all is not j rial tone expresses his surprize and to at the conduct ofthe clerks there is no officer of the I west of Lake Michigan in failing to forward j returns of the election to Detroit What sue a so ruinous to the best interests of j have we to do what hate the people to do j the country if there wan no voice but his to with the dissatisfaction of the Governor at I sound the il be given If no I conduct of other officers ofthe I one would support him in for redress j Is fiat any reason why the Council should the call should still be made be deprived of the power of legislation and Mr B said that we have reasons to i is the indignation of tho Governor a believe lhat the Governor has been j faction injustice ofthe course which states as one ofthe strongest the constitution and the constitutional of the country round which has betn shed i hallo of which time itself can never dim He felt no desire to draw an invidious had gross ignorance of the condition and instructed to repair to BRV and attend present session of the His own that he iad authority to have recently reached the he and evils consequent on it Mr B would tell that although it may be satisfactory to him it will be satisfactory to country His Excellency says that the people of obligations and duties to tlie country he is in the opinion of thy rf tho high he tills farther Thai the of I'niteil States be is hv in of i taid liro of Ami t-r nil HI of S o r to liii ihr irii i lion lo i it he in of lio of at a t'i can so Ci in who did not opposition ic a lit ever and iv c r ot to be courted ty the an- n of Lis great desire and an- pleasure in visiting the western of tlie Territory people of Wisconsin arc independent in of their and firm in their at tie nets Tiny ask tor I not for unction between sent into service of their country ton's proud renown whose names stood high in the pages of history But as n native of Virginia whose turned wilh filial and tial affection to Eoil which gave him he trusted that he be excused for ing a feeble tribute of to his own If Virginia said Mr B wishes to ate her lame and to maintain her reputation and influence abroad she to send out men who were true to her principles and had capacity lo sustain the dignity of office character nf a state is reflected by conduct of ITS she can derive by appointments like the present and tlie such men are recalled lo their Baths tlie better it will be Mr that when he first paw account ofthe incitement created against Acting Governor in the peninsula and there he supposed actions had been greatly exaggerated attributed of i ho people to peculiar v lie had and R Mr a and take up tint IWA i t- la I at i 1 rcu a It who t ie en cc In ni tin i That the wJI not itt whom iiiO a course oi rnor would in a f iio let lo the m Irs his 5 ie m i ff it is ID has r Mr Ut 1 aty of TO C
