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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1859
Page
2
A public meeting in Walworth County discusses the State Assumption plan for railroad debts. Resolutions condemn taxation of many for few, urge legislators to oppose the measure, and criticize muzzling press. Beloit and Appleton notes praise James W. Strong for Senate Clerkship.
Florence correspondent notes an ex president and ex king clash over hotel rooms as King William’s visit ends. A Southern magnate orders the king to leave, while President Pierce honors a promise. Palmer’s Minnesota ruling on usury frames a separate legal note as the tale closes with a mural theft and evasion remark.
The governor addresses the Assembly detailing plans to align state laws with the U S Constitution and Supreme Court rulings, urges debt relief measures, and proposes state bonds to refinance corporate debts. He warns against irresponsible railroad expansion, advocates protective posts along the St Croix, and calls for constitutional amendments, tax and school reforms, and clearer real and personal property assessments. The speech also notes issues on Beaver Island and urges fiscal prudence and institutional support for education, agriculture, and publishing interests.
Prosper Cravath of Whitewater urges immediate attention to laws governing practice in Justice lead Circuit Courts and to encourage volunteer military support. He hints at Acts protecting married women rights and requests action defining married men rights, tying to Union strength, industry, education, temperance, economy and virtue in Wisconsin.
Fragmentary report of Indiana Legislature action in the 22d meeting including resolutions to elect five United States Senators, the Senate vote tally, and the resulting election of Henry S. Lane and Monroe McCarty amid a divided House. Also notes a New Orleans Advocate anecdote on yellow fever funeral customs and a closing moral reflection.
We have sold all the balsam you left with us and shipped as requested. Please advise remittance for medicine sold by return. Forward three or four dozen more as soon as practical. Noted buyers include Congar Day Whitewater and Northern Cross Railroad agents.
A large gathering of mortgage stockholders from the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad met at Patibone's Hall on the 16th inst, organizing the Portage City Branch of the Farmers' Home League for mutual protection. Officers elected include Hugh McFarlane as president and Deestur Vantereook as vice president. A formal obligation was signed by 47, with 50 cents each to cover expenses. The group aims to test legal rights in court and unite against individual action.
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