Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-10-01
LETTER FROM SAMUEL LEWIS.

Cincinnati, Sept, 18th, 1852.
S. NJ. BOOTH, Esq:
Dear Sir Yours Of the 10th is before me.
| supposed after what | said to your Convention,
you would not recur to the subject of your let
ter again. 1t will be out of my power TO COM
ply with your request. When reached the de-
pot in this city, carriage wus waiting to has
ten me TO the sick bed of my only surviving
daughter, who still suffers very much, though
we are now somewhat encouraged have been
thus delayed from attending at several points
where was expected. Allow me to say in all
seriousness, that you estimate my poor services
far too high. What you attribute to my poor la
bors, results in fact, from the force of truth and
soundness OF the principles we advocate. These
presented in their naked simplicity, commend
themselves 10 the judgment and conscience of
the people, There is nothing in the doctrines
OF the Pierce and Scott tinality party to inspire
! either speaker or nearer with eloquence or pat
rosrn; and it is only when they can conceal
the odous principles OF their party, that they
can secure even liberation from their former as
sociates Their highest boast severay is, that
the wing to which each advocate belongs is no
worse, and possibly, on account of some mental
reservalion,not quite 50 bad as the opposite wing;
so that at this time, the Scott and Pierce wings
OF that great party are unwillingly sustained by
men, a majority of whom would 90 for the Free
Democracy if they only had confidence in our
success. And if every man would vote our
ticket that at heart prefers it, it would be trium-
phantly elected s. For our rock is not as their
| rock our enemies themselves being judges"
Then my good sir, let me urge our friends in
Wisconsin to conide in truth, and take the work
into your own hands. There are enough of you
| accustomed to speak, and such;inspring themes
as ours will bring out many others. Hold your
meetings in counties, townships and Districts
Have the speeches of Rantou, Durkee, Mann,
Giddings Sumner, Sewel and others, published
and circulated everywhere. Get your best rea-
ders, if you lack speakers, and get these speech
es read in your meetings. Neither Of these will
ever be replied to. Their unreasonableness is
/ proved by their decree refusing and lorbidding
| even discussion, Such eloquence as those
speeches exhibit could not have been produced
! by either of the proslavery wings. Could Sum
ner fall so low now as to Join the Hunkers, he
! like Webster, would loose his fame.
! But merely intend to impress upon you the
! importance OF a full and complete organization,
! the circulation Of documents, and especially to
increase the circulation Of your local free papers.
! Let our friends everywhere be assured that
nothing can do the work o! your local, state and
county organs. Every man who can, should
take one of the local papers. If able to take
| more than one, SO much the better and after
patronzing our own papers, we may consult our
taste as to others; but duty must govern in at
least one paper If we have neighbors who can
not afford TO take paper, we should lend ours,
or aid in supplying every family some way.
! Depend on it, my dear sir, if we 90 into the
work with spirit, not only for this canvass, but
for the next four years, we can dilfuse light
enough over our land to give our principles u
clear uscendency, and make Free Demt cratic
| President in 1856
With thanks to my Wisconsin friends for
! their kindness, remain
Very respectfully yours,
| SAM'L LEWIS.