Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-10-22


and this is the issue, which following upon otbe
issues is now before the American pcopIe II i
an issue not stimulated TO life by apitators and
fanatics-not made at Buffalo or Pittsburob-bn
an issue inevitably growing out of this antaoo
nlStc sentiment in the nation-and an issua which
will never be settled except by the death of one
or the other OF these principles. And it is useles,
tor any man to say the slavery issues are settled
Wneh the experience OF every day life so emphati
cally contradicts the assertion, Sir candidate.
are now before the people of this nation for the
| Presidency, and each one nominated with spe
| clal reference TO his sentiments on the SLAYER,
question, and without reference to his sentiments
on any other subject and with regard 10 the prin-
clpal candidates, nothing else was talked of when
! they were nominated, and nothing else has been
, talked of since, and they have been asked for no
promises or pledges except such as related to this
questlon-which facts being of history and of
every days experience, makes it unnecessary tina;
| should dwell longer on this point
Then We have found, in the first place. that old
issues are settlcd-we have found what is now tic
issue before the people, and the character of thar
issue, and next in order are TO inquire the re-
latlon between these old wing and democratic par
ties and this issue. With reference to it, the demo
cratic party has resolved "a follows
That Congress has po under the Constitution 10
Interfere with control the domestic institutions OF the
Nerai STATES and that such STATES the sole and proper
judges Of ever Ihins appertaning 10 their affairs,
the Of
h4hts or others made TO induce Congress 10 interfere
Sith questions of slavery take ncpenI steps In re
ton thereto, calculated the most alarming and
dangerous consequences: and that all such efJrs have
inevitable tendency diminish the happiness Of the DcoDe
ana ehdahger The ST Ibiy and Peranency Of the Union
ana 0ush ho 10 be coutehanced by any friend of po
Hucai institutions.
Resotrd, That the foregoing proposition covers and was
intended 10 embrace the whole subject slavery agitation
in Congress- and therefore the Democratic party Of The Tn
ion Standing upon this National Platform will abide bv and
adhere 10 lhtu execution of the known com
promise measures. settled by the last Cungress-the nc for
the recinmin Of f2ive from service or labor inclGd ID
which net being designed 10 carry express provision
OF the CONSTITUTIONS with fidelity hereo be repealed
or 30 changed rs TO destroy or impair its efficiency.
RrSocca. That the Democratic party viii resist all at
tempts renewing Congress Of it, the agitation Of
Tho slavery question: under whatever shape color
tempt may be made
Franklin Pierce the candidate of the dcmocra-
cv, replies TO his nomination, on this main point
as follows
:" accept the nomination upon the platform adopted by
the Conventions not because this pcc,cd OF me a. IL eau
ddnI bat because the principles embraces command the
appreciation OF my judgment; and with them believe
can safely say there has been word my life in
conc;.
Without going into detail with reference to the
position OF the Wing party, suffice it to say that
both III its principles and candidate its position is
substantially the same as that OF the democratic
party.
Thus we have clearly the position of these par
ties, both i'll their resolves and their candidates
and understand exactly what is expected OF Us as
old democrats and Old wings, in this campaign
bur to show still more clearly what these party
leaders are seeking to accomplish, let me quote
from Benjamin +. Butler, of New York, AUTHORITY
that ought not TO be disputed in this matter.
Speaking of the action of the Baltimore parties.
he says:
This attempt slc free sous o1 seems to me
most duihs and dangerous violation of III spirit OF the
CONSTITUTIONS and Of the mrs. principles of civil hbcry.
~ the irs amendment to the Constitution The United
States Congress can make no law abrldgng the freedom
o! speech or oi the press; Yet have We III he fore
US tohuch nv ch"n doing or attempting 10 do this
very ding and this assault freedom thought and ut
crance is rendered dOub dang by the fact that h.
been substantially seconded and followed up by the Wing
Convention.
The two Conventions representing constituencies wide
apart the pole, most questions principle and policy
de cring, each, the first duty of political pares-tt
Of watching each other hnd taking the republic
receive no themselves 10 the task OF subvcrt
ing right, secured nIeed by the Constitution &C
qHrcd through H. from any other human charter
OF those Original ana natural rights for The preservation of
which government Is Instituted, and which is Itself declared
by Jefferson and Madison in the very documents referred
10 by the Democratic Convention sources Of
ite political creed 'she only cliccua guardian every
Other right
SO we arrive, taking b. F. Butler as authority, at
the fact that these two parties have united and set
themselves to the task of subvcrting RIGHT whic,
is the guardian of every other ri@ht--havc set !
themselves to the task of destroying e,c,g ,4qhtthe
people possess. This is what these parties are
seeking to do, and it is to this we are asked by
voting for Pierce or Scott, to say, YES" and |
thereby make that fell and wicked purpose. the |
sentiment of the nation. 1t IS sought by exciting
old party attachments by stimulating old party !
by binding by dragging up and at |
tempting to give new life TO obsolete issues to pro
cure our endorsement of this effort. Slavery has |
now the control of our government it enacted |
these compromise mcaSurcs-lugitivc slave law in !
these parties by resolving that these
measures shall bo final and eternal resolve that !
the asccndcncy Of this slavery principle in our 60
gl,al ln fpo ri al Il:
fort is 10 be made the supreme sentiment and law
of the land, by inducing TO beat the air over
dead and by-yCnc issues. 10 the n"@lcc of this H. .
wing issue which demands and should have. our
whole attention.
know there are some who hope for better things
under Pierce than under Scott and tjce t'erSa. and
hence, as choice of evils, support one or the 9TH
cr otthc>c men. Are they not both equally pltdg-
cd to the asccndcncy of this principle which must
Ire the death Of every thing good This
principle will direct the administration of the 90
Ncnmcnt Tor its own interest As we'll under one rs
The other of these men, and it will deny and destroy
every thing good i'll our government as we'll under .
one as the other. As well might an individual !
allow al his attention TO be absorbed by the most
tritling arrangement of his system when life dc
vouging cancer is proving on his vitals 1t i.
sought by these parties to procure from the people
an endorsement OF principles, the application of !
which will subvcrt every right they possess and ,
4 United States Bank, or because they hope for
harbors, tariffs, or some other consideration com
paratvcly equally unimportant. Shall we be so ,
dcludcd to our own Undoingt
Finally, then, come to consider, what does /
orr interest demand Of us in virtue Of existing
facts and condition>s Beyond question it is. 10
throw aside all prejudice, all unwisc attachments.
and lay ourselves in opposition TO this principle
so destructive Of all our interests. There is a par
" in the field which has rs its candidate for the !
Presidency, JOHN p. HALE and for member of
Congress in this district. CHARLES DURKEE, (
which party is clearly, distinctly, and determined
v arulycd against the destructive principle sought
by the old parties to be established, and it is ma
fssly our highest interest to labor with that par
tt Tor thc overthrow Of this dangerous enemy
This, you say, you would do. if YOU could sec
any practical good from it, in other words if we
could cio,t RccOcct. it is not a,en but
principles for which are struggling and a Pre-
>idcutial election has TO other significance except
to indicate popular sentiment at the time 4 pre-
>idential election is not omnipotcnt either to eSta-
b,h or overthrow principles. The principle for
which we contend will be just as valuable after
this election as now, and its success will be then
just Is important. As we'll might our Fathers
have refused to enter upon the war of the Rcvolu-
ton because they could not decide every thing by
one battle as toruS to refuse to Nndicate this great