Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-08-12

remove mountain in pieces, because YOU cannot
take it up bodily; indeed it would be to ignore all
human effort and human labor.
! But we compelled to reserve until another
number what more we have to say on this subject.
! 10 The Wing State Central Committee has
called State Convention to meet at Madison, on
the l4th September, 10 nominate ticket for state
officers. If the Democratic party were let comfor-
tably alone, so far rs the old elements of opposi-
ton and strife concerned, i'll short time there
would be little left of it, il its present form. But
few Wigs seem disposed TO keep up the old
strife and like an exhausted pugilist in the ring
gather themselves up for the mere pleasure of be-
ing knocked down again by their more powerful
opponent.
OF course if there any reason for this effort
on the part of the Whigs--if they were struggling
for any vital prnciplc-if there was any thing for
them to conserve preserve it woul be different;
but what arc the facts. The old wing party, if we
understand it, was n cOnscryativc--or if you
choose, representative party:-prcservativc of the
conditions which the radical and progressive party
sought to change. And we take it, if that same
wing party has any relation to existing conditions
it is still a conservative prescrvative party.
Well who is it that proposes to change existing
conditions! Not the bunker Democracy, certainly,
for they are absolutely planted on finality -
have sworn a great oath at Baltimore that there
shall be no change i'll those matters wherein the
public mind is now especially agitltcd: in fact,
they have got little ahead ofthe Wings themselves
in conscrvatism-havc slipped on to the Wing
platform, and in virtue of the glory and power ga
thered in former times and belonging to their old
name, beat the whig wing of conservatism to death
We don't call the Wing party dcad-on the con-
trary it never before so vigorous as now, for
no man can get an office in all the land till he
avows his devotion TO conservatism, and swcars to
maintain the tinaty, till time shall be no more.
There is but one rogressive-radcal-d
c party and that is the Free Democratic party"
1t originated because of the growing evils of the
connection of our government with savcrv-it
lives and labors TO overcome overthrow and de-
stroy these cyils-a mission that will be accom-
plShed in good time so progress is the law
OF humanity. In virtue of the facts, then, we ask
what our wing friends propose TO do or accomplish
We don't suppose they arc gathering themselves
up for the mere pleasure of being knocked down
they doubtless have or think they have mission
on hand. What is it!
If because the Wing party conservative of
one measure of governmental policy it must nc
ccssarily be conservative of every other measure
if bccausc it conserved that which was good it must
conserve that also which is bad, we suggest it has
no business to be gu lrrcng with the so-calcd de-
mocracy, for that party is engaged in precisely
the same mission. Or if on the other hand such
is not the case and the whig party is not conser-
vatiye of the present evils in connection with sa-
very but desires to them abrogated then it has
no business to be warning with the Free Democra-
cy, for in that mission is that party engaged But
if, still further (which is really the fact) the old
wing party was not organized with reference TO ex-
listing issues, aud has kind of relevancy to these
issues some of its members being on ono side and
some on the other-why docs it not dsband ncon- |
tinently, and let those who compose it seek their
natural afinitcs side or the other of the H.
wing issue.
1t certainly ought not 10 require any great stretch
of vision TO understand the real condition of par
ties, and TO understand, each man, his own duty !
no Slavery issue is the real issue before the coun
try both the democratic and wing parties, so far |
as leaders can do it, have been committed TO con /
serve and preserve slavery in the government, but
nasmuch as neither of these parties originated on
this issue or had or has any reference to it. it very
naturally happens that there are hosts in both of
them who arc opposed to slavery and repudiate
the pledge of these leaders. Such being the case /
the common-sense course is for those who think
together to make party together, to advance and /
carry out their views.
The old democracy is just as ready TO go to pie
ceS, IN virtue of want of harmony among its
members, as is old whiggery, but the latter strug
Cling against tbs fiat Of nature, with the film on
its eve and the rattle in it. throat, staggers NJ