Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-11-03
IHessrs. Eynde ss1sd Durkee

take care of herself
EHcSSrs. Eynde said Durlzee
The former the Cass, and the latter the Free
Soil, candidate for Congress- in this district, had
discussion of their respective positions before the
people of Southport on Wednesday evening last
We believe, that none who present. will
cuse us of partiality in saying that the Free Soil
cause lost nothing by this discussion. Mr.. Lynde
is talented and experienced in debate, and did as
we'll for the side he had cspouscd, could any onc
but Mr.. Lyndc nor no other man, is sufficiently gift
ted, to make much before intelligent audience
out of - Free Soil and Cas- Mr. Durkee, with
less experience as a dcbatcr, through the power of
truth, scattered to the winds the positions of his
tagonist, and established, we feel confident, i'll the
mind of every honest free soil man that there was
really but one to pursue to attain the desired
end OF free soil for the territories and that
to vote for the men who favored it, and not for
those who opposed it. Mr.. Lyndc, in addition to all
the points that all Cass men who preceded him have
had, had bran one, that's never been used
before, of his own Mr.. Lynde did not like the
tNCiolSoi ItllCi DIttCl lliC lCSt vi uN O'
then, and here the point, since Mr.. Cass wrote
that, he had experienced another ''GREAT CHANGE
The recent discussions in Congress, since he wrote
that letter, and since, on the 2ls of May last when
he endorsed it ever to Mr. Moses of Florida had gi
ven him hcw light on the subject, aud he real
" thinks that the constitution does authorize the
passage of the proviso, and that would be his du
ty to sanction it. This is what lIr. Lynde claims
as Gen. Cas- present position Look at it a mo-
ment. Cass has been prominent in our government
some thirty years. He has been fully cognzant Of
the acts of our Presidents this question he is
familiar with the DE- Jatc on the Missouri compro-
mise BILL when the whole subject was scarchingy
reviewed, aud he has had the constitution of the
country before him during his whole public life, and
vet the debates in Congress since the 2lst of Nav
have given him new light on the subject: We
art well aware that Mr.. Cass is subject to change
but heretofore he has had the rankncs5 to tell us
when he experienced great change; if he has ex-
pcricnccd the change that Mr.. Lynde claims why
does he not say So He is aware that the south
are supporting him on the principles of that letter.
and if we may believe Mr.. Iynde, Mr.. Cass is just
LAYING low to cheat the south. Is this the man to
entrust great principle to; is this the man to make
President of this great Republic? We belive this
was the only new ground struck out by Mr. Lynde.
The old argument; 8f roing for Cass to keep out
Taylor urged with great force, in all its aspects
lie said that the democrats who voted for Van Blu
would be responsible for the election of Taylor
if he were elected. Let us ask if those who vote
for Cass, are net equally responsible. If we can
elect Cass then beyond question they could elect
Van Buren,, and rs Van Buren, alone truly repre-
scnts the principles they themselves profess, who
will be the most culpablc should Taylor be success
ful rhcy ask us to abandon our man and our
principles both we ask them to abandon only their
mali and return to principle, and yet we are culpa-
bic if I'VE do not follow their advice. What sort of
a position is this Bu. we have not time for fur
thcr comment.
We cannot forbcar to say, that whilst Mr.. Lyndc
did well, Mr. Durkce did admirably. We have
seldom, if ever heard more eloquent and effective
appeal for truth and the right, than he made If
the discussion through the district the same
here. and doubtless it has been, it gives renewed
confidence in The success Of our cause and men,
Ex-senator Walker, made Cass speech to COM
munity generally, on Thursday evening last We
have not timc if we had the inclination to follow
him through his speech. lie established one point
conclusivelv, viz that the Nilmot proviSo is ne
cessary to keep slavery out of the new territories,
and that without it, slavery would find its way and
become established there. His next point, was that
to accomplish this result We should labor to elect
Cass. The ustncss Of this conclusion did not strike
us very forcblv, for this reason. Admitting the
Wmot proviso to be necessary, of course legislation
by Congress will be necessary to institute it, and
Cass says he is opposed to any legislation on the sub
ect and that he finds no warrant in the constitution
for Congress to interfere in the matter: by what
rule of ogic them we should elect Cass to establish
the Wilmot proviso we confess we cannot perceive.
But then says he. if you don't elect Cass Taylor
will be chosen. Well suppose he is. Taylor holds
the same relation TO the provsO that Cas- does and
if we in favor of the provso and they oppo-
sed to it, how shall we help the provisO by helping
either of them. A man who designs to perform a
journey west. don't turn his face east to accomplish
it Mr.. Walker, in his opening remarks on Van
Buren,, stated him TO b. a very estmahle man as |
well as able statesman he WIS one of his electors
in Illinois, in 1870 and was proud to support him.
He then went on TO recount dozen reprehensible |
acts of Mr.. Van Buren,, all of which occurred pre- |
vious to lS4O, and previous to the time when he |
was proud to support him. Mr.. Walker, at that |
of Mr.. Van Buren,. bat be can now, and has chan