Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-10-31
TO THE ELECTORS OF WISCONSIN

Address of the Committee appointed By the
WdtertOlcn Convention.
FFLLow CITIZENS:
Our words shall be few and explicit We ask
you to read, reflect and act.
Prior to the last Presidential election, all the
Free States, save Iowa, had, by their Legisla.
lures, Conventions and leading men, opposed, by
united voice, the extension of Slavery. Gen
Cass, at the command of the south, in his Mich
olson letter. the first to lead the way in aban-
doning this principle His example was follow
ed by others, through his friends in the free
States, generally, urged his claims, on the ground
that he would not, if elected, so disregard the
public sentiment of the north, as to veto the VIII
mot Proviso. His Senate Speech, after his de-
feat, dispelled that Illusion The rejection of the
Ordinance of 1887, and the passage of the Com
promise measures, through the apostacy of north
ern men, are matters of history New Mexico
and Utah, ofiicered by sav eholders and opened
to the introduction of slaves, enough of Free
Territory to make two slave States, consecrated
to slavery BY the Texas swindle and the Fug
tive Slave Law, mperiling the Liberties of Free,
men and dishonoring the Nation, are the fruits
of that Compromise.
The Democratic Party of MiS StGie.
After the defeat of Gen. Cass, by its Repre-
sentatives in the Legislature, and in the State
Convention of Sept. 5th l849 formally adopted
Free Soil principles pledged itself to their sup
port, and asked the suffrages of the people Tor
its candidates, on the ground of these pledges
And many believed their promises, and returned
in good faith to the Democratic party, But the
evil influence of the Slave Power at Washing
ton silently but constantly at work, sedueed The
leaders of the party, one by one, till the whole
party at its recent State Convention, held Sept
lOh, 1851, solemnly repuditated its Free Soil
Platform, by vote of three 10 one on call Of
the yeas and nays, and adopted, in its stead, the
Baltimore Platform, forbidding all discussion or
agitation of the Slavery question, and denounc,
ng those who oppose the business of kGnap-
ping and advocate the repeal of the Fugitive
Slave Law, as the enemies of our Republican in
slutions
The Democratic party of this State, therefore,
by the action Gifts late State Convention, has re-
pudatcd its testimony against the extension Of
Slavery, the increase of Slave States, and the
support of Slavery by the Federal Government
and has roagUed itself with the Slavery party ot
| the Nation 10 support the Compromise and the
! Fugitive Slave Law and to do whatever is de.
mandcd of it by the Slave Power 1t has also
elected delegates 10 the National Convention in
| favor of these measures, and of the denomination
of Cass for the Presidency, and has nominated
| d. A J. Upham-Unitcd States Commissioner
to enforce the Fugitive Slave Lawns it's can.
didatc for Governor.
| The Watcrtown Convention comr,., H.' i,l..
ocrats who adhere to the D"muc-a,r. l.r..r,.a
ISl9, and to the Declaration - IL. ,..... ..Ia.
Of the FIRST Congressional District scoic,' III.
Fugitive Slave Law, nominated L.u.ar. ! ,..
well, of Dane, for Governor, 3 u.amiu y $at.
ling, of Marquette, Tor Iarrt. Governor. u
! ward ID HOlOn of Nflw9uEa,,. fgr Srcrrtarvr,