Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-06-17
The proceedings Of the Free Democratic

The proceedings Of the Free Democratic
State Convention win be found in our paper
of to-day. The nominees forthe several State
Offices, are, so far as We are acquainted with
them, all men of unexceptiona moral charac-
ter, and are well qualified for the stations for
which they have been nominated. So far as
the Jefersonian rule of fitness is applicable,
the men put in nomination by the Conven-
ton, will pass we'll; but according to the tests
set up by The powers that be, they viii doubt
less be regarded as great political sinners
The misfortune of the men nominated by the
Free Democratic Convention, in the judg-
lnent of the dominant party, is, that they have
been heard TO express and known to enter
tain, just such sentiments on the subject of
American slavery Us were expressed and en-
tertained by Jefferson, Franklin, Washington,
and Adams. Any man in these days, who
speaks writes and gives utterance to his feel
ings of detestation of the peculiar institu-
tion," with as much freedom as did Jefferson,
is denounced as an Abolitionist by the obse-
quients of national platforms. Indeed, the
great ruling party of the country, have SOL
EMMY declared in National Convention, that
public expressions of opinion and discussions
on the question of slavery shall henceforth be
resisted (See Resolution No. 5, of the Bal
timorc National Democratic Convention.)
1t is true President Pierce has not dischar-
ged his political party obligation strictly to
the letter of the PLATFORM for he has appoint
ed men to important posts of public trust, who
notwithstanding the Baltimore fiat, have been
proverbial for their outspoken opinions on the
slavery question; but for all this he has re-
ceived storm OF curses from the self-styled
political orthodox. IL this State there have
been eomplainings Of the easy political virtue
Of Mr.. Pierce, in that he has not vigorously
applied the test in the distribution fthc spoils.
| Probably no argumentatiye attemptwill be
made in any quarter to prove the principles
and the platform, as ayowed by the Free De-
nlocratic Convention, to be unSound and in
compatible with the best interests of the coun-
try. A far and dispassionate eanvassing of
sentiments, is not deemed so profitable by
some politicians as the cry to rally to the sup
port Of party. Some few of the bunker press
es in the State have already given specimen
of the kind of appliances to be used: "disor-
ganizing Abolitionists," fanatics" and such
like epithets have heretofore had considerable
success in working upon the prejudices of the
ignorant; hence they will probably be used
pretty freely again, with the expectation of
turning the attention of the people from the
true issue. With the dealers in such brain
less epithets, we shall waste no words We
rely for the success Of our principles and our
cause, upon the people who read think and
act, independent of the dictation ofparty lead
ers. Whenever there shall be numerical
predominancy of this class in the State We
shall be successful; and until then we shall
most likely be in the minority There may
be enough independent voters to elect our
ticket next fall, or there may not be; but
whatever may be the result the ultimate tri-
umph-of our cause is as certain as any decree
of Providence; the candid of those who are
now against us admit it. Whoever believes
that State like ours, which is fast being pen
etrated in every nook and corner by the lights
of education, through the instrumentality of
our free schools State in which the intlu-
ence of churches and religious institutions are
being widely diffused, can long remain the
apologist Of slavery or human oppression of
any kind, shuts his eyes to the lights of rea-
son. AS sure as Gods sunlight shines upon
the earth, and blcsses it with his beams, so
sure will every institution of oppression and
wrong which is the creature of lar, be dis
carded, dsowned and repudiated by the PEG
pie of Wisconsin.