Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-07-23
THE ISSUE.


most cheering prospect opens before US.
THE ISSUE.
The leader Of the Democrat Of the 10Th com
mences as follows:
at may very we'll answer the purpose of ultra
free-soIers to assert that all issues save one are
permanently settled Such assertions are east
ly made-yet all the world can't prove them.
Nay, more-all there is going on in political
events, give these assertions the lie."
Then follows something like q column more
OF generaIities, tho purport of which is, that the
present wing party is a great monarchical-a
great money element, seeking the control of the
government and the present democratic party is
The party which is warning against this element
but as to any thing specific or tangible as ba-
Sis for this sweeping assertion, there is nothing
OF it, The specific items which make up this
grand total, it seems to US, might be pointed out
but It is not done in the article alluded to- or in
any other, bearing on the question, that we have
seen.
If points of difference do exist, one would sup
pose they might be found detailed in the rospec-
tive platforms of the parties, but whilst, for our
self, we can see no essential difference (and none
at all of principle between them, we call in vain
upon those who claim that differences exist, to
point them out. The Cleveland PIaindcaler-
quite as able and jealous in support of Pierce &
hlng' as our immediate cotemporary-has been
attempting to satisfy the public curiosity in this
respects ndalter some effort has made out the fol-
lowing specifications:
"Ihe Wing platform declares for hiph tariff
the democratic platform for a Iolc tariff. Tie
wing platform virtually declares for Russian in
terVenNon, and dcnounces kossuth and lis doc
HInes' The democratic platform does not"
After the Plaindcaler, it will be little use for
any one else to try, and we may safely assume
1t has left nothing undiscovered or untold in this
respect The difference therefore appears to be
that between high and ov tariff Tho,c hirb?
and hoto low? and between Russia and nom
Russia; the former difference of erpediency,
and the latter of Imagination. And if the Plain
Dealer is not enough we might refer to Charles
}. Ingersol' n man of no small note in the Pierce
d hing ranks, who, among other things, writes
to the St. Tammany committee, as follows:
The only questions of interior policy upon
which the country is much divided, are office and
slavery"
To be sure, our friend of the Democrat, has
invoked the ghost of the United States Bank, to
frlghter those Of weak nerves, but Martin Van
Buren, (once more an oracle of mod ern dcmoc-
racy) exercises that ghost in the following Ian
guagc, addressed to the same committee:
The no less exciting questions in regard to
national bank, and the uses and deposit of the
moneys OF the people, which So convulsed the
whole country by appeals to individual interest
and cupldty, have been FINALLY SETTLED
oy the adoption OF the democratic policy"
Now we say again, if there be issues point
them out Don't content yourself by kicking
up fuss generally, but show us ,chai they are,
and ''hers they are. Aside from the improve
ments of IIarbors and Rivers, where the differ
encc IS not much in favor of the democrats, we
will give ten dollars piece for every essential
difference that may be found between the plat
forms OF the two parties. And We again repeat.
If the objects for which the parties are contend
ing, are not to be found in their respective plat
forms, where shall we look for them? Who
shall dare to say that any difference Of purpose
exists?
Now, we entirely agree with the Democrat
that there is great monarchical or money pow
er seeking the control of the government, but as
long as It's quite impossible to point out any par
ucuar difference in the objects of the two par
ties, II Is mere assumption to say that the wh;g
Il, -
tic party its opposite. To assume that because
the democratic party was once right, those who
choose 10 assume the name Of democrats, will be
night for all time to come, will do for assump-
ton, but nothing else. Events arc continually
changing and it is quite possible for a party of
men TO act very democratic on one question, and
quite the reverse on another, and particularly if
self interest should intcrposc.
1t is quite certain there is democratic princi.
pie among our people, and it is equally certain
there IS monarcAical principle; and it is very
true that wherever this latter principle is notal-
ready IN the ascendant, it is striving for it. But
the facts OF the present position Of the two par
ties, warrant no such conclusions as to the con.
necton of these parties with the PRINCIPLES in
question, as the editor of the Democrat has ar.
rived at
Where then is this monsrchcal principle
What party does represent it? We shall have
the instructive assent Of almost every man Of the
country, when we say, !! is IN the Stare intercs.
and under existing party conditions, is fully rep
resented in both the great parties of the country.
This power, at the present time, rules all Eu-
rope; and it has struggled in our government
for ascendency, since its establishment. In all
the indirect and superficial issues in which it has
presented itself before the people, ii has been de-
feated' until q; length, driven from all ndirec,
and doubtful issues, and from all hiding places,
1t comes up now directly and boldly to the work
of making this government to recognise. endorse
sanction and sustain, the c9aaeh, mo NJ b,,na,
labor