Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-05-06

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Telegraph really means by 'Faith harmonizing
with Works" is nominally to join the Freesoil
party and spend ones life in beating the air ;"
to fall into place in its machinery, and continue
the sacrifice of individuality by exchanging one
master for another.
! l am gentlemen,
| Very respectfully yours,
! JOHN NJ. COE.
! REIARKs-Our friend and correspondent will
of course understand that in what we have said or
may say, we mean no attack upon him personally.
Nor do we dstrust or attack his motives, and in
tend not to distrust or attack the motives of any
one, but simply to elucdate principles and the re-
lation of men to them. Our friend represents
large class, and it is the class we mean, and we
doubt not he will bear such discussion with the same
cheerfulness that we, ourselves, will.
We shall alludc to his points in the same order
in which he states them.
LIST. If any misunderstanding exists here the ex-
PLANTATION of the letter will correct it.
I'd. We are inclined to think the very difficulty
exists which is alluded to. If he talks at all he
must denounce the institution and condemn his
own works which las will hereafter appear) go to
sustain it, or outrage the common sense of the
world by upholding it, or the other hand, take
refuge in cowardly silence. AS he says, either
of these positions would be very apt to open the
mouth of censure, and we see no way of etfectual-
ly shutting it, except TO take a consistent course
and not pull down on one hand what he builds up
on another. AS to tyranny" we believe there is
more of that Kind in our ranks which demands that
men shall not talk thing and do another, than
in the ranks in which our friend trains. Some
folks prefer this kind of easy virtue" Each one
to his taste.
Sd. What zoe mean by Hard Shell, is sim
ply one who follows the lead of party" expect
ing, whatever may be its course or character, that
good will come out of it.
4th. Here is the whole gist of the matter. Our
friend has stated what lie thinks Of slavery. He
calls it n foe to education-a foe to progress-the
shadow that darkens our national path and threa-
tens our national existence, Holding these senti-
ments he helped into power the present admins
tration and still sustains and upholdS it, We do
not distrust his motives-do not doubt his purpose
to do right, or his confident belief that something
good will " turn up" But his acts we apprehend
will produce fruit independent of his motives, and
we want to see how this fruit will probably COM
pare Win INC Gnu pTOleSSeuly ucslrGu
And first the world never had, politically but
two ideas viz: Slavery and Liberty. The mani
festations and incidents of these ideas, of course,
are many, but the history of the world is history
Of strife between these principles. Now it will
hardly be claimed that the idea of the Free De-
mocracy is not the Liberty idea-indecd our oppo
nents themselves insist upon denominatng us the
ihortvo rtr Who thpp has the other idea7
What is the idea of our opponents? We would
not accuse them, simply because they not with
us, of being animated possessed, and governed by
the Slavery idea, but their present history leaves
us no other conclusion. The present administra-
ton had its birth and came into power upon the
Slavery idea, and we challenge our friend to point
us to a measure, either defined, proposed or fore
Swallowed, that docs not look to protecting defen-
ding, propagating, and perpetuatng slavery.
Then while the Liberty idea will not be denied us
it is plain that our opponents have the other or
Slavery idea. Let then stick pin at this point
Slavery, says our friend is foe to education-to
representations our national path-threatens
our national existence, &c. He dcprecates all
these results and yet helps into power an admins
tration devoted to slavery Is the fruit of his acts
likely to harmonic with his protested desires!
But then the hearts of the masses are right, and
great good and great glory are sure to come out of
this Democracy" after all, says he. We attach
no particular importance to mere names, and sup
pose that it will be with the Democracy" with
others, that they will reap pretty much they SOW
If they act not Democratic, the result cannot be
Democratic and we infer the character of the re-
suits from the nature of the effort put forth. We
have not that enlarged faith which leads us to be-
lieve the Democracy cannot go wrong and may not
plunge the country into ruin; on the contrary,
when clearly perceive it unfolding and strength
ening strengthening to our friend the deadly
foe Of Democracy-wc conclude it to be no longer