Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-10-06

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Johnathan E. Arnold the Milwaukee Taylor |
Orator, delivered speech to the Rough and Ready |
Club, few evenings since, which not only DISCUS
ted all of other parties present. but tinged with !
shame the cheek of the party he was more imme-
dately addressing. This man, himself tainted with
degrading vices, INDUCED in the most foul asper-
sons upon the character conduct, and motives OF
the men composing the Buffalo Convention, in Ian
guage which we dare not insult readers by de-
failing. And this too with the history of that
Convention before the world, wherein stands con-
spicuous men whose moral and intellectual char
acters, are the pride, glory and lmiraton of this
nation. We make the assertion boldly, and we
challenge and defy contradiction, that never did a
party exist, combining so great degree of moral
and intellectual WORTH as does the present free soil
| party of this nation When the character of this
| Buffalo Convention is sought to be aspersed, we
would just direct the attention TO those of our own
citizens who formed part of it, and let IT be borne
in mind that it is such men as Theodore Newell
Peter D. Hugun;n, F S. Lowell and j. b. Jilson
whose moral characters are sought TO be mpeached
The men who have that love for the great princi-
pie Of human freedom, which leads them TO aban-
don their customary pursuits, and travel thousands
Of miles, in the hope of being able to contribute 10
the success of this great principle not very apt
TO be men Of abandoned or degraded characters
The mer OF our nation, who have been for years
conspicuous in The several parties to which they
have been attached, Is champions OF human rights
and as first in all phianihropic measures, are now
spending their time and substance in the adyoca y
of the great free soil principle.
Listen to what the New York Tribune politl-
cal opponent, says of Robert Emn:ett who stands
at the head OF the Van Buren, electoral ticket in that
state and his colleague on the same ticket:
The Free Soil nominations were made in a spi-
rit OF harmony and enthusiasm. VI those nomina-
ted on that ticket Shall speak only of the two
Electors at Large. Robert Emmett! What gori-
Gus associations crowd around that name? Him.
sell the eNiled boy, bearing the hono.ed name of
LELAND most distinguished martyr, whose cpitaph
is engraved on the heart of every lrshman. The
son OF b2nIshed patriot, himself banished with
his honored father whose monument is the most
remarkable object that arrests the eye of the pedcs-
trian IN Broadway-whefe his virtues recorded
in the language of his countrys oppressor and in
TO tie sorrows which Ireland feels at the mention
OF his name.
~ word for my friend James S. Wadsworh OF
Geneseo. Who knows that generous spirit that
does no. love him When famine was abroad in
Ireland, lac gave generous donation OF $1,000. Nor
did this suffice TO limit his sympathy The wheat
OF which his farm produces so literally, foatcd
along our canal free and pleneousy to the starving
sons and daughters of Ireland. But there is one
L II Al
10 the keeping of the readers of the the Tribune
met Mr.. Wadsworh on my way to Buffalo III the
cars, on the 9th Of August Mr.. Mitchell aud my
sell we've holding meetings TO procure money cI
the support OF lrelands patriots He told me tO
put him down for two hundred dollars-not to 1rrSn
ton his name, but to give it 1.-THE name of friend
AS things turned up il was not needed, but shall
never forget the gratitude felt for his noble con-
duct
, These are the men whom this TAYLOR orator i'm
peaches the character Of Aud then let us look al
home Who is your Free Soil nominee for Con
gress? Charles Durkee; a towards whom
brazcn faced Islander has never yet dared TO point
her finger A man who stands in our midst with
out reproach, and whose whoesoucd philanthropy
and beneyoence,i is matter OF univ crsal know ledge
We know not the extent of Mr. Wad>worth' 5
means; they exceed Mr.. Durkees probably ten
times yet when the thrilling intelligence reached
us that Ireland had grappled with her tyrants Mr..
Durkee opened the subscription for her AID, with
the sum fone hundred dollars, and announced his
readiness TO increase it 10 five times the amount,
should the continuance OF the struggle make it ne
cessary. Were this solitary case, nherein a sus
picion OF his motives might exist, should be the
last to mention it; but it is not SO, and we men
ton it only typical Of the heart and character Of
! the man. These are the men whom this Taylor
orator, sought to asperse by foul assertions and in
situations.