Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-08-31
ASSEMBLY DIST CONVENTION
FREE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION..
For County Judge.
ANDREW & CHATFIEL.D
Election Sent. I'd. 1910


W We publish as requested, on the outside of
our paper, the proceedings of the late Hunker
convention of The county of Wawortb. We
trust they will be universally read and understood
as the creed of faith and chart of action of that
party. We publish also, that the ether side may
be equally plain, the preamble and resolutions
adopted by the Free Democratic convention Of
that county. 1t will be seen there is radical
difference between them, and truly, when we re-
hoct on it, we are not surprised at the difficulty
Of bringing about an union
Among the multiplicity of words used in the
bunker resolutions the ground advanced on the
subject of slavery is precisely that occupied and
sui maintained by Cass, Say they've must not
interfere in the matter; we are opposed to sec
uonal parties, sectional issues and all that kind
OF thing, and however much we dislike slavery
we much prefer that the south should haye her
own way than to have any fuss about il. This
STRIFE with the south defeats the party, and when
the party Is defeated we lose the offices. The
party was defeated last fall, and although the po-
hey OF the country is not essentially different
under Taylor from what it would have been I'M
der Cass, yet the wings have the Offices, which
Is reason enough why we should not get up these
issues with our southern brethren. Here is n
great principle, embodying the veal or woe of
the whole people, involving the perpctuity of our
republican institutions, affecting indeed the ques-
non OF liberty throughout the world, but this
principle must not be agitated because it is OBJ
Jectionable to a section of the party and the par-
" would thereby be defeated, Such patriotism
we cannot appreciate, and such devotion to party
regardless of principle, we have no sympathy for.
But tits claimed that this is a sectional iSsue and
this democracy of which these men are the OK
ponents, can not possibly take cognizance of anv
thlng shorter or narrower than the whole nation
we claim 1t to be of vital importance to the
whole nation, for it is really question whether
THIS shall be a government of slavery or If
freedom. Whilst these old hunkers are stumble
ing IN Guetude and growing fat on the spois of
ONCE, The south is gradually spreading her insti-
tul'ons into this new territory, and before great
u.
~ the door OF Congress for admission as slave
states, and as such are admitted, and the govern
A-eu. thereafter is under the controlof the slave
power, and this sectional question has become
national ole. Weare will e to admit the plea
OF ignorance on the part of these individuals, but
in our.vew, treason to democracy is by no means
a harsh designation for the principle they main
tam. They are willing to permit the growth and
extension of an institution which is at war with
the interests of freedom and free and honorable
labor, and consequently at war with republican
ism, and in doing all this they talk about demo-
crazy and claim to be democratic.
On the other hand we call attention to the re-
solutions of the free democracy. They resolve
that Congress must prevent the spread of slave
ry into this free territory. They determine re-
solutely and boldly that it must be kept and con-
fined to its present boundaries. Is not this the
principle OF the people and the policy which they
desire TO prevail? 1t seems to us there can scarce
ly be doubt of it. How then can they lend
their countenance to a state convention compo-
sed of men who resolve as did this body of Hun
kers, and who will nominate men for office to
carry out their resolves. They will not do it,
The principles Of the Free Democracy are the
principles of the people of the state, and we are
confident the people will be found sustaining
these principles by their votes at the coming cleo
ton.