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Newspaper
Madison City Express
Location
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1843
Page
3
A Madison City Express notice confirms a county judiciary and sheriff election meeting next Saturday at 2 PM. Residents, including Justice Eghraim Doubar and Onin McCartney, are urged to attend and choose honest men to receive suffrages. The article reviews the capitol relocation debate and legislative motions from the session.
A disputed measure to create a Territorial printer faces veto pressure and party friction as Whigs and Locofocos battle over public printing control. The bill would authorize incidental printing for government notices and state newspapers, raising questions about expense, press alignment, and political advantage in a divided Legislature.
The Democrat debate centers on shared printing revenue, alleging injustice if funds favor one side. Editors mock opponents while urging accountability for press control, noting Whigs fear a hostile press and calling out political maneuvering linked to lawmakers and lawyers.
In response to charges about locofocos and repudiation, the article recalls Michigan politics during 1844 and a democratic act repudiating bonds. It notes the Durott Free Press supported the move and argues Whig leaders did not advocate it, predicting no unified rallying cry for the Whig party.
The editor of the Democrat notes the recent drift of Detroit Whigs toward mayoral candidacy and surprisingly praises Dr Pither as a strong Whig who acts with the party. He is described as a leading figure, supportive of imperial measures and far from a mere figurehead.
A letter from a Rock County reader questions whether representative 74 Horcixe belongs to the whig or locofoco camps, noting mixed voting and lack of clear party allegiance. The piece discusses his stance on a territorial printer bill and suggests he seeks favor from both sides rather than aligning with one party. The column also includes a Philadelphia family newspaper notice and governor’s objections to the territorial printer bill.
J D Dovy of Madison questions a bill granting eleven thousand dollars to a government pamphlet with press support, arguing the sum exceeds the value and would bias Territory politics. He notes that competition could yield better rates and urges withholding assent due to appointing power concerns.
Representative Ellis questions the legality of charter grants to water power companies. He urges repealing charters for entities not fully organized and defrauding the public. He cites prior investigations into Milwaukee Milling and canal companies and their water rights disputes and potential forfeiture.
A House committee hearing reveals how the Territory's claim to water power from Milwaukee river and the canal's dam rights are intertwined with the hydraulic and manufacturing companies. The speaker accuses the canal company of binding rights to permanent use, dictating control over future state assets and resisting repeal of the charter.
The text argues a dam issue linked to the canal and hydraulic company, alleging charter violations and high costs for building. A committee is proposed to gather information, but it may delay any action this season. It accuses the Ferattery of maneuvers to shift property risks onto the public while retaining timber stake exports.
A Pennsylvania based movement led by a man named Gales forms a new order of agitators aiming to overthrow social relations. The group, with twenty to thirty Chester County followers, is linked to brutal crimes and claims of publication ban due to offensive religious fanaticism. Williamson, a convicted woman, previously preached publicly in Philadelphia. Authorities anticipate Gales’s arrest and punishment while pamphlets reportedly spread dangerous ideas and a planned newspaper publication was halted by law.
The brig Woodstock arriving from Aux Cayes reports civil war in the southern part of St. Domingo. Insurgents led by Colonel Reviere seek a constitution modeled after the United States. Despatches from the American Consul were sent to Washington.
Shortly after publication our paper learned that Secretary Fire had arrived in town with Congress approved money to cover expenses of the current Legislative Assembly session and to redeem the script issued under the February 1813 act.
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