Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-02-14
United States, Senator.

In Massachusetts, no choice has vet been made
of United States Senator, and hopes of making a
choice at this session of the Legislature are about
abandoned.
In New York, the wings held caucus and nom-
mated Hamilton Fish as a candidate to succeed
Daniel S. Dickinson, but the attempt to elect him
proved failure, and it is generally conceded tina,
no choice will be made from that state, this winter
In Ohio, several attempts to elect Senator have
been made, but as yet without effect, and the pro-
liability is that no choice will be made in that state
this winter.
What is the cause of this state of affairsf
1t is not necessary to say word about defeated
coalitions and combinations between different par
ties; the cause lies deeper. 1t is to be found in
the slavery and anti-slavery feeling of the country
There are two great parties gradually forming in
the country on this basis and these results are on
y indicative of the present condition of these par
ties. One of these parties is determined that sla-
very shall borrow no more strength and vitality
from the general government, but shall be confined
to its own limits, resources, and own intrinsic
merit and strength; whilst the other is determined
that there shall be interpostion to prevent the
slave power to attain all its ends This is briefly
the foundation upon which these parties are form
ing and the result of these attempts to elect Sena-
tors is indicative not only of the present state Of
these parties bu. also of the irresistible tendency
wards the complete formation of such parties Thus
the old party distinctions entirely powerless to
prevent or to cause, any thing. The wings are in
the majority in New York, but they essay in vain to
elect Hamilton Fish; the so-called democrats are
in the ascendant in Massachusetts and Ohio, but
they are powerless TO accomplish any thing. The
party feeling creates attractions and repulsions
where they did not before exist and whilst they are
sufficiently marked and felt to entirely neuralize
old party distinctions, they are not yet strong
enough to create that consolidation and combina-
ton necessary to produce results of themselves.
But the consolidation and combination is going for
ward; these repulsons must increase and so must
the attractions, until the parties thoroughly es-
tablished. This iswhat we see in the present state
of things, and the question only remains, to the
probable final result in these particular states.
1t is simply question whether the slavery party
or the slavery party in these states, is to final
ly triumph. We have a strong confidence that in
all the three states to which we have alluded the
slavery party can never obtain the ascendency, so
that although friends of Freedom are not now cho,
SEN there is no reason fear that pro-slavery men
will hereafter be successful The ro-slaveryies
stronger now in these states, We think than they
will be again, and now their strength extends no
farther than to defeat the anti-slavcry candidates
Another year and they will be unable to do that.
And these results too, hasten the establishment of
these parties, by illustrating exactly the motives
and purposes that animate men. On the whole, we
see no great cause of in these results. Mat
tiers arc working very well. All things are mani
testify tending to the complete formation OF two
distinct parties on the basis stated at the head Of
this article. This brings up the issue distinct, and
we have no more doubt of the final triumph of the
cause of freedom, than have that the will
continue to shine.