Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-07-25
Boiling the Platform.

we called upon the Madison Democrat, a few
weeks ago to come out and bolt the platform OF
the last Democratic State Convention, if it was
not intending to adhere to its principles-all the
reply we received in return was, that they should
,, not allow us to ask it any questions-dignifed
, Democrat.
But now neighbor, the Kenosha Demo-
crat, comes up to the scratch without any cate
chisng. Its leader last week, is frank and full
upon the duties of the old hunkers. 1t bolts
without question, or compromise the whole plat
form of the state convention, which was framed
by the democracy of 40, assisted by such men
as the editor of the Madison Democrat, has since
endorsed as having "bottom.''
Our neighbor advises the assembling again at
Baltimore, "arouud the old council fires" of that
spot, sacred to slavery, and sold to the spos.--
Although in his first number he tells us that Sin
one year we shall find free soil democrats, and an
ii free soil democrats, standing united shoulder
to shoulder, yet now, in contemplating the
hunkers and free sellers, he sagely remarks
"that oil ard waser;will not mix, and adultery in
any phrase is an abomination." He says if
"imaginary conscientious scrupes have led :"
any of the democratic brethren, "away after
strange bed fellows and strange gods--let the
boundaries be well defined"
"CW of and cast out Qhe italics are his own)
then the elements warning against us around our
own camp-fires. Let the party stand on its own
ground, pure and undefiled in its ancient profess
sion and faith. Let the paths of sectional men
/ and union men be apart. They in their leprosy
survive only beneath the genial influence of our
shade. Their power to injure lies only in their
proximity to us, and our power to triumph is as
surely dependent on entire and permanent d.
vorce from all association with them
Well, that is pretty good and positive for the
first month. We are pleased thought see him
bolt the state platform of the democracy so soon
after he has been welcomed by the old lines, as
one who knew nothing but party, and would
go that ''bIind," anyhow. But would any one
believe that this same Paul, during the time our
state convention were passing free soil resou-
tons, was to work for free!soil state ticket in
| Vermont would any one believe that this name
| sake of the apostle was to work for and had the
names Of the candidates of the free soil union
convention, hoisted at the head of the columns
of .he Sentinel, which paper he then edited in
the fall of 40, less than two years ago Yes,
"cW of and cast ont the clements"
Such talk will do well enough for marines !
but you must talk different to old soldiers.
Party may be powerful in Vermont and com
pei a poor editor for bread and butter, to alter
the color of bis flag once in while but IN Wis
consin, You will find MEN--meR who know how
to vote, and what to believe, without waiting for
the man to come along, who tells them how to
vote, and what to believe. 1t sounds well, for
the remnant of-the-fag a-worn- out bedriz
zled-party, to talk thus to the great body of IT,
democrats of Wisconsin. "They in their leprosy
surrire only beneath the genial influence Of our
shade !! -
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