Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-11-24


mocratc party at the present time. We copy the
| conclusion of IFS article;
The mission of a party claiming to be
| Democratic, Is, very evidently, to keep
pace with these advancing and charging
desires for freedom. Does The Ideal of De-
mocracy demand Universal Suffrage, and
acknowledge the right of every man to
have a voice in the government,-wlIyhe hes
Hate 10 support such measure Does it
every day become more evident that the
right of all. men TO free and uninterrupted
Commercial Intercourse, is one growing
out oil Just construction ofour declared
sell evident ruth,-why not commence al
once the work of shaping legislation, grad
uaIly, to this end Is slavery extension,
and the support of Slavery in places under
the exclusive jurisdiction of the National
Government, all outrage on humanity: and
libel on our professions of liberty,-Why
lot declare at once that "our calm but final
decision Is, no more slave States, and no
Slave Territory" Do the monstrous evils
OF Land Monopoly start up in grim array
before us, from every civilized nation in the
Old world or the New,--why longer hest
tate to avOw that every man has right to
fye, ana a consequent right to the means
necessary to existence, and that henceforth
there shall be Homes for ALL" that the
man OF wealth, because he has the n,oney
might, shall not have the right to traffic
and speculate in Free Soil but that there
shall be limitation of the quantity of land
that can be acquired by any individual, in
any sales hereafter to be made.
Democrats! You who are true lovers
OF Man, by whatever names you have hth-
erto been called, with whatever parties ac-
ted, is 1t not nor propifous time TO f rget
oye-gones, and the issues of the past, and,
consolidating in one firm phalanx, form an
lnvlnclble party for Progress and Liberty.
Inc Democratic party is the party of life and
progress 1t is It's mission TO work into practical
shape the growing knowledge of individual rights
which the progressive popular mind is continually
developing. When it fails to do this it is recreant
to Its duty and convulsion in the party with tenn
porary defeat and disaster is the result In this late
contest the party claiming to be democratic; was
lalthless to its trust. The popular sentiment de-
[
man was nominated who repudiated this popular
demand as might have been expected CONFUSION
and disaster followed Now what is to be the posi-
| ton of the men who claiming to be democrats have
yet supported Cass In the northern states, they
almost universally conccde The necessity of tho
provso, and with nearly the same unanimitv. CON-
cede that lass was not exactly right on the ques-
ton, and they supported him only as choice of
! evils. Admitting this they admit the correctness
OF oar position in every particular. Under such
circumstances, Cass being now out of the wav. if
these men are honest, what is TO prevent them from
moving on to our ground The oltle cause of difFe
renee has been that have demanded men who
truly represented our principles, whilst they have
been willing topnt up with those who did not. Do
they mean to maintain this position. and again be
willing to take men whom they admit to be obec-
tonabe, or will they with us, demand men to re-
present them who are right. If the latter. then
there is no real ground of division among free soil
men. Nor indeed do we think among honest free
soil men, i'll this state there exists any division.
We believe they are now all ready to take what is
manlfestly the only practicable ground on this ques-
tlon' and that is where their principle comes in
question: to support for office men who honestly and
truly represent that principle.
But although the late struggle was conducted al
most wholly on ihc free soil issue it cannot be
denied doubted that other measures are forcipo
themselves into consideration, and demanding the
attention of the radical and progressive minds the
age. Whether old issues be passed away mr. NOT
new ISSUES are certainly arising, and they demand
remodellng OF the party platform. 1t is folly to
talk about time honorcd democracy and standing
by the old landmarks of the partv.' and all that
kind of thing Limited monarchy is democracy
compared with absolute despotism, and it was at
one time the highest democracy known and should
never have been charged under the policy of stand
ing by oldlandmarks. understanding and unfolding
that which is time konored In point of fact the pop
uIar mind of to-day is older than that of hundred
years SINCE and the institute, Of to-day are the
most venerable Of earth. Every dav brings new
light and new knowledge: every hour the mass of
mind is growing to fuller Appreciation of its rights
Is 1t not evident then that institutions should be
changed to correspond with this growing Knowledge
he MISSION then, of the democracy is 10 keep our
COVE nmeutal institutions up to the popular demands
to eradicate error as it manifests itself. and csta
blish truth it develops itself We must have
then at times we have heretofore had remod-
dchng of party platform. The time demanding
IT has evidently arrived, and to hesitate is to be lost.
As the article have quoted, SAYS; if WRONGS
arise aud redress is demanded let us not hesitate
10 combine for the work.
We have before stated that a committee was ap-
pointed by the Free Soil State Convention, to en-
body platform of principle for the organization of
the Free Democratic Party. Whenit is laid down
1t can be inspected by all minds and all parties and
we hope, if truly embodies the demands of the aye
that all democrats will be ready to 90 into the work
and help on the Car of progress and reform.
IL The Wisconsin Standard thinks that S D.
Hastings, as member of the Legislature, will not
be below mediocnty. lnasmuch as Mr.. Has
tngs is excelled III ability by but few men in the
state, this may be considered very liberal conces
sion By the editor of that sheet ryhr Same manor