Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-06-02
VOLUME IA.
Saturday Morning, May %, 1854.
About what we expected.

1hO ANODiaohd uiil HdS ldSSSu anu our
neighbor of the Democrat has already be-
gan to preach "Ac9aaesceRce.n 1.-THE
North have been beaten in this fight as
they generally have been, yet they have
lost nothing but the principle" says he.
Yes the principle is all they have lost; a
smalboss indeed. 1t is nothing but the
principle that freedom is better than slave
ry and that the former and not the latter
shall possess the land; the principle that
slavery shall be restricted and not spread
itself over the surface of the whole at
present unoccupied territories and that
these territories shall not hereafter be-
come slave states, is all that is lost. The
principle, the very thing in the strife, the
FIRST thing in all Strifes, indeed the germ
OF the rhote contest is lost and we are
grayely told that this is all that is lost.
1t was once considered consolation to
be able to say, though we have lost all
else we have saved our honor but in these
pro-slavery times, we are to be consoIed
with the reflection that we have lost no
thing, but our honor.
Again we are told:
ITO make slave state out of this ter
ritory is an impossibility if all the lovers
Of freedom of every class at the north
unite upon some practicable mode of pre-
venting the farther extension Of slavery"
And what is the practicable mode?
We are informed little further on. as
follows:
And if our journals ars wise. instead
Of keeping up the public excitement by
further appeals against the bill. they will
lend their utmost and united endcavors
to fill up the newly erected territories
with slavery's enemies. They will take
care OF the territory and Congress can't
help themselves"
What shall we call all this. nonsense
or dishonesty? We don't believe it is
the latter. Here we have a great party
committed manifestly to the eternal prop
agation Of Siareyy. 1t has just according
to this editor achieved great triumph
over the principle of liberty. This edit
or belongs to that party-professes to
believe the salvation of the country is en-
trusted to it, wants every person else to
join it and stand on its platform 90 in
for its candidates and elect its men. and
after all this to adopt some practicable
plan to neutralse all it seeks to do. We
have a great government almost omnipo-
tent in power, full Of money, with all the
.nStrumentalitieS and facilities of corrup-
zion within its reach. capable indeed of
fashioning the new territories and future
states almost as it plcases. This gov
ernment with all its power is now in the
hands of men who are bending its undi-
vlded energies to crush out the principle
Of liberty anduphold that of slavery; this
editor helped to put them there and if
Baltimore says so, will help to keep them
there. and after they have exhausted the
whole tremendous energies ofgoycrnmcnt
in helping forward slavery, we are advi-
>ed not to listen to visionary fanatics, but
to adopt practicable means to avoid the
evil. What rare merit and rarer modes
ty. \ second Daniel Truly.
And this practicable plan: o, Moses!
Ye freedom loving men, drop your pillow
in its furrow, let your shuttle stand qui-
ct at the loom, let the water fall idly up
on the mill-wheel, leave your fire-sides
ind your churches and your school-hou-
,eS and with pack on your back, bowie
knife in hand, rifle on shoulder, hasten to
guard the wilderness of Nebraska against
the ingress of slaves. The impression
has been prevalent that we have ballot
box at home, and great power made by
L to do this work for us; but no. This
power belongs to slavery-no use in agi-
tating-the pripcipie is lost-nothing
practicable left but to cut and run and
see which can grab the territory first and
hold on to it longest and strongest. And
very naturally. this advice comes from
sources which have aided to bctray the
great power of our government into the
hands of slavery, and which, while aiiec
ting to deplore the results, yet cowardly
or dishonesty, aid and abet and strength
en- the hands of slavery to hold it.
But the hope of thus preserving the
territory from slavery, is most fallacious-
Recollect the government under this il
has the appointment ofevery officer of the
territory and the complete control of ev-
cry law enacted. EmigrantS cannot get
into the territory SO soon but they will
find the tools of slavery in every place of
trust and power, ready to meet promptly
and crush out rcmorSclessly the first or
faintcSt exhibition of free sentiment
cannot get there so soon but they will
find the chained and scoQrged slave driv-
en- by his master to toll side by side with
them in developing the wealth of the viz
gin soil-nor can they get there so soon
but they viii find labor chained dashed,
starved and degraded, and the laborer a
marked and prescribed hing-a chaftel.
This is the feast which this great party,
assisted by this editor have prepared and
TO which emigrants are invited.
In the name Of Heaven. have northern