Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-08-25

The single Issue.

The Single Issue.
In reply to the Democrat we would
state that we have no doubt if the plat
form proposed by the Evening Post were
adhered to and carried out, that it would
accomplish all that is desired. We did
not object to it on that ground. Our
objection was that it did not meet pres
ent necessities. "No more Slave States. y
is remote issue, and if there be any ne
cessity at all for action nolr, it must be
on some other issue beside that. 1t will
be time enough to organize a party on
that issue, when the time is at hand for
that issue to present itself
Let us illustrate. The editor of the
Democrat is willing to plant himself on
that issue, and no doubt the Democratic
party of this state are willing to do the
same thing. But in the mean time they
remain connected with the National De-
mocracy. That Democracy dominates
such men as Pierce or Douglass. and these
No more Slave State" men elect them.
What is the result? Simply this when
Slave State applies for admission, it
walks right in without difficulty. in vir
tue of the authority and power that these
very men who profess t. be opposed to
such things have inaugurated. Here lies
the difficulty. So far from the PROPOSE
ton OF the Post being the only practical
Die and practical issue, it is not practical
at all in our way Of thinking. You car
not organize a party with reference to it
for the simple reason that such party
would have nothing to do. 1t is at pres
ent an abstraction, and furnishes a much
less tangible basis for party than the
claimed abstraction Of the ultra Aboli-
tlomsts. A convention can be got up.
anditcan resolve "Nomore Slave States"
and In the mean time the power of Sla-
very goes forward breaking down all the
lesser barriers, and when state presents
ITSELF there is no difficulty in its getting
in with slavery fit chooses.
1t is certainly not forgotten how these
very men out-Ieroded the Free Sellers
in 1913 in their devotion to Free Soil.
They resolved again and again that they
would oppose to the death the orcaniza-
ton of any territory without the applica-
ton ofthe Wilmot Proyiso-and with these
words red hot in their mouths their Ia
test exploit is the repeal of the Wilmot
Proviso over territory where it was long
since applied. This illustrates what
would probably be the result of their re-
solves against the introduction Of any
more Slave States.
We see the hand of Slavery just as
clearly in the veto of the IIarbor bill
the defeat Of the Homestead bill-tbc
Commandment ofGreytown--thed donation
OF ten millions to Santa Anna. &c. as we
can in the repeal of tho Missouri Com
promise. 1t is pernicious principle.
which when in the ascendant as it now is.
runs through all the administration of
the Government.
This is what has got to be met. We
want party of and for freedom, in con-
tradtsttnction to the one now existing,
which is of and for slavery. We want
the free principle and not the stare prin-
ciple should possess and animate cur gov
eminent, and give tone to its acts This
is what is wanted of the new party:-to
resist and conquer slavery at every point
no more or less in the admission Of
Slave States. than in the many other
questions which are continually arising.