Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-06-23
NOMINEES.

/ We received a letter yesterday morning.
from an old friend in Buffalo, formerly a
wing, and man of great talents, endorsed
by several others declaring their intention to
90 the Utica nomination, if that nominal
ton is in accordance with the principles now
moOted, or in other words, lift goes the doc
trinc of the North, of true Northern dcmoc-
racv, Free Territory"
The writer goes on to ask what the Opm-
ions of Gen. Dodge are on the subject of
Free Territory, aud whether he will accept
/ the nomination of the Utica Convention for
! the Presidency. The letter was marked pr-
vatc, and we do not therefore give the name
Of the author, but are satisfied that he will
he perfectly willing that the substance of it
should thus be made known as it will ai-
/ ford great qualification TO our citizens thrO'-
out this State.
For ourselves we have little doubt that
Gov. Dodge will accept the nomination at
once, and we are fully satisfied that he is
entirely with us on all important points.
| This nomination is offered to the West by
! New York, on the ground not only that the
west is entitled to a President, but because
also New York wishes to prove that she is
/ dsntercstcd on the subject, and does not
wish Il President for her own purposes but
. FOR the great interests Of the Union, for the
/ great democratic purpose of placing the north
in It's proper position in the Union, and for
checking the arrogance and msoIence of
Southern domination that has SO long crush
ed the North by It's whitening influence and
prevented the advance oltrue liberty even in
America.
The letter of Gen. DODGE in answer TO
Mr.. Sholes, is proof conclusive of his SEN
timcnts on the subject of Free Territory, and
was fortunately written before his name
was mentioned as a candidate for the Presi-
dcncy.
When we first opposed the nomination
of Cass, we expected to stand almost alone,
but every day proves to us that very large
portion of our people, not here alone, but
throughout the whole North, are as determ
med to have Northern man with Northern
principles as they possibly can be.
We firmly believe now, that such can
didatc can be elected over both Cass and
Taylor; and when we say this, we must add
that three weeks ago we would have pro-
nounccd such an event almost impossible.
There can be no doubt now of the feeling
ofoppositon to both the mdde nominations
in all the Free States; and while it is posi-
bic we may be beaten at This election, it is
much more probable we will carry our can
didates, and certain that i'll 1852 the North
will be placed on that cmnencc it ought ev-
cr to have held, and will be enabled to teach
the South that lesson it ought long since to
have been taught-that there is limit to
the patience of the North, but no limit to its
power.
The time has come for action among the
free States. We cannot longer submitto the
dictauon of the South, unless we are prcpar-
ed to become the mere subservent tools Of
Southern demagogues. The time has come,
the spirit is abroad, and every day gives the
plaincst evidence that it is increasing and
strengthening. We can obtain a triumph
this fall by eXertlon-we are sure of one af-
ter this even if we fail nOw,-and the evil
denccs are daily pouring in upon us, that
in this contest there will he no such word
as FAIL RacincAdvocate.