Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-09-06
ORGANIZATION.

iZatlon among party seeking common emu
but condition necessary TO organization is, OF
course, common principles, and unity of feeling
among those sought to be connected. Men must
first know what they believe in and what princi-
pies they wish to advance. and then organization
will be useful and beneficial; but it must puzzle
any one to tell the benefit of an organization
among men who are opposed in principle and are
seeking different ends.
In this Congressional district call has beer
issued for the Democracy to appear in represen.
tative convention, to select a candidate for Con
gress. We all know that the Democracy here
called on, is the " old Democracy in contradis-
tinction to old Whiggery," and the events Of
the past two years as well as present conditions
justify US in inquiring whether those called TO-
gether in this common organization are moved by
a common principle or seek common end.
Now we need hardly say that the questions
which originated those parties, or rather, which
have given them vitality of late years, have be-
come obsolete. If we refer to the organ of the
democracy at Washington, we shall find its CO,
lumns used mainly for the laudation of Clay and
Webster, the whilom champions of Whiggery
and looking at the proceedings of the party mag
mates and representatives in Congress, we seek
in vain for the faintest aluson to old party ques-
tons. Newspapers and representatives of both
old parties are huddled together in singular con-
fusion, for while Father Richie has taken Cass
Clay, Webster, Foote, and such like formerly he.
terogenous material to his friendly embrace, 9TH
ers equally claiming to speak for the Democracy
reject the whole Of them, and minge such names
as Benton and Seward in harmonious coniunc-
ton. We pick up the paper in which first APP
peared the call to which we have alluded, and
which is most jealous in commencing it to the
Cass with an assurance that he of all men is the
man for the next Presidency. The same paper
is in favor of non-interventon on the subject of
slavery, and thinks Clay's omnibus was the very
thing for the country to ride in to perpetual sal
walton. Beyond question this speaks the serti-
ments of portion of the cold democracy of
this district and it is equally certain that there is
another portion, probably the larger, whose SEN
timents it does not speak, but who are opposed
to it. And we must bear in mind that this CUES.
ton upon which this difference exists is not an
unimportant one to be settled in breath: it is
the question which now occupies the attention of
the country, upon which parties are dividing, and
with reference to which, more than any thing
else, our representative in Congress is to be cho-
sen. Are we not right? Does not every reader
know that this state of affairs actually exists
and under the circumstances we put it to the
candor of every interested man, how can there
be common organization for material so oppo-
site in its nature? Must not one or the other sec
ton of the party be disappointed or betrayed in
such an organization? and is it not singular
organization which compels one half the party
in observing it, to violate the principles on which
alone it exists as party.
We recollect of an enterprisng stage manager
who once got up the play of Hamlet in great
style, with the part of Hamlet left out. 1t looks
to US very much as if, in this organization, one
or the other of the factions was destined to per-
formjust such pay-the play OF +" Principles, y
with the part of Principles left out
Certainly all can see the actual state of affairs.
1t is true that Principles are eternal, but it is
equally true that the questions which arise as we
progress along the pathway of principle, are NOR
tai, having birth, maturity, and DEATH The
questions which gave vitality to the old parties.
in the progress of things have died-become OBJ
solete, from having been settled in the popular
mind, or absorbed in more important questions.
To expect an old party then to rally under an old
organization, at the present time and in the pre-
sent condition of affairs, is to expect that which
is very unreasonable, and which, if observed,
would be productive of no good.
We are told that there is no difference in sem
timent among the democracy on this question.
and that we can all meetin harmony, and all that
kind of thing. Words are cheap, and not half as
significant or reliable as deeds Whatever NAV
be said, it cannot be denied that what was once
the democratic party, is divided and the parts of
it are acting in opposition 10 each other. The
editor of the paper TO which we have alluded has
just as much right to nomination in this con.
venten as any person, and is just as likely 10 get
it; and if nominated and elected would he not
carry out his own views, and would they not be
directly hostile to the views of large part of
those expected to come up and help elect him.
To talk about common sentiment, harmony,
&c, is idle and means nothing.
The matter then will be seen as it is. What
was the democratic party of the district are divi-
ded in sentiment, rs we have shown. conse-
quently common organization would be neither
profitable nor indeed possible.
The only question then is, to which of the fac
tons does the organization belong; or, whether
the organization is worth contending for. In
our opinion it belongs to those who have got it,
and if it don't it is not worth quarreiing about,
for we might in quarreling over the shadow lose
he substance. We can get along without it.
The anti-slavery extensionists proper have
-alIyipg point for the present, which subserves