Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-09-17

| De'"O1'"''O P"iy J"!, III having SuCh agltator
| among them.
The Wings in their Convention, also resolve,
that they will disCountenance all efforts to con
tinue or renew such agitation, ,cbenarcr. ,rIers
erer, and ho'cerer the attempt may be made.
The language OF this resolution differs from tha
OF The democracy, but its spirit and object is Tho
same. They intend to suppress the freedom o.
| speech here and among the people. On this poin
the two great parties of the nation have cordially
united coalition for a more odious purpose
| could not have been formed. Duty to myself. /,
| this body, and the country demands an exposur,
OF this conspiracy against the constitution
against the rights of members here, against he
people.
Mr.. Chairman, is it contemplated to silence the
popular voice in this Hall? If that be not the
case, these resolutions mean nothing They ar,
mere " bru'um tulmels,' made for show, 10 trigh-
ten men of weak nerves. They may 60 very
well among Gougllaces but when these ear,ies
attempt to brighten free soers they should bet
ter understand their opponents.
The Wings and Democrats united, have suffi-
Gent numbers TO vote US down, to silence us
but they will not do it. They dare not do H.
The Constitution has provided that Congress
shall pass no law abridging the freedom of
speech" That constitution we have sworn to
support, and by the blood of our ancestors we will
maintain it, Shareholders and doughlacos, wings
and democrats may combine to trample that sa-
cred instrument under their feet, by suppres>ing
the freedom of speech; but, sir, they have moi
the moral power to effect that object
Agitation or discussion is not only to be put
down here, but among the people; they are 10
have no more antl-slavery meetings. no more
Free Soil Conventions no more sermons in IA
vor OF Gods law; no more prayers to Heaven
for the oppressed of our land the Declaration OF
Independence is to be burned our printing esta-
blIshments broken up, and our social circles arc
TO speak no more of the rights of all men to en-
joy life and liberty. A new political police is to
be established, and the American people placed
under slaveho!dng surveillance Our literary
writers are to be driven into exile. But am
paying undeserved attention to these base, these
puerlle attempts to stife discussion on the sub
ject OF humanity hold these resolutions in mn
uterable contempt. | trampc them under my
iect-l spit upon them. Their authors, these
who adopted them, had better have been attend
Ing some Sabbath School, gaining intelligence
and qualifying themselves for useful employment
And here will leave this ridiculous attempt to
ape the desPotisms of Europe, by sitting discus
sion upon the absorbing question of liberty
l will now proceed to examine the reasons
why these resolutions were adopted.
Why should these parties in their National
conventions take congress, the constitution, and
people under their control, and command univer-
sal silence upon certain measures! Evidently be-
cause investigation and discussion would endan-
ger the future success OF their organizations
The very proposition shows they have no conf
dence in the people. The man or party who
strives to silence discussion to shut out truth
admits that he is in error. No man or party who
feels that he is in the right hcsitatcs to let the
whole truth be known. lie feels that he will be
vlndicated by the development Of truth, and his
honor will be sustained.
But why should the wings and democrats unite
to keep the truth from the public eye, in regard
to the compromise measures? Why, sir, the
first OF those measures was that establishing ter
ntorlal government in Utah, admitting slavery
and the slave trade to be established there ON soil
consecrated to freedom by Mexican laws we'll
know the people were told that slavery could
not 60 there as it was excluded by the law of
God. Well sir, the official documents show that
assertion to have been gigantic falechood. The
census returns show that slavery exists there
that man is there held in bondage lashed into
submission by his fellow men; women are sold
like swine in the market, and children made sub
jects Of barter. Now, sir, we the Free Demo
Gratis insist that slavery and the slave trade should
be excluded from that territory. The motto Of
our party is, "No slave territory" We do not
believe It is right thus 10 deal in Gods image.
Bu. this law which permits these Outragcs, the
wings and democrats say is final settlement;
that these practices may continue to all coming
time. But they dare not 90 before the people
admitting this truth; nor dare they deny these
facts. 10 avoid this unpleasant question they
resolve 10 resist every attempt TO speak or write
upon it. Their only way Of escape from popu-
lar odium is to keep truth from the pcople-Now,
sir, does any democrat or any wing believe that
Free Sellers Will vote for any candidate pledged
to sustain those revolving practices? If any one
who ever held a place in the Free Democracy,
shall cast such vote, it will be some other man
than myself.
Again Mr.. Chairman the last Congress provided
by the law aforesaid that one or more States may
be admitted from said Territory with or without
slavery. They are unwilling TINT the members
of the next or any future Congress should
Judge for themselves, whenever Utah, shall ask
admission into the Union; and they have made
thstoolish attempt to dictate the action OF this body
in future ages. Well, the provision is that an
indefinite number of slave States may be admit
ted. Of course, their political power, under the
Constitution, will be in proportion to their slaves.
The man in Utah who buys slave woman aud
raises four bastard children, and holds them as
property, adds SO much TO the political power Of
that State as four Of those educated and intolli-
gent Democrats who sit before me add 10 the po-
Iiticai influence OF free State Now sir, we.
tue free Democracy, are unqualifedIy opposed to
this insult to Northern dignity. We do not be-
lieve that the man who thus sets at defiance
Gods law, and tramplcs upon deccncv, is any
better than an educated intelligent Northern
freeman. But, sir, Wings and Democrats say
that this Lisgracefu inequality shall be allowed
to the people of Utah and maintained. They
know that public Indignation would be kinded
against every man who would thus degrade the
people of the North. They would hurl from
place and power such men, if the facts were
known TO them. They therefore seek to smoth-
err the truth to keep the people in ignorance;
and resolve to resist agitation and to discounte-
nance discussion. They pledge their candidates
TO carry out this dlsgraceful combination against
liberty and the rights and honor of the free
States, and then turn round and ask honest men.
those who possess self-respect, to vote for their
own disgrace. Sir, Free Soiiers, men OF lnteili-
gence, will not thus stuiIfy themselves.
The same law, or a law with similar pToyis
ions, was enacted in relation to New Mexico
The people of that Territory may, if they please
enter into this speculation in human flesh. They