Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-03-23
NOTICE.
FREE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS

FREE DEMOCRATIC Caucus.
| The Free Democratic voters of the town of
Southport, are requested to meet at CLEMENTS
HALL on TUESDAY EVENING NEXT.
March eth at O'Clock, to nominate candidates for
Town officers, to be voted for at the coming Town
meeting. Also at the same time and place, TO
nominate candidates TO be supported at the coming
Corporation Election.
By Order of the Totcn Committee.
rg The attention of free soil voters is
particularly referred TO the above notice.
We beg leave to remind free soil voters that
the occasion for united and strenuous activi-
ty Of the friends Of those principles which
| from the basis of their organization. has
not yet passed away. The events which
have transpired since our last opportunity
of asserting these principles at the polls,
have if possible made stronger than before
the necessity of maintaining them. The
election of a saveholding President, the or
ganization of a pro~slavery cabinet, the con-
tinued pro-slavery action of the U. s. Sen
ate, the course of one Of our Senators, in
endeavorng to shape the Civil and Diplo-
matte bill into complete subserviency 10 the
designs Of The ultra slavery propagandists
of the south, and the prospective coalition
of the Taylor and Cass parties in OPPOSE
ton 10 the party in favor Of freedom and
relorm,-these, with other considerations,
which we need not stop TO enumerate, for
chilly suggest to us the importance Of main
tanning unimpaired our party organization.
This organization, although it had primary
reference 10 great national questions, in
cludes in its platform Of principles very
much Of what we deem vitality important
as regards state and local politics. Upon
this point we will not now stop TO enlarge.
AS respects the position Of our national
government in relation to the new terrific
res, the main question has of late been as
Stunning character of vastly augmented
and unlocked for importance. Before an.
other session Of Congress the new terrific
ries will in all probability have population
sufficientto entitle them to admission in to the
union as States. The question of their
admission with free institutions or otherwise
has as yet made no progress whatever to-
wards an ultimate settlement. The impor
lance and value Of these territories are now
vastly greater than was conceived of a
few months since. BY the next Congress
the great question Of freedom or slavery for
these territories will hare TO be decided
and the character of this decision will hinge
upon the continued exhibition of free soil
sentiment and action as the north. The
popular branch of the national Legislature
at least, will be controlled by the manifested
wishes and determination of northern free
men as expressed through the press and the
ballot. box.
If ii be asked why need these matters be
brought to bear upon local elections, our
reply is that the life and efficiency Of our
party, and the accomplishment of its great
ultimate ends, depend upon its continued
and answering adherence TO its principles
and its organization.
1t cannot be pretended that the free soil
party in this portion Of the state at least,
does not embrace as much talent, integrity
and devotion to the public interests, as any
other, or all other parties. Consequent-
! ly, there can be no reason connected with
the public interests, why its friends should
not to man unite and continue united in
support Of those and only those who add
to their other qualifications for office the
important one of undoubted and well tried
devotion 10 the principles of our glorious
platform.