Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-05-17
From The Boston Atlas.
SOUND THE ALARM!

He must be very superficial observer of the
progress of thi gs in Washington, who fails to
perceive the direct tendencies which are at work
in that city, to make the Northern Free States of
the Union succumb To the imperious dictation of
the South We have always carefully avoided
any approximation to a mere sectional issue in
the politics of this country. We have avoided
such an issue, because we feared its disastrous
effects upon the peace and happiness of this Un-
ion. The North, though bated and badgered for
years by the pro-slavery men of the south, have
put off the evil day. They have hoped for the
return of better times, and the dawn of an era of
more noble and generous feelings. They have
heslated TO drive points TO extremes. They qui-
city submitted to the annexation of Texas, aud
the triumph which slavery acquired in that strug-
gle. They passively tolerated the war with Mex
leo, in the vain hope that the South, satisfied
with It's Texan acquisition, would permit the or
dnance of 81 to be extended over the free terri
tories which might be acquired by u.s.
This moderation on the part OF the North, has
been met with menace and insult from the South;
and now we are daily entertained with threats of
dissolution of the Union, if we remain firm to
the principles of freedom; and as usual if we
are TO give credit to the information which reach
es MS by mail and telegraph, the North is about
to cave in, and to let the South have it all its own
way. For our part we feel mortified and cha
grined. We have hoped for better things. We
have been led to believe that the champions of
freedom, entrenched and fortified as they are in
a righteous cause would prevail. But we fear
there is a want of nerve,-that there exists faint
heartedness, an unmanly cowardlce, which, in
the end, will be fatal to success We tell the
people of New England and of the North, that
unless they arouse from this lethargy they are
defeated and slavery will obtain in perpetual
bond, the territory of New Mexco.-and, in get
! ting that, will, in the end, involve in future
wars with Mexico, until at last that Republic
Shall be merged in our own, and slavery be the
triumphant and ruling power OF the nation. We
see ii as clearly the noon day. This is the
real struggle, and this is the day in which Is TO
be decided which shall rule in the American
Republic. FREEDOM OR SLAVERY.
Thus impost ID, we cannot mold back; we must
SOUND THE ALARM, and tell our people there is
danger. r cent events, connected with our
State and City, have tended in some degree TO
palsy the arm of the Free State representation.
The Southern men and the Southern press taunt
them daily with the fact, that Massachusetts Is
opposed 10 the ordinance of ST, and that it shall
not pass. Would that we had the power OF the
prophet of old, and could animate the dry bones
of our Northern valleys, and cause them to speak
the glowing words of truth and freedom.
If WE ARE BEATEN NOW, WE ARE
BEATEN FOREVER This is the turning
point of our history, which is to decide whether
in the hereafter the Free States or the Slave
Power is to dictate the policy of America
THERE is NO DOUBT ABOUT IT; there
is no use to blink it from sight 1t is so, and
had it not been for a few errors of Northern lea
ders on the one side, and an insane ambition on
the other, we should have carried the day. We
hope we shall vet. II we succeed in the strug
gle now on hand, FIVE have California admitted
into the Union, and the policy settled that will
make New Mexico and the territories free, then
NortIorn Policy will ha mp ssassosi. nd the-S&ath
will be forced TO pay some Difference, at least to
Northern Sentiment