Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-10-27
The Congressional Candidate

right uniai'ering'y, and the right must prevail
The Congressional Candidate
Free Soil men can you vote for an advocate and
adherent of Lewis Cass, such as William P I,,d,
Were he as pure as the angels in other rcsnuo,.
would this not be ample reason to make il ;p,noys;
BILE for him to receive your votes What i b
sition? He claims to be in favor of the nrov;so
yet he iabors against IT in labOiing for Cass. You
believe Cass rs opposed to it, Do YOU not Va,
must, for he says so. Cass as president will h.r,
a power by means of the veto, of 3S votes =,
Congress, and William p Lynde. whilst be n,o-
tesses to be friendly to the proyiso, is lahor;nr -
elevate this man to the Presidency. What do YOU
think OF such friendship as this If Mr.. I,ynde ~
tor CaSS aoT, does he design to oppose him whom
he gets to Washington 1t is not quite likely tb,,
he will sustain him there as he does here. PERTAINS
he will cast cold vote for the Proyiso. but wha,
will this tell against the IS votes of the President
ne has assisted TO make? We have no personal
hostility towards Mr. Iyndc; we have no feeling Of
any personal character to CRAFTY by his defeat. but
we do feel as if the great principle for which we
contend demanded Of us that we spare no exer,ions
TO secure his defeat, The men who sustain Cass
and Taylor, and are willing to admit that their po-
slon on the proviSo is not cxrctlv what they
wonld have IT, expect to secure the proviso bv hay
ing Congress right. Why not then vote for man
whose position on this question is beyond dispute
II 1t be policy to take men for our Congressional
Candidates who rcpudiate the principles of Ca,s
and Taylor, why not take those who repudiatc
them thoroughIy-thc men as well as the prncl-
pies. There is no danger of such men betray my
this principle
If there is man living who may be relied on in
reference to this principle, and all others, il is
Charles Durkcc. He battIcd for it in dark DAYS
when it was weak. He battcd for it when there
was neither prospect or hope of reward. He does
not now give it half way support, oppose it on
one hand much more than he supports il ON
the other, but he gives whoe-soued and ardent
support, a support that the highest rewards Of
earth would not tempt him to withdraw. Charles
Durkce is in every respect worthy of the ardent
support of every free soil man III the district lie
could have possibly been selected, and no man
could have been selected whose whole life gives
more intalIibc surety that with him the principle
is safe. Integrity all the relations of life is pc
culiariy tie character of Mr. Durkce. He is en-
phaticaIIy man of principle He bias rule of
right and wrong by which he squares his conduct,
and the popular applause the popular eondcm-
nation is little to him in opposition to the dictates
of his conscience. lie is not a popularity
seeker, nor an oiiice-seeker The rewards which
flow from consciousness of duty performed, are
worth more to him than all the honOrs and cmolu-
ments which potentate or people can bestow.
We are using no exaggcrations, and no person
quanted with the man will dispute
What are, in brief the great objects for which
we are contendlng? 1t is humanity-the rights
of man. We are seeking to break down oppression
of all kinds--to restore to all men their natural
god-given rights, to end that they may work out
the destiny of individual and aggregate happiness
for themselves. We are seeking to break down
system of things which enables one men to live
upon the unpaid toll of others-which lifts the
dust. This is what we are seeking, and from our
intimate acquaintance with the man we know that
better representative OF the great principle Of hui
mainly could not have been selected than Charles
when suffering aud oppression exists in the family
of man it exists i'll his family, and awakcns his
kindcst sympathes,a it does his efforts to remove
it. No question affecting the interests of humanity
and the rights of man could arise, but that he
would be found Oh the right side of it The instincts
which flow from the exalted bcncvolcnce of his
character are infallbe, and it would be II violation
of his nature to put him in opposition to human
rights We have certain guarantee in the const-
tuition of the man that he may be most fully relied
upon. lie is principlcd. lie is not man who IS
forever studying and calculating how this thing
may be done, or that thing may be done to advance
his personal interests-or this great right or PrIn
cpIe, or that great right principle, may be sacr-
feed set aside, to advance the interests Of him
self parry. Right, and that alone, is his rule Of
losophy, and no contingency could arise which
would lead him to sacrifice the former to the latter.
Mr.. Durkee is neither a politician lawyer
He has not learned to conceal the truth to mis-
tify it, to make the appear the better rea-
son. He is plain straightforward, able and de-
voted friend of truth in all its bearings and wher-
ever he may be, under whatever circumstances, he
will be found ready and willing to do battle for the
right.
He is the man we repeat it for cause.
better cannot be found in the first Congressional
district. We say it to deceive one, but because
we kmou it, and if the free soil principle is worth
our support. we will find as much of that principle
in the person of Chas Durkee any man who
could have been presented to us for our suffrages
Hy their yOrAs shall We know
them.
If YOU wish to ascertain a mans deVol'oh 70
Christianity, are you willing to take his word Tor II
merely, or do YOU demand works in proof VI Oh
the other hand if his works give the he to ms wofd
which do Won believe? Now, it Is CLAIMED for me
TAYLOR and Cass nominees for office, IN this State
district, and county, that they are Free So't snee