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Newspaper
Wisconsin Argus
Location
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1850
Page
2
A lengthy discussion covers land reform proposals, equity in land distribution, and the impracticality of certain schemes. Arguments focus on funding, cost allocation, and how to fairly divide public land while weighing the economic viability and political consequences.
Editorial letters from Platteville praise the death penalty for murder, defend the governor’s authority, and argue mercy belongs to divine justice. The writers, citing local figures and Democratic leanings, urge united support for a harsh stance against crime and question life imprisonment as state policy.
An 1830s analysis argues that early dense forests shielded soils and streams from sun and evaporation. Destruction of timber by fire and settlement altered topography, increased evaporation, and caused gradual subsidence of rivers and lakes. A second subsidence now follows cultivation, drying marshes and thinning waterways across the prairie regions.
A fragmentary 19th century column discusses a proposed new state carving from Michigan lands north west of Mackinac, warning against annexation and noting the cholera outbreak across western Wisconsin. It mentions towns, rivers, soil, and mining districts, plus political contests for congress and local officials. The piece also references a Six Mile House anecdote and Paine’s hydrogen gas experiments.
In Mineral Point on September 1850 delegates from several counties met for the Democratic convention in the courthouse. Hon. M. Billings of Iowa County presided pro tem, credentials were examined, and a committee named officers for permanent organization. After hours of ballots the results showed multiple nominations with Ben. Bushman, D. Noggle, and others receiving votes, and proceedings adjourned after motions on voting rules and acceptance.
The convention completed its eighteenth ballot with D. Noggle, M. Cothren, and W. Smith among theleading figures, Mr Eastman considered, and W. Billings declared Mr. Burns as a nominee after voting. Resolutions pledged democratic support for the convention's nominee and urged honorably promoting his election. A five member district committee was appointed and thanks were extended to officers.
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