Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-09-26
POSITION OF THE HTJNKERS.

POSITION OF THE HUNKERS.
The hunkers of this State, in their Convention
at Madison, considering the nearness ofthe pres
identia election, and the orders from head-quar-
tiers, as we'll as the chances for little OF the
Treasury pap, have concluded to fall in with 'ne
suggestion of their masters-and accordingly
have discarded the hypocritical resolutions which
they passed two years ago. we must say olat
we commend the openness of heart Qf IL had Its
origin in that region) which induced them to
throw off the mask which they have been wear
ino and show their faces in their natural colors.
This action, by their plain and out-spoken or
cans. is called placing the democracy of the state
",,pon orthodox ground" The sentiments which
were incorporated into their creed some two
years ago, are spoken of in this wise by the
Democrat, of this city The resolutions which
were thought to be so wonderfully potent in uni
ting the party, are called "baby twittor and twad-
de-" Here is his last weeks leader, headed
Our State Platform.
We congratulate readers and the friends of De-
mocracy every where upon the result of the Democratic
state Convention y lis action the Democracy of the State
have been reinsated upon orthodox ground The baby
twer and twadde Incorporated into the State platform of
two wears ago mas been east out of our creed as an abomin
alton, and the glorious old National Democratic charter of
republican rights which the Democracy OF the Nation
have often fought and won, is recognized nsead-and
that by nearly unanimous vote of The Convention. A
State ticket placed in nomination. individually and col
lectvey pledged TO the support Of the ancient faith of the
party. Presidential Electors named, and Delegates APP
pointed to our next National Convention whose opposition
to sectonaism, and allegiance to Democratic principles, l.
bcyond question. II the Democracy of Wisconsin have
been part estranged from their first love, they
longer If false doctrine had crePt into the creed of the
State party, is there longer If enemies have been in
our camp, they are now prescribed. Thanks to the State
ConycnOn-o lis manly determmation-to lis love of De
mocratc ncple-to its Independence of acon-we are
fee free from sectional from the heresies OF
free soiltree from degrading compromises with selfish
As fr Ourselves we glory in this independence We re-
oice IN the purity of political position We feel that
labors in support OF the State for political vir-
tue against political vice-for the interrupted right against
the unniLieated wrong for the rest trust to Providence
and The People.
The Convention as if fearful of any msconsruction of
position passed but solitary resouOnthat one endor
sing the platform of the baltimore C0arcuon Verify the
prodigal has returned to the house OF his father.
The endorsing of the Baltimore platform, OF
the going back to some old intangible and obso.
Iete notions which were applicable in a greater
or less degree to the times of Sc, is looked upon
as a wonderful achievement. Just as though
there was nothing modern about democratic prn
ciples; just as though they were not adapted tc
the present times, and just as though the people
that were born since 1886 would have no need o.
any political sentiments that were not then inter
red in the grave of the buried past, and have
since slept in the tomb with Silas Wright.
The fact is, they have shuflled off all respon
siblity--they have spit in the face of their for
mer professions, they have kicked every human
and democratic sentiment and sympathy out o.
their party at the bidding ofthe slave power, uot
they are making herculean efforts to foist Gen
Ca$s upon the Democracy of the North as thci
candidate for President in 80. All there is o.
any meaning to the Baltimore Platform, which
they especially wish to recommend and adhere
are the following sentiments which are embod
ed in those resolutions, and which have beer
secuted again and again by every freeman of the
North West.
The first resolution deric the right of congress
| to appropriate money for our fIarbor Improve.
ments, and the other denies the right of the citi-
zen to petition a government for the redress of q
| grievance.
That the constitution does not confer upon the genera
government the power commence and carry genera
| system OF internal lmproNem
That all efforts of the abolonsts others made to in
duce to interfere with questions of slavery,
take ent steps in relation thereto calculated 10
10 the alarming and dangerous consequences ant
that all such Efforts have inevitable tendency diminish
the happiness of the people, and endanger the stability and
permancncy of the Union, and ought not to be
ced by any friend Of our political institutions"
Further, there is not a man who knows the
character of Silas Wright, who believes that il
he had lived in these times, and could have seen
the infamous workings of the fugitive slave law
which has been enacted since his death, he would
ever have penned these lines-or, indeed, if thai
had never been enacted, and it had devoved up
on Silas Wright to have drafted set Of resolu'
tons for any purpose, after the right of petition
was denied by congress, and manfuy recov-
cred by John Q. Adams, there is no living man
we say, who knew him, would believe that he
would prostitute his pen for any such purpose
And yet in the middle of the 10Th century, with
its blaze of light, we are sent backwards for De
mocratc principles, and to grare, for life.